CONTRACTORS BEWARE
CONTRACTORS BEWARE: YOU WILL HAVE EXTREME DIFFICULTY GETTING PAID. My company covered a handful of restaurants in the Austin area for 86Repairs; we covered HVAC, refrigeration and appliance repair. We had challenges with ALL 86Repairs clients in getting payment- you as the contractor bill the clients, directly, but still include 86repairs on the invoicing as well. We attempted to have a conversation with one client (stopped paying for work performed Feb through June) and then attempted to leverage an installation bid if we just absorbed $20K+ in invoices; we declined. When I went to our vendor representative at 86Repairs two things essentially happened: 1.) We were told that there's nothing they can do with respect to a client who won't pay; 2.) Knowing what they know, they kept the same client, and just directed calls to a different contractor. (Once we told them we would no longer do work for this particular client-we had an approved installation- we were not sent any additional work.....which in retrospect is likely a blessing, but still a bit rude.) Anyway, please be advised, that you are on your own with respect to getting paid, and the track record is poor.
By Eric B.



