On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 04:59:10 GMT, "Melissa"
wrote:

He is going to give this guy
another chance, otherwise he'd surely be out $5K, this way he might be out
$5K. Can wording be added suggesting a timeline for start and finish that
would affect the total cost, like a penalty for delays, or is that a no-no?
Anything else? My dad has asked that I be present at the new contract set
up and signing, as witness and to ask any questions that might not occur to
him.

I'd suggest that dad move the contract signing to his lawyer's office.
Not to say that this is what happened in your case, but fly-by-night
contractors often leave a trail of dissolved business entities in
their wake to escape liability.

Steve Manes
Brooklyn, NY
http://www.magpie.com/house/bbs