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I have a client who accepted his quote and signed his contract. This ass architect got involved and demanded that I stopped corresponding with my client and direct all questions to him. I told this guy that per my contract, all correspondences go through whoever contracted me to do the work. He requested transfer of agreement, which we did, and the rest was a pain in my butt. I waited weeks for information every time I asked, when I got the info it changed what I already did, which happened many times. There were 280 comments made on my review site and about the same made outside the review site in manic emails. After six months he made significant changes, I sent a quote, which he never signed, but I made the changes anyway to help out my original client, which I have done a dozen or so successful project with. After I sent those last changes, all went silent. Each month I added a 2% late fee, but the architect ignored them. Finally, I emailed my original client and the architect saying that the invoice will be sent to collections if he doesn't pay by the end of the month, last month, and if he paid, I would waive the late fee.
Well, the architect responded, saying that he doesn't know what I am talking about, things were taking me too long, so he abandoned the project with me and had someone else finish it. Nowhere did he ever mention anything about taking too long to do anything. I was the one waiting on him on every move. Here is the real question. There were to be three images, two of them reliant on the client, providing background images. One of the images was never given to me, and not until all the modeling and texture mapping was done was I told there wouldn't be a backplate provided for the third image. Two of the images were done, but that third is still sitting waiting. There were 11 mid-rise buildings, so it was a lot of work.
Pulling the camera to match the backplate would have taken no time. What this ass was waiting for, I don't know, but he seems confused. We are at a stale-mate, I guess. I said I would be willing to waive a little for no actual final third image, but it won't be a lot, he said he isn't paying a dime more. I am ready to file a claim, which I'll do after I tack on another 2% late fee. It's a little over $2000 left on the contract, but unfortunately, courts don't punish people for being assholes; otherwise, I would sue for a lot more for being shifty.
What do you think? What happens when the client doesn't provide what you need to finish the project? Technically, I shouldn't have started until he got me what I needed, however, this is the only thing I can think of about me taking too long. I waited a month for the backplates, but they couldn't wait for the images and assured me that they would send a drone up on the next clear day. Why it didn't happen, I don't know.
I have a client who accepted his quote and signed his contract. This ass architect got involved and demanded that I stopped corresponding with my client and direct all questions to him. I told this guy that per my contract, all correspondences go through whoever contracted me to do the work. He requested transfer of agreement, which we did, and the rest was a pain in my butt. I waited weeks for information every time I asked, when I got the info it changed what I already did, which happened many times. There were 280 comments made on my review site and about the same made outside the review site in manic emails. After six months he made significant changes, I sent a quote, which he never signed, but I made the changes anyway to help out my original client, which I have done a dozen or so successful project with. After I sent those last changes, all went silent. Each month I added a 2% late fee, but the architect ignored them. Finally, I emailed my original client and the architect saying that the invoice will be sent to collections if he doesn't pay by the end of the month, last month, and if he paid, I would waive the late fee.
Well, the architect responded, saying that he doesn't know what I am talking about, things were taking me too long, so he abandoned the project with me and had someone else finish it. Nowhere did he ever mention anything about taking too long to do anything. I was the one waiting on him on every move. Here is the real question. There were to be three images, two of them reliant on the client, providing background images. One of the images was never given to me, and not until all the modeling and texture mapping was done was I told there wouldn't be a backplate provided for the third image. Two of the images were done, but that third is still sitting waiting. There were 11 mid-rise buildings, so it was a lot of work.
Pulling the camera to match the backplate would have taken no time. What this ass was waiting for, I don't know, but he seems confused. We are at a stale-mate, I guess. I said I would be willing to waive a little for no actual final third image, but it won't be a lot, he said he isn't paying a dime more. I am ready to file a claim, which I'll do after I tack on another 2% late fee. It's a little over $2000 left on the contract, but unfortunately, courts don't punish people for being assholes; otherwise, I would sue for a lot more for being shifty.
What do you think? What happens when the client doesn't provide what you need to finish the project? Technically, I shouldn't have started until he got me what I needed, however, this is the only thing I can think of about me taking too long. I waited a month for the backplates, but they couldn't wait for the images and assured me that they would send a drone up on the next clear day. Why it didn't happen, I don't know.
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