Restaurant Support Services

Restaurant Support Services (Dave Bartolome) is a General Contractor along with servicing restaurant equipment in the Portland area. I was referred to him by an acquaintance as someone who offers great deals on construction. Unfortunately I made the mistake and did not check references and hired him. We signed a fixed fee contract for $ 74K to build my sushi restaurant. As the work started I noticed that his workers would not be working at the job site while he claimed that they were. Moreover, he failed to meet most commitments to his construction timeline.
Per my contract, I had a termination clause and chose to cancel the contract, approximately 3 weeks in. I paid $ 44,400 (60%) as a down payment for the following work:
‘Copy and paste’ from Dave Bartolome’s schedule from which the contract was based:
Supervision/​overhead: $ 3,000.00
Demolition: $ 1,500.00
Concrete trench & fill: $ 3,200.00
Floor coverings: $ 3,600.00
Framing & drywall: $ 18,500.00
Finish carpentry: $ 4,000.00
Doors: $ 3,500.00
Painting: $ 3,000.00
Plumbing: $ 13,500.00
Electrical: $ 9,000.00
Fire sprinklers: $ 2,000.00
HVAC: $ 4,500.00
Exterior windows: $ 2,500.00
Skylight: $ 2,000.00
To date, they have worked 13 days. They have done all the demo, 50% of the concrete trenching/​fill, and 50% of the plumbing. It’s simple to see what I should owe. I have before and after photos.
I had two individual licensed General Contractors come by and assess the value of the work completed. Both confirmed that, at most, it is valued at around $ 12,000.
Per my contract, I should only have pay $ 12K. Hence, Dave Bartolome owes me $ 32K.
This is the invoice I received today:
Total employee man hrs: (@75hr)
(317.5) x ($ 75 per hr) = $ 23,812.50
My Supervisor labor. =. $ 1,500
Total sub-​contractor =. $ 12,500
deposits
Plumber permit fee =. $ 1,100
Grease trap $ 950
differential
Materials misc. $ 2,500
Rentals. $ 1,300
Glass $ 1067.50
Pick up units. $ 250
TOTAL: $ 44,980
Please note that this is for 13 days!
First of all, my contract is not a Time and Materials contract. He is billing me $ 75 per worker, none of whom are skilled trades. They were all hired to do the demo and debris removal. At most, he is paying them $ 15/​hour.
I have filed with the CCB, BBB, and taking him to court. Hopefully a potential customer will read this review and it will help them make a smarter decision than mine.

Great service for all commercial kitchen restaurant repair and installations.