dekalb county corruption against lsbe vendors - part ii

7/27/2019 DeKalb County Corruption against LSBE Vendors - Part II

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Gmail - Fw: S Garrett Complaint Page 10f3

G I Hopie Strickland Fw: 5 Garret t ComplaintBeverly Creagh Reply-To: Beverly Creagh To: Strickland Son

Wed, Nov 30,2011 at 8:41 AM

BeverlyA. CreaghDirect: (404)604-4300Fax: (404) 758-4750Email: [email protected]

This e-rnail message and any attached files are confidential and are intendedsolely for the use of the addressee(s)named above. This communication maycontain material protected by local, state and/ or federal laws and regulations. Ifyou are not the intended recipient or person responsible for delivering thisconfidential communication to the intended recipient, you have received thiscommunication in error, and any review, use, dissemination, forwarding,printing, copying, or other distribution of this e-rnail message and any attachedfiles is strictly prohibited. Ifyou have received this confidentialcommunication in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-rnailmessage and permanently delete the original message.----- Forwarded Message -----From: Beverly Creagh To: James Cauthen Cc: Elizabeth Cook Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 8:38 AMSubject: S Garrett Complaint

Hi James,To understand what is going on, I have to start from the first contract between SGarrett and Strickland & Son Construction on the Energy Star RoofReplacement at Recorders Court. Hopie submitted his LSBEcertification letterand the Exhibit Aand BLOIfor 20% of the contract to do demolition, wastedisposal and site cleanup. Upon award of the contract by DeKalb County, SGarrett and Company immediately started making changes and tried to create asubcontract that would reduce the 20% to 10%. Hopie had to file the complaintattached with DeKalb County in order for S Garrett and Company to provide a20% contract. However, this contract was produced at a meeting with DeKalbCounty where Hopie was forced to sign without the ability to read thru. Heobjeccted to the reimbursement but Bill Garrett said that there would be nochanges to the contract and the DeKalb representative told Hopie that ifhedidn't sign the subcontract they would close it out and give the contract tosomeone else. After that the work proceeded but Bill Garrett continued to say


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G m a i l - Fw : S G a r r e t t Compla in t Page 2 on

that he was not going to pay 20% and throughout both contracts the Garrettshave provided fraudulent paperwork, held funds to force coersion into signingfalse documents representing payments that were never received and still owe abalance of$5,268.52 on the Recorders Court contract. When the secondcontract DeKalbVarious Projects was signed they made sure to include the 20%but again have tried everyway possible to make deductions, add work, createpaperwork, and any other method they could think of to not pay. Asyou gothrough the attached documents, you will see how the paperwork was designedto eliminate payments to Hopie. In June, Hopie sent the demand letter to theGarretts for his final payment with the notice of their violation of the DeKalbCounty LSBEOrdinance as well as the Federal False Claims Act when theycreated their own change order that was signed by Susan Garrett and tried toenforce this kickback. It has basically been a battle from then on. Hopiecompleted Recorders Court roof and the four roofs under the DeKalbVariousProjects contract and is due the monies requested.

BeverlyA. CreaghDirect: (404) 604-4300Fax: (404) 758-4750Email: [email protected]

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DEPARTMENTOFPURCHASING AND CONTRACTING

OFFICEOFDIRECTOR

DeKalb County GovernmentRoom 202 Maloof Center, 1300 Commerce Drive, Decatur, Georgia 30030March 2, 20 to

Skilled Builders, Inc.3154 Grove View Ct.Dacula, Georgia 300 19Attention: Gustavo Forero, President DATE:~~~~~~~~

NOTICE OF AWARDInvitation to Bid No. 09100152Energy Star Roof Replacement at Tobie Grant Library and Recreation Center

This confirms that our Board of Commissioners at their February 23,2010 meeting, acted to approvethe award for the above services to Skilled Builders, Inc.Also, this confirms that James Stamps, Jr., Contract Administrator, has prepared the attached contractdocuments for execution by your company.From this date, please work withMe.Stamps inproviding thenecessary paperwork tocomplete the transaction.He can be reached at 404-371-6328 and by facsimile at 404-371-6327.An original Certificate of Insurance must be provided in accordance with the contract. Executed contractdocuments must be returned to this office at the above address within ten (10) business days from the date ofreceipt ofthis letter.No work is to begin until you have received the notice to proceed from me. No County department has theauthority to authorize you to perform any work until the notice to proceed has been issued.

elvin L. Walton, D~Purchasing and Contracting

KLW:NK:jsjc: David Fisher. Director, Facilities Management Department


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\8~.C.~)lIITI"""~":ti ~lI22 OFFICEOFDIRECTORDEPAATMEN' TOFPURCHASING & COO'TRACTINGDtKaBtOJugt.y Government

Room 202 MaJoo[Cmter~ 1JIOCOIIIIJltlI:Ce Drive, Decatur, Georgia 30030October 26, 2011M I; . . ] ,JQPle StticldandStrietlaod &Son6235 S Ito if Road - Unit BFairburn. GA 30113

RE: Vendor Request for Assistance: Striddand & Son vs S. GarrettContract #lQ-902039-001.Energ}:,S!m:; ..Roof Replacement Various ProjectsContract #1~9Q217 Energy Star Roof Replacement Recorders Court

We hiive completOOour investigation on the above stated request for assistance. ill our efforts to resolvethe matter, the Department of PUrchasing and Contracting has done the following to assist you:

On your own account, Purchasing and Contracting was successful in getting some substantialpayments released to you from S. Garrett;

Contract Compliance conducted numerous meetings with you independently and jointly with youand S. Garrett;

We scheduled numerous meetings with the DeKalb County Facilities Management team; We responded to numerous emails from you and S. Garrett regarding this project; I held a meeting with you and all of the involved parties (See attached attendance sheet).

S. Gar tt I' th nI fund th tain t taling $5,990.57re c aims eo lY s ey now owe you or IS vour re age 0Description AmountTotal original contract amount $124,262.00Less work completed by others $ 34,356.27Previous total.due Strickland and Son Construction r-. $ ,89,905.73. . , . " 'i~,_, . ."-Less previous payments $ 83,915.16TOTAL GARRET STATES IS DUE YOU s 5,990.57

Onth h h d $4926536' h S Got er an , you c ann t at . arrett owes you , .Description AmountRecorders Court $ 5,268.52Pole Bridge $ 1,362.28Senior Center $ 3,612.21Briarcliff Library $ 1,744.75Wesley Chapel Library $ 37,277.60TOTAL YOU STATE IS DUE YOU ,$ 49,265.36


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Hopie Strickland LetterOctober 26, 2011Page 2 o f 4There, is a difference of $43,274-. 70, and based on our:..nisearch, the Department has exhausted our _.internal efforts. Please be adv ised,' that our decision floes not pre~erit you from further 'rnediatiiig . thematter or pursuing any civil or legal re'gledies that yolifee~ you migh t.have . .

We wish you the best in y~)U~~ture endeavors ....s~ :% ~e l~ .L '0L . . i/ () /?.~fU/V~~Kelvin L.. Willtop., CPPBDirector and Chief Procurement OfficerDepartment of Purchasing and Contracting

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ENCL: Copy of Request fo!, AssislIce,datea 5/61.11 ' ,,~': ' C o p y ,0 Attendance Shyet ~t 1.28.ilmeeting ..


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Hopie Strickland LetterOctober 26, 2011Page 3 of 4

:Cont ta ct C om p l ia n c e D i vi si o n2n d 'f ioo!1 30 0 C om m e rc e D ri ve: Decatur, GA 3003 0

DeKaJb County Contract Compliance DivisionRequest For Assistance Form

Phone : '404-371-4795Fax: 404-371-2511

" (Please check whic.h applies)ENTITY FILING REQUEsto LSBE-tlEKAlB.0PRIMECONTRACTOR

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Gmail - URGENT!!!! - Resend Non-payment on DeKalb Contracts Page 1of2

G iI Hopie Strickland URGENT!!! ! - Resend Non-payment on DeKaib ContractsHopie Strickland To: [email protected]: Executive Director Mr. Walton,

Mon, Ju125, 2011 at 12:36 PM

I am resending this email as it has now become crit ical that I get my payments on the subcontracts below. Anotherweek has passed and Istill have not received payments on these contracts. Please expedite this request.Thank you.Hopie Strickland

---------- Forwarded message ----------From: Hopie St ri ckland Date: Wed, Ju120, 2011 at 2:15 PMSubject: Non-payment on DeKalb ContractsTo: [email protected]: Executive Director

Mr. Walton,I have tr ied several times to request an appointment with you concerning payment to my company under the twoEnergy Star Roof Replacement contracts awarded to S. Garrett and Company in which we were the participatingLSBE. As of today, both contracts (Recorders Court - Contract #10-902017 and DeKalb Various Projects - Contract#10-902039) are in serious arrears (over 60 days) in payment to Strickland & Son Construction. I turned in my finalSubcontractor Utilization Reports to Contract Compliance last week evidencing the past due amounts due and owingthat are in excess of $60,000. Ms. Sharon Walker has been instrumental in getting payments last month in $40,000 inarrearage. She instructed S. Garrett and Company to pay in full but they continue to disregard any instructions and/orrequests for payment to Strickland & Son Construction. S. Garrett and Company is seriously and has consistentlybeen in breach of the LSBE ordinance from the beginning of these subcontracts, which puts them in breach of theircontracts with Dekalb County. I have filed several complaints through the normal process concerning this matter. Atthis time, I feel the only recourse I have is to ask your assistance in this matter as DeKalb County is the Owner and hasthe leverage to enforce the payments due me on these two contracts. Your speedy response in this very urgent matteris greatly appreciated.

Hopie Strickland, IIIPresidentStr ickland & Son Construction LLC6235 Short Road, Unit #8Fairburn, GA 30213Phone: (770) 780-4928www.stricklandsonconstruction.services.officelive.com

Hopie Strickland, IIIPresidentStrickland & Son Construction LLC6235 Short Road, Unit #8Fairburn, GA ~0213Phone: ( 770 ) 7 80- 492B

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Grnail Various Roofs 90-days past due - Senior Center/Wesley Chapel Page l of l

G iI Hopie Strickland Var ious Roofs gO-days past due - Senior CenterlWesley ChapelHopie Strickland Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 5:46 PMTo: Susan Garrett Cc: "Walker, Sharon" , "Haley S. Kim" , Executive DirectorSusan,The following payments are 90 days past due and have not yet been made:1) Wesley Chapel Pay Request #1 for period ending 03/24/11 for $3,295.442) Senior Center Pay Request #1 for period ending 03/24/11 short $242.08 (Received check #23797 for $7,568.03)

As you know, your requirement that Strickland & Son Construction remit subsequent pay requests deducting theamount of the previously UNPAID pay requests prior to receiving such, has been the major issue in our dispute in thepaperwork. As of to date, we have only received the following checks on Senior Center and Wesley Chapel:These are the ACTUAL pre-printed check numbers on the checks1) Senior Center check #23797 (First Georgia Banking Company) - $7,568.03; received 05/13/20112) Senior Center check #23913 (First Georgia Banking Company) - $13,613.76; received 06/29/20113) Wesley Chapel check #23926 (First Georgia Banking Company) - $12,688.08 received 06/30/20114) Wesley Chapel check #23925 (First Georgia Banking Company) - $10,380.00 received 06/30/2011 (madepayable to Strickland & Son Construction and Southeastern Econo Disposal Services) (Informed by S. Garrettthat unless this check was endorsed and left with to S. Garrett to give to Southeastern Econo DisposalServices personally, check #23926 would not be released to me. Therefore, I signed and left check #23925with S. Garrett on 06/30/11 at approx 10:00 a.m.) (Southeastern Econo Disposal Services is subcontractor toStrickland & Son Construction and this lump sum payment is payment in full for all roofs under the VariousProjects contract/subcontract through 06/13/2011 last dumpster pick-up.)

In reference to check #23797 that was a replacement for check #23796 in which you had made out to Strickland & SonConstruction and Diversifed Environmental Management. I emailed you back that I had no relationship withDiversified Environmental Management and that this check was no good as Idid not receive any money from it andwas not obligated to pay. In addition, this was the check also that you had typed in a different check #23696 andreferenced in the release waiver which I objected to. Your response was that this was a typo and you would replacethe check. The replacement check was check #23797 which Iacknowledge receipt. However once again you typedanother check # on this check (check #23697) and referenced check #23697 as the actual check that was paid to meon the release form. However, as I noted to you again the ACTUAL check that I received preprinted is check #23797NOT check #23697. Any reference to me receiving check #23697 is invalid.Please let me know when you will be overnighting the balance due on the above referenced pay request #1 for eachroof so that I can compute the final amounts due me on these two roofs. I can also meet you again in the morning atWesley Chapel to pick these two checks up. Once these payments are made, pay request #1 and pay request #2 willbe accurate and reflect the ACTUAL monies received by Strickland & Son Construction on Senior Center and WesleyChapel Library.Thanks.Hopie Strickland, IIIPresidentStrickland & Son Construction LLC6235 Short Road, Unit #8Fairburn, GA 30213Phone: (770) 780-4928www.stricklandsonconstruction_services.officelive.com

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Gmai l- D em o sche dule fo r W esle y C h a pe l L i br ar y Page 1 o f 1

G i Hopie Strickland Demo schedule for Wesley Chapel LibraryHopie Strickland Mon, May 9, 2011 at 9:33 PMTo: Susan Garrett Cc: "Williams, Felton 8." , [email protected], Executive DirectorSusan,In accordancewith your previous email in which you stated that you will still not make any payments until the pressurewashing issue is handled, I am waiting for your response. I am, and have continued to be ready to continue my scopeof work. There is no reason for turning in paperwork when you have informed me that you will not acceptcorrect numbers and that you will not pay for additoinal work S Garrett and Company requested while youhold my past due monies hostage on the completed roofs of Recorders Court and Pole Bridge. If you want thepaperwork (with my correct numbers) it will be to you by 8:00 p.m. on tommorow, May 10,2011. Please confirmyour acceptance of my paperwork as I will NOT continue to redo paperwork as you have had me do throughut thiscontract periord. The administrative costs I have incurred due to redoing paperwork 4 and 5 times is excessive and Iwill have to start adding charges to S. Garrett and Company for causing this excess cost. The contract is for 20%based on the scope of work of roof demolition, waste disposal and site cleanup. Yourcontinuous attempts of trying to deduct from that 20% and/or causing me to incur excessive costs through work that ispart of the installation of the roof or other work not included under the 20% value is not appreciated.I reitierate, Strickland & Son Construction is ready andwilling to get back to work.Hopie Strickland, III[Quoted text hidden][Quoted text hidden]

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Gmail - Final Decision Page 1 of 1

G I Hopie Str ickland Final DecisionHopie Strickland Fri, May 20, 2011 at 6:24 PMTo: "Walker, Sharon" Cc: "Williams, Felton B." , "Haley S. Kim" , ExecutiveDirector Ms. Walker,Please ensure that Mr. Walton has all information to make a decision as quickly as possible. As Strickland & Son isstill under a temporry "Stop Work Order" we cannot go forward. We are not going to carry any responsibility for jobstoppage or missed deadlines due to a dispute in turning in accurate and true documents to the federalgovernment. We have gone this far to ensure that the projects were completed and our integrity as a company willnot allow us to hold up the county when this dispute can be handled at a later date if we are allowed to complete thepaperwork accordingly. (listed disputed amounts)Therefore, we request that this matter be handled by Mr. Walton as soon as possible so that we can go back to workor so we can be paid ALL the money due immediately. We have worked for the past few months with no pay and wewill have no choice but to file a lien against the properties that we are still owed outstanding balances.Thanks.

Hopie Strickland, IIIPresidentStrickland & Son Construction LLC6235 Short Road, Unit #BFairburn, GA 30213Phone: (770) 780-4928www.stricklandsonconstruction.services.officelive.com


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STRICKLAND & SON CONSTRUCTION, LLC )Plaintiff )

))vs. ))

)S. GARRETT AND COMPANY )

)Defendant )

COMPLAINT OF SUBMITTAL OF FALSE DOCUMENTS TO SECURECONTRACT AND RECEIVE FUNDS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYIN VIOLATION OF THE FALSE CLAIMS ACT

COMES NOW, STRICKLAND & SON CONSTRUCTION LLC, Plaintiff in theabove-styled action, who by and through its undersigned representative, who states itsComplaint against Defendant, S. GARRETT AND COMPANY as follows:

PARTIES, JURISDICTION AND VENUE1.

Defendant S. Garrett and Company is a Georgia corporation that maintains itsprincipal place of business at 321 Old Bremen Road, Carrollton, GA 30117 in CarrollCounty.

STATEMENT OF FACT2.


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On January 28, 2010, Defendant S. Garrett and Company subm i tt e d P la i n ti ffStrickland & Son Construction's LSBE Certification letter and an executed "Letter of

Intent" between Plaintiff Strickland & Son Construction and Defendant S. Garrett andCompany as part of their bid package to DeKalb County Purchasing and ContractingDepartment in response to ITB No. 09-100151 "DeKalb County Energy Star RoofReplacement Recorders Court and Mental Retardation Center". (See Exhibits A andB)

3.Pursuant to these included documents, Defendant S. Garrett and Company's bid

package was deemed complete and in compliance with DeKalb County's LSBEOrdinance and all other local, state and federal regulatory requirements and wassubsequently tabulated in the "Abstract of Bids" results as such. The results show thatDefendant S. Garrett and Company's bid on Recorders Court was the highest bid and was$65,773.00 higher than the next submitted bid. (See Exhibit C)

4.On June 1,2010, Defendant S. Garrett and Company was awarded the contract for

the Energy Star Roof Replacement at Recorder's Court by DeKalb County in response totheir submitted bid. (See Exhibit D)

5.On September 1, 2010, Plaintiff Strickland & Son Construction and Defendant s.

Garrett and Company attended the kickoff meeting for Contract No 10-901017 "EnergyStar Roof Replacement at Recorders Court" at the Maloof Auditorium in DecaturGeorgia. I t ems c ov ere d a t th is k ic ko ff mee t ing included the overview of the contract, the


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LSBE program, contract compliance and the LSBE Utilization Report allocating PlaintiffStrickland & Son Construction 20% ($29,994.00) of the contract for the scope of work

described in the "Letter Of Intent" as submitted in the bid documents and included inthe contract documents. (See Exhibit E)

6 .

On November 29, 2010, (after many requests from Plaintiff to meet forscheduling and work breakdown) Plaintiff Strickland & Son Construction and DefendantS. Garrett and Company met at Defendant's office to go over the Subcontract forContract No 10-901017 "Energy Star Roof Replacement at Recorders Court".Included in the subcontract were the 20% LSBE calculations showing the breakdown forRecorders Court totaling $29,994.00. (See Exhibit F)

7.On December 14, 2010, Plaintiff Strickland & Son Construction met with

Defendant S. Garrett and Company and submitted signed subcontract showing lump sumpayment for scope of work described in LOr.

8.On December 14, 2010 thru December 20, 2010 Plaintiff Strickland & Son

Construction made several requests to receive a copy of executed contract fromDefendant S. Garrett and Company. Defendant S. Garrett and Company refused to signoff on the agreed upon lump sum payment of $29,994.00 (20%) for the scope of workdescribed on the Letter OfIntent. Instead Defendant S. Garrett and Company sent overthe work schedule for the roof replacement on the Recorders Court to start December 24,2010. (See Exhibit G)


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On December 21,2010, Plaintiff Strickland & Son Construction and Defendant S.Garrett and Company met with DeKalb County Purchasing Contract Compliance tohighlight and/or eliminate any issues that was preventing the execution of the subcontractbetween Plaintiff Strickland & Son Construction and Defendant S. Garrett and Companyon the Recorders Court contract. It was confirmed at this meeting that as long as 20% ofthe contract was covered under the scope of work submitted in the Letter Oflntent, thenthere was no dispute. In order to make any changes both parties would have to agree tothose changes. Plaintiff Strickland & Son Construction agreed to recalculate the scope ofwork and provide proof that it covered 20% of the contract.

10.On December 23, 2010 Plaintiff Strickland & Son Construction provided

breakdown of the scope of work proving the 20% to Defendant S. Garrett and Company.Defendant S. Garrett and Company's response was simply "It's not 20%". PlaintiffStrickland & Son Construction requested Defendant S. Garrett and Company to providetheir numbers to see where there was a discrepancy. Defendant S. Garrett and Companyrefused to provide any numbers and maintained that they would not pay the 20% for theagreed upon work.

11.On December 28, 2010, Plaintiff Strickland & Son Construction again met with

Defendant S. Garrett and Company to try to complete the execution of the contract.Plaintiff brought a certified breakdown analysis of the project (an additional cost of$1400) to support the initial executed Letter of Intent but Defendant S. Garrett and


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Company maintained they would not agree to the payment and would not sign thesubcontract. (See Exhibit H)

12.Pursuant to Item H - False Claims Act referenced in the ITB-09-1001S1 pg 13,

the Defendant's refusal to honor the Letter of Intent has caused DeKalb County to be aparty to the submittal of a false claim under the False Claims Act to receive funds fromthe Department of Energy to fund the Recorder's Court project. (See Exhibit I and J)

Plaintiff reserves the right to amend and modify this Complaint and theclaims stated herein as permitted by the Georgia Rules of Civil Procedure.

WHEREFORE, Plaintiff respectfully prays that DeKalb County grants thefollowing relief:(a) That Plaintiff be awarded the $29,994.00 for the demolition of the roof at Recorders

Court as shown on the breakdown project analysis.(b) That Contract No 10-901017 "Energy Star Roof Replacement at Recorders

Court" be cancelled if Defendant refuses to honor the Letter OfIntent submitted withthe bid.

(c) That Defendant be made to pay Plaintiff the fourteen hundred dollars ($1,400.00)Defendant had to incur to recalculate and certify the 20% scope of work.

(d) That DeKalb County stop work on the contract until the subcontract is signed and thisissue is handled.

(e) DeKalb County forwards this complaint to the Department of Energy InspectorGeneral if this matter is not handled.


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(t) Such further relief as DeKalb County may deem necessary and proper to fullycompensate the Plaintiff.

Respectfully submitted, this the 29th day of December, 2010.

Hopie Strickland, IIIPresidentStrickland & Son Construction, LLC


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Gmail- Subcontracts With S. Garrett And Company Page 1 of 1

G I Hopie Str ickland Subcontracts Wi th S. Garrett And CompanyHopie Strickland To: "Walker, Sharon" Cc: [email protected]. Walker,

Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 5:56 PM

Please find attached a third letter from S. Garrett's attorney concerning this matter. They first sent me a letter tellingme not to complain to DeKalb County any more. They then sent me a letter threatening me if I filed a lien for non-payment. Now, they are sending me a letter of non-release with charging me back payments when they have been inbreach of the subcontract from day 1 when they took the money from the Recorders Court first payment. I will have nochoice but to get an attorney and go public with this to the Federal government and to the news media if this Primecontinues to harrass me, threaten me and refuse to pay me my money. They have been in breach of the DeKalbCounty contract the moment they exectued this subcontract requesting repayment of monies to them. Theyimmediately participated in False Claims Act when they changed the LOI percentages from 20% to 10% and then haveproceeded to continue to not pay as signed on the LO!. They have said from the first meeting that they would not pay20% and they have spent this entire time making sure they don't by deducting monies from each roofing job.I am a victim in this matter and I must fight to get what is due. I cannot continue to have this burden on me as it hasaffected my future earnings in that I have been unable to bid other jobs because I have had to incur massiveadministrative costs and resources to ensure that I get paid on work that I have done. By the way, the Recorder's hasbeen finished and for them to say that it is not released is ridiculous. All monies have been paid to them less the 10%as of May meeting. Now they are claiming it is not finished to also take money.[Quoted text hidden]

Hopie Strickland, IIIPresidentStrickland & Son Construction LLC6235 Short Road, Unit #8Fairburn, GA 30213Phone: (770) 780-4928www.stricklandsonconstruction_services_officelive.com

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Gmail - Non-payment on DeKalb Contracts Page 1 of 1

G iI Hopie Strickland Non-payment on DeKalb ContractsHopie Strickland To: [email protected]: Executive Director Mr. Walton,

Wed, Ju120, 2011 at 2:15 PM

I have tried several times to request an appointment with you concerning payment to my company under the twoEnergy Star Roof Replacement contracts awarded to S. Garrett and Company in which we were the participatingLSBE. As of today, both contracts (Recorders Court - Contract #10-902017 and DeKalb Various Projects - Contract#10-902039) are in serious arrears (over 60 days) in payment to Str ickland & Son Construction. I turned in my finalSubcontractor Uti lization Reports to Contract Compliance last week evidencing the past due amounts due and owingthat are in excess of $60,000. Ms. Sharon Walker has been instrumental in getting payments last month in $40,000 inarrearage. She instructed S. Garrett and Company to pay in full but they cont inue to disregard any instructions and/orrequests for payment to Strickland & Son Construction. S. Garrett and Company is seriously and has consistentlybeen in breach of the LSBE ordinance from the beginning of these subcontracts, which puts them in breach of theircontracts with Dekalb County. I have filed several complaints through the normal process concerning this matter. Atthis time, I feel the only recourse I have is to ask your assistance in this matter as DeKalb County is the Owner and hasthe leverage to enforce the payments due me on these two contracts. Your speedy response in this very urgent matteris greatly appreciated.

Hopie Strickland, IIIPresidentStrickland & Son Construction LLC6235 Short Road, Unit #8Fairburn, GA 30213Phone: (770) 780-4928www.stricklandsonconstruction.services.officelive.com

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23S. GARRETT AND COMPANY

I NVOI CE NO. REFERENCE AMOUNT DI SCOUNT NET AMT-------------------------------------------------------520115 o 13613. 7Dat eOS/ 25/ 11

Chec k Number00023913$ 13613. 76

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321 OLD BREMEN RD.CARROLLTON. GA 30117( 7 70 ) 838-9 97 3 P H IF AXi~t~G~64-2036611 CHECK NO.

00023913** THIRTEEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED THIRTEEN DOLL8RS 1>.ND76 CENTS "*

DATEOS/ 25/ 11

AMOUNT****13, 613. 76

PAYTO THEORDEROFSt r i ckl and & Son Constr ucti on, LLC6235 Shor t RdFai r bur n GA 30213-

S. GARRETT AND COMPANY

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S. GARRETT AND COMPANYINVOICE NO. REFERENCE AMOUNT DISCOUNT NET AMT.

520115- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -1236. 51

S. GARRETT AND COMPANY321 OLD BAEMEN RD.CARROLLTON, GA 30117(770} 838-9973 PH/FAX

o oDat eOS/ 25/ 11

Check Number00023914

$ 1236. 51

PAYTO THEORDEROF

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00023914** ONE THOUSAND TWOHUNDRED THIRTY SIX DOLLARS AND 51 CENTS **

St r i ckl and & Son Const r uct i on, LLC6235 Shor t RdFai r bur n GA 30213-B.':~c.l;~eb(':1i '"'k/~*~10-090239-001 BCL

DATE AMOUNT*****1, 236. 51S/ 25/ 11

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239S. GARRETfAND COMPANY

INVOICE NO. . REFERENCE AMOUNT DI SCOUNT NET AMT5102 o 12688.08

Dat e06/ 29/ 11Check Number00023926

$ 12688. 08

239f l hl ~.JG~64-2036-611S. GARRETT AND COMPANY321 OLD BREMEN RD.CARROLLTON, GA 30117(770) 838-9973 PHlFAX

CHECK NO.00023926

** THELVETHOOSllND SIX l!lJNDRED EIGHTY EIGIll" DOLlJ\RS A!m oe CE:NTSH

PAYTOTHEORDEROFStr i ckl and &Son Const r uct i on, LLe6235 Shor t RdFai r bur n GA 30213-

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Gmail - Fw: Check Clarification Pa ge 1 o f2

G Hopie Strickland Fw : C h ec k C la ri fi ca ti o nBeverly Creagh Reply-To: Beverly Creagh To: Strickland Son

Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 9:59 AM


This e-mail message and any attached files are confidential and are intendedsolely for the use of the addressee(s)named above. This communication maycontain material protected by local, state and/ or federal laws and regulations. Ifyou are not the intended recipient or person responsible for delivering thisconfidential communication to the intended recipient, you have received thiscommunication in error, and any review, use, dissemination, forwarding,printing, copying, or other distribution of this e-mail message and any attachedfiles is strictly prohibited. If you have received this confidentialcommunication in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mailmessage and permanently delete the original message.----- Forwarded Message -----From: Beverly Creagh To: James Cauthen Cc: Elizabeth Cook Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 9:58 AMSubject: Check Clarification

Hi James,In the previous email concerning the fraudulent check I said that Hopie cashedhis check. Bill Garrett had two check for Hopie. The fraudulent check for himto sign and give back to Bill Garrett. He gave Hopie the copy that I forwarded toyou and the second check for approximately $7,000 was made out to Strickland& Son Construction only is the one Hopie cashed. This is the check that wasleveraged to force Hopie to sign the fraduluent check.



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