SACRAMENTO – A California contractor is suing another contractor over allegations of unpaid invoices in regards to a government project.
United States Government for the use and benefit of Avcon Constructors Inc. (ACI) filed a complaint on March 7 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California against K.O.O. Construction Inc., Travelers Casualty and Surety Co. and Does 1-50, citing breach of contract.
According to the complaint, ACI and the K.O.O Construction entered into a contract for work on the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center on Sept. 5, 2013. ACI holds K.O.O. Construction Inc., Travelers Casualty and Surety Co., Does 1-50 responsible because the defendants allegedly failed and refused to pay plaintiff the total amount owed for the work, despite multiple attempts by ACI to collect.
The plaintiffs seek the following: general damages of $990,863, interest rate of 10 percent per annum on the sums allegedly owed, legal fees and any other relief as the court deems just and proper. They are represented by John E. Borba and Kristen Frizzel Kerns of Borba Frizzell Kerns PC in Santa Rosa.
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California Case number 2:16-at-00267