Complaint Review: Jay Construction

Buyer beware, Sione Koloamatangi of Jay Construction is a crook!

We had 3 contracts with Jay Construction totaling $92,000.  We paid Jay Construction (Sione Koloamatangi, owner) $59,000 for deposits on all 3 contracts and materials.  No work has been performed or materials purchased for Contracts 1 and 3.  Deck work was performed in May for Contract 2 but never completed.

Jay Construction was on-site for only 7 days in the month of June.  We have not seen the contractor or his crew since June 20th.   We have made repeated attempts to contact the contractor, which has resulted in false promises (we will return tomorrow, the next day, I’m going to return your money, etc.), but the contractor has not returned.

We filed a report online for Contractor Fraud in Washington State (referral 107418) and filed a report with King County (case ID C16038369)

The heavy equipment that was used during the demo has disrupted the septic field and we had sewage leaking down to the neighbor’s driveway below.  We had a septic contractor out to assess the problem and he stated that the retaining wall would need to be completed before they can lay new leach lines, because heavy equipment will damage them.  We stressed the urgency to Jay Construction but still no work was done.  Facing liability from my neighbor and the HOA we were forced to hire another contractor to complete the work that Jay Construction committed to.

We had occasional correspondence (text/phone) with Sione, but haven’t gotten any response from him since July 27^th.