Jelinek Construction & Concrete Brad Jelenik took a 50% deposit on mostly concrete work and has done none of that in 45 days as winter arrives Winner South Dakota
I sent a cashier's check for 50% of work to pour a concrete driveway and do
yard maintenance of property at 433 Madison Street in Winner, SD. The check
was deposited on 9/1/2017, and Brad Jelinek promised by phone to start on
9/6/2017 and finish the entire job within two weeks.
There were repeated delays with lack of justification and almost no communication.
By now, on 10/23/2107, the project has done no concrete work and only about 2.4 days
of work in about 50 days on the lot surrounding the garage and storage facility there.
Winter is approaching and it may soon be too late to pour concrete so that it will cure well
enough to be strong as a driveway. We are completely dissatisfied with this
contractor, in that no preparation has even been done for pouring the driveway.
We are concerned that Brad may have spent our deposit to finish other jobs and not have
money left to pay upon delivery of the concrete, which if it were true would be a
violation of South Dakota Law 44-9-13. There have been legal actions against his firm in
the last several years.
In respose to courteous texts for new start and completion dates, Brad Jelinek sent an angry
text message to my wife, saying no contractors would ever work for us again, including two
whom he alleges he contacted for references who told him not to
work for us, and that the two of them would not work again for us.
These are lies denied by both contractors, who are continuing to work for us.
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