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1/5
Edit: On 5/7/19, our central oxygen system suffered a high pressure blowout. According to the medical gas contractor that repaired the system, JA Greene installed a 200 psi rated valve in a 3000 psi system-a serious and potentially deadly mistake, fully documented. The valve body exploded, and most of the contents of a large oxygen “H” tank were expelled before Dr. McCann opened the oxygen room door and shut the tank valve off. Pieces of the valve body left deep imprints in the plywood walls of the enclosure. If someone had touched the mis-speced valve, or if a spark had occurred when the valve body blew apart, someone could have been seriously injured or killed. When notified, Greene ignored the entire matter. After deficiencies in our drawings were found, Mr. Greene was instructed to complete a thorough plan review, and bid work to complete the project, with any deficiencies in the drawings corrected. He had numerous examples of similar projects, and presented himself well as an expect in the design and construction of facilities like ours, and so was trusted to review and modify our drawings. Now, eighteen months after starting construction 9/17, on a project contracted for 270 days, it's apparent that our trust was completely misplaced. I have 15 years past experience as owner/manager of a commercial interiors company. I have never seen a worse managed project than this JA Greene project. Our foundation was jackhammered and re-poured in several locations to move mis-placed plumbing, only to be jack hammered up again, when it was realized that the plumbing was correct to begin with. The floor plan was changed, without corresponding changes to the other drawings, leaving subcontractors without clear means to properly complete their work. Water was flooding our building, since sidewalks on exterior walls were placed above the exterior masonry weep holes. It was necessary for us to spend $3800 on independent engineers to persuade Mr. Greene to correct this. Mr. Greene attempted to up-charge me $13,000.00 for the color selection on our metal roof. Sheetrock was being finished before our metal roof was installed, and when the roof finally was installed, the metal was badly warped (and remains that way). A window in the wrong location during brick work, blocking for wall mounted equipment mis-placed, incorrect masonry being used for the dumpster enclosure, and the building being painted the wrong color, are some of many other problems. Mr. Greene proved very difficult to persuade to correct these errors in some cases. Finally, 4 months behind schedule, we moved in 8/6/2018. We immediately began working with JA Greene to correct numerous other problems that became apparent. The HVAC not working properly, clients and staff complaining of very high noise levels in the lobby, kennel, and one exam room. Our IT room is over 87 degrees, in winter. The HVAC deck on the roof was flooding. Water leaks from the ceiling. Run gates falling apart, allowing patients to escape into the clinic after hours. Unsuitable cabinets are falling apart in wet areas, 4 feet from a hose bib. 9 months after move in, many of these issues remain unresolved. I am getting calls from attorneys, and letters of demand for payment threatening liens, from unpaid subcontractors. Mr. Greene swore out an “Affidavit of Completion”, filed with the county clerks office, attesting that all of his subcontractors had been paid in full. Texas law states that this is perjury-a criminal offense. My notice to Mr. Greene that we now plan to move forward, hiring others to complete work and correct serious issues, was met with a law suit. He has filed a lien on our property, even though he has not satisfied the contract.Edit:2/20/19 Since my review posted, Mr. Greene enlisted vendors, employees, relations and others to post phony reviews to hide his actual rating.
