Clay,

As you know we do not believe it is fair to charge us damages on the
striping.  You can claim that if we could predict the future two months ago
one could have purchased and stockpiled striping materials.  Unfortunately
this was not done and was not done by any striping firms that perform work
in DFW or in the state of Texas.  I have attached correspondence sent to us
from TxDOT, the AGC and the manufacturer's of the paint which detail the
national material shortage and the problems that are occurring not only in
Addison but nationwide.  We request that the Town of Addison consider this
before charging liquidated damages to a contractor that has endeavored to do
a good job for the Town on everything thus far.  I know you can take the
route of interpreting the contract as black and white, but the road is open
and serving its intended purpose.  Please review the lengthy documentation
so you can see that this is not an excuse or questionable tactic to get
flexibility on finishing a job on time.  Please let me know and we are still
taking every action we can to get the material at whatever cost.

Zach Fusilier
North Texas Contracting
4999 Keller Haslet Road
Keller, Texas 76248
Office - 817-430-9500
Cell - 817-819-6691