D.L. King & Associates Inc. review: General contractor / subcontractor payment dispute

We are sharing our experience as a subcontractor on a D.L. King & Associates project. Merrimack Valley Roofing performed roofing-related subcontract work on an NH DOT salt storage facility. A dispute arose after D.L. King chose to control procurement of special-order metal roofing materials. In our experience, the delivered panels had issues that prevented normal installation in some areas. We believe, based on the review process available to us, that the issue was related to fabrication/manufacturing rather than our labor. We dispute D.L. King's later attempt to withhold payment and assign replacement-related costs to MVR. MVR attempted to resolve the dispute by offering a compromise tied to the original labor agreement, but the matter was not resolved. We are preserving our legal remedies. Our recommendation to other subcontractors is to document all procurement responsibility, payment terms, defect investigations, and lien deadlines carefully before working on similar projects.