Submitted by newengland_schmuck t3_11okb20 in RhodeIsland
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johnnyrockets527 t1_jbtck1y wrote
From what I’ve heard, they’ve been blacklisted by so many vendors for non-payment they’re buying tools on amazon with credit. Tons of firings, writing might be on the wall.
UsedCollection5830 t1_jbtemin wrote
I was hoping it was the furniture store 🥺😡
Dabsforme77 t1_jbtlmxp wrote
State needs someone better.
will_this_1_work t1_jbtlqo7 wrote
You wonder how this can happen considering the amount of State work they have and overruns on every contract that gets covered by the State (us)
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UsedCollection5830 t1_jbtm521 wrote
Hey they screwed my wife and I on a mattress if that makes me a monster then hey I'm talking thousands
Proof-Variation7005 t1_jbtmfxm wrote
Where else would they screw you and your wife?
brick1972 t1_jbtmloy wrote
Let's play hunt the embezzlement!
Seriously mismanagement can also be a huge problem and it's also possible they get so much work by underbidding but it seems like they get all the infrastructure work.
Kirenuchiha t1_jbtqyju wrote
wait there's a Cardi Corp furniture store?
Distinct-Ad5751 t1_jbtrpk2 wrote
Cardi construction and Cardi’s furniture are family; I believe they’re first cousins. Their grandmother started the original business and it split into furniture and construction.
Distinct-Ad5751 t1_jbtrtcb wrote
No need to wonder, everyone is in on the take.
UsedCollection5830 t1_jbts69f wrote
Funny thing about that is I've worked for cardi corp while I was in the union great company ,cardi bed I'm not so happy with I guess it balances out I would be able to buy that bed if I didn't work that job 😆
eaglepark t1_jbty1tw wrote
Hanamii- t1_jbtyoah wrote
They paid people off with some moolah, ended up being taken over by their bonding company a few months back and some huge site work company in Mass will end up taking all their work in the future
captain_carrot t1_jbu0ti3 wrote
A friend of mine is a civil engineer who works for them. He says it's horrible and they are always late on their vendor payments and have hundreds of thousands of outstanding invoices with every vendor he has to work with. This doesn't surprise me at all.
fishythepete t1_jbu39x1 wrote
This is pretty typical for how large construction firms fail. If you’re slow / no paying vendors you’re way beyond just job borrow. The thing that surprises me the most here is that their surety holder is loaning them money.
Surety companies are not usually in the business of taking on risk, and usually are looking to make sure the surety they’re providing is fully collateralized. If the bond holder defaults they liquidate collateral to pay the bond. The fact that they’re only now identifying assets that could collateralize bonds is concerning, as is the fact that the surety firm is loaning them money. In theory a bond holder’s default shouldn’t financially impact the surety agent, and so there’s no incentive to lend money to an ailing firm that already can’t meet its financial obligations. But if you’ve been lazy or generous with collateral asset valuations, you might suddenly find that you have a bunch of undercollateralized obligations that you might need to pay on. So maybe you loan the construction company money to close a bunch of bonds and leave someone else holding the bag.
Either way, some companies recover, some companies go from “everything’s fine and solvent” to “bankruptcy” in a few days, and there’s a lot in the middle.
johnnyrockets527 t1_jbu7262 wrote
Like u/captain_carrot, I know someone that works for them.
Don’t want to give any details, it’s a small state and a small company and they’ve been getting rid of staff like crazy. But the numbers he’s throwing out are very similar to what I’ve heard. They’re overdue on a lot of “final collection notice” payments.
indecisivethrowawayy t1_jbuf9ob wrote
Can confirm it’s a shitshow. Know someone who works for them. Shut down from just about every vendor from truck parts to tool to safety equipment. Laid off dozens of office staff in the last couple months. Multiple promises that layoffs were over only for more to come. Everyone walking on eggshells waiting for their turn. Plants shut down. Union layoffs. A lot of uncertainty from what I have heard. Been a long time coming.
dexbasedpaladin t1_jbun3cn wrote
Hey, are the two connected at all?
techsavior t1_jbuu6is wrote
Does this mean that the state might need to find a new crooked no-bid contractor to half-ass our roads and bridges?
Electrical-Arachnid t1_jbuurvg wrote
Good, this company has been ripping off this state my entire life. Good riddance to bad rubbish as far as I'm concerned. Sadly this state is so damn corrupt the next in big state contractor will likely do just the same.
Swamp_yankee_ninja t1_jbv2ipz wrote
Good, maybe we can finally end the monopoly on infrastructure development here in RI.
Ok_Buddy_9087 t1_jc92zei wrote
Who else is here? Nobody.
RickyRoma22 t1_jd0afjh wrote
Cousins! They really are tho
dexbasedpaladin t1_jd0fxqr wrote
Figured it was something like that...
stosyfir t1_jbsxl8g wrote
Inb4 new juicy construction contract is announced.