CF-TownC CHC-CS 860829HOWARD U. FREEMAN, INC., 1424 E. Grauwyler / P.O. Box 151657 / Irving, Texas 75015 / (214) 438-6044
Commercial Builders
August 29, 1986
Texas Waste Management
P.O. Box 719
Lewisville, TX 75067-0719
Attention: J.C. Gustafson
Re: Your letter of 8-22-86
Acct #8008664
Dear Sir:
My response to your letter dated 8-22-86 is as follows:
When Howard U. Freeman began construction on the Coppell
Town Center we solicited pricing from your company as well as
several other trash removal services. Yellow Rose submitted the ~.
lowest price at $125.00 per dump with no monthly rent. Howard
U. Freeman then entered into an agreement with Yellow Rose to use
their services for the duration of the project at this price.
At some point in time, 'approximately January 1, 1986,
your company bought out the Yellow Rose Company. At that time Yellow
Rose was servicing several of our construction sites and in order
to maintain our business your people agreed to honor the agreements
and prices that had been established by Yellow Rose. Your company
at that time agreed to continue service on the Coppell To~m Center
site at $125.00 per dump, but when the invoicing for these dumps
later arrived at our office you were charging $180.00 per dump.
We immediately took exception to this and were assured it was only
an accounting error and it would be corrected. We never received a
corrected invoice and in suzmeding months the same thing happened
again. When we refused to pay this 44% increase in charges, your people
started calling. I personally spoke with various different people in
your organization on many occassions. I also met on 2 seperate
occassions with your company, but your people seem to have "dropped
the ball" following each meeting,.Following our last meeting your
company was going to make an adjustment in the number of loads hauled
so that the bottom line total amount did not exceed the amount that
would have been owed at $125.00 per load. In essence, you:.were going
to abide by our original agreement with Yellow Rose but for some
reason it was important to your company to show that you collected
$180.00 per load instead of $125.00 per load.
Texas Waste Management
August 29, 1986
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As I have stated in the past, "I personally do not care
how you handle your end of the paper work, but I will not pay you
1~ more than our agreed price of $125.00 per load."
When you have corrected your invoice amount to correspond
with our a~reement the~ and only them will I give my approval for
this invoice to be paid. I trust this response will clear up any
doubt that you may have had about my position on this matter.
Very truly yours,
LL/dlr
cc: Lou Duggan-City of Coppell
Ed Powell-City of Coppell