DOES NOT PAY SUBCONTRACTORS FOR WORK PERFORMED - I...

DOES NOT PAY SUBCONTRACTORS FOR WORK PERFORMED - I am a small subcontractor that worked for Bear Communications in 2016. Per Contract, Bear Communications withheld 5% Retention for all invoices. Retention was to be paid 90 days after the review and approval of the invoice. It has now been 2 1/2 years, and Bear Communication has not paid the Retention Withheld. I was asked to take a 42% discount from Bear's Controller in order to get paid the retention that is outstanding. His explanation was that Bear was still awaiting payment on this project and that he was willing to pay us in advance. I have learned that Bear Communications was paid in full, and signed off on their Final Payment in December 2017, which is 15 months ago from todays date. I have sent this information to both the Controller as well as the CEO of Bear asking for an explanation. At this time, I have not received any communication back from the representatives of Bear regarding their holding of funds. I would not work for this company if you are deciding on whether or not this is a reputable company or not.