[tummyman]

You have a lot going on here. First you say you entered into a contract. Since we do not know what the specific terms of the contract were...cost, deliverables, etc. it is hard to pass any judgement. It seems they did deliver on a part or even whole of their contract since you apparently paid them the contract amount and it seems possibly a stretch to hold them accountable for a bid process that they have no real control over, although maybe they should have expressed their concerns about cost before it went out to bid. Let's say they told you in advance of the bidding that it would come in 2X the budget, what would you have done? Refused to pay them? Seems the first step is to read and negotiate contracts that are well spelled out to avoid interpretation issues at a later date. From my perspective, outing the company will serve no real useful purpose and may expose you to problems legally. Guess you might seek legal counsel to see if there is a material breach of the contract you entered into. If there is, then I suggest your lawyer write a letter to the contractor and his counsel outlining the concerns and seek a resolution out of court. Sometimes having their lawyer talk to your lawyer gets things done and keeps you out of the fight. I would not succumb to a public thrashing/bashing at this point...talk to an attorney first to see if your claim has any basis in fact. This is short of a suit, but maybe just the fact that you have engaged counsel may be enough to get things moving.