Construction troubles

Our construction manager has defaulted on the job after seriously screwing it up. Many of the different contractors are not showing up (Our contracts put together by CM have no deadline) and have done shoddy work we have to pay to repair. We are novices and trusted these people. We are out a lot of money above the budget (this project is 3 months over) and have put our business at risk. How do we get these people to finish working and repair their messes? Can we write new contracts, fire them and not pay them the remainder of their money, get our money back from CM, and charge them for repairs? We are running out of money and are very stressed with this whole thing. HELP

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Based on what you say here, you could file suit against them (or at least threaten to do so) in small claims court or in regular court; filing in small claims court is easier and requires no attorney...you could try to collect all of the costs and damages that you suffered due to their behavior... You may also report them to your state attorney general's office.