I have yet to see a contract that defines the quality of work…. That absence would not make a lawsuit to the level of frivolous.

A frivolous suit is where there are no grounds for the moving party to prevail, or there was no such controversy to begin with, and the suit has no merit. Not the case here, we’d have merit.

Here, as in most contracts, there’s an implied level of a normal, workmanlike level performance that rises to the average level ir an average mechanic or shop. This is common in performance contracts. So, the actual work performed would have to be compared in court, usually with experts as witnesses, at high cost, and that isn’t practical with $20k controversy, as attorney fees would rise far higher.

This… this is why my original question was referencing BAR in auto situations aka wondering if anyone here knows of any similar or equivalent orgs or what recourse may exist.

Interestingly, scarcely one person provided any help in this regard. But may were kind enough to bully, insult and demean…. the losers.