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Just like Santa, a contractor should check his (demolition) list twice.

Detroit’s largest demolition contractor is under investigation and faces suspension after it bulldozed the wrong home — and it’s not the first time that it happened.

The Adamo Group was given a $25,201 contract to demolish a fire-damaged house at 14461 Alma Ave. on June 18 — but misread the house number and in November razed the building at 14661 Alma Ave. instead. A similar mishap occurred in May last year.

The Detroit Building Authority Special Projects Director Brian Farkas confirmed to the Detroit Free Press the company is facing a minimum 90-day suspension from bidding, and that “Adamo was suspended for 90 days in May 2018 for a similar offense.”

An attorney for Adamo, which has collected over $58 million in federal and state-funded demolitions since 2014, declined comment.

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy confirmed the company is also under investigation by the state.

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