Help with contractor mistake

[Nate Pucel]

So I'm in a pretty undesirable situation right now.

About a month ago I had a contractor replace a roof that got damaged from a storm but when they had the shingles off another storm blew through overnight and blew the tarp off and a lot of water got in the house. I'm currently renting the house month to month to a traveling nurse who's supposed to stay through November.

A water mitigation crew came in and tore out some drywall and dried everything out and then a sister company then came out and gave me a quote. I sent the quote to the contractor who did the roof bc he opened a claim with his insurance to pay for the damages. The adjuster has reached out to ask some questions, so I know he actually opened a claim. However, the initial contractor can't start work for about 4 to 6 weeks. So, I had another company out to give me a quote bc they said they could get to work right away. Trouble is, this quote is over 10k more than the initial quote.

Since there's a renter in the house I want this to be fixed as soon as possible, but I don't really know what to do bc the other company's quote already got sent to contractor's insurance.

Does anyone have any advice? The renter doesn't have renter's insurance to cover a hotel stay, but the house isn't in bad shape and very livable. Should I reach out to the adjuster and submit this other quote, or is it pointless since the first already got submitted and is less money?

If the renter leaves, do I have any way of recouping the lost rent due to this issue since it's a month to month setup?

I'm really confused on what to do. It's a very stressful situation.