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Fort Pierce approves six-month, $115,000 blanket order to lease Sunrise Theater sound and lighting; staff to report in three months
Summary
After equipment was removed from the Sunrise Theater and emergency rentals kept shows running, the Fort Pierce City Commission approved a six-month, $115,000 blanket purchase order for monthly audio and lighting rentals and required staff to report back in three months on negotiations and a management-company transition.
The Fort Pierce City Commission on Oct. 20 approved a six-month blanket purchase order not to exceed $115,000 to continue leasing audio and lighting equipment for the Sunrise Theater while staff completes negotiations to bring on a new operator and resolve longer-term equipment needs.
Interim Sunrise Theater Executive Director Marissa Quijano said the theater lost usable installed equipment during a staff transition and that the venue has rented equipment since January 2025 to fulfill contractual event obligations. “Sometime during the transition ... the former contractor arrived at the Sunrise and retrieved a majority of his equipment ... we were still left with inoperable equipment,” Quijano said,…
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