Contractor, county negotiate winter‑condition change order for Miami EMS station concrete work

CB Construction Services’ senior project manager Greg Boyce and county staff discussed a requested $23,000 change order to cover winter‑condition costs on the Miami EMS station concrete work. Boyce said a deferred submittal/permit process delayed issuance of the building permit until Oct. 22 (he characterized the elapsed working days as a 32‑day delay from the notice to proceed on Sept. 6), which forced concrete work into colder months and incurred blanket, labor and heating costs.

Boyce said the contractor avoided claiming extended general‑condition costs that would have pushed the completion date; instead the contractor sought compensation for winter protection and extra labor. He provided detail on rental and labor expenditures for heated blankets and said some costs had already been paid to subs.

County staff and commissioners noted that some responsibility lay with the building‑drawing submittal process and that the county had not caused the permit delay. Commissioners and the contractor discussed options; the county said it could offer a settlement and recommended an amount of $18,502 (removing contractor overhead/profit and reducing subcontractor amounts) to resolve the claim amicably.

Ending: Commissioners agreed to add the change‑order authorization to the afternoon action agenda to resolve the claim and avoid potential formal general‑condition litigation; staff said the project is near completion and the administrative resolution would close the contract once outstanding utility issues are settled.