Flatwoods Park contract increased and completion date extended after prefab restroom delay

The Monroe County Board of Commissioners approved Change Order No. 1 for the Flatwoods Park project, increasing the contract by $7,875 and changing the substantial completion date from July 31, 2025, to Dec. 1, 2025. The change order pays for items including PVC drain pipe, repairs to a basketball goal, and additional topsoil and grading around the basketball/pickleball court. County staff said the restroom for the park is a prefabricated unit being manufactured in Ohio and that production-line scheduling is delaying delivery. "We're at the mercy of being in line for everyone," a county project representative said when explaining the date change. Commissioners clarified a prior math error in agenda materials that affected the stated original contract total; staff confirmed the exhibits and change-order amount were correct and that the corrected total contract value is $458,075. The board recorded the correction on the record and confirmed the previously approved change order amount remains $7,875. The motion to approve the change order and the new substantial completion date passed by voice vote, 2-0. Staff said the parks department will pay the additional change-order cost and will continue to monitor delivery schedules for the prefabricated restroom.