Council approves Proctor Construction change order for Vero Beach marina boat-storage building

The Vero Beach City Council voted 5–0 to approve a change order adding fire‑suppression work to the Proctor Construction contract for the City of Vero Beach Marina Boat Storage Building and to grant the contractor a 30‑day schedule extension. The council made the decision after staff described updated fire marshal requirements that were not in the original drawings.

City staff told the council the change was prompted by final details from the fire marshal and that Proctor Construction would incorporate the new sprinkler requirements into the plans. Staff said the change will extend the contract about 30 days and that, with the addition, the project will retain about $91,500 in remaining contingency funds. "With this addition, we will have 91,500 left in the project budget," a staff speaker said during the discussion.

A council member urged caution about additional change orders: "We'll be spending that on murals, so let's not try to have any more change orders, please," the member said. Other members asked how long the remaining contingency would need to last and about timing for inspections and punch‑list work; staff replied most construction activity should be finished by mid‑February, with inspections and punch‑list items to follow.

The motion to approve the change order was moved and seconded on the record and passed in a roll‑call vote recorded as 5 in favor, 0 opposed. The council thanked the project engineer and contractor representatives in the room and noted the decision keeps the project on track toward completion.

The council’s decision was procedural: staff will incorporate the fire marshal’s required changes into the project documents, adjust the schedule, and proceed to complete remaining work and inspections.