PORT ST. LUCIE — Renovations to Clover Park, the spring training home of the New York Mets, won’t be completed by Monday, when pitchers and catchers report to begin preseason workouts.

The $57 million overhaul of the 7,100-seat stadium is only 62% complete, according to a December quarterly construction report St. Lucie County sent to the state. The county, which owns the 32-year-old stadium, released the report Monday.

County officials now hope to have work on the stadium done by Feb. 24, two days after the Mets' spring training home opener. The entire project — including landscaping and other aesthetic items — is to be completed by June 3, according to the report.

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The county Thursday did not provide updated completion status of the project. Officials could not provide reasons for the delay.

Despite the stadium being two-thirds completed, the Mets say they are “100% confident” the stadium will be ready Monday for pitchers and catchers and Thursday for fans to watch player workouts.

“We are going to be 100% open and ready for spring training,” said Paul Taglieri, Mets executive director of minor league facilities.

“Fans will be able to see the left-field concourse, the new Jim Beam Bourbon Bar, the new restrooms, the new concessions. Everything that will add to the player and fan experience will be 100% ready at the start of spring training.”

St. Lucie County this week agreed to spend $31,000 for an onsite coordinator to monitor the project and make sure the work is completed to county specifications.

For now, according to the report, the stadium's new roof is 60% completed; concourse, 60% completed; only one of the two elevators has been completed; railings in the seating areas are 90% installed; and the parking lot is still being used to store equipment, according to the report.

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Installation of new seats has been completed, according to the report.

Other improvements in the renovation will include an expanded entry plaza, team store and ticket office; concourse enhancements, including new restrooms and concessions; widened entrances into the stands; new locker rooms; and administrative offices.

The county borrowed $60 million in June 2017 to pay for the renovation and received $20 million from the state toward the project.

The project got off to a slow start in July 2018, when the county and Mets officials took several months to trim $6 million from the original project to stay within budget. Construction finally began in March 2019.

To cut costs, the Little League practice fields were axed and a 360-degree concourse was downgraded to a party deck that will be an extension of the current left-field party area and will extend just short of the video board.

“It’s frustrating,” County Commission Chairwoman Cathy Townsend said of the project. “I am extremely frustrated with this process.”

As recently as mid-December, county officials insisted the entire project would be completed by the time pitchers and catchers reported for the start of spring training.

“The goal is to have a product that will stand the test of time and provide a safe and exciting fan experience,” County Administrator Howard Tipton said in an email Wednesday. “All best efforts are being made by the contractor (Barton Malow) and the Mets organization (Sterling Facilities) to get the stadium and related amenities ready for spring training.

"There will certainly be areas where signs that say 'Pardon our dust' will appear. It’s still an active construction site, and fan, player and staff safety comes first," Tipton said. "At the end of the day, we remain confident that the project, when completed, will be a great asset for our community for years to come.”

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Crews are working additional hours to complete the renovation, county spokesman Erick Gill said.

Keona Gardner covers the cities of Port St. Lucie and Fort Pierce and St. Lucie County. If you like articles like this and want more local-news coverage from TCPalm, please subscribe.