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AH Monroe pulls out of 3 2 project
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The Bahama Village Redevelopment Advisory Committee withstood a full-court press from city officials Thursday to green-light the selection of a local non-profit housing group to develop a 3.2-acre parcel without competitive bidding.
Instead, BVRAC members voted 5-1 to recommend the city put out a formal request for contractor bids to develop the 3.2-acre parcel in Bahama Village as affordable workforce housing. City officials had asked BVRAC to approve local non-profit service agency AH of Monroe, Inc., as project developer on what is likely to be a multimillion-dollar project without going through the usual RFP process.
The city charter allows it to bypass the normal RFP process for reasons âin the best interest of the city.â
The former Keys Energy diesel plant in Bahama Village, which lost a development deal in January, may be drawing new suitors.
City Manager Greg Veliz said another organization may be coming forward to make a proposal shortly. He wouldnât identify the group. But the Bahama Village Redevelopment Advisory Committee (BVRAC) also wants a crack at turning the abandoned diesel plant into a mixed-use complex that would be the commercial portion of the planned 3.2-acre affordable workforce housing development located across the street.
âIâm hearing people are interested. I hope so. Thatâs great,â Veliz said about redeveloping the diesel plant complex that runs along Fort and Angela streets in Bahama Village.