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CRA clears funds and recommends demolition and owners‑rep contracts for former Baptist Hospital; residents demand contamination disclosures
Summary
The CRA reprogrammed Westside funds to cover demolition and preliminary redevelopment costs at the former Baptist Hospital campus, recommended award of the demolition contract to North Star Contracting Group (about $12.8M) and an owner's‑rep contract to Jacobs; residents pressed staff on environmental risks and transparency.
The Pensacola CRA voted to reallocate Westside CRA monies for demolition, carrying costs and owner's‑representative services for the former Baptist Hospital complex and recommended awarding the decommissioning contract to North Star Contracting Group and an owner's‑rep contract to Jacobs Project Management Company.
Staff said the supplemental budget (Resolution 2025‑82) will fund demolition, off‑site processing and carrying costs (landscaping, utilities and security) that the CRA now shoulders after receiving portions of the campus. The board approved reprogramming the funds unanimously, 7–0.
On the procurement items, staff recommended awarding the decommissioning and demolition contract to North Star Contracting Group for $12,776,800 and the owner's‑representative contract to Jacobs…
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