BOCC To Select OLF 8 Master Plan Firm Monday

June 30, 2019

The Escambia County Commission will hold a special meeting on Monday to decide between three ranked firms to create the master plan for the OLF 8 site on Nine Mile Road. The finalist list was selected  by a joint Escambia County – Navy Federal committee.

The top three firms are, in the order ranked by the committee, are:

  1. DPZ CoDESIGN of Miami,
  2. Associated Space Design dba ASD|SKY of Atlanta.
  3. Pensacola office of Atkins North America.

During the 9 a.m. meeting Monday, the winning firm will be selected based upon the following criteria:

  • Strategy for addressing Plan Objectives – 15 Points;
  • Approach for conducting the Existing Conditions Analysis and Technical Analysis – 15 Points;
  • Approach for conducting Economic Impact Analysis – 20 Points;
  • Demonstration of innovative methods for soliciting, assessing and using community input, comments and suggestions during project development and for working with diverse stakeholders to achieve plan objective – 20 Points;
  • Demonstration of successfully implementing other similar master plan – 15 Points; and
  • Strategy for implementing the OLF-8 Master Plan – 15 Points.

The Firms

DPZ CoDESIGN’s accomplishments include the Perdido Key Corridor Master Plan, Pensacola Community Redevelopment Area Form Based Code, the Orange County Code and Comprehensive Plan, Reinvent Phoenix (AZ) and the Southtowne Apartments in Pensacola.

ASD/SKY’s accomplishments include the Navy Federal Heritage Oaks Campus, the Navy Federal Recreation Facility, Southtown Mixed Use Residential Project in Pensacola, the Lulu (GA) Master Plan and Hacienda Pinilla in Costa Rica.

Atkins North America’s list included the Navy Federal Credit Union (NFCU) Site, Babcock Ranch Economic Impact Study in Lee County, Crestview Community Redevelopment Agency Master Plan, Glenwood Park Atlanta,Grand Turk Master Plan Development Services Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Island.

OLF -8

In January Escambia County acquired the 636 acre OLF-8 in a land swap with the U.S. Navy for property in Santa Rosa County. The land exchange provided Escambia County with property that can accommodate a wide variety of residential and light industrial development options.

NorthEscambia.com file photo.

Comments

3 Responses to “BOCC To Select OLF 8 Master Plan Firm Monday”

  1. Lonnie Kersey on September 30th, 2019 2:37 pm

    A 100 acre western town theme park would create jobs

  2. MR REALITY on July 1st, 2019 2:28 pm

    More outsiders who make the big $ then leave with it…..ALL A WASTE OF MORE OF OUR MONEY as the plans are never stuck to anyway….spend spend spend is all these clowns know how to do. What the hell do most of these copanies know about this kind of project? They have built apt complexes that all draw OUT of our community not put back into our society….

  3. J.Larry Seale on June 30th, 2019 12:04 pm

    I hope they keep in mind, That
    a NEW high school is needed for
    that area………..