The latest call for a Jacksonville Landing redevelopment plan brought 14 responses from firms across the country.
After a weeklong delay, bids for the project were opened Wednesday.
The authority and city’s procurement department will rank the proposals and narrow the list from 14 to three by mid-March, DIA CEO Aundra Wallace said in a statement.
From there, those three will be interviewed and the top choice selected by the end of the month.
Wallace said the organization is “extremely pleased with the interest shown” from the design community and looked forward to reviewing the proposals.
“The gateway to Downtown’s Northbank is the Main Street Bridge,” Wallace said. “The Jacksonville Landing is adjacent to that gateway and is a critical component to our redevelopment plans for the Northbank.”
The DIA has sought a new vision for Downtown riverfront site, one with a focus on waterfront design and public access space.
Landing owner Toney Sleiman unveiled a design in August, but pushback from the community caused the search for a new direction.
Information on the bidders is limited, but they are:
• RTKL Associates Inc., based in Dallas.
• Perkins + Will, Chicago.
• ASD Inc. and Rogers Partners, based in Jacksonville and New York, respectively.
• Eskew+Dumez+Ripple, New Orleans.
• Wakefield, Beasley & Associates, of Ponte Vedra Beach, in association with Urban Design Associates, of Pittsburgh.
• Cooper Carry Inc., Atlanta.
• The Haskell Co., Jacksonville.
• Niles Bolton Associates Inc., Atlanta.
• KBJ Architects, Jacksonville.
• Gresham, Smith and Partners, Jacksonville.
• LS3P, Charleston.
• Project for Public Spaces, New York.
• NBBJ, Boston.
• EDSA, Fort Lauderdale.
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