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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

County Issues New Solicitation for Bethesda Police Station Development Proposals

The county is starting the solicitation process from scratch after a land-swap deal with developer JBG fell though.

Montgomery County has issued a new document soliciting proposals for the development of a new 2nd District police station in downtown Bethesda. The county initially issued a request for proposals for a project to replace the aging Bethesda station in 2008. The JBG Companies, based in Chevy Chase, offered the winning bid. But after years of negotiations, the developers backed out of a land-swap deal with Montgomery County that called for building the station as part of a mixed-use residential project at 7900 Wisconsin Ave. JBG's plans for the modified project without the police station [PDF] were approved by the Montgomery County Planning Board Feb. 14. With the original plans dead, timing will be a key issue as the county reviews proposals…

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Bethesda Police Station Deal Fizzles (in Bethesda-Chevy Chase Patch)

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

County Mulls Issuing New RFP for Bethesda Police Station

County officials are "much further behind" than anticipated on the project after developers JBG backed out of a land-swap deal to build the station.

Montgomery County’s Department of General Services may need to issue a new request for proposals for Bethesda’s second district police station after developer JBG backed out of a deal to construct the building. The county is considering several options—among them renovating the aging station at its current Wisconsin Avenue site, looking for a new location to build, and issuing a new RFP, said Greg Ossont, deputy director for DGS's office of planning and development. A decision on how to move forward should be made shortly after the first of the year, Ossont said. “We realize the second district police station is in poor condition,” Ossont said. “It puts us much further behind than we thought we’d be at this point due to JBG pulling out, so…

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Bethesda Police Station Deal Fizzles (in Bethesda-Chevy Chase Patch) and Council Votes to Move Forward With Second District Police Station Deal (in Bethesda-Chevy Chase Patch)

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