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Top two bidders return and two other contenders join forces
Santa Rosa County Commissioners received seven proposals in their redo of the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier management bid. Pasco Gibson, Jr., and Yolanda Wells initially won a contract, set to start at the end of the current lease, which expires Dec. 31. However, three commissioners decided to revisit the initial proposal selection, prompting a lawsuit filed by Gibson and Wells to stop a revote. Ultimately the board instead rebid the contract to remedy the suit and also revised a proposal scoring method the county had used for more than two decades.
Pictured left to right: Scott Rayner and Joey Bryant, partners in Coastal Concessions, joined forces with former competitor Bob Benaquis. The group also teamed up with Navarre chiropractor Josh Pickett.
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