Negotiations have broken down between SUNY and the second bidder selected to redevelop Long Island College Hospital.
A SUNY spokesperson released a statement that read, in part, “The State University of New York has been negotiating in good faith over the past several weeks to finalize an agreement with The Peebles Corporation.”
The statement went on to say, “Unfortunately, several portions of the Peebles proposal have dramatically changed, including the possibility of long delays in the manner and method in which health care will be provided at the site. Additionally, Peebles is seeking a cost-sharing agreement in which taxpayers would be partially responsible for environmental remediation.
SUNY says it will now turn to the bidder whose proposal was ranked third, Fortis Property Group, LLC, which is working with NYU Langone Medical Center and Lutheran Health Care.
SUNY says although an agreement approved by a judge allowed them to stop service at the hospital earlier this month, it plans to continue its current level of emergency service as negotiations continue.
A spokesperson for the Peebles Corporation said in a statement that “SUNY wanted Peebles to indemnify them for environmental issues without testing the site beforehand. That and some other issues that SUNY mischaracterizes are the essence of this.”
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