$1.2M design contract for Pittsburgh Pirates' Bradenton facility nears approval

The Bradenton City Council is set to hire a local architecture firm for $1.22 million to design a third baseball field for LECOM Park as well as renovate an existing field and structures. The contract is listed as a consent agenda item, meaning it will likely pass without discussion as part of several other actions, at the council’s March 12 meeting.

In December 2024, the Bradenton City Council approved recommendation of the award for the design contract to Lakewood Ranch-based Fawley Bryant Architects, and the March 12 vote is to execute the contract.

The scope of services calls for the design of a third baseball field replicating the characteristics and dimensions of PNC Park, home of the Pittsburgh Pirates, the team that conducts spring training at LECOM Park. Seating for 300 behind home plate and netting along 9th Street West and 13th Avenue are among some of the other features included in the scope.