Developer Carl Bazarian will have to submit a fresh application if he wants to be considered as a potential developer for a new hotel in St George’s.And he may also face competition from other developers after Premier Craig Cannonier suggested that proposals for a new resort on the former Club Med site had already been submitted by other contractors.Mr Bazarian was hired by the former Progressive Labour Party Government in 2008 to construct a new Park Hyatt Resort at the location. But he was finally kicked off the job by his former bosses last December after the development was hit with a series of delays and appeared to be making no progress.Last week The Royal Gazette revealed that the developer was still hopeful of being involved in a project on the Island, and was in talks with fellow-US developer Nathan Landow over financing for a fresh bid.But last night Mr Cannonier pointed out that any former work by Mr Bazarian under his old contract with the former Government was now “null and void”“As Chairman of the Economic Development Committee, (EDC), I have seen several proposals for the development of various properties, including that of the former Club Med site,” Mr Cannonier said.“As you’ll recall, Mr Bazarian was the developer for the property several years ago. However, the former PLP administration terminated the development agreement and the lease with Mr Bazarian, based on multiple breaches to the development contract.“Earlier this year, the OBA government adopted the decision of the former PLP government and ratified the termination of the contract with the developer. Therefore, Mr Bazarian’s original application for the development of the Club Med site is no longer a viable option — it no longer exists.That being said, Mr Bazarian has recently voiced his interest in developing the property and from what I understand, he is in the midst of securing financing, However, if he, or any other developer for that matter, is interested in developing any properties in Bermuda there is a specific process in place which must be adhered to — an application would have to be submitted to the EDC, who will then conduct a thorough investigation to consider all of the ramifications of the project, including its financial viability.“Let me be very clear about this. If Mr Bazarian wishes to be considered as a developer of the Club Med site, his submission, which may or may not include the former architectural plans, would have to be submitted as a brand new application, as his previous proposal is null and void. “When in Opposition, the OBA was highly critical of the PLP’s handling of the development, and suggested that, had the then-Government carried out proper due diligence “it would have known that Mr Bazarian was not in a strong position to take on such a project as the Park Hyatt resort development”.“And yet, despite Mr Bazarian’s limitations, which any prudent and thorough Government would have known about, this Government blew up the former Club Med facility in 2008, in a fantastically dramatic fashion, and tore down the golf club buildings,” then-Shadow Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell said in October 2012.The Royal Gazette attempted to contact Shadow Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert seeking his views on the fact that Mr Bazarian was considering submitting a new proposal. Mr Furbert could not be contacted by press time last night.