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Orlando council approves steps to secure Pulse memorial site, ranks design-build firm
Summary
The Orlando City Council approved consent-agenda steps to buy land adjacent to the Pulse site and to rank Gomez Construction Company as the top design‑build firm to turn a conceptual memorial design into a constructed permanent memorial.
The Orlando City Council voted on July 14 to move forward with purchasing land adjacent to the Pulse nightclub site and to rank Gomez Construction Company as the highest‑ranked design‑build firm to develop and construct a permanent memorial. The actions came as part of the council’s consent agenda and were approved by unanimous voice vote.
The measures advance a multi‑step effort to build a permanent memorial to the victims of the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting. Mayor Buddy Dyer and council members said the city intends for the design developed by the Pult Memorial Advisory Committee to be turned into construction documents…
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