The City of Highland Park is advancing a multi-year project to design and construct a permanent Place of Remembrance with a primary installation at the landmarked Rose Garden in Laurel Park and a secondary installation at Port Clinton Plaza. SWA Group has been contracted for design, and the City has completed ideation and concept development phases, with design development scheduled for July–September 2026, construction documentation through December 2026, and construction anticipated in 2027 and beyond. The City Council has increased the construction budget to an estimated 2300000–2800000 for the Rose Garden site alone, with Port Clinton Plaza costs still being developed, and has supported a total project budget in this higher range. An RFP for construction manager services closed on June 5, 2026, indicating that selection and preconstruction planning are imminent but not yet decided in this document. This is a significant capital and public space project encompassing landscape architecture, hardscape, lighting, accessibility, interpretive elements, and potentially water features, creating opportunities for contractors, specialty trades, interpretive design, and long-term operations and maintenance vendors to support implementation and future phases.
Construction manager procurement is underway based on an RFP with responses due June 5, 2026, but no...
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