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$1.7 million design contract approved for park at former Jacksonville Landing

An aerial view shows he park design planned for the former Jacksonville Landing site Downtown.
Jacksonville Daily Record
An aerial view shows the park design planned for the former Jacksonville Landing site Downtown.

City officials finalized a $1.7 million contract with firm Perkins & Will to complete designs for a public riverfront park Downtown at the former Jacksonville Landing site.

The order, signed Dec. 3 by city Chief Administrative Officer Brian Hughes, executed the contract with the international design firm.

The agreement sets a May 27 benchmark for Perkins & Will to refine its design and obtain construction pricing for the park and its amenities so the city can budget for construction in fiscal year 2022-23.

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