A rendering from the 2015 “Positioning Pullman” study.
Source: Block Club Chicago
The National Park Service, which is leading the project, hopes to complete the visitors center by spring 2021. It just awarded a $5.8 million contract for the work.
PULLMAN — Long-awaited construction on a visitors center at the Pullman National Monument is expected to kick off this month as the massive renovation of the neighborhood’s iconic clock tower rolls on.
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“We will have exhibits, a meeting space, public restrooms and a small store,” said Sue Bennett, acting superintendent of Pullman National Monument. “We’re excited [because] once we start this project we get closer to when we can actually open to visitors.”
The contract for the construction of the visitor center was awarded to Griggs Mitchell & Alma of Illinois, a small minority-owned and veteran-owned business, through a national competition.
“It’s a fairly complicated process and you’re looking for people with skills, qualifications and experience,” Bennett said. “We were very pleased that a local contractor competed and was awarded the contract.”