ORLANDO, Fla. — The city of Orlando will consider a construction contract for the permanent Pulse memorial on Monday, marking another step toward building the long-overdue project.

Mayor Buddy Dyer shared the update during a news conference Wednesday, saying the city is still working through final requirements, including permitting and construction agreements but that things are moving closer to being finalized.

City officials said a slight delay in starting construction is not expected to affect the scheduled completion in fall 2027; a deadline that aligns with the end of his tenure.

“To me personally, the goal is to get the Pulse memorial completed for the families of the victims and survivors,” said Dyer. “They’ve been waiting a long time, it’s been over 10 years now and to have an appropriate place for them to go and mourn and to remember their loved ones is important to me.”

The city took over planning for the permanent memorial about two years ago after the OnePulse Foundation dissolved.

Dyer also announced on Wednesday a design update that will include an excerpt from Lin-Manuel Miranda’s sonnet to be added to the memorial wall. He said new donors have also come forward to help cover costs above what the city, county and state had already contributed.

“It’s been over the course of the last year or so since we went into design and realized we’d probably be a little bit over what the city and the county and the state had put in,” Dyer said. “So we made some companies aware that we would be accepting donations and they all stepped up.”

Orlando Torres, a survivor of the Pulse nightclub tragedy, said he is glad to see the project moving forward, even if the timeline has shifted.

“We can’t ask for anything more,” Torres said. “I mean, it’s already 10 years behind that we’ve waited. It’s going on 11 years. You know if it’s a few more months according to their scheduled plan, I mean what can we do? We just have to accept it as long as it’s finally done.”

Though a date to break ground has not been announced, Dyer said when the memorial is complete loved ones and survivors will likely be invited for a “first look,” opportunity.