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Explore the park district’s latest postings for contractors, vendors and/or public comment. These public notices are often required for certain park district projects.
Current Public Notices
Request for Qualifications
Silver Creek Trail
Summit Metro Parks (“Metro Parks”) is seeking qualified consulting firms to perform engineering and design services for the Silver Creek Trail project. The general scope includes route selection, design, construction document preparation and permitting for a multi-purpose trail that will extend from Trolley Line Park in Wadsworth, pass Silver Creek Metro Park, to the Towpath Trail in Barberton. Statements of Qualifications to become eligible for this professional design service contract will be accepted until 12:00 noon, Tuesday, August 11, 2026. The successful firms will work under the direction of Summit Metro Parks.
Interested firms wishing to offer their services may obtain an information package below.
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Annual Park District Auction
Summit Metro Parks will use internet auctions to sell unneeded, obsolete, or unfit park district property from August 1 through August 11, 2026, per approved board resolution. Auction listings can be found on Farnsworth Auctions LLC., 7530 Greenwich Rd. Seville, OH 44273. Phone number 330-302-0659. Or GovDeals, 6931 Arlington Road, Second Floor, Bethesda, MD 20814. Phone 1-800-613-0156.
Per its Board of Park Commissioners (approved board resolution 8.2026), Summit Metro Parks will use internet auctions to sell unneeded, obsolete or unfit park district property from January 14 through December 31, 2026. Auction listings can be found on Farnsworth Auctions LLC. or GovDeals.
The personal property disposed of through internet auction includes but not limited to, motor vehicles, road machinery, car parts, equipment, tools and office equipment or supplies, regardless of property’s value, which are not needed, obsolete, or unfit for the public use for which it was acquired. The number of days of bidding for each auction will be at least ten (10) days, including Saturdays and Sundays, and holidays. Terms and condition of sale will be established at the time of the auction for that sale.