LEGAL NOTICE
REQUEST FOR
QUALIFICATIONS
The Stark County Commissioners intend to contract for Professional Engineering Services related to Electrical Design Services for the Stark County Fairgrounds 80-acre campus located at 305 Wertz Ave. N.W., Canton, Ohio 44708. Engineering Firms interested in being considered for a contract to provide electrical site design to upgrade the campus site power distribution and lighting system with a new underground electrical distribution system and energy efficient LED site lighting as a multiple phased project for the Stark County Fairgrounds site should reply with a statement of qualifications no later than 3:00pm on May 29, 2026. Statements received after the deadline will not be considered.
Statements of qualification should include information regarding the firm's history, education and experience of the owners and key technical personnel who will be assigned to the project, the technical expertise of the firm's current staff, the firm's experience in designing a campus underground distribution system and energy efficient site lighting for a county fairground, the firm's equipment and facilities, the firm's proximity to the project location, and any previous work performed for any agency of Stark County Government.
Statement of qualifications should be transmitted to the Stark County Commissioners, 110 Central Plaza South, Suite 240, Canton, Ohio 44702, Attention Jennifer Odey. As required by the Ohio Revised Code, Section 153.66 et seq., responding firms will be evaluated and ranked in order of their qualifications. Following this evaluation, the Stark County Commissioners will enter contract negotiations with the most highly ranked firm, based on the above criteria for this project.
Project Location:
Stark County Fairgrounds
305 Wertz Ave. NE,
Canton, Ohio 44702
Description: Provide electrical design plans, specifications, bid documents, and project administration for the required renovations of the above building.
Published in The Repository on May 11, May 18 and May 24, 2026.
