Sympl · Signal — pre-bid market data

Parks & recreation bids in Delaware

Most parks recreation bids in Delaware become public only when a solicitation posts. Sympl · Signal tracks 187 public parks recreation projects here, and 115 of them are still ahead of the bid board — visible today in funding votes, capital plans, and design contracts. What follows is a selected sample of what pre-bid tracking surfaces, not an index of every bid in Delaware.

Data snapshot: July 27, 2026 · refreshed as coverage runs

187

tracked parks recreation projects

public projects in Delaware on 2026-07-27

115

ahead of the bid board

funded, planned, or in design — not yet out for bid

63%

of the active pipeline is pre-bid

115 of 183 active projects

~10 mo

median pre-bid lead time

first public signal to bid posting (n=23)

The Delaware parks-recreation pipeline is unusually early-stage: 115 of 183 active projects (63%) have not reached a bid board yet. Buyer concentration is low: 97 distinct public owners across 3 counties, none holding more than 13 of the 187 tracked projects. Broad coverage beats any single relationship in a market shaped like this. The buyer mix splits mainly between parks and recreation departments (26%) and municipal governments (21%). 34 of those pre-bid projects are already funded, the stage where an early conversation can still shape the scope.

Who is buying

Most active parks recreation buyers in Delaware

Top public owners by tracked parks recreation projects, from the July 27, 2026 snapshot. Signal follows 97 buyers with parks recreation work in Delaware across 3 counties.

Buyer Type County Projects
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control State agency 13
New Castle County Parks and Recreation Parks & recreation 7
Delaware State Parks State agency Sussex County 6
Killens Pond State Park Parks & recreation Kent County 6
New Castle Public Works, DE Public works New Castle County 6

Before the bid board

A sample of what pre-bid tracking surfaces

Recent parks recreation projects from the Delaware pipeline, shown at month granularity. Each one carries a source-backed brief, stakeholder map, and stage history inside Signal.

Project County Stage Surfaced
Seaford Riverfront Revitalization — $3M Grant-Funded Waterfront Improvements In design Jul 2026
Auburn Valley Master Plan Early signal Jul 2026
Fork Branch Preserve Early signal Jul 2026
Village of Ardencroft 75th Anniversary Revitalization Projects New Castle County In design Jul 2026
Town of Little Creek Sidewalk & Crosswalk Improvements (MPO Study Recommendations) Kent County Early signal Jul 2026

Precise dates, briefs, stakeholder contacts, and source documents stay inside the product — this table is the surface layer.

Coverage is expanding market by market.

Signal runs discovery on the territories and verticals our customers cover, so these numbers grow as coverage does. If Delaware is your market, we can stand up live parks recreation tracking for your territory and walk the pipeline with you.

Frequently asked questions

How do I find parks recreation bids in Delaware?

Public bid boards and procurement portals list parks recreation solicitations in Delaware once they post, and they are the right place to catch active bids. The earlier layer is where most of the pipeline sits: as of July 2026, Sympl Signal tracks 187 public parks recreation projects in Delaware, and 115 of them have not reached a bid board yet. Those show up first in funding approvals, capital plans, board minutes, and design contracts.

Who buys parks recreation work in Delaware?

Parks and recreation departments are the largest buyer group, at 26% of tracked projects, followed by municipal governments at 21%. In total, Signal tracks 97 public buyers with parks recreation projects in Delaware across 3 counties, including Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and New Castle County Parks and Recreation.

How early are parks recreation projects visible in Delaware?

Among tracked Delaware parks recreation projects with dated public records, the median gap between the first pre-bid signal (a budget line, bond vote, board action, or design award) and the bid posting is about 10 months (n=23). That gap is the relationship-building window before a solicitation exists.