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City manager: Summit renovation near design completion; permit-fee estimator goes live

Gaithersburg mayor and council · May 19, 2026
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Summary

The city manager reported the 8 and 12 South Summit renovation is nearing final construction-document stage and that a permit-fee estimator tool is live on the city website as a soft launch; bidding is the next step for the renovation project.

Gaithersburg — The city manager told the mayor and council on May 18 that the renovation project at 8 and 12 South Summit is nearing design completion — described in the meeting as roughly between 95% and 100% of construction documents — and that the permit-fee calculator is now available on the city’s website as a soft launch.

The manager said the construction documents have been submitted with permitting to follow and that the next step for the renovation is bidding. On the permit fee estimator, the manager said it currently covers the most complicated permit types and that marketing and education about the tool will roll out in coming weeks.

No schedule for contract award or a construction start date was provided at the meeting.