The Ralph Wilson Park Conservancy invites qualified landscape and maintenance vendors to submit qualifications for the year-round care and maintenance of Ralph Wilson Park, a world-class City of Buffalo park located on Buffalo’s waterfront. This RFQ is intended to identify vendors with demonstrated experience, technical capacity, and commitment to working in partnership with the Conservancy, who may be invited to participate in a subsequent Request for Proposals (RFP).
The Park is currently under construction and will be opening in phases. The first phase is scheduled to be under Conservancy management, through an agreement with the City of Buffalo, as early as Spring 2026 and to open to the public as early as Summer 2026. The Conservancy is seeking a partner to assume operational responsibility upon Ralph Wilson Park Conservancy beginning management of park operations as early as Spring 2026.
The Park includes hardscapes: roadways, pathways (paved and concrete), pedestrian bridge; complex landscapes: trees, lawns, meadows, undulating hills, berm planting, ornamental gardens, living shoreline, aquatic planting/marshes, bioretention areas, etc.; athletic fields: football, soccer, and baseball/softball; playgrounds; and structures: restroom facilities, pool house, picnic shelters.
The selected partner will help the Conservancy advance its mission: to create a safe, vibrant, accessible, and inclusive waterfront park for generations to come.
Download the RFP here.
Submission Instructions
- Email a PDF to opportunities@rwparkbuffalo.org by 3PM on November 3, 2025.
- Subject line: RFQ Submission – Ralph Wilson Park Landscape & Maintenance
- Max file size: 20 MB.
Timeline (All dates subject to change upon written notice.)
• Oct 13 – RFQ issued
• Oct 20 – Questions due (5 PM EST)
• Oct 23 – Addendum with answers to submitted questions issued
• Nov 03 – RFQ submissions due (3 PM EST)
• Nov 07 – RFP issued to shortlisted vendors and park tours scheduled
• Nov 21 – RFP due to Conservancy (5pm EST)
• Dec 05 – Vendors invited to interview
• Jan 2026 – Estimated contract execution
Question and Answer period
Questions should be submitted to opportunities@rwparkbuffalo.org by 5PM EST on October 20, 2025.
Questions that require general clarifications were compiled, answered, and posted here on October 23, 2025.
