Request for Proposals for Black Swamp Conservancy Buttonwood Park Restoration, Wood County

The Black Swamp Conservancy is seeking proposals for a design-build wetland and floodplain restoration project on 9 acres of the Wood County Park District’s Buttonwood Park / Betty C. Black Recreation Area in Perrysburg Township, Wood County, Ohio

The selected Contractor will manage and implement all aspects of the Project (including design, engineering, permits, construction, and planting) to complete the Project scope of services as described in the attached “Buttonwood Park Restoration Design-Build Project Request for Proposals.” 

Proposals are due May 14, 2026, by 4 pm.

Additional Information

To assess the conditions of the Site to inform their responses to this RFP, all firms interested in submitting a proposal are encouraged to visit the Site. The grounds at Buttonwood Park are open to the public from 8am to sunset. Please email ahead to Melanie Coulter at to let us know when you will be on site.

All questions about the RFP and the Project must be emailed to Melanie Coulter and received by May 6, 2026.  On May 7, we will distribute all questions received and our responses to all firms that expressed an interest in submitting a proposal.

All firms interested in submitting a proposal, being included on the question and response distribution list, and/or visiting the site visit should notify Melanie Coulter by email at mcoulter@blackswamp.org.  No phone calls, please.

To be eligible to submit proposals, the Contractor must demonstrate the successful completion of at least 4 engineered design plans for wetland or stream restoration projects, each greater than $200,000 in contract amount, preferably but not mandatorily within the Western Lake Erie Basin.