Golf Course Project FAQs
CONSTRUCTION/COURSE CLOSURE/TIMING
26. What is driving the course closure? Is it the irrigation or the course improvements or something else? The irrigation replacement combined with the necessary bunker replacement is what requires the course closure. Based on the proposed scope of work, the irrigation system replacement is a 7-9 month project that will take place over 14 months due to winter interruption of work. 27. How much time are the golf course improvements adding to the construction time? Are there any characteristics of the golf course that would make completing these projects less risky? There is very little timeline risk associated with making the course improvements and constructing the Post and Refreshment Stations. If we were to only complete the bunkers, irrigation, and cart path portion of the project, the timeline of 7-9 months of work over a 14 month period would not change. 28. If the project begins in Fall 2026, does that mean we won’t have access to the course beginning in September? The current plan calls for beginning work the week after Labor Day in 2026 and finishing by the start of the 2028 golf season. We expect to have 9 holes of golf open in the fall of 2026 through the end of the season and then be closed for play on the course during 2027, reopening in the spring of 2028. 29. Will we do anything to hold contractors to the deadlines established? What assurances can we get that the project will be completed on time? What ramifications will there be if the project isn’t completed on time? The professionals we have retained are very experienced and have completed many similar projects in similar environments. They believe the proposed schedule and timeline are very achievable. That said, we will also explore hiring an experienced project management firm to represent the Club in bidding and negotiating construction contracts, overseeing the work and monitoring expenses vs. the budget. We may also negotiate penalties/incentives in the construction contracts to ensure the project timeline is met. in 2028. So it really could be 2 golf seasons that we don’t have access to the course. We are confident in the timeline that we have established. When creating the timeline, the grassing schedule is the key component and the schedule is built around this key date. Most of the grassing on the project will be sodded, which needs shorter time frames than grass grown from seed to mature and establish. If the plan is completed and #8 & #10 are redesigned, these two greens will be grown from seed. In our schedule, the greens on these two holes will be shaped in the fall of 2026 and ready to be seeded in the spring of 2027. Seeding the greens in the spring of 2027 will give us ample time to be open and be ready for play in 2028. Sod will be laid throughout the project and well into the fall of 2027 and will be ready for play in 2028. 31. How many desert/mountain courses have replaced their irrigation and completed on time? This information is not readily available. Anecdotally, there are golf courses that have completed these projects on time and some that have had delays. But the scope of the projects are all different. 30. If you are beginning the work in Fall then we are really talking about one full season and part of another. Then if the grass doesn’t grow as expected, it might mean that we don’t open until late
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