City of Lincoln Ionwave #26-186

Holmes Golf Course short-game facility construction and bunker renovation

The City of Lincoln is seeking a golf-course construction contractor for new short-game practice facilities and bunker renovations at Holmes Golf Course. - Government buyer: City of Lincoln, Nebraska — Purchasing Division/Lincoln Purchasing, Parks and Recreation Department, Golf Division; the documents also identify Lincoln/Lancaster County. - Scope: Build five USGA-specification practice greens totaling 25,000 sq. ft. and two practice bunkers specified at approximately 2,000 sq. ft. each; renovate 24 existing bunkers. The renovation scope describes approximately 27,000 sq. ft., while bid-schedule items use 23,780 sq. ft. for several bunker tasks and materials. - Specified OEMs and brands: Toro (26 Infinity Series 54 sprinklers with orange nozzles and 6 model 474 quick couplers); Aquafuse (3 3-inch IPS 360 ball valves); ADS-N12 dual-wall perforated drainage pipe; Capillary Concrete proprietary bunker liner; HGT Bluegrass sod; and Pro Tour/Pro Angle bunker sand. Irrigation piping must be HDPE. The documents also specify USGA gravel and rootzone mix and creeping bentgrass seed. - Major quantities and work: Install a 4-inch gravel layer and 12-inch USGA rootzone across 25,000 sq. ft.; use a 2-inch-minimum Capillary Concrete liner and a minimum 4-inch sand layer for bunker work; install 75 tons of brown angular sand for the practice bunkers. Bid quantities also include 100,680 sq. ft. of HGT Bluegrass sod, 20 catch basins, and scheduled solid and perforated drainage pipe. Pro Angle is offered as an alternate to Pro Tour for existing-bunker sand installation. - Construction services: Site clearing and earthwork, drainage, irrigation modifications, greens and bunker construction, cart-path work, grading, seeding, sod installation, restoration, testing, and as-built documentation. Contractors provide labor, materials, equipment, supervision, and testing. - Notable qualifications and quality requirements: The contractor must document completion of at least five qualifying 18-hole golf courses within the preceding three years, including HDPE pipe fusion and Capillary Concrete sand bunkers. HDPE fusion personnel must be trained and certified by the pipe manufacturer. Material testing, drainage/percolation testing, and inspection/sign-off by a certified Capillary Concrete representative are required. - Named suppliers and plan holders (not identified as awardees): #Mow & Snow LLC; “ALL CARE” GROUNDS MANAGEMENT; 1776 Grounds Maintenance; 1ST RESOURCE SOLUTIONS, LLC; 2nd Wind Exercise Equipment; 360 Clean, LLC; 4 Ways Delivery LLC; 84 Lumber Company; A Better Hood Cleaning; A.T.G.-Ram Industries, LLC; A1 Iron Corp; A6 Scientific Corp.; AAMA EAST INC; ABCreative Inc.; AC Nelsen RV World; Arrowhead Construction; Brandt Excavating LLC; General Excavating; Goodwill Specialty Services; Grizzly Contracting & Restoration; Maile Enterprises, Inc; mulhalls nursery; and National Concrete Cutting, Inc. - Estimated value: The source characterizes the agreement as over $500,000; no firm upper limit is provided.

Description

The City of Lincoln is soliciting bids for work at Holmes Golf Course, covering construction of a short game practice facility and golf course bunker renovation. The short game facility scope includes five USGA-specification greens totaling 25,000 square feet, two bunkers, drainage, irrigation modifications, turf establishment, and related site work. The separate bunker scope covers renovation of 24 existing bunkers using Capillary Concrete liners and premium sand, with drainage and surrounding turf restoration. A mandatory pre-bid meeting and site visit is scheduled for October 23, 2026, at Holmes Golf Course; bids are due November 4, 2026.

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