# City of Lincoln Ionwave #26-186

Holmes Golf Course Short-Game Facility Construction and Bunker Renovation

**Posted:** October 07, 2026
**Respond By:** November 04, 2026
**Identifier:** 26-186
**NAICS:** 237990, 238910, 237110, 238220, 561730, 237210

The City of Lincoln is seeking a contractor to build a short-game practice facility and renovate bunkers at Holmes Golf Course.
- **Government buyer:** City of Lincoln, Nebraska — Purchasing Division / Lincoln Purchasing, with the Parks and Recreation Department’s Golf Division; Lancaster County.
- **Scope:** Build five USGA-specification practice greens totaling 25,000 sq. ft. and two practice bunkers totaling approximately 4,000 sq. ft.; renovate 24 existing bunkers. Work also includes site preparation, drainage, irrigation modifications, cart paths, grading, seeding, sod, testing, and restoration. The existing-bunker renovation is described as approximately 27,000 sq. ft.; the bid schedule lists 23,780 sq. ft. for several renovation items.
- **Named OEMs and specified products:** **Capillary Concrete** bunker liner; **ADS** ADS-N12 Dual Wall drainage pipe; **The Toro Company** Infinity Series 54 sprinklers and 474 Quick Couplers; **Aquafuse** 3-inch IPS 360 ball valves. Named turf and bunker materials include HGT Bluegrass, creeping bentgrass, USGA-specification gravel and rootzone mix, and Pro Tour or Pro/Angle bunker sand.
- **Scheduled quantities:** 26 Toro Infinity Series 54 sprinklers with orange nozzles, 6 Toro 474 Quick Couplers, and 3 Aquafuse 3-inch IPS 360 ball valves. Irrigation piping must be HDPE. The bid schedule requests 75 tons of brown angular sand for practice bunkers and lists Pro Tour bunker sand and a Pro Angle alternate for existing bunker work.
- **Notable technical requirements:** Greens require a uniform 4-inch gravel layer and 12-inch USGA rootzone across 25,000 sq. ft. Bunker liners must be at least 2 inches thick, with bunker sand installed at a minimum 4-inch depth; practice-facility bunker sand is specified at 4–6 inches. The contractor must provide material test data, coordinate Capillary Concrete representative inspection and sign-off, conduct drainage/percolation testing, and submit as-built drawings. HDPE fusion personnel must be trained and certified by the pipe manufacturer. Contractor qualifications include experience completing at least five 18-hole golf courses in the prior three years, including HDPE pipe fusion and Capillary Concrete sand bunkers.
- **Other named suppliers and plan holders:** Invited suppliers include #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.; and AC Nelsen RV World. Plan holders include Arrowhead Construction; Brandt Excavating LLC; General Excavating; Goodwill Specialty Services; Grizzly Contracting & Restoration; Maile Enterprises, Inc; mulhalls nursery; and National Concrete Cutting, Inc. These are listed as invited suppliers or plan holders, not as awarded contractors.
- **Estimated value:** Over $500,000; planning range estimated at $500,000–$1,500,000.
- **Period:** Work is planned for late summer through early winter, with greens to be seeded by early fall. Existing-course bunker work follows practice-facility work and is due by the end of the overall construction period.

### 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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