# 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 is also identified in the procurement materials.
- **Project scope:** Build five USGA-specification practice greens totaling 25,000 sq. ft. and two new bunkers of approximately 2,000 sq. ft. each; renovate 24 existing bunkers. The existing-bunker specifications describe about 27,000 sq. ft., while several bid-schedule items use 23,780 sq. ft.
- **Named OEMs and product brands:** **Capillary Concrete** bunker liner; **ADS** (ADS-N12 Dual Wall) drainage pipe; **Toro** Infinity Series 54 sprinklers and 474 Quick Couplers; **Aquafuse** 3-inch IPS 360 ball valves; Pro Tour and Pro/Angle bunker sand; and HGT Bluegrass sod. Materials also include creeping bentgrass, HDPE pipe, and USGA-specification gravel and rootzone mix.
- **Scheduled equipment and materials:** 26 Toro Infinity Series 54 sprinklers with orange nozzles; 6 Toro 474 Quick Couplers; 3 Aquafuse 3-inch IPS 360 ball valves; 25,000 sq. ft. each of greens gravel and USGA rootzone; 100,680 sq. ft. of HGT Bluegrass sod; and scheduled drainage pipe, catch basins, bunker liner, and sand. The bid schedule requests Pro Tour sand and an alternate price for Pro/Angle in its place.
- **Notable technical requirements:** Existing bunkers require Capillary Concrete liner at least 2 inches thick and approved bunker sand at least 4 inches deep. Irrigation piping must be HDPE. The contractor must provide material testing, drainage/percolation testing, certified Capillary Concrete representative inspection/sign-off, and as-built drawings. Personnel fusing HDPE must be trained and certified by the pipe manufacturer.
- **Qualifications and project delivery:** The contractor must document experience completing at least five qualifying 18-hole golf courses in the preceding three years, including HDPE pipe fusion and Capillary Concrete bunkers. Work includes site preparation, earthwork, drainage, irrigation modifications, cart paths, turf establishment, and restoration. The estimated agreement value is over $500,000.
- **Other named suppliers listed in the notice (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.

### 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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