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Old 03-01-2024, 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by sheena0904 View Post
I have to disagree with your statement blaming Mitch. If you notice all the courses that are NOT being complained about all have a common theme. Those courses have been renovated since Mitch has come on board in 2019.
I guess I would see it as the opposite. There shouldn't be as much complaining about recently renovated courses. They should be in decent shape. To say nothing of the fact, that courses shouldn't have to go through a major renovated every 10-15 years.

If he's the guy in charge and the courses aren't in acceptable condition, who should get blamed? The Ambassadors? The Starters? The guys mowing the grass?

Edit:

The Amenities Authority Committee (AAC) budgeted $1.9M for the renovation of Chula Vista and Amberwood [https://www.**************.com/2024/...golf-courses/]

The low bidder, came in at $1.4M ... the AAC is considering it.

The low bidder was a company called Landirr Inc, out of Sanford.

Likely in anticipation of this contract, Landirr Inc is advertising for a Project Manager / Superintendent Golf Course Construction.

IMO, the Job Description is ridiculous. They want to hire a Project Manager, who's also an on-site Job Superintendent, as well as a heavy equipment operator. []Just a moment.... Curiously, the Job Posting doesn't require the applicant to have experience with Project Management/Scheduling Software.

I can't imagine doing $1.4M public bid, construction job, without a Project Manager at least 1/2 time and I would want a full-time, on-site Superintendent ... who's not spending time, operating equipment and installing irrigation. Will the AAC hire a "Clerk of the Works" to oversee the job? I suspect not, but I don't know.

In the inflationary market we're in right now, how does a labor intensive bid, come in at 25% under budget?

Last edited by BrianL99; 03-02-2024 at 05:15 AM.