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Originally Posted by Daddymac
Here is a good question, Why are we paying to fix “The contractors” £uck up, To bring the courses back. Why are they not insured for this.
Just more hands in the cookie jar!!
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Originally Posted by Marathon Man
Great question to ask at the next meeting where the right people can give you an answer.
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I don't believe the contracts require the maintenance contractors to "maintain the course" (as we might construe "maintain" to mean). I believe most, if not all of the contracts are awarded more as a "landscaping contract" and simply require the maintenance contractor to mow, fertilize & aerate (& other functions) on a specific schedule and proceed as advised by the Director. I don't believe they had any real obligation to assess current conditions and proceed accordingly. I don't think the contracts hold the contractor accountable.
At the last PWAC meeting, at least one of the Commissioners mentioned that the contracts were more like "landscape contracts" (in fact, they are officially called "landscaping contracts").
In the real world of golf course maintenance, mowing, watering, fertilizing, aerating, rolling, punching, etc., isn't necessarily done on a fixed, weekly/monthly/yearly schedule. It is done "as conditions warrant".