NIGP 91225: Construction, Golf Course

NIGP 91225 Construction, Golf Course is an Item code under which state and local governments buy golf course construction and renovation work—including greens and tee-line installation, irrigation system upgrades, cart path and bunker construction, driving-range facilities, and comprehensive course renovations. The code sees steady activity across municipal golf operations, with issuing bodies including cities (Owensboro, Deerfield Beach, Wichita, Arlington, New Smyrna Beach, Bowling Green), counties (DeKalb, Santa Clara, Lanier, Indian River, Chatham), and specialized authorities (Atlanta City Golf, Texas A&M University-Texarkana, Park City Municipal Corporation). Work ranges from single-component improvements—such as irrigation retrofits at Rob Sullivan Park in DeBary, Florida (competitive bid, $90,000 estimated cost, April 2015 response date) and synthetic tee-line construction at Rocky Point Golf Course in Deerfield Beach, Florida (ITB, October 2026 response date)—to large-scale site renovations like the eighteen-hole Road Runner Course overhaul at Hogan Park in Midland, Texas (comprehensive earth work, USGA green construction, full irrigation system, cart paths, and bridges; competitive bid due September 2026). Qualification thresholds are substantial: contractors typically must demonstrate three to seven years of golf course construction experience, completion of two to five prior projects with documented scope match, and hold relevant licenses (general contractor, fencing, pole installation). Work occurs at active facilities, requiring coordination with ongoing play and maintenance operations, and frequently involves specialized tasks such as HDPE fusion certification, capillary concrete base installation, and topiary drainage design.

Recent opportunities cluster in the Southeast (Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas) and the Southwest (Texas, Arizona, California), with secondary activity in the Midwest (Michigan, Kentucky) and Pacific Northwest. The City of Wichita's Auburn Hills and Tex Consolver irrigation upgrade (RFB, bids due October 2026, five-year qualifying experience required) and the City of Midland's Road Runner Course renovation (bids due September 2026, $500 per-day liquidated damages, prevailing wage applicable) exemplify the scale and complexity typical of recent municipal solicitations. Smaller targeted improvements—such as cart-path resurfacing at New Smyrna Beach (ITB, August 2026) and Ben Hawes driving-range bays at Owensboro (ITB, June 2026)—also appear frequently. Insurance requirements consistently run $1 million per occurrence general liability; performance and payment bonds at 100 percent of contract value are standard for awards above $50,000 to $250,000. Prevailing wage applies to projects in Connecticut and Texas; a 75-percent local-workforce requirement is in effect for Bibb County Public Schools tennis-court upgrades in Macon, Georgia (RFP, September 2026). Santa Clara County has issued multiple prequalification rounds for hospital seismic-compliance projects (Building E, Building M, O'Connor Hospital, Regional Medical Center) that blend golf-course-adjacent site work with healthcare facility upgrades, signaling continued demand for integrated grounds and infrastructure expertise.