Tyndall_Golf_Background_Paper.pdf

BULLET BACKGROUND PAPER

ON

TYNDALL AFB GOLF COURSE PRIVATIZATION/CONCESSIONAIRE

Tyndall AFB’s Pelican Point Golf Course is a Championship 18-hole facility located within the base perimeter fence and sprawling across 120 acres along the shore of St. Andrew Bay.

(Attachment 1) Pelican Point Golf Course may also be viewed using Google Maps. In order to ensure the availability of the golf course to base personnel, the base is researching the possibilities of either privatizing the operation and maintenance of the course or writing a concessionaire contract. This paper is intended to provide basic general information to private industry for the purposes of determining the interest and capabilities of contractors in a potential privatization or concessionaire contract of the Pelican Point Golf Course.

- Facilities & Equipment

-- Club house with pro shop, club rental storage, and kitchen/snack bar

-- Golf cart barn

-- Driving range with automated ball dispenser

-- Four Maintenance and storage buildings

-- 72 Golf Carts

-- Standard maintenance equipment (mowers, sand pros, etc.) (Attachment 2)

-- Resale inventory (Attachment 3)

- Financial Information

-- Current Pricing (Attachment 4)

Green Fees (18 Holes): E1-E4: $14.00 through Civilian: $30.00

Carts: $15.00 per person

Range Balls: $4.00 bucket

Club Rentals: Regular: $15.00

Lockers: $48.00 annually

-- Rounds Played:

2010 2011 2012

January 1003 1130 1459

February 2047 2059 1719

March 2090 2306 2064

April 2157 2194 1714

May 2622 1902 1561

June 1532 1595 1092

July 1614 743 1243

August 1121 959 910

September 1259 1288

October 1370 1504

November 1372 1042

December 953 912

-- Annual Revenues and Expenses:

FY10 FY11 FY12 (Through July)

Revenue: $626,683 $576,642 $388,897

Expenses: $795,364 $822,006 $534,286

NIAD: ($162,140) ($246,624) $(68,918)

-- Breakdown of Major Expenses:

Utilities: $104,000 per year

Labor: $430,000 per year

Chemicals, Fuel: $165,000 per year

- Challenges

-- Pelican Point has experienced a 45% decrease in rounds over the last 6 years

-- Non-Department of Defense civilians are currently authorized to play at Pelican Point Golf

Course. However, potential golfers must apply for a pass to gain access to the base, an administrative process that may deter play. (Public access application requirements, along with other course information such as pricing, course layout and overview, can be reviewed at http://www.pelicanpointgolf.com/ )

- Privatization or Concessionaire Discussion

-- Pelican Point Golf Course must be operated and maintained in accordance with Air Force

Instruction 34-116, “Air Force Golf Course Program.” (Attachment 5)

-- Tyndall AFB seeks a legally permissible arrangement that allows for, and incentivizes, long-term capital improvements in the course and its facilities

-- Any potential capital improvements seeking to provide for increased non-DoD civilian access to the base (i.e. changes to the perimeter fence or construction of a new clubhouse) are limited by construction restrictions associated with environmental regulations. Presently, non-

DoD civilians must apply for base pass and drive through base to get to golf course. Pass requirements include Public Access Background Affidavit be submitted along with DD Form

1172, Application for Uniformed Services Identification Card DEERS Enrollment.

Identification cards are not issued. (Pass Info - Attachment 6)