Rose Park Golf Course Irrigation and Turf Reduction / Nibley Park Golf Course Irrigation

Salt Lake City Corporation's Department of Public Services, Architecture and Construction Management Division is soliciting contractor prequalification for two golf course irrigation construction projects, with submittals due via Bonfire by 2:00 p.m. on November 10, 2026. Prequalification is a gate: only prequalified general contractors may bid, and the Rose Park and Nibley Park projects will be bid separately.

The scope covers the Rose Park Golf Course Irrigation and Turf Reduction project (Job No. PRK23041, 1386 N Redwood Road) and the Nibley Park Golf Course Irrigation project (Job No. PRK26019, 2780 S 700 E), both in Salt Lake City, Utah. Work includes demolishing existing laterals and heads without disturbing playable turf, installing new HDPE mainline, laterals, and heads, excavating and building a settling pond, and installing a pump station with piping. Alternative lateral installation methods, including open-cut trenching and boring, are accepted so long as playable turf is not affected. The system integrates Toro Lynx controllers and a Spectrum WatchDog weather station, with grounding by Paige Wire.

Mandatory requirements include bonding capacity and safety, both scored pass/fail. Safety requirements include weekly safety meetings and mandatory and random drug testing. Contractors must reach a minimum score of 75 of 100 and document three verifiable golf course irrigation projects within the last five years, including full 18-hole renovations using HDPE or PVC with plow-in methods and decoder-based 2-wire systems. Older experience counts only if supplemented by recent comparable HDPE, irrigation, pump station, controls, or heavy civil work. HDPE experience and training are required, and supervisory staff need at least five years of golf course irrigation experience. Staff must hold wiring, bonding, shielding, grounding, and HDPE fusion certifications from Paige Wire Co and AquaFuse, or City-approved manufacturers, obtained within three years. Three references are required.

Scoring allocates 30 points to project management approach, 30 points to key personnel experience, and 40 points to project experience. The Engineer's estimated value is approximately $6.0 million for Rose Park and approximately $2.6 million for Nibley Park. Questions closed November 3, 2026. Addendum No. 1, issued November 2, 2026, makes the schedule negotiable and requires a proposed preliminary construction schedule with the response. Addendum No. 2 anticipates notices to proceed in early 2027 and substantial completion in summer 2027. Bidders must acknowledge addenda in their cover letters and register with the Utah Public Procurement Portal. Mid-America Golf and Landscape Inc. and Wagner Golf Works LLC were pre-approved in an initial prequalification round.