TO: Board Of County Commissioners
THROUGH: John Titkanich, County Administrator
FROM: Michael Zito, Deputy County Administrator
DATE: June 3, 2025
SUBJECT: First Extension of Contract with International Golf Maintenance, Inc. for Maintenance Services at Sandridge Golf Club
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BACKGROUND
International Golf Maintenance (IGM) has been providing course maintenance services at Sandridge Golf Club since 1996. The current contract was granted to IGM in response to the County’s Request for Proposals and approved by the Board on July 7, 2020, for an initial term of five years. The contract expires on September 30, 2025, with the term of the current contract allowing for two, five-year renewals dependent upon vendor performance, mutual agreement on terms and a determination that renewal is in the County’s best interest.
ANALYSIS
Sandridge Golf Club benefits immeasurably from their relationship with IGM. Much of the golf courses’ success is attributed to IGM’s standard of excellence in the golf course maintenance industry. The golf course is in exceptional condition as a direct result of the attention to detail IGM has provided, and conditions of the golf course are the number one driver of golf course revenue. Since the contract was signed in 2020, the golf course has experienced a 30% increase in rounds played and now hosts over 129,000 rounds of golf annually.
According to the National Golf Foundation, the golf industry continues to experience an incredible boom across the country with millions of new golfers coming to the game every year. This intensity has put a new strain on the golf course with added play and additional golf cart traffic resulting in the need for additional maintenance to the courses. The driving range, which was expanded in 2012, has experienced unprecedented growth with a 120% increase in revenue since 2020 and 2.4 million range balls dispensed in fiscal year ...
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