Golf Clubhouse Project
Golf Clubhouse Presentation
· Board of Supervisors approved a 3.6 million dollar project to construct a new Golf Clubhouse
a. 1.225 million dollar donation from NRPI
b. Remainder to be paid from Golf and Food Services assessments
· Team members:
The Evans Group, Architects
Lodge Construction Inc., Construction Manager and Certified General Contractor
Kitson and Partners, Golf Course Management
Dale Polston, District Civil Engineer
· Dale Polston, our civil engineer, was sent a preliminary site plan on June 12, 2008 to start the process of permitting with the County and SWFWMD
Today’s discussion focuses on our conceptual drawing and site plan for the new Golf Clubhouse
a. It is not to debate color schemes, interior or exterior finishes, the means and methods of construction or the fixtures, furnishings and equipment within the structure
b. The purpose of our presentation today is to seek approval of our preliminary conceptual plan and site plan developed over the course of the last 50 days with input from all of the team members for a functional building built within the budget and to ensure maximum value for the dollar with opportunities for further expansion and economic advantages as we grow the District
c. John Fogel and Ron Wonderling of Kitson and Partners have provided tremendous assistance in functionality and operation of the facility
d. Mike Dunn of Lodge Construction has provided valuable guidance as to building construction costs and scheduling of the project
e. Dale Polston our District Engineer has provided assistance in locating the facility as to the flood plain and regulatory requirements
f. Finally, The Evans Group has had the patience of Job to take everyone’s thoughts, comments and ideas and meld them into the conceptual plan. This has required the input of all of their team members and many revisions, new drawings and creative solutions
We have looked at three different configurations of the Golf Clubhouse
1. With the cart barn under the golf clubhouse
a. Look at the elevation-flood plain requirements: Dale Polston, District Engineer met with the County and they are establishing base flood elevation at 161 +/-. Therefore, the first floor of the clubhouse would need to be at 163.0 minimum, 2 feet above the flood elevation to meet county requirements. If there is no cart storage below, he would like to see the clubhouse at least 164 or 165 minimum (grade walks away from building to parking lots which are mostly in 161 to 162.5 range). If we have cart storage below, he would not put cart floor below 161 because of the soils in the area albeit he would prefer 161.5 or 162 for the cart floor.
b. Construction costs; golf cart storage underneath clubhouse: approximately $692,542
c. Amount of fill needed to slope the entry
d. Steps to enter facility/necessity of an elevator/ADA compliant
e. Input from Kitson and Partners as to highest and best use of land where existing cart barn is located
f. Disconnect from lawn events
2. Building a new cart barn
a. Construction costs
b. Location
c. Functionality advantages
3. Using existing cart barn
a. Functionality
b. Life span: Mike Dunn of Lodge Construction has inspected the facility and it is his opinion that the barn is worth saving. The life span of the structure has not run its course and will be available to the Owner for the next 20 plus years. The facility has been well maintained with no inferior alterations completed to the original structure. The elevation of the facility is right for its use, approximately 7’6” to the bottom chord allowing easy access to chargers. The truss system can be modified to blend with the new clubhouse. The “top hat” in the truss is separate from the main common truss and could be removed without any main truss replacement. Although a new facility would be a great addition to the course, a more prudent and cost effective approach would be to utilize this structure, design false framing on the exterior to match the new clubhouse and remove the “old top hat” representing the “Hawaiian Pacific” look. Landscaping the exterior and hiding the facility is also an option. The structure represents approximately $50.00 dollars per SF of value. The Florida Building Code (FBC) would allow up to 25% value of the facility to be used in a renovation without having to modify the structure to meet current FBC requirements for wind load and tie down
c. Ability to renovate façade to make it an integral part of new clubhouse
As we evaluated the three options, our guiding principals were
1. Budget: 2.5 million dollar construction budget; 1.1 million dollars for professional fees, furnishings, fixtures and equipment
2. Maximum value for the dollar
3. Income from land in the future doesn’t equate to budget dollars today although it gives us opportunities in the future – we can only spend real money, not future money
4. Availability of prime property east of the Golf Clubhouse for development
5. Option of rebuilding existing cart barn into a three story facility at a later date with lodging above cart barn to capture revenue
6. Most importantly, time of construction to take advantage of present market conditions and timely completion on or before December 6, 2009
Presently we are pushing the envelope so let us start the presentation. Please remember our focus is the conceptual design and site plan. Once approved, we will move to design development and a cost budget report.
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