Tuesday, June 14, 2016

How Golf Course Construction Is Done

By Catherine Bell


Many steps are involved in the activity of constructing golf courses. One has to keep many factors in mind so that nothing is left unhandled to cause problems in later stages. Financial feasibility should be the first consideration to start with. Any project for golf course construction requires thorough analysis to determine technical and financial feasibility so that resources are not wasted. An entire team may need to be dedicated to the analysis process to attain optimal results.

The next phase in the activity is selecting the right architect for the job. Many architects are out there on the market, but it takes caution and consideration to choose the right one. For Americans, it is always best to select someone who has membership with the ASGCA. ASGCA is a governing body on and it ensures that its members are well qualified and experienced for the job.

Selection of a suitable site for construction comes next. Even though all sites have the potential of being developed into beautiful courses, they take different amounts of money and time. This differences are what makes proper evaluation necessary. Only financially viable sites should be chosen to cut costs and complete the project in good time..

The job of constructing a golf course involves knowledge from different fields. Therefore, experts in different fields needs to work collaboratively in order to achieve the required results. Site planning is one of the activities that go into constructing a good field. The team starts by doing comprehensive planning of the whole site so that they see how the final product will look like before starting work. Each expert is then allocated work in their field of specialty.

Lack of necessary land entitlements always leads to delays in commencement of projects. Land entitlements are the relevant approvals that give constructors the go-ahead to start work. Without these approvals, various levels of government are likely to cause problems. Confirming from local governments what approvals are needed in necessary. Also streamlining financial sources also eliminates possibility of stagnation of the project.

Many documents in different forms such as drawings are generated during the planning phase. The documents are used by various key decision makers and team members who have varying levels of technical knowhow. Thus, it is important to make the documents simple and easily understandable for everyone to understand their intent. Every stakeholder should be able to understand what each document means without a lot of problems.

Proper tracking and management of finances is important in this activity because there are several steps involved. It is always better to exceed the approximate budget by some amount. The excess amount will take care of inflation and cost variations since some projects can last a very long time.

Lastly, one should set aside the finances to be used for maintenance after construction work is complete. Maintenance is also an important aspect that should be kept in mind when constructing. Enough money in the budget should be assigned to this task during planning.




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