The Gardner City Council awarded an $120,000 contract to Topeka Sod Farm to perform fairway rehabilitation work at Gardner Golf Course during a meeting May 7.
The approval was part of the city’s consent agenda.
According to Jason Bruce, parks and recreation director, the city is contractually obligated to finance goods and materials for turf reseeding on the golf course greens, tee boxes and fescue seeding. The city is also responsible for the cost of enlarging, dredging and digging a wet well in the irrigation pond at the course.
In a 2018 agreement between the city and GreatLIFE, the operators of the course, the city agreed to spend up to $290,000 for the work.
Bruce said the work included in the contract with Topeka Sod farm will constitute a portion of the city’s obligation to GreatLIFE.
“While the city is responsible for performing due diligence and for minimizing costs to the extent possible, this work constitutes a portion of the $290,000 the city is contractually obligated to pay for various facets of rehabilitation work on the course,” he said.
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