When something appears too good to be true, there’s a good chance it’s not true! That's the reality when bidding construction jobs. We saw a supreme example of this a few years back up in Grand Rapids, Mich., at Fifth Third Ballpark, home to the Tiger’s Single-A affiliate, the Whitecaps. The owners there spent $400,000 with our company in 2009 to completely rebuild a field that was only a year old! The culprit? Cheap pipe that was never tested.
There’s a standard of materials and workmanship to which golf course builders are religously held, and the reality is, that standard didn’t really exist in the sports field realm until a few years ago when the The American Sports Builders Association (formerly the US Tennis Court & Track Builders Association) developed a certification process for field builders. We support those efforts and are in the process of achieving our own certification.
An industry standard for sports field contractors is a great thing. If the school district or park district or municipality has confidence in the certified bidders, they will have confidence in the bids — a confidence that even the low bids will ultimately yield a quality, finished product and that money is being spent wisely.
LSF's field renovation at Fifth Third:
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