TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Missie Barletto, Director Public Works
THROUGH: Terrence R. Moore, ICMA-CM
DATE: October 14, 2025
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APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 247-25 TO AWARD AN AGREEMENT TO NMP GOLF CONSTRUCTION CORP. FOR RENOVATION OF THE DELRAY BEACH MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE PURSUANT TO INVITATION TO BID CONSTRUCTION (ITBC) NO. 2025-045 IN THE AMOUNT OF $28,560,667.14
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Recommended Action:
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Motion to Approve Resolution No. 247-25 to award an Agreement to NMP Golf Construction Corp. for Renovation of the Delray Beach Municipal Golf Course pursuant to ITBC 2025-045 (Public Works Project No. 19-032) in the amount of $28,560,667.14; authorizing the City Manager to execute any amendments and/or renewals thereto and take any and all actions necessary to effectuate the intent of this resolution; providing an effective date; and for other purposes.
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Background:
The City of Delray Beach Municipal Golf Course opened in 1926 with a 9-hole course designed by legendary golf course architect Donald Ross, considered to be one of the greatest golf course designers in the history of the sport. Mr. Ross left behind a legacy of 385 golf courses that he designed or redesigned including many that have been home to professional golf’s most prestigious events.
After World War II, City leaders voted to add a second nine to form a complete 18-hole golf course. The second nine was designed by another prominent golf course architect, Dick Wilson, and opened for play in 1950. In the 1950s, touring professionals and celebrities would play the Ross/Wilson-designed layout, and the course was considered by some to be in the top 10 public golf courses in America.
In 2016, the City’s Consultant completed a report which provided a historical summary of the near 100-year-old Municipal Golf Course. At the time of the report, it was believed Delray Beach Municipal Golf Course was the only 18-hole golf course in the United States desig...
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