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RFP for Management Services. BACKGROUND & HISTORY The Palm Harbor Golf Club originally opened in 1973 as a community amenity for “Palm Coasters.” The.

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1 RFP for Management Services

2 BACKGROUND & HISTORY The Palm Harbor Golf Club originally opened in 1973 as a community amenity for “Palm Coasters.” The golf course property (with the exception of the driving range property) was donated to the City of Palm Coast after a developer halted redevelopment due to the real estate market downturn. Palm Harbor Golf Club re-opened for play on November 7, 2009 under a management agreement with Kemper Sports Management. The current agreement with Kemper Sports Management is set to expire November 6, 2014.

3 The Evaluation Process Request for Proposals advertised May 20, 2014 5 firms submitted written proposals –KemperSports Management –Billy Casper Golf –Cypress Golf Management –Down to Earth Golf –Green Golf Partners

4 The Evaluation Process Evaluation Principal – Revenues cover expenditures 3 firms selected for Interviews & Presentations –KemperSports Management –Billy Casper Golf –Down to Earth Golf Presentations and Q&A sessions conducted Site visits conducted –Plantation Golf Club managed by Down to Earth Golf (July 11) –The Golf Club at Cypress Head managed by KemperSports Management (July 31) –Ocala Golf Club managed by Billy Casper Golf (August 6) –Palm Harbor Golf Club managed by KemperSports Management

5 The Evaluation Process

6 Firm Rankings The Evaluation Team met and ranked the 3 firms as follows: 1.Billy Casper Golf 2.KemperSports Management (tied for 2 nd ) 3.Down to Earth Golf (tied for 2 nd ) Evaluation Team is recommending to City Council that the City Manager, or designee be authorized to negotiate a contract with Billy Casper Golf

7 Why Billy Casper Golf? Experience Currently managing 70+ municipal golf properties 9 (of the 70) municipal golf properties in the state of Florida Programming Strategies Loyalty and Player Development Programs –Variety of pricing and benefit options Special Events (World’s Largest Golf Outing) Marketing Strategies “War Room” Quality Assurance Mystery Shoppers & Telephone Calls

8 Why Billy Casper Golf? Local Regional Team –St. Augustine Regional Operations Manager Regional Director of Agronomy –Orlando Senior Vice President of Operations Regional Marketing Director

9 Transition Billy Casper Golf is committed to a smooth transition. –Managed over 70 transitions over the last 5 years –Transition Plan Includes: Communication with the golf community Meetings with the golf community Evaluation of current employees (retention) Training

10 EVALUATION TEAM RECOMMENDATION Evaluation Team is recommending to City Council that the City Manager, or designee be authorized to negotiate a contract with Billy Casper Golf.


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