Hello to all who are planning to make the journey to Nuevo Mexico in September. I have been asked to make a short presentation on the design and construction of Black Mesa Golf Club sometime on Saturday of the outing. So... I have put together a preliminary outline of what I plan to talk about, and I would appreciate any feedback as to the type of things you all would like to hear about and see. My basic intent is to try to give everyone a feel for the issues and amount of planning that goes into a project such as this. I think the presentation will be a lot more meaningful after everyone has had the chance to get around the course a couple of times. I'm very much looking forward to it, so here is the outline, for your review and comment:
Black Mesa Presentation Outline by Baxter Spann
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Project History
First Site
initial site visit
routing plan
community issues
easement from Santa Clara Pueblo
introduction to Santa Clara site
Current Site
USGS maps
initial site visit, initial impressions
Design Process
Aerial Topo Mapping
Initial Routing Studies
Archeological Sites
Revised Routing
Design Development Plans
Financing of Project
Design Refinement/ Construction
Layout of Centerline Staking
Limits of Work
Revisions to Grading and Drainage Plans
Refinement of Greens Designs
Budget parameters
Grow in challenges
Q & A
Drawings & photos to peruse and discuss:
Original Topography Maps
Preliminary Routing Study
Markup Study w/ archaeological sites
Revised/ Final Routing Plan
Design Development Plans/ Specification Package
Final Construction Plan Package
Plan Set w/ Field notes
Site photos before/ during construction