Albanese & Lutzke offer a wide range of professional services to our clients, from the full fledged design and construction management of large scale golf facilities to consulting on an hourly basis.   No matter how big or how small the scope of work, the client will always recieve the highest quality service.

The following is a basic list of services offered by Albanese & Lutzke.  We are able to tailor our services to fit the needs of all our clients. 

We will provide golf course design from the small scale to the large scale. Everyone with Albanese & Lutzke has education and experience in the design process, and we pride ourselves on providing the same detailed and dilgent process for all of our clients.

 

 

NEW COURSE DESIGN:   Albanese & Lutzke know the design process, and how that process can result in award winning golf projects.  On new design projects, our firm is involved with our clients from the very start, all the way through operations and marketing of the product.  The following is a summary of the new golf course design process.

SITE SELECTION:  Picking the correct site is critical to the sucess of a golf project.  We will work with the Client in this selection process.

CONCEPT PLAN:  This plan is a quick sketch that will enable clients to gain a general idea of the potential for the property.  Sometimes called a "fit" plan, this work will provide the client with an idea of the potential yield of the property, including residential and commercial areas. 

SITE SURVEY AND ANALYSIS:  This phase of the process involves gathering the necessary base information regarding the site.  Analysis of this information is basis for the future phases.

SCHEMATIC LAND USE PLANNING:  The key word during this phase is "iteration".  We spend many days creating mulitple options to review with the Client.  Knowing there is only one chance to build a course that should last a lifetime, we understand the importance of getting this part of the process correct.

MASTER PLAN:  The Master Plan is a culmination of the Schematic Land Use Plans and provides the foundation for project for all of the next phases. 

PERMITTING:  The Albanese & Lutzke team will assist the Client throughout the permitting process, which depending on the jurisdiction, may be relatively simple or complex. 

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT:  This is the detailed design of each hole and the associated amenities.  This includes the bunker style and form, green shapes and slopes, and how each hole will play strategically and appear aesthetically. 

CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS:  These are the drawings that make the project constructible.  The following are typical drawings included:  Site Plan, Clearing Plan, Layout Plan, Grading Plan, Drainage Plan, Irrigation and Pump House Plans, Grassing Plan, Circulation Plan, Details.

SPECIFICATIONS:  These will clearly specifiy which products are to be used on the project, and the procedures to be used to ensure the highest quality project.

BIDDING AND CONTRACT ASSISTANCE:  Albanese & Lutzke will represent the Client in negotiating specific portions of the project that require specialized contractors and subcontractors.

REMODELING MASTER PLAN:  This service is undertaken for golf courses that are in of remodeling, renovating or restoring their golf course.  We have completed this work for owners of resort golf course, daily fee golf courses and private golf clubs.  Creating a Remodeling Master Plan is critical for a golf course that envisions change, whether in the short term or the long term.  A Remodeling Master Plan is a critical tool for the process of the transforming a golf course. 

The following are the services involved with creating a Remodeling Master Plan:

EXISTING COURSE ANALYSIS: This service includes thoroughly reviewing and analyzing the existing golf course.

PRELIMINARY CONCEPTUAL DESIGN: This would be the initial development of concepts and ideas for how to improve the golf course as a whole, and for each golf hole indivually.

MASTER PLAN:  This is the culmination of the previous processes, and results in an illustrative, colored rendered Master Plan.  This is the "road map" for the future of the golf course.

REMODELING REPORT:  In conjunction with the Master Plan, we provide a comprehesive Remodeling Report that details the improvements proposed for each hole.  Included in this report is an estimate of construction costs and phasing.

DESIGN CONSULTATION:  We are available to consult on specific projects for clubs that may simply need advice on certain areas of their project.  We will define a scope of work needed, and are able to work on an hourly basis. 

FULL TIME CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT:  We are able to provide our Clients with a full time, on-site construction manager to ensure the construction of a given project is completed on within the agreed upon time frame and budget.  The Construction Manager will be represent the Owner's best interest in the project, and ensure any sub-contractors are perfomring their tasks accordling to the plans and specifications. 

PART TIME CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT:  Albanese & Lutzke may also provide construction managment services without having a full-time manager on site.  We would manage the necessary parties needed to complete the construction and visit the project site approximately once per week.

SHAPING:  Shapers are the key to a sucessful golf course project.  They are true artists, and we are able to provide our Owners with highly qualified and skilled shapers to create the forms envisioned by the design team.

BROWNFIELD ASSESSMENT:  Albanese & Lutzke have created many golf projects on Brownfield sites, and our expertise in this area has proven valuable.  We can provide clients with an assessment as to whether their brownfield project has the potential to become a successful golf development. 

GRAPHICS:  We are able to provide Clients with all of their graphic design needs, from corporate identity, yardage books, logos and marketing brochures.  Our staff is well versed in all of the cutting edge computer software needed to produce dynamic and eye catching grahics.

GOLF COURSE PHOTOGRAPHY:  Photographing a golf course is not a documentation process, but an artistic one.  Just as we are able to create golf holes that are asthetically pleasing to the golfer, we are also able to develop photographs and images that capture the essence of the golf course.  These photographs are for use with the Owner's marketing materials and in the golf world:  "A Picture is Worth a Thousand Rounds" .

COST SEGREGATION REPORTS:   Relatively new taxation laws have enabled golf course Owners an opportunity to depreciate assets that were at one time not depreciable.  We are able to provide a certified report that would be included in the tax return and submissions to the IRS.

EXPERT WITNESS:  We have experiece with, and are able to provide clients with expert witness testimony in connection with lawsuits relating to golf matters.   This work is performed on a hourly basis.