The Concord City Council this week will consider a five-year agreement with a new company for maintenance of the Diablo Creek Golf Course off of state Highway 4.
A previous company, BrightView Golf Maintenance, had a contract with the city since 2006 to provide golf course maintenance services at Diablo Creek but notified city staff that they would not seek to renew their contract when it expired at the end of 2025.
The city in August had issued a request for proposals for maintenance of the publicly owned 18-hole course on Port Chicago Highway, but no responses were received by a Sept. 16 deadline. Joe Fernandez, who manages golf operations at the course, was notified of the lack of responses and then submitted a proposal via his newly created company East Bay Golf Course Maintenance LLC.
City staff are recommending that the City Council at its meeting Tuesday approve a five-year agreement for an amount not to exceed $1.3 million annually for the first two years, with an additional 3.25-year option that would extend the agreement into 2034.
The staff report for Tuesday’s meeting noted that the prior contractor said its choice not to renew “was not a result of any flaw with Diablo Creek or concerns with their working relationship with the city,” and that the course’s current superintendent and other key staff will remain in place.
The report expressed confidence in Fernandez taking over the contract based on “his stable long-term working relationship with the city and his comprehensive golf course operations knowledge,” and noted, “Customers frequently comment that Diablo Creek has the best tees and greens of any municipal golf course in the East Bay.”
The City Council meeting is planned for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in council chambers at 1950 Parkside Drive, Concord.