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| Small portion of the project supplies that have been delivered to the Plantation |
A golf course irrigation system contains large amounts of pipe and wire. High density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe which is being used for this project is a petroleum product. And although it is made with a large percentage of recycle material, it is still subject to the price fluctuations of its petroleum component. Likewise, the wire and all of the grounding equipment is copper and subject to the same market fluctuations.
With this in mind, the project team set out to identify the appropriate time to purchase these commodity market driven materials. All of the pipe, wire and grounding components were ordered the first week of December 2010. Since that time both copper and petroleum prices have increased and so have the prices of these finished goods.
The delivery of these supplies began the second week of January during the snow storm that impacted much of the Southeast. Some of the products were able to arrive on-time while others were scheduled to be delivered the following week. The supplies will be stored in several locations on the Plantation and moved to staging areas closer to the course during the contractor's mobilization.
The remaining supplies include the sprinklers and control products. The price of these materials are guaranteed until April however lead time for delivery must be considered.
