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Also! Is it not true that BC gets a discounted offer from a grass supplier in exchange for rights to take pictures of their grass on our beautiful campus for marketing purposes?

Also! Is it not true that BC gets a discounted offer from a grass supplier in exchange for rights to take pictures of their grass on our beautiful campus for marketing purposes?
Also! Is it not true that BC gets a discounted offer from a grass supplier in exchange for rights to take pictures of their grass on our beautiful campus for marketing purposes?
Comment: Great Questions
Comment: Great Questions

IDK, but it’s possible, and kudos to BC negotiators if it’s true. Go to kingstonturf.com and tell me whether you see any pictures of BC.

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How much does it cost to redo the grass each year?

How much does it cost to redo the grass each year?
How much does it cost to redo the grass each year?

Here’s what facilities has to say about this: “… it’s not as much as everyone might think. Sod is a relatively inexpensive ground cover with a market unit price of around 28 cents a square ft. The amount of area we typically replace is 1.25 percent of the gross square footage in managed turf spaces across the campus which is around 3.8 million sq ft. … because of the operational size and disruption to campus folks are under the impression it is an expensive undertaking but relative to what else goes on here on a daily basis it’s really not.”

OK, but how much are the labor costs?
OK, but how much are the labor costs?

Facilities responds: That kind of specific expense information is not shared publicly, as it involves negotiated deals with private companies. Facilities recommends that if students are curious, they can call around to some different companies and explore the current marketplace. BC enters into a multi-year agreement with its vendor so there is price stabilization over a three year period. We have a really good agreement with our current vendor and when it was put out to bid with other vendors they were very competitive.

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Where does the new grass which is placed every spring come from?

Where does the new grass which is placed every spring come from?
Where does the new grass which is placed every spring come from?

According to Facilities Management, it’s grown on a sod farm in Rhode Island called Kingston Turf Farms. They’ve been the supplier “for a number of years, except in circumstances when a specialized growing medium is required.” (Kingston Turf Farms is also the supplier for MetLife and Meadowlands stadiums in New Jersey, among other clients.)

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Do you think spending $1M on taking care of our grass is financially responsible

Do you think spending $1M on taking care of our grass is financially responsible [reply]: I second this, I third this

A million dollars is a lot of money for a person, but not for an organization the size of BC. According to the BC Fact Book (bit.ly/BC-FactBook) the university had almost a billion dollars in expenses last year. A million pennies stacked on top of each other would be about a mile high. A billion would be 870 miles high. (bit.ly/BC-million). It doesn’t seem to the Wall like a bad investment in keeping campus looking nice, or out of proportion to the rest of what BC spends money on–see the Fact Book for more detail.