Ask The Droughtbusters: Feb. 1999

Droughtbusters is a question and answer column provided by the Irrigation Association and Lawn & Landscape magazine. Fax your questions to 800/455-4320 or e-mail them to irricom1@earthlink.net.

Q. Recently, I lost a decent-sized commercial job. My bid was nearly 25 percent higher than the winner, which turned out to be the plumbing contractor.

Looking back, three things cost me the job. First, the request for proposal was too vague because the general contractor and the landscape contractor did not provide an irrigation plan. The plan was included as part of the bid.

Next, I bid using what I consider professional-grade components and I devoted serious attention to making my irrigation plan fit the landscape plan. Everything I used was guaranteed by the manufacturer or by me.

Finally, the general contractor on the job was trying to make up for cost overruns and the plumbing contractor was trying to impress the general contractor for future work. In the end, the irrigation system used sprayheads purchased from the local discount hardware store operated with a residential type controller without sensors.

What can I do to prevent this from happening again?

A. Unfortunately, you’re in a state that doesn’t certify irrigation contractors, doesn’t require irrigation plans before building permits are approved and has few irrigation consultants to rely on.

If I were you, I’d explain what happened to your local irrigation supplier. Help the supplier organize irrigation training and certification classes in your area through the IA, which will supply all training materials and a qualified instructor. The cost of this training will be offset later by reducing the number of situations like you described.

Also, watch the job in the coming months. Talk to the landscape contractor about the risk he took with an increased chance of plant failure since most contractors have to replace plants that fail for up to one year after job completion.

If you know the local building inspector, express your concerns. His or her reputation is on the line, too.

Don’t fight alone. Create a team that includes landscape contractors, irrigation distributors and irrigation consultants.

The author is the owner of Irricom, Palmdale, Calif., and Austin, Texas, the communications agency for the IA. For more information on the IA call

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