Varese: Green Range takes care of the meadow of Franco Ossola 2026/2027

Context

TL;DR

• Green Range cares for the meadow of Franco Ossola in 2026/2027
• Municipal deed: 12 October 2026
• 7% discount on auction prices
• Amount: 38,114.13 euros plus VAT

Key facts

• What → ordinary maintenance of grassy areas
• Where → Franco Ossola stadium, Masnago
• Who → Gamma Verde S.r.l., Mariano Comense
• Act → managerial determination number 1400
• Date → October 12, 2026
• Procedure → Sintel, with a 7% discount
• Amount → 38,114.13 euros plus VAT
• Total → approximately 46,500 euros on the 2026-2027 municipal budget

The assignment for the 2026/2027 season

Management determination number 1400 of 12 October 2026 puts in black and white the decision of the Municipality of Varese for the care of the grassy areas of the Franco Ossola stadium, in the Masnago facility. The Public Works Area approved the project and entrusted the ordinary maintenance service to Gamma Verde S.r.l. by Mariano Comense.

The assignment concerns the 2026/2027 season and is part of the temporary management of maintenance of the stadium's greenery. The perimeter of the contract is that of the grassy areas of the facility, with ordinary care intended to support the sporting activity indicated in the municipal documentation.

The award took place through the Sintel electronic procedure. The selected company offered a 7% discount on the starting auction prices. The value of the assignment amounts to 38,114.13 euros plus VAT, while the overall total indicated in the 2026-2027 municipal budget is approximately 46,500 euros.

The provision therefore defines both the operator in charge and the economic dimension of the service. Gamma Verde, based in Mariano Comense, enters into the management of the stadium's turf for the indicated season, on the basis of a project approved by the municipal administration.

The act concerns ordinary maintenance and does not present the assignment as a complete management of the entire sports complex. Lawn care is organized through a specific assignment, with a duration linked to the 2026/2027 season and with an amount included in the accounts of the Municipality of Varese.

Operational details

The field and the sports calendar

The reason for the intervention starts from the characteristics of the Masnago stadium. The main pitch of the Franco Ossola is in natural grass and, according to the documentation referred to in the source, must maintain a suitable standard together with the surrounding areas. Maintenance therefore concerns not only the surface used for the races, but also the grassy spaces connected to the plant.

The purpose indicated is to allow the regular performance of the 15 home matches of the "City of Varese" Sports Association. The calendar reported in the note inserted in the praetorian register places the meetings between October 11, 2026 and April 25, 2027. The team is committed to the Serie D championship, Group D.

The reference to internal tenders gives a concrete measure of the administrative need. The maintenance of the natural terrain is connected to a sports program already indicated in the documentation, with a precise time frame and with the aim of maintaining the field in the conditions required for the matches scheduled in Masnago.

In the note of the praetorian register appears the name of the Sports Association "City of Varese". The source specifies that, for some years, the club has been called Varese Football Club. The two indications are reported in the same information framework: on the one hand the name used in the administrative note, on the other the name of the company indicated by the editorial staff.

The calendar

Key points

A still provisional management

The technical report from the procedure manager clarifies the criterion chosen to organize the care of the stadium. The maintenance of the Franco Ossola is decoupled from the general city greenery contract: the grassy areas of the Masnago facility therefore follow a separate assignment compared to the overall management of the municipal greenery.

This transition is linked to the temporary nature of the solution. The care of the stadium is maintained through the assignment for the 2026/2027 season, while the future of the entire sports complex remains linked to a possible takeover by a concession company for the structure or to future structural redevelopment interventions.

The distinction indicated in the technical report separates the immediate issue of ordinary maintenance from the broader framework of the facility's management. On one hand, there is the service entrusted to Gamma Verde for the grassy areas; on the other, the prospect of a concession company or structural interventions on the entire sports complex remains open.

The municipal administration has thus approved a project limited to the lawn and green surfaces, without including it in the general city greenery contract. The choice allows for the accompaniment of the sports season indicated in the documentation, keeping the service intended for the stadium separate.

The framework described by the source is therefore one of temporary management, built around the needs of the 2026/2027 season and awaiting a solution for the entire complex. Determination number 1400 sets the assignment of ordinary maintenance; the technical report, on the other hand, links the future of the structure to a possible concession or future redevelopment works.

Source: varesenews.it