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Board approves SPATCO contract and 30% contingency to close decommissioned NESTA fuel tanks
Summary
The Nashville MTA board authorized the CEO to contract SPATCO Energy Solutions to close decommissioned underground and above‑ground fuel tanks at the NESTA operations facility for $368,878.53 and approved a 30% contingency, bringing the project budget to about $479,542 using FTA Section 5307 funds with state and local match.
The Nashville MTA board approved staff’s recommendation to contract SPATCO Energy Solutions to remove decommissioned fuel storage tanks at the NESTA operations facility and authorized a 30% contingency for subsurface unknowns.
Patrick Hester, presenting the action item MA25021, said the single responsive bid after clarifications was $368,878.53 and staff recommended authorization for that contract. “The staff recommends the board to authorize the chief executive officer to enter a contract with SPATCO Energy Solutions for $368,878.53 to close decommissioned fuel storage tanks at Nestor,” Hester said. He added staff requested a 30% contingency because the project involves potential unknown subsurface conditions, which brings the total project budget to $479,542.
Hester told the board this work is part of the capital plan for state‑of‑good‑repair NESTA improvements and will use Federal Transit Administration Section 5307 (FTA 5307) funds with required state and local match. Board members asked clarifying questions about whether the tanks were emptied and about the funding already being programmed; staff responded that the tanks are emptied and closed and that the funding sources were already in the capital program.
The operations and finance committee moved MA25021 to the full board; a motion, second and voice vote followed, with the chair calling “all those in favor, say aye.” The board approved the action as presented.
Board discussion also referenced other planned NESTA site work — sinkhole repair, employee lot repairs, fuel island relocation and riverfront stabilization — and noted that a long‑term site feasibility study funded through the city’s supplemental appropriation will continue as the agency seeks a future facility site.
