Tennessee Titans Direct Contracting Opportunities for the New Stadium Project

Overview of Titans / Owner Direct Opportunities

While most contracting opportunities will fall under the TBA’s Construction Management Agreement, there are also opportunities that will be procured directly by the Tennessee Titans. These opportunities range from signage, to FF&E, to supporting infrastructure projects, and this page will outline RFP announcements and instructions.  

LIST OF OPPORTUNITIES – CURRENT AND FUTURE:

Please note that while we update the list below as often as possible, it may not contain all opportunities available.

Related to Graphics, Experiential, and Sponsorship Signage Packages: 

  • Naming Rights Signage – RFP ISSUANCE PLANNED FOR LATE FEBRUARY 2025 (view release description)

  • Entry Signage - TIMING TBD

  • Concessions / Markets Signage - TIMING TBD

  • Other Signage, Experiential, & Graphics Packages – TIMING TBD

  • Please Note: Wayfinding and Regulatory Signage Bid is being managed by TBA and is not a Titans Direct Opportunity

If you are interested in opportunities related to the Stadium Art Program, please click here to learn more.

Related Furniture & Fixtures Packages and Other Specialty Systems:

  • Concert Blackout Curtains - RFP ISSUANCE PLANNED FOR MID-FEBRUARY 2025 (view release description)

  • Outdoor Food & Beverage Kiosks – RFP ISSUANCE PLANNED FOR EARLY MARCH 2025 (view release description)

  • Video Production & Other – FALL 2025

  • Loose Furniture & Equipment – TIMING TBD

  • Other Packages as Defined – TIMING TBD

  • Warehousing & Logistics – TIMING TBD

  • Other specialty services and goods to support the opening of the new stadium - TBD

Supporting Infrastructure Projects & Demolition of Existing Nissan Stadium:

  • Subcontractors to Garney Construction for the East Bank Regional Sanitary Sewer Lift Station – CURRENT OPPORTUNITY (view release description)

  • Construction Management Services for the realigned 2nd Street – CURRENT OPPORTUNITY (view release description)

  • Subcontracting services for the demolition of the existing Nissan Stadium – BIDDING OPEN SUMMER 2026

PREVIOUS TITANS DIRECT AWARDS (PRIMES):

  • Geotech - GTA

  • Third-Party Testing & Inspection – TERRACON

  • Commissioning Agent - TCS

  • Distributed Antenna System (DAS) & Structured Cabling – VERIZON

  • Master Technology Integrator / CNS / IPTV - AMPTHINK

  • Fall Arrest Systems - TRACTEL

  • Scoreboard & Visual Display Boards - DAKTRONICS

  • Fixed Seating and Retractable Platforms – IRWIN

  • Premium Furniture Procurement Agent – RAEDER-WHALER

  • Demolition of Existing Nissan Stadium - RENASCENT

  • East Bank Regional Sanitary Sewer Lift Station - GARNEY CONSTRUCTION

Click here to see a summary project organization chart

Latest Proposal Releases

Information per proposal request and unique instructions will be provided below as they become available. Please check back here regularly and complete the interest form using the link below to receive alerts when this section is updated.

Upcoming Opportunity: Request for Proposals for Concert Blackout Curtains - Engineering, Fabrication, and Install – Opening Mid-February 2025

The scope of work for this RFP shall include the final design, fabrication, installation and other requirements necessary to deliver complete Systems for the Project performed in accordance with the Stadium Plans and Specifications, and the drawings that will be provided as an exhibit to the RFP. 

The anticipated minimum requirements to be eligible for this package are:

  • Firms are properly registered to do business in the State of Tennessee

  • Proposals are compliant with specifications and plans provided within RFP

  • Ability to meet bonding and insurance requirements as outlined in the RFP

  • Firms are to have experience on at least five (5) relevant and comparable projects, with at least two (2) of five (5) being similar scale scopes for NFL Stadiums or Major Professional Arenas within the last five (5) years.

The anticipated timeline for the process is:

  • Coming soon

Please email TITANS@caaicon.com to get on the interested vendor list for this particular RFP and initiate the Non-Disclosure Agreement process.  Please include “Request for Proposals: Concert Blackout Curtains” in the subject.

Upcoming Opportunity: Request for Proposals for Naming Rights Signage Package, Engineering, Fabrication, and Install – Opening Late-February, 2025

The scope of work for this RFP shall include the final design, fabrication, installation, and other requirements necessary to deliver complete Systems for the Project performed in accordance with the Stadium Plans and Specifications, and the drawings that will be provided as an exhibit to the RFP. 

The anticipated minimum requirements to be eligible for this package are:

  • Submission contains all information requested within the RFP

  • Firms are properly registered to do business in the State of Tennessee

  • Proposals are compliant with specifications and plans provided within RFP

  • Ability to meet bonding and insurance requirements as outlined in the RFP

  • Firms are to have experience on at least five (5) relevant and comparable projects, with at least two (2) of five (5) being similar scale scopes for NFL Stadiums or Major Professional Arenas within the last ten (10) years.

The anticipated timeline for the process is:

  • Coming soon

Please email TITANS@caaicon.com to get on the interested vendor list for this particular RFP and initiate the Non-Disclosure Agreement process. Please include “Request for Proposals: Owner Signage Package no. 1” in the subject line. Once the open date hits and an NDA has been received, the RFP will be shared. 

Upcoming Opportunity: Request for Proposals for South Plaza Food & Beverage Kiosks,  Package No. 1 Engineering, Fabrication, and Install – Opening Early March 2025

The scope of work for this RFP shall include the final design, fabrication, installation and other requirements necessary to deliver complete Systems for the Project performed in accordance with the Stadium Plans and Specifications, and the drawings that will be provided as an exhibit to the RFP. 

The anticipated minimum requirements to be eligible for this package are:

  • Submission contains all information requested within the RFP

  • Firms are properly registered to do business in the State of Tennessee

  • Proposals are compliant with specifications and plans provided within RFP

  • Ability to meet bonding and insurance requirements as outlined in the RFP

  • Firms have experience providing similar goods and services within the last five (5) years on at least three (3) similar scopes

The anticipated timeline for the process is:

  • Coming soon

Please email TITANS@caaicon.com to get on the interested vendor list for this particular RFP and initiate the Non-Disclosure Agreement process.  Please include “Request for Proposals: South Plaza Food & Beverage Kiosks” in the subject line. Once the open date hits and an NDA has been received, the RFP will be shared.

Upcoming Opportunity: Subcontractors to Garney Construction for the East Bank Regional Sanitary Sewer Lift Station

Garney Construction is the General Contractor for the East Bank Regional Sanitary Sewer Lift Station in Nashville, TN. This project is a Progressive Design-Build, and Garney has partnered with SSR as the Design Engineer. The project owner is Metro Water Services (MWS) and being developed in partnership with Tennessee Stadium, LLC (Titans).

GMP 1 & 2: Please note that bidding has closed as of February 11, 2025.

GMP3: Spring 2025

Garney will be submitting pricing to the Owner for the final Construction Phase (”GMP3”) on June 6th, 2025. The GMP3 Design Documents, and associated bid packages, will be available to any interested vendors/subcontractors by April 16th, 2025.

These bids will be due to Garney by May 21st, 2025. GMP3 contracts will be awarded immediately following Owner approval of Garney’s GMP3 pricing, approximately June 20th, 2025.

Garney is looking to receive bids based off the GMP3 Design Documents for the following scopes:

  • Division 02 – final asphalt/paving, final site fencing

  • Division 04 – masonry subcontractor

  • Division 05 – supply miscellaneous metals, furnish & install steel trusses, furnish & install steel bar joists

  • Division 07 – furnish & install metal deck roofing, joint sealants

  • Division 08 – furnish & install metal doors and frames, furnish & install motorized overhead doors

  • Division 09 – epoxy coatings & equipment/pipe painting subcontractor

  • Division 10 – supply building signage

  • Division 14 – furnish & install bridge crane

  • Division 15 – furnish & install odor control duct, supply interior ductile iron pipe, stainless-steel pipe supports

  • HVAC subcontractor, furnish & install louvers and fire protection

  • Division 17 – instrumentation and controls (includes magnetic flowmeter & system integration)

The project has a 25% DBE participation goal (13% MBE, 12% WBE). Please visit the Resource Center for acceptable certifications.

If you have questions, please contact:

Robin (John) Hood, Garney Construction
email: jhood@garney.com
(615) 818-5721

Upcoming Opportunity: Request for Proposals for Construction Management Services and Bids for the completion of the New South 2nd Street Roadway and Infrastructure Project – Opening Monday, April 7, 2025.

Tennessee Football, Inc. (“Tennessee Titans” or “Titans” or “Developer”), in partnership with the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County and the Metropolitan Sports Authority (“Metro”), will be issuing a Request for Proposals (“RFP”) for the purpose of soliciting proposals from qualified firms to be responsible for construction management services for the Project. Interested Construction Management Firms are asked to submit proposals and lump sum bids, assembling a team of highly qualified sub-contractors and vendors.

The Project is the new, realigned Second Street that will integrate the Stadium into the neighborhood and is a joint project between the Developer and Metro. The current Second Street is within the Stadium Project’s footprint at the western boundary. The realigned Second Street will reconnect the site from Shelby / Korean Veterans Boulevard and Woodland Street at completion.

Anticipated trades and services include but are not limited to:

  • General Requirements

    • Erosion Control

    • Safety

    • Traffic Control

    • Temp Power

    • Security

    • Parking

    • Fencing

    • Dust Control / Environmental Controls

    • Clean Up

    • Schedule

  • Direct Work

    • Demolition

    • Flatwork

    • Paving

    • Sitework

    • Landscaping / Site Furnishings

    • Pavement and Markings

    • Lighting / Electrical / Signals

The Project shall be completed in phases to align with the sequencing of stadium construction, the demolition of existing Nissan Stadium, the demolition of the Juvenile Justice Center, and other regional infrastructure work. The work will also need to coordinate with ongoing events.

The Project will seek a minimum overall participation goal of 25% of contract value with business enterprises that are Small, Minority, and/or Women-Owned. The project is especially focused on the areas of economic and workforce mobility in the Middle Tennessee community and Proponents are also highly encouraged to utilize local suppliers and partners.

The anticipated timeline for the process is:

  • RFP Release: Monday, April 7, 2025

  • Preproposal Conference: Wednesday, April 9, 2025 (time TBD)

  • RFP Closing: Friday, May 9, 2025

  • NTP: no later than June 23, 2025

Please email TITANS@caaicon.com to get on the interested vendor list for this particular RFP and initiate the Non-Disclosure Agreement process. Please include “Request for Proposals: 2nd Street CM” in the subject.

Tennessee Builders Alliance encourages Tennessee certified minority-, women-, small-, and local subcontractors and suppliers to participate in this project. All prospective bidders, subcontractors, vendors, suppliers and other potential bid opportunity participants will be afforded equal opportunities to compete for work without discrimination on the basis of their race, ethnicity, or gender.