Hawkins represented the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County as owner's lead counsel in connection with development of a natural gas fired district-wide heating and cooling system in the downtown Nashville, Tennessee area. As part of our work for the Metropolitan Government, we assisted in the preparation of a RFP for a private company to design and build a state of the art heating and cooling system, and to operate the system for a period of 30 years. We were the lead negotiator of the design-build-operate-maintain agreement, and also negotiated a fuel procurement contract.
| Client | Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County |
| Role | Owner's Lead Counsel |
| Distinction | One of the Largest District Heating and Cooling Projects in the United States |
| Delivery Method | Design-Build-Operation-Maintain |
| Project Size | 27,000 Lbs of Steam/Hr, 1,645 Tons of Chilled Water/Hr |
| Contract Value | $270 Million |
| Contract Term | 30 Years |
| Contract Counterparty | Nashville Thermal Transfer Corporation |
