Bus Wash System Modernization

WeGo Public Transit - Facilities Maintenance has issued request for proposal, solicitation 2026247.

WeGo Public Transit is seeking qualified Proposer(s) to provide Construction Services for the bus wash modernization project to fully modernize and rebuild the bus wash facility located at 130 Nestor Street in Nashville, Tennessee, 37210. The project replaces the existing bus wash equipment in its entirety with a new two-lane, drive-through friction wash system and integrated water reclamation, engineered for sustained high-volume service of approximately 400 vehicles per day across a mixed fleet ranging from 27-foot cutaways to 60-foot articulated buses. During the second or third year of the Initial Term of the awarded Contract, this project may include the option to fully modernize and rebuild the bus wash facility located at 430 Myatt Drive, Nashville, Tennessee, 37115. The defining objective is reliability. Beyond standard wash performance, the system must be designed to keep running: redundant pumps with automatic failover, independent lane operation so one lane keeps washing if the other is down, N+1 blower redundancy, surge-tank and bypass protection for the reclamation system, and continuous data logging with predictive-maintenance alerts. The Proposer(s) selected for Contract award, shall be responsible for removal and lawful disposal of the existing equipment, all installation and infrastructure, commissioning, training, warranty requirements. The Proposer(s) selected for Contract award, shall be required, to verify by demonstrating the installed bus wash system, meets the minimum quality standards, performance criteria, and enhanced throughput performance acceptance test requirements. This competitive procurement is FTA direct funded and T-DOT State funded. The successful Proposer(s) selected for Contract award, will deliver a turnkey, bus wash system designed for sustained high-volume rates, 400+ vehicles per operating day, minimizes fleet servicing downtime and meet WeGo's performance, durability, and federal compliance requirements.

Responses are due October 21, 2026 at 12:00 PM CDT.

Questions must be submitted by October 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM CDT.

A non-mandatory pre-proposal conference is scheduled for August 19, 2026 at 9:30 AM CDT at In-Person Meeting: WeGo Public Transit, 130 Nestor St, Second Floor, Conference Room A, Nashville, TN 37210 Virtual: Microsoft Teams meeting: Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/249072802520919?p=vuKKsPXdJvYY5BmAIP Meeting ID: 249 072 802 520 919 Passcode: Rx6jr2Ci ________________________________________ Need help? | System reference Dial in by phone +1 312-763-9891,,856701518# United States, Chicago Find a local number Phone conference ID: 856 701 518# For organizers: Meeting options | Reset dial-in PIN Voluntary Onsite Tour of Nestor Bus Wash Facility (Please Note: Attendance is Encouraged but Not Required) will be provided immediately after the Pre-Proposal Meeting..

Contact: Richard Roberts, Facility Supervisor (richard.roberts@nashville.gov, (615) 394-7673).

The full solicitation document, addenda and the question-and-answer thread are on the agency's OpenGov portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/nashville/projects/284475. Responses are submitted electronically there, and a free vendor account is required before you can upload one.