Nashville Arena Nashville, TN Hospitality & Entertainment Contract amount: $15,531,446 Start date: August 1994 Completion date: February 1997 Received the 1997 ABC National Merit Award in Construction HVAC and plumbing contract for the over 1 million square-foot arena. Seating capacity estimated at 20,000 for concerts, 19,000 for basketball, and 18,000 for ice hockey. Twenty luxury suites were built on the second level.