ATS-CMTA-JV · Mentor-Protégé Joint Venture

Advancing energy and infrastructure for federal facilities.

The ATS-CMTA Joint Venture combines A Total Solution's SDVOSB status and in-house trades with CMTA's energy-efficient engineering, full MEP systems design, and performance contracting: one seamless total solution, from planning and design through implementation.

ATS-CMTA-JV logo: Total Solution CMTA, Mentor Protégé Joint Venture

Announced by CMTA ·

“This joint venture strengthens our ability to deliver streamlined, high-performance solutions for federal clients. By aligning construction, engineering, and energy capabilities, we are well positioned to support federal facilities’ infrastructure needs.”

Brandon Melton Chief Executive Officer, A Total Solution

“This partnership brings together complementary expertise to support more efficient, coordinated project delivery. It allows us to provide clients with a seamless approach from planning and design through implementation.”

Tom Nicolas Director of Federal ESPC, CMTA
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What each partner brings

Complementary capabilities. One total solution.

In a mentor-protégé joint venture, an established firm teams with a small business to win and deliver work together. This one aligns construction, engineering, and energy capabilities on one team.

  • Mentor

    CMTA

    A proven track record of energy-efficient engineering and full MEP systems design, with over 50 million square feet of performance contracting experience. Founded in Louisville in 1968, and part of Legence.

    • Full MEP systems design and design-build
    • Energy Savings Performance Contracting (ESPC)
    • Construction management
    • The Legence family of companies
  • Protégé

    A Total Solution

    SBA Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Certified

    A service-disabled veteran-owned small business and multi-trade contractor for federal facilities. Its “under one roof” approach manages every project phase with its own in-house divisions.

    • SDVOSB status, SBA-certified
    • General contracting and construction
    • Electrical, low-voltage, and controls
    • Lighting
    • Energy Solutions

The joint venture

ATS-CMTA-JV

A seamless approach from planning and design through implementation.

What the JV delivers

From facility upgrades to complex energy and MEP modernization.

  • Energy Savings Performance Contracting

    ESPCs that help federal clients reach their modernization and energy efficiency goals, with the energy savings paying for the work.

  • Design-build delivery

    CMTA's MEP systems design and ATS's in-house trades on one team, from planning and design through implementation.

  • Energy modernization

    Advanced high-performance energy systems and building automation for federal facilities.

  • Infrastructure upgrades

    HVAC upgrades, plumbing and electrical infrastructure, and lighting retrofits across a wide range of federal facilities.

Why federal owners choose the JV

Streamlined, high-performance solutions for federal clients.

Built for federal environments

A comprehensive, scalable service framework designed to simplify project execution and meet the unique demands of federal facilities, pairing ATS's federal construction experience with CMTA's engineering.

Small-business status, large-firm depth

ATS's SDVOSB status, backed by a mentor with decades of MEP engineering and over 50 million square feet of performance contracting.

One coordinated team

CMTA's engineers design the systems ATS's in-house crews install, so delivery stays coordinated from planning and design through implementation, with fewer handoffs along the way.

Safety, quality, and operational continuity

The JV puts safety, quality, and operational continuity first, with a client-first, collaborative approach on every project.

Backed by Legence

A scalable team behind every project.

CMTA is part of Legence (Nasdaq: LGN), a family of building-systems companies that engineer, install, and maintain the systems inside buildings.

Through CMTA, the joint venture can call on Legence companies to staff and execute projects more efficiently, so its team scales from facility upgrades to complex energy and MEP modernization.

Planning a federal energy or infrastructure project?

Tell us about the facility and the scope, and the ATS-CMTA-JV team will follow up.