/ Opportunities

The City of Charlotte is seeking to contract with one or more companies to provide nuisance abatement services when property owners fail to comply after legal notice. The contractors shall provide services that include but are not limited to mowing tall grass, weeds, and/or vegetation, removing yard waste, removing bulky curbside items, removing junk and debris, and/or securing (boarding up) residential and commercial structures found to be vacant and open.

The City is looking to award a contract for a term of three years with the option for (2) one-year renewal terms.

A construction contract to repairs roadways and their appurtenances related  to water and sewer infrastructure. In addition, minor work could be related to other existing water sewer infrastructure. The scope will also include some concrete and asphalt work within Charlotte Water.

Charlotte Water, a Department of the City of Charlotte NC, will be advertising a Request for Proposals (RFP) to acquire an Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) system and related products, software, and services (collectively, the “System”), for all of its approximately 325,000 water meters. Charlotte Water is issuing a separate RFP for the labor to install the AMI system. Charlotte Water intends for the successful vendor of this solicitation to be the prime contractor for the entire project to install an AMI system, utilizing the successful proposer of the AMI Installation RFP as a sub-contractor under one agreement with Charlotte Water. This will allow Charlotte Water to evaluate AMI Vendors separate from Installation Companies and make selections of the Vendor and the Installer independently.

The basic components of the System sought by Charlotte Water include the following:

• Water meters equipped with AMI meter interface units (MIUs) to replace all existing residential water meters
• Meter interface units, or “MIUs” capable of encoding, storing and transmitting meter reading and other data, such as tampering alerts
• A Charlotte Water-dedicated network or non-Charlotte Water-dedicated communications service to collect and transport meter reading and other information from the MIUs to a Head End System (HES)
• Handheld devices and software necessary to program and/or initialize the MIUs
• HES to collect, store, and manage the data which is delivered through the network
• A meter data management system (MDMS) that can store meter reads and consumption data and allow that data to be queried, exported and summarized, and from which standard reports can be generated
• A customer web portal to display interval consumption data and other meter-related information
• The design, installation and testing of information interfaces between the AMI system’s software components and Charlotte Water’s customer information system (CIS) and other systems, such as its field work order system
• All related documentation, including technical manuals and operating procedures
• Training of Charlotte Water’s employees in MIU maintenance, diagnosis and troubleshooting, as well as system use, operation and maintenance
• Shipping and managing the inventory of AMI equipment during the course of project deployment
• Where appropriate, installation of fixed data collection units, including the communications links between those collection units and the HES
• Provision of all necessary radio licenses, firmware, third party software or operating systems to ensure a complete and working system
• Satisfactory testing of all software, hardware and procedures prior to the deployment of the system according to the system testing and acceptance process set forth in the contract, and satisfactory testing of system performance at the completion of the project or at major milestones

Charlotte Water, a Department of the City of Charlotte NC, intends to advertise a Request for Proposals (RFP) to contract labor services to deploy an Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) system for all of its approximately 325,000 water meters (collectively, the “Project”). Charlotte Water is issuing a separate RFP for the AMI system hardware and software (the “System”), and Charlotte Water intends to engage in one contract with the successful AMI system proposer. Furthermore, Charlotte Water expects the successful labor services  proposer to act as sub-contractor to the successful AMI System proposer under one contract to install the complete AMI System. This will allow Charlotte Water to evaluate Installation Companies separate from AMI systems and make selections of the system and the installer independently while still managing one contract during the implementation phase.

The basic components of the Project sought by Charlotte Water include the following:

• Installation of new meters, retrofit registers (if applicable), and AMI meter interface units (MIUs)
• Handheld devices and software necessary to program and/or initialize the MIUs and collect installation data
• The design, installation, and testing of information interfaces between the AMI system’s software components and Charlotte Water’s customer information system (CIS) and other systems, such as its field work order system
• All related documentation, including technical manuals and operating procedures
• Training of Charlotte Water’s employees in MIU installation
• Managing the inventory of AMI equipment during the course of project deployment
• Satisfactory testing of all software, hardware, and procedures prior to the deployment of the system according to the system testing and acceptance process set forth in the contract
• Coordination, scheduling, communications, and documentation of all installation services

Charlotte Water is seeking company(ies) to provide printing and mailing services for letters to remind/inform customers that their (1) backflow prevention devices are due to be retested and/or (2) account is past due.  Letters are printed and mailed on a scheduled and as needed basis, as warranted.

This project will be to source a company to provide Charlotte Water with an electric pump and motor repair service.  Some work will include repairs on explosion-proof (“EX”)-rated motors designed for use in hazardous areas and motor drive units.  Work shall be performed to achieve a consistent, high-quality repair and/or reconditioning of a failed motor, and shall restore the motor to as-manufactured condition with the least service interruption feasibly possible.  Service shall also include repairs to close-coupled pumps, such as submersible units.

Charlotte Water is seeking a company to perform courier services for interoffice mail and laboratory samples between Charlotte Water and other city building locations.  Both services will be scheduled but may also be required on an as-needed basis.  Laboratory samples will include water and wastewater products, and the transporting equipment may weigh up to approximately 50 pounds.

Charlotte Water is seeking a company to purchase segmented flow analyzers for the analysis of regulatory-compliance and process-control samples, as well as the accessories, service, and consumables.

Purchase and installation of multiple Passenger Boarding Bridges and Ground Power Units utilizing Build America, Buy America Act (BABA) grant funding.

The supplier shall manufacture, provide and deliver electric transit buses and chargers.  Federal procurement rules and regulations apply.

The City of Charlotte Department of Transportation (CDOT) is responsible for the removal of snow and ice on City maintained streets.  Additional resources are needed to clear streets during extraordinary winter weather events. Contractors provide additional dump truck and plowing equipment with licensed operators to supplement City services.

Mail remittance lockbox and payment processing for water, sewer, and storm water services.  The Company will provide all mail opening, processing and depositing capabilities including all personnel, equipment, work and storage space, and transportation for pick-up and delivery of payments associated with the Services.

The City is interested in having a three year contract with the option for two, one-year renewals.