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Welcome to EarlyBird, the City of Charlotte Business Opportunities Pipeline! This site is a comprehensive listing of Active and In Development contracting opportunities across all City of Charlotte departments. Projects can be searched using keywords, by commodity code, or using a variety of filters to narrow down opportunities your business may be interested in participating in. Click on the orange Requirements button on the Opportunity to see additional details about the project and specific requirements that may be helpful in preparing to participate in an upcoming solicitation. You can also “follow” a project using various social media channels to get notifications when the requirements are updated, or once the project moves from “In Development” to “Active” status.
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Expected Release Date
From Date
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- $10,000 - 49,999
- $50,000 - 99,999
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- $1,000,000 -4,999,999
- $5,000,000 - 9,999,999
- $10,000,000+
In Development
Charlotte Water / Construction
Belmont Horizontal Directional Drilling Construction
In Development
Charlotte Water / Construction
FY26 Large Service Contract #1
- Posting Number: 2025-Q3(Jul-Sep)-CW-12283
- Anticipated Posting Date: 2025-09-01
- Last Updated: 08/21/24
This contract is for the continuous installation of large water and sewer services, as needed, for commercial or residential purposes with a diameter one and a half inches or larger. Customers apply for quotes for service connection and pay the applicable fees to get into the construction queue. This contract will help meet the demand for these kinds of service connections for the next two years.
In Development
Charlotte Water / Construction
Lift Station Improvements Phase III
- Posting Number: 2025-Q2(Apr-Jun)-CW-12263
- Anticipated Posting Date: 2025-06-17
- Last Updated: 08/21/24
Provides for the rehabilitation of 10 to 12 sanitary sewer lift stations. Modernization of electrical and controls, installation of flow measurement equipment and miscellaneous safety and security upgrades as deemed needed on a per site basis.
In Development
Charlotte Water / Construction
FY24 Water Main Replacement – Contract 1
- Posting Number: 2025-Q3(Jul-Sep)-CW-13336
- Anticipated Posting Date: 2025-08-20
- Last Updated: 08/21/24
This contract will consist of an undetermined number of individual projects consisting of water and/or sewer replacements, water and/or sewer extensions, and water distribution system reliability improvement projects, which will be assigned by the Project Engineer.
In Development
Charlotte Water / Architectural / Engineering Services
Upper Little Sugar Creek Interceptor Design
- Posting Number: 2025-Q3(Jul-Sep)-CW-12252
- Anticipated Posting Date: 2025-08-15
- Last Updated: 08/21/24
Design of Upper Little Sugar Creek Interceptor (at least Phase 1 from Wastewater Treatment Plant to East Boulevard). The complete project extends from Sugar Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant to Sugar Creek Rd.
In Development
Charlotte Water / Construction
Paving and Patching and Other Misc Water and Sewer Repairs
- Posting Number: 2024-Q4(Oct-Dec)-CW-13964
- Anticipated Posting Date: 2024-12-24
- Last Updated: 08/14/24
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.
In Development
Aviation / Construction
Asphalt Shoulder Rehabilitation-Phase II
- Posting Number: 2025-Q2(Apr-Jun)-AVI-13449
- Anticipated Posting Date: 2025-04-30
- Last Updated: 08/14/24
As part of the airfield master plan effort to repair runway and taxiway asphalt shoulders asphalt crack seal and replacement is needed to meet Part-139 FAA requirements. This project will re-construct and repair asphalt shoulders for Runway 18R/36L, Runway 18C/36C, Taxiway’s Echo, Whiskey, and Charlie.
The project includes erosion and sedimentation control, airfield asphalt paving and repair which meet FAA circular requirements.
In Development
Charlotte Department of Transportation / General Services
2024 NBIS Bridge Inspection – Non-Qualifying
- Posting Number: 2025-Q3(Jul-Sep)-CDT-13548
- Anticipated Posting Date: 2025-07-01
- Last Updated: 08/14/24
Part of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) mandates that bridges and culverts are inspected every two years. Bridges are inspected for structural adequacy, safety, and functionality.
In Development
Aviation / Commodities & Goods
Airfield Deicing Chemicals
- Posting Number: 2025-Q1(Jan-Mar)-AVI-12908
- Anticipated Posting Date: 2025-03-03
- Last Updated: 08/08/24
Provide airport with liquid and solid deicing chemicals during inclement winter weather events. Liquid and solid deicing chemicals are used throughout the facility to treat surfaces to minimize the formation of ice.
In Development
Aviation / Commodities & Goods, General Services
Water Treatment Chemical Services
- Posting Number: 2025-Q4(Oct-Dec)-AVI-14865
- Anticipated Posting Date: 2025-10-07
- Last Updated: 08/08/24
The scope of this contract shall be to provide water treatment chemicals
and to furnish all professional services and expertise to operate a water treatment chemical program
In Development
Charlotte Department of Transportation / Construction
2024 NBIS Bridge Inspection Program -Qualifying
- Posting Number: 2025-Q3(Jul-Sep)-CDT-13528
- Anticipated Posting Date: 2025-07-01
- Last Updated: 08/07/24
Part of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) mandates that bridges and culverts are inspected every two years. Bridges are inspected for structural adequacy, safety, and functionality.
The City Council will seek contracts for the design and construction of needed repairs related to bridge inspection contracts.
In Development
Charlotte Storm Water Services / Construction
Zone 3 Stomwater and Site Improvements
- Posting Number: 2024-Q3(Jul-Sep)-CSWS-12300
- Anticipated Posting Date: 2024-08-01
- Last Updated: 07/25/24
This construction will improve site conditions at the Zone 3 Field Operation facility. Construction work will include stormwater settling basins, stormwater conveyance, and various site improvements. The design is already complete.
This project will deliver a new lift station and force main to convey wastewater flow from the City of Belmont to Charlotte Water’s (CLTWater) Stowe Regional WWRF via CLTWater’s Paw Creek Pump Station. This project will allow the existing Belmont Wastewater Treatment Plant to be decommissioned and eliminate the need for costly improvements at this facility. Due to separate funding sources, the project will be delivered via Design-Bid-Build delivery method through two phases of Design and three separate construction contracts.