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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Charlotte Storm Water Services / Construction

Camp Greene/Freedom Drive Storm Drainage Improvement Project

  • Posting Number: 2025-Q4(Oct-Dec)-CSWS-8369
  • Anticipated Posting Date: 2025-11-02
  • Last Updated: 01/28/24
Add to Calendar 2025-11-02 2025-11-02 Camp Greene/Freedom Drive Storm Drainage Improvement Project

The purpose and need for this construction project is to improve the storm drainage infrastructure (i.e. pipe systems and culverts) to reduce flooding and to enhance degraded stream reaches to reduce erosion and improve water quality. This project is located near the intersection of Camp Greene Street and Freedom Drive.

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Charlotte Storm Water Services / Construction

Farmer Street/Romare Bearden Storm Drainage Improvement Project

  • Posting Number: 2024-Q2(Apr-Jun)-CSWS-8363
  • Anticipated Posting Date: 2024-06-18
  • Last Updated: 01/28/24
Add to Calendar 2024-06-18 2024-06-18 Farmer Street/Romare Bearden Storm Drainage Improvement Project

The purpose and need for this construction project is to improve the storm drainage infrastructure (i.e. pipe systems and culverts) to reduce flooding and to enhance degraded stream reaches to reduce erosion and improve water quality.  This project is bordered by West Boulevard to the north, Farmer Street the south, Clanton Road to the east and Ross Avenue to the west. The drainage system consists of closed corrugated metal pipe systems underneath City maintained roads. Approximately 3,200 linear feet of 60-inch deteriorated corrugated metal pipe will need to be replaced.

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Charlotte Storm Water Services / Construction

Shamrock Drive Storm Drainage Improvement Project

  • Posting Number: 2024-Q2(Apr-Jun)-CSWS-3459
  • Anticipated Posting Date: 2024-06-15
  • Last Updated: 01/28/24
Add to Calendar 2024-06-15 2024-06-15 Shamrock Drive Storm Drainage Improvement Project

This construction project is located near The Plaza and Shamrock Drive and has been identified to address flooding, erosion, and pipe failure in the project area.

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Charlotte Storm Water Services / Construction

Cedar St Storm Drainage Improvement Project

  • Posting Number: 2024-Q1(Jan-Mar)-CSWS-11513
  • Anticipated Posting Date: 2024-03-27
  • Last Updated: 01/28/24
Add to Calendar 2024-03-27 2024-03-27 Cedar St Storm Drainage Improvement Project

This project is located on South Cedar Street between Stadium View Drive and Westmere Avenue. The existing drainage system consists of a culvert under a city-maintained road. The improvements include culvert and pipe system upgrades.

 

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Charlotte Storm Water Services / Construction

Log Cabin 937 Storm Drainage Improvement Project

  • Posting Number: 2025-Q1(Jan-Mar)-CSWS-8371
  • Anticipated Posting Date: 2025-02-13
  • Last Updated: 01/25/24
Add to Calendar 2025-02-13 2025-02-13 Log Cabin 937 Storm Drainage Improvement Project

The purpose and need for this construction project is to improve the storm drainage infrastructure (i.e. pipe systems and culverts) to reduce flooding and to enhance degraded stream reaches to reduce erosion and improve water quality.  This project is under review.  Location and project details will be provided after review is complete.

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Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department / General Services

Undercover Vehicle Lease

  • Posting Number: 2024-Q2(Apr-Jun)-CMPD-10649
  • Anticipated Posting Date: 2024-06-30
  • Last Updated: 01/12/24
Add to Calendar 2024-06-30 2024-06-30 Undercover Vehicle Lease

The City will issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) to select a vendor to provide leased vehicle services. These vehicles are used primarily by the Vice and Narcotics and Gang Units in the specialized undercover investigations. Leasing Vehicles enables Police to rapidly switch out a vehicle if it is identified as an undercover car.

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Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department / General Services

Community Policing Crisis Response Team Services

  • Posting Number: 2024-Q1(Jan-Mar)-CMPD-10941
  • Anticipated Posting Date: 2024-03-30
  • Last Updated: 01/12/24
Add to Calendar 2024-03-30 2024-03-30 Community Policing Crisis Response Team Services

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s (CMPD’s) Community Policing Crisis Response Team Services (CPCRT) was established to provide improved public safety and service through the deployment of Officers and licensed mental health clinicians. The objective of the CPCRT is to decrease the number of injuries and incarcerated mentally ill individuals by acting as an entry point into mental health treatment.

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Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department / General Services

Racial Equity Workshops

  • Posting Number: 2024-Q2(Apr-Jun)-CMPD-10892
  • Anticipated Posting Date: 2024-04-30
  • Last Updated: 01/12/24
Add to Calendar 2024-04-30 2024-04-30 Racial Equity Workshops

The City will issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) to select a consultant to facilitate equity training workshops to work with the CMPD to strengthen the knowledge of implicit bias and reduce disproportionality and disparities one class at a time.

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Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department / Technology Goods & Services

Emergency Communications CAD

  • Posting Number: 2024-Q2(Apr-Jun)-CMPD-10884
  • Anticipated Posting Date: 2024-06-30
  • Last Updated: 01/12/24
Add to Calendar 2024-06-30 2024-06-30 Emergency Communications CAD

The City of Charlotte will be issuing a Request for Proposals on behalf of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department to solicit for a contract with a qualified consulting company that can provide consulting services to develop and implement a CAD Solution to replace and consolidate the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, Charlotte Fire Department, and Mecklenburg County Medic respective systems.

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Charlotte Department of Transportation / General Services

Snow and Ice Removal

  • Posting Number: 2025-Q3(Jul-Sep)-CDT-13568
  • Anticipated Posting Date: 2025-08-23
  • Last Updated: 01/09/24
Add to Calendar 2025-08-23 2025-08-23 Snow and Ice Removal

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.

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Charlotte Storm Water Services / Construction

Hill Street Storm Drainage Improvement Project

  • Posting Number: 2025-Q1(Jan-Mar)-CSWS-3451
  • Anticipated Posting Date: 2025-01-01
  • Last Updated: 12/12/23
Add to Calendar 2025-01-01 2025-01-01 Hill Street Storm Drainage Improvement Project

The storm drainage improvement project is for the area in and around Hill Street.  The construction project boundaries are Tryon Street to the southeast, Trade Street to the northeast, South Cedar Street and West 1st Street to the north, and Palmer Street to the southwest. The project includes storm drainage improvements that reduce house and street flooding or will repair failing infrastructure.

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Charlotte Storm Water Services / Construction

Elvis Storm Drainage Improvement Project

  • Posting Number: 2024-Q3(Jul-Sep)-CSWS-5447
  • Anticipated Posting Date: 2024-07-15
  • Last Updated: 12/12/23
Add to Calendar 2024-07-15 2024-07-15 Elvis Storm Drainage Improvement Project

This project consists of two culverts in series under Cedarbrook Drive and Denbur Drive. Both culvert crossings consist of triple barrel corrugated metal pipe systems. This is a project that was identified by the asset management team and both culvert crossings are actively failing, and preliminary calculations show that the culverts are also undersized.

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