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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
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- $10,000 - 49,999
- $50,000 - 99,999
- $100,000 - 249,999
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- $500,000 - 999,999
- $1,000,000 -4,999,999
- $5,000,000 - 9,999,999
- $10,000,000+
In Development
Charlotte Storm Water Services / Construction
Collective AH (6633 Brookfield Place, 524 Wilby Drive)
In Development
Aviation / Construction
Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Facility (ARFF)
- Posting Number: 2025-Q3(Jul-Sep)-AVI-12926
- Anticipated Posting Date: 2025-08-01
- Last Updated: 08/23/24
This project will construct a new Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Facility (ARFF) at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. The facility will be constructed in a green field site within the airfield. The general scope of the project includes site preparation (grading and drainage), building construction, HVAC, plumbing, asphalt parking lot and roadway paving, electrical, and associated utilities.
In Development
Aviation / Technology Goods & Services
On Call Technology Services
- Posting Number: 2024-Q4(Oct-Dec)-AVI-14734
- Anticipated Posting Date: 2024-10-30
- Last Updated: 08/23/24
Contract(s) will be used to provide maintenance and support for systems purchased under these Contracts. Contracts may include additional software licenses, services, and hardware. These task order Contracts will provide Aviation the necessary flexibility to ensure the needs of the rapidly changing environment are met. It is critical to ensure the Airport’s technology systems are stable and safe to allow tenants to connect to their own technology systems.
In Development
Aviation / Construction
ENGINEERED MATERIAL ARRESTING SYSTEM (EMAS) Replacement
- Posting Number: 2024-Q3(Jul-Sep)-AVI-14868
- Anticipated Posting Date: 2024-09-30
- Last Updated: 08/23/24
The project consists of the in-kind replacement of the Runway 36R Departure EMAS, including the removal of existing EMAS blocks, milling/overlay of existing asphalt bed, installation of new EMAS, placement of markings, and installation of edge reflectors
In Development
Aviation / General Services
Integrated Pest Management Services
- Posting Number: 2024-Q4(Oct-Dec)-AVI-15207
- Anticipated Posting Date: 2024-10-01
- Last Updated: 08/23/24
The Airport is seeking a qualified company to provide Integrated Pest Management (IPM) services. The company must supply all necessary supervision, labor, materials, tools, supplies, equipment, transportation, and applicable licenses and permits required to perform these services at CLT. CLT’s IPM program is defined as a comprehensive approach to preventing and solving pest issues through education, inspection, identification, sanitation, exclusion, communication, biological and mechanical controls, and, when appropriate, targeted applications. IPM services must be conducted in a way that ensures the health and well-being of both the public and airport personnel. The company is also responsible for removing and disposing of all dead pests covered under this contract. The job site includes approximately 2 million square feet of interior facilities, multiple on-property buildings, CLT buses, and parking lots.
In Development
Charlotte Department of Transportation / Construction
ITS Miscellaneous On-Call Construction
- Posting Number: 2024-Q2(Apr-Jun)-CDT-13760
- Anticipated Posting Date: 2024-04-30
- Last Updated: 08/23/24
This is a three-year contract with the Charlotte Department of Transportation (CDOT) City’s Intelligent Transportation System (ITS). The contract will include repairing or relocating conduit, fiber, aluminum poles, traffic management cameras, and other facilities throughout the Charlotte service area. There may also be small project work not related to repairs.
The Superintendent may be required to respond and be on-site within 3 to 6 hours. They will be expected to evaluate the conditions and develop an agreed-upon plan with the city.
While it is anticipated that the majority of the work will be able to be performed during normal working hours, there may be instances where overtime work is needed, or work on nights and/or weekends or holidays. Separate pay items have been included to cover these instances. Due to the urgent nature of some of these repairs, work in inclement weather may be required.
In Development
Charlotte Department of Transportation / Architectural / Engineering Services
ITS Design Services On-Call
- Posting Number: 2024-Q2(Apr-Jun)-CDT-13762
- Anticipated Posting Date: 2024-04-30
- Last Updated: 08/23/24
This contract will be with professional engineering consulting firms to provide professional engineering services for Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) projects. These projects are part of the Charlotte Department of Transportation’s (CDOT) ITS Master Plan which are critical in their efforts to upgrade and expand the traffic signal system network in the city.
The services could include fiber optic cable routing plans, utility make-ready plans, fiber optic cable splice details, traffic surveillance cameras, engineered project specifications, construction cost estimates, developing traffic signal plans per CDOT and NCDOT standards, coordination of the utility make-ready work, assistance with the project administration and inspection during construction.
The services may also include grant consulting services that may range from developing proposals, overseeing implementation and performing construction administration and inspection per state and federal guidelines and standards. These contracts may have local, state, or federal funding.
In Development
Charlotte Department of Transportation / General Services
School Zone Flasher On Call Installation Project
- Posting Number: 2024-Q2(Apr-Jun)-CDT-13588
- Anticipated Posting Date: 2024-05-31
- Last Updated: 08/23/24
This is a Task Order based contract. This project will include the installation of school zone flashers at various locations on roadways within the City of Charlotte and on North Carolina Department of Transportation roadways.
In Development
Charlotte Department of Transportation / Technology Goods & Services
Curb Management Technology Platform
- Posting Number: 2024-Q4(Oct-Dec)-CDT-13764
- Anticipated Posting Date: 2024-12-31
- Last Updated: 08/23/24
Curbside Management technology solutions to assist in creating a digital inventory of the Uptown Charlotte curb, analyze and monitor the curb, and/or deploy intelligent sensor-based infrastructure to assess curb usage and demands.
In Development
Charlotte Department of Transportation / Technology Goods & Services
Curb Management Infrastructure
- Posting Number: 2024-Q4(Oct-Dec)-CDT-13767
- Anticipated Posting Date: 2024-12-31
- Last Updated: 08/23/24
Technology solutions to assist the Charlotte team in creating a digital inventory of the Uptown Charlotte curbs and deploying intelligent sensor-based infrastructure to assess curb usage and demands.
In Development
Charlotte Department of Transportation / Technology Goods & Services
Micromobility Technology Platform
- Posting Number: 2024-Q4(Oct-Dec)-CDT-13769
- Anticipated Posting Date: 2024-12-31
- Last Updated: 08/23/24
Micromobility technology solutions to assist in analyzing and managing shared mobility devices within Charlotte’s right-of-way.
In Development
Charlotte Area Transit System / Commodities & Goods
Bus Particulate Filters and Catalysts
- Posting Number: 2024-Q4(Oct-Dec)-CATS-15286
- Anticipated Posting Date: 2024-10-31
- Last Updated: 08/23/24
CATS BOD is seeking to procure diesel particulate filters and catalytic converters used in the reduction of soot in the exhaust system.
PSR # 1745
524 Wilby Drive: The culvert will be constructed with a headwall and endwall, with the junction box In between. The 24” plastic pipe will be replaced with 24” RCP.
6633 Brookfield Place: 30” RCP from JB 9 to DCB 8 to be replaced with a 36” RCP , and curb to be added along Alexander Road and standard catch basins to be constructed along the curb.