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 Area Transit System / General Services

Aviation / Architectural / Engineering Services
The Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) is seeking a Statement of Qualifications from qualified firms to provide environmental assessment and remedial services. Services will include ongoing spill remediation for NCDEQ UST Section Incident #18989, involving comprehensive site assessment and long-term corrective action activities. Work includes assessment and reporting, site monitoring, absorbent pad and boom maintenance, and operations and maintenance of two (2) dual-phase extraction systems and associated Physical Chemical 1 wastewater treatment systems. The anticipated duration of the project is approximately 5–10 years.

Charlotte Area Transit System / Commodities & Goods, General Services
The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) Bus Operations Division (BOD) anticipates contracting for wheelchair lift parts and performance of related services. The purpose of the contract is to establish a reliable source for purchase, delivery, and related activities for parts and associated services, in compliance with specifications and terms outlined in the scope.
PSR # 2045

City Wide / General Services
General Scope.
The City requires qualified and experienced Companies to provide on‐call low voltage cabling installation and renovation
services. These Services include, but are not limited to, installation and maintenance of: data cabling, Ethernet, building
wiring, fiber optic installations, voice and/or data network installation, network cabling, hardware testing and certification,
audio and/or video cabling, radio frequency (“RF”), cabinet installation, bonding and grounding, patch cables, and
backboards. The Services may be required at any City facility.

Charlotte Area Transit System / General Services
The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) Bus Operations Division (BOD) anticipates contracting with a supplier that will handle pickup, delivery, and repair of radiators, charge air coolers, oil coolers, coolant surge tanks, and fuel tanks for CATS buses. The supplier must be able to provide parts, including radiators, coolers, surge tanks, and fuel tanks for various bus models.
PSR # 2040

Charlotte Water / Architectural / Engineering Services
This project involves sewer trunkline modeling to support odor control efforts within the wastewater collection system. The model will help optimize system performance and identify areas where odor mitigation strategies are needed. The goal is to enhance system efficiency while minimizing odor impacts on surrounding communities.

Charlotte Department of Transportation / General Services
This contract will be for fiber optic cable physical locating, marking, and positive responses to NC811 of CDOT’s underground infrastructure as required by the Underground Utility Safety and Damage Prevention Act, Article 8A of Chapter 87 of the North Carolina General Statutes. Work provided under this contract is to supplement CDOT’s current in-house locates unit and will cover the city of Charlotte limits.

Charlotte Area Transit System / Commodities & Goods, General Services
The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) Facilities Division anticipates contracting out the fuel treatment and cleaning associated with underground diesel storage tanks.
PSR # 1974

Charlotte Area Transit System / Architectural / Engineering Services, Construction
The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) Development division anticipates posting a solicitation for the construction of operator comfort stations at JW Clay & University City Blvd.
PSR # 2016

Charlotte Area Transit System / Architectural / Engineering Services, Construction
The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) Development division anticipates posting a solicitation for the construction of an operator comfort station at the Park and Ride on Old Concord Road.
PSR # 2015

Charlotte Water / General Services
Charlotte Water is seeking a company to clean contaminated sediment from the 36-inch outfall to the Irwin Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP).
Work includes cleaning the main, collecting dislodged sediment, transporting it to the treatment operation on the premises of the Irwin Creek WWTP, dewatering, and safe disposal of the contaminant.

Department of General Services / General Services
The City is seeking a qualified equipment dealer and service provider to work with the Fleet Management Division in supporting the City’s fleet of vocational trucks of various makes and model years. Services required include repair, replacement, maintenance, diagnostics, warranty work, and other related technical support for heavy vocational truck bodies within GVWR Classes 5 through 8.
The selected Company will provide comprehensive service, maintenance, and repair for all vocational truck bodies and associated systems in the City’s fleet. This includes various vehicle types, makes, and model years, such as hot patch units, combination sewer trucks, catch basin cleaners, jetting trucks and trailers, truck-mounted service bodies, cranes, bucket trucks, and concrete mixers.
Service and repair facilities must be located within a 100-mile radius of 829 Louise Avenue, Charlotte, NC, 28204.
The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) Rail Division is developing a comprehensive automated track inspection program to identify, assess, and mitigate track geometry defects in accordance with industry standards and internal maintenance protocols. CATS anticipates contracting out this service, which includes but is not limited to the following:
PSR # 2049