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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In Development charlotte water

Charlotte Water / Construction

Belmont Horizontal Directional Drilling Construction

  • Posting Number: 2025-Q2(Apr-Jun)-CW-18602
  • Anticipated Posting Date: 2026-04-15
  • Last Updated: 07/09/25
Add to Calendar 2026-04-15 2026-04-15 Belmont Horizontal Directional Drilling Construction

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.

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Charlotte Water / Construction

Davidson Eastern Rocky River Sanitary Sewer Outfall

  • Posting Number: 2025-Q4(Oct-Dec)-CW-18604
  • Anticipated Posting Date: 2025-12-01
  • Last Updated: 07/09/25
Add to Calendar 2025-12-01 2025-12-01 Davidson Eastern Rocky River Sanitary Sewer Outfall

This contract will be for the design and construction of a gravity outfall sewer along the Rocky River. This project will consist of approximately 3,600 linear feet of 15-inch and 2,400 linear feet of 12-inch gravity sanitary sewer piping. This outfall is tributary to the existing Rocky River outfall in Cabarrus County and Water and Sewer Authority of Cabarrus County (WSACC) Rocky River Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant.

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Charlotte Water / Construction

Elevated Water Storage Tanks Improvements

  • Posting Number: 2025-Q4(Oct-Dec)-CW-18606
  • Anticipated Posting Date: 2025-12-04
  • Last Updated: 07/09/25
Add to Calendar 2025-12-04 2025-12-04 Elevated Water Storage Tanks Improvements

This project involves the design and construction administration for the rehabilitation of five separate elevated water storage tanks. Each tank will undergo interior and exterior recoating to extend its service life and improve corrosion resistance. The scope also includes the replacement of outdated ladder systems to enhance safety and compliance. Miscellaneous piping repairs will be completed as needed to restore functionality and improve overall system performance. The project is managed to ensure coordination, quality control, and adherence to regulatory standards throughout design and construction.

 

 

 

 

 

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Charlotte Water / Construction

McDowell Creek WRRF  Digesters Rehabilitation 

  • Posting Number: 2027-Q3(Jul-Sep)-CW-18608
  • Anticipated Posting Date: 2027-07-11
  • Last Updated: 07/09/25
Add to Calendar 2027-07-11 2027-07-11 McDowell Creek WRRF  Digesters Rehabilitation 

This will be an Invitation to Bid for Charlotte Water. The project will involve the rehabilitation of biosolids treatment facilities at the McDowell Creek Water Resource Recovery Facility. Work will focus on existing digesters and may include structural repairs, floor regrouting, replacement of mechanical components, and upgrades to valves and associated piping. Electrical and instrumentation systems will be reconnected or replaced as needed to support restored operations. These improvements aim to enhance the performance, safety, and reliability of the digester systems and associated infrastructure.

 

 

 

 

 

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Aviation / Construction

Fixed-Based Operations North Basin Retrofit

  • Posting Number: 2025-Q3(Jul-Sep)-AVI-18217
  • Anticipated Posting Date: 2025-08-21
  • Last Updated: 06/30/25
Add to Calendar 2025-08-21 2025-08-21 Fixed-Based Operations North Basin Retrofit

The FBO North Basin Retrofit project will be for the purpose of retrofitting an existing dry stormwater detention basin situated along Airport Drive. Work under this project will include relocating a section of Security Identification Display Area (SIDA) fence, constructing a new riser system, repairing the outfall pipe beneath Airport Drive, and completing some minor grading within the basin itself. This work is expected to have a duration of approximately 60 days. Due to security fence relocation, the contractor may be required to obtain a SIDA badge.

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Aviation / Construction

Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Facility (ARFF)

  • Posting Number: 2025-Q3(Jul-Sep)-AVI-12926
  • Anticipated Posting Date: 2025-08-30
  • Last Updated: 06/24/25
Add to Calendar 2025-08-30 2025-08-30 Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Facility (ARFF)

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.  This project is anticipated to be solicited as a Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) alternate procurement method.

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Aviation / Construction

NEAT – Overlook Lighting Enhancements

  • Posting Number: 2025-Q3(Jul-Sep)-AVI-17226
  • Anticipated Posting Date: 2025-07-28
  • Last Updated: 06/23/25
Add to Calendar 2025-07-28 2025-07-28 NEAT – Overlook Lighting Enhancements

This project will enhance the current lighting around the Overlook site. The scope will include replacing a portion of existing light poles, foundations, and bollards with new poles and fixtures to better illuminate the overlook playground, memorial, and turf area.

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Department of General Services / Construction

Firehouse 44

  • Posting Number: 2026-Q1(Jan-Mar)-DGS-18355
  • Anticipated Posting Date: 2026-01-01
  • Last Updated: 06/23/25
Add to Calendar 2026-01-01 2026-01-01 Firehouse 44

Firehouse 44 will be an integral asset to support Charlotte Fire Department’s efficient response to emergencies in the community; providing a location within the newly developed River District community and expanding their response area in this newly incorporated region of Charlotte. This 14,600 SF, two-story, 3-bay facility will be the first mass timber firehouse in the Southeast US and will meet Living Future’s (LF) Zero Carbon certification for total project embodied carbon. The project will comply with Charlotte’s Sustainable Facilities Policy and fully support the sophisticated and time-sensitive operations of the Fire Department.

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Charlotte Area Transit System / Construction

CTC Fare Zone Striping

  • Posting Number: 2025-Q3(Jul-Sep)-CATS-18408
  • Anticipated Posting Date: 2025-09-06
  • Last Updated: 06/23/25
Add to Calendar 2025-09-06 2025-09-06 CTC Fare Zone Striping

The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) anticipates contracting out the following work:

The CTC Fare Zone Striping project is a part off safety and security improvements at the Charlotte Transportation Center that will include the installation of the following approximate quantities of heated-in-place thermoplastic markings:
-950 linear feet of customized 2′-wide blue striping labeled with “FARE ZONE”;
-470 linear feet of pedestrian crosswalk (8 separate crosswalks); and
-920 linear feet of safety yellow striping for 23 bus bays.
Other additional work includes the installation of 31 yellow truncated domes, removal of existing crosswalk striping, and providing 121 linear feet of additional blue “FARE ZONE” striping to be turned over to CATS.

Heat-in-place thermoplastic will be installed per NCDOT specifications. The crosswalk and truncated dome will match the City of Charlotte Land Development Standards.

PSR # 1917

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Charlotte Water / Construction

Unspecified Time and Materials Water & Sewer Repairs

  • Posting Number: 2025-Q4(Oct-Dec)-CW-17894
  • Anticipated Posting Date: 2025-10-14
  • Last Updated: 06/17/25
Add to Calendar 2025-10-14 2025-10-14 Unspecified Time and Materials Water & Sewer Repairs

The project consists of providing equipment, vehicles, machinery, implements, tools, supplies, incidentals, and skilled personnel to complete unspecified extensions, modifications, maintenance, and repairs to the existing water and
sewer system in the Charlotte Water service area.

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Charlotte Water / Construction

Environmental Services Facility HVAC Boiler Replacements

  • Posting Number: 2025-Q4(Oct-Dec)-CW-17423
  • Anticipated Posting Date: 2025-11-14
  • Last Updated: 06/09/25
Add to Calendar 2025-11-14 2025-11-14 Environmental Services Facility HVAC Boiler Replacements

Replace three (3) HVAC boilers at Environmental Services Facility. Current units are at end-of-life. Minimum specs are: natural gas-fed at 150CFH; input 1,500,000 BTU/HR; output 1,400,000 BTU/HR; forced-draft burner on 120V/single-phase power; support communication protocols for LON, BACnet, and IoT. In addition to materials provision, awarded vendor shall perform the following tasks: verify all pipe, conduit, and wiring spec in field prior to proposal; remove and dispose of existing units; disconnect and reconnect hot water lines; disconnect and reconnect all electrical wiring; disconnect and reconnect controls; assess and add/modify any unit drainage systems; run new stainless double wall flue pipes to exterior and terminate at roof; perform combustion analysis to assure proper operation; insulate all piping; perform startup and operation check after install; and any other tasks necessary to ensure optimal operation upon completion.

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Charlotte Water / Construction

FY27 Large Service Contract #1

  • Posting Number: 2026-Q4(Oct-Dec)-CW-12283
  • Anticipated Posting Date: 2026-10-01
  • Last Updated: 06/09/25
Add to Calendar 2026-10-01 2026-10-01 FY27 Large Service Contract #1

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.

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