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Department of General Services / Construction

Charlotte Area Transit System / Construction
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

Department of General Services / Construction
This project will address the non-conforming, physical ADA barriers to the greatest extent feasible and where applicable under code provisions. Phase 2 includes the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center and adjacent Parking Garage. Scope areas include Exterior Plaza, Entrance Lobby, 2nd Floor Mezzanine and the 15-story Highrise. Specific scope includes, but is not limited to, Partitions, Doors and Door Hardware, Ramps, Millwork, Restrooms, Controlled Access, Obstructions, Plaza Deck and Accessible Routes. The project delivery method is Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR). The CMAR will commence with CBI outreach ~3rd qtr 2025 and trade partner pre-qualification ~4th qtr 2025.

Department of General Services / General Services
The City of Charlotte is seeking a qualified provider of Heavy Duty Refuse Truck and Street Sweeper Body Repair Services to work in conjunction with Fleet Management. The Company shall perform maintenance, and repair services on fleet street sweeper truck equipment owned, operated, or maintained by the City.

Charlotte Department of Transportation / Commodities & Goods
The City of Charlotte Department of Transportation (CDOT) is seeking proposals from qualified vendors to provide advanced detection technology and assist with its installation at designated intersections. This effort supports a comparative analysis to identify the most suitable detection solution for the City. The selected detection systems must reliably identify all roadway users, including vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists, and scooters.
Participating vendors will engage in a field evaluation and must provide all necessary equipment, software, and installation assistance. The City intends to award a three-year contract with two optional one-year renewals, for a total potential term of five years. Evaluation criteria include detection capabilities, ease of installation and maintenance, technical compliance, feature set, data quality, experience, and cost competitiveness.

Department of General Services / General Services
The City of Charlotte requires a qualified heavy equipment dealer and general service provider to work in conjunction with the Fleet Management Division to support the city’s fleet comprising various makes, model years and commercial truck classifications. The services for this requirement include but are not limited to repair, replacement, maintenance, diagnostic, warranty repair and representation related services for heavy trucks with classifications ranging from 6-8.

City Wide, Department of General Services / General Services
The City is seeking a qualified provider for Vehicle and Equipment Graphics Manufacturing, Application, Removal, Inventory Management and Related Services

Department of General Services / Construction
This project will replace the bridge on Morris Field Drive between Wilkinson Boulevard and Golf Acres Drive, over the Norfolk Southern Railroad.

Charlotte Area Transit System / Commodities & Goods
The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) BOD division anticipates contracting for Paratransit vans with an order for 29 vehicles anticipated during Year 1 (i.e., 2025 to 2026).
PSR # 1826

Charlotte Area Transit System / Commodities & Goods
The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) Bus Operations Division (BOD) anticipates contracting out FORD Engines and Parts. CATS maintains a fleet of Special Transportation buses that currently are manufactured by ARBOC Bus. Vendors would need to supply CATS with OEM parts. These parts include but are not limited to replacement engines, engines parts, transmissions, transmission parts, brakes parts, drive shafts, and suspension parts. This will be a three-year contract with two options of one year each.
PSR # 1888

Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department / General Services
Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department is interested in accepting proposals for the Maintenance and Management of the City’s Alarm Ordinance Program. The Program requires alarm system owners to obtain an Alarm Permit by registering their alarms (excluding auto, fire, and medical alarms). The service provider will ensure that all alarm registration and permit requirements as outlined in the City ordinance are met by alarm users, and is responsible for collecting all fines for excessive false alarms.

Charlotte Area Transit System / Construction
The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) anticipates contracting out the construction of the Hambright Park & Ride. The proposed Hambright Park and Ride will be an approximately 460 parking space mobility hub to provide rapid transit services to the Town of Huntersville, NC and surrounding areas by utilizing the newly constructed express lane direct connect. The project will also include a new public street to access the site, driver comfort station (driver restroom facilities), internal pedestrian circulation, provisions for a mobility hub for micro-mobility options and/or shared ride services, site security and surveillance, and sustainability components.
PSR # 1883
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.