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.
If you have questions or need assistance with this portal, contact City Procurement at earlybird@charlottenc.gov.

Aviation / General Services
Fuel System Maintenance and Quality Assessment Services

Innovation & Technology / Technology Goods & Services
IT Service Desk and Deckside Support Services

City Wide / Technology Goods & Services
CCPA Managed Print Services & Integrated Products, Services and So ... CCPA Managed Print Services & Integrated Products, Services and Solutions
The City of Charlotte Cooperative Purchase Alliance and Participating Public Agencies are seeking proposals from qualified vendors for Managed Print Services & Integrated Products, Services and Solutions. Comprehensive solutions will include but not be limited to the following:

Charlotte Department of Transportation / Commodities & Goods
Ready Mix Concrete and Bulk Cement
The City will be seeking bids for the supply of Ready Mix Concrete and bulk Portland cement for repairs within the City right of way.
The contract will require the supplier to provide and deliver Portland Type I/II Cement and Ready Mix Concrete made with Portland cement to the Charlotte Department of Transportation (CDOT), Street Maintenance Division (SMD).
Materials must either be delivered by the awarded contractor to specified job sites or made available for pickup at the contractor’s plant by City vehicles.

Charlotte Department of Transportation / Construction
Bridge Repairs
This project involves repairing bridge structures in various locations within the city limits. This work shall consist of furnishing all labor, equipment, and materials to repair noted structures. Work includes but not limited to: concrete pavement repairs, asphalt surface sealing / repair / replacement, debris removal, soil / erosion repairs, bridge substructure / superstructure repairs, expansion joint repair / replacement, barrier rail repairs, guardrail repairs, cleaning and painting bridge structures, sealing concrete wearing surface, culvert repairs, and repairs as deemed necessary by the engineer; removing, containment and disposal of existing materials; seeding and mulching all grassed areas disturbed; all incidental items necessary to complete the project as specified and shown on the Bridge Structures Repair Details and Drawings.

Charlotte Department of Transportation / Technology Goods & Services
Curb Management Technology Platform
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.

Charlotte Department of Transportation / Technology Goods & Services
Micromobility Technology Platform
Micromobility technology solutions to assist in analyzing and managing shared mobility devices within Charlotte’s right-of-way.

Charlotte Department of Transportation / General Services
Transportation Asset Collection
The chosen vendor will provide a segmented inventory of the following transportation assets.
A condition analysis of the assets will be included with the inventory The analysis will provide a database of information that will be utilized for work management as well as emergency services during hazardous conditions.
The vendor will provide separate ESRI geodatabases with each asset category. Specific table schemas for each asset will be determined prior to data collection.

Charlotte Department of Transportation / Construction
Wilkinson Boulevard Phase 3 Intelligent Transportation System (ITS)
This project will install single‐mode fiber optic cable installed in new directionally bored, hand dug and trenched conduit, existing conduit and aerial attachments to poles. It will remove existing copper communication cables. This project includes entrances and interconnect equipment for existing traffic signal control cabinets and the installation of traffic management cameras. This project also includes fiber optic cable splicing, testing, Ethernet communications equipment, traffic management camera equipment and other related activities.
The project provides sitewide fuel system maintenance and fuel quality assessment services, including inspection, testing, and preventative maintenance of fuel tanks and associated fuel system components. This contract will be term based and services will be provided as needed.