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 Water / Construction
McDowell Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Primary Clarifier and Influe ... McDowell Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Primary Clarifier and Influent Pumping Station Rehab

Charlotte Water / Construction
Sanitary Sewer Point Repair and Replacements
This contract is for the rehabilitation of manholes, repair of sewer system defects and service laterals, installation of new sewers and manholes to replace existing, installation of cured-in-place pipe lining, pipe bursting, other miscellaneous manhole rehabilitation work, and all preparatory work such as sewer cleaning and television inspection.

City Wide / General Services
On Call Fencing Installation and Repair Services
General Scope.
The scope of this contract shall be to provide On-Call Fencing Installation and Repair Services for the Charlotte Douglas International Airport, the Charlotte Water Department, the Charlotte Area Transit System and other various City Departments as may be needed.
Service provider must be required to provide all materials, labor, equipment, and supervision staff for fencing services to install, repair, and perform periodic maintenance on fences and gates on a time and materials basis. Service provider must store all fence and gate materials clear of ground, protected, so as to preclude damage from weather or others. The service provider will be required to respond on site within six (6) hours of receiving notification by the City for all emergency security issues that require repair or installation of fence and or gates. It is anticipated that emergency security issues will constitute approximately 10 percent of the overall scope of the work to be completed. All other repairs or installations require a 24-hour response.
The intent of this request for proposals is to establish a service provider or providers for on-call services on an as-needed basis for existing City owned fencing and gates. This request for proposals is not intended to be a solicitation for fencing projects or installations related to new construction or other capital projects.

Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department / General Services
CMPD Alarm Registration and Management 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.

City Wide / Commodities & Goods
CCPA Police Pursuit Vehicles
The Charlotte Mechlenburg Police Department (CMPD), in partnership with the Charlotte Cooperative Purchasing Alliance (CCPA) and it’s Participating Public Agencies are seeking bids from qualified vendors for the procurement of Police Pursuit Vehicles, both marked and unmarked. The CMPD adds and replaces vehicles based upon an assessment of usage, age, maintenance cost, and condition.
This solicitation is being handled by the Charlotte Cooperative Purchasing Alliance and may result in multiple contracts available to Participating Public Agencies.

Charlotte Storm Water Services / Construction
Valleybrook Storm Drainage Improvement Project
The Valleybrook SDIP includes the design and construction of needed improvements in the Valleybrook Storm Drainage Improvement Project (SDIP) area. The improvements include CMP culvert replacements and associated channel improvements. The Valleybrook SDIP is bordered by Folger Drive to the north, Sardis Lane to the south, Ramsgate Road to the west and Carosan Lane to the east. This project area is within a drainage area of approximately 450 acres.

Department of General Services / Construction
Harrisburg Road Shared Use Paths (SUPs)
Improvements on Harrisburg Road to create a more pedestrian-oriented corridor, between Ponderosa Pine Lane and Colwick Hill Road, Robinson Church Road and Timbertop Lane, and Winterwood Place and Sam Dee Road. Improvements will primarily include shared use path, drainage, curb and gutter, mid-block pedestrian crossing and milling and overlay of asphalt.

Department of General Services / Construction
Remount Road and West Boulevard Intersection Improvements
The project consists of intersection improvements at Remount Rd and West Blvd including sidewalks, curb and gutter, decorative concrete surface treatments, bus shelters with amenities, pedestrian-scale lighting, crosswalks, curb ramps, pedestrian crossing signalization, and landscaping.

Charlotte Storm Water Services / Construction
Faulconbridge Rd 5749 Storm Drainage Improvement Project
Project consists of lining 556 LF of 42 inch CMP and 131 LF of 15 inch RCP with CIPP. Eight existing drainage structures will be removed and replaced and two additional structures will be added. 221 LF of 15″ RCP will be removed and replaced. Chemical grouting joint repair will also be installed at approx. 15 locations throughout the 42″ CMP.
This project includes the demolition and disposal of the existing Primary Clarifier No. 5 (PC No. 5) mechanism and associated components, followed by the installation of a new Owner-procured clarifier mechanism. Additional work at PC No. 5 includes structural repairs, replacement of exposed piping and valves, modifications to existing chemical feed dosing points, and upgrades to slide and sluice gate components. At the Influent Pump Station (IPS), the project involves replacing existing grit piping and stainless steel air piping. The IPS scope also includes the replacement of slide gate seals, actuators, and stems to ensure continued operational reliability.