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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Aviation / Technology Goods & Services
On Call Technology Services

Charlotte Water / Construction
Ashe Plantation Lift Station
The Ashe Plantation Lift Station project involves the design, bidding, and construction of a new lift station utilizing the existing wet well built during Phase I of the Ashe Plantation Wastewater Treatment Plant. The proposed system is a duplex lift station with a capacity of 320 gallons per minute, which will connect to an 8-inch forcemain. This new infrastructure will convey wastewater to the Goose Creek basin. As part of the project, the existing package treatment plant will be decommissioned.

Charlotte Storm Water Services / Construction
Hunter Acres Water Quality Enhancement Project
The City of Charlotte Storm Water Services has proposed a repair project for an existing pond called Hunter Acres Pond. The pond is located on Crestland Avenue, near the intersection of Crestland Avenue and Cornelia Drive, and the Parcel ID is 04302401. The pond is identified in the NC Dam Safety Inventory as MECKL-207-H and is classified as a high hazard dam. The forebay is located approximately 200 feet west of the main dam embankment.

Charlotte Storm Water Services / Construction
Reece Rd
The project is bounded by the Park Rd Shopping Center to the South, Park Rd to the West, Arbor Lane to the North and Little Sugar Creek to the East. The project involves storm drainage improvements along Reece Rd primarily with some improvements in intersections with Park Rd and Arbor Lane.

Charlotte Water / Construction
McAlpine Creek WRRF Digesters Rehabilitation
The McAlpine Digesters Rehabilitation project focuses on restoring key components of the biosolids treatment facilities. This includes structural repairs and a new cover for the first digested sludge storage tank, along with installation of new sludge pumps, valves, and piping. The project also replaces an outdated programmable logic controller system and adds a new sludge line to separate gravity-fed and pumped flows. Additional improvements include a new dewatering well system for draining the storage tanks and structural evaluation and repairs to the second digested sludge storage tank.

Charlotte Water / Construction
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.

Charlotte Water / General Services
Hidden Valley Neighborhood Warranty Coverage
Charlotte Water will be accepting proposals for a residential water line protection program and/or an interior plumbing and drainage program.

Charlotte Storm Water Services / Technology Goods & Services
NPDES MS4 SCM Compliance Software Solution
The City is seeking a software solution to support compliance with our NPDES MS4 permit, which mandates the tracking and enforcement of annual inspections for Stormwater Control Measures (SCMs). The required system must be capable of managing SCM records, supporting inspection workflows, and generating permit-compliant reports.

Charlotte Storm Water Services / Construction
Summerlin Storm Drainage Improvement Project
The Summerlin Place Storm Drainage Improvement Project will add additional catch basins along Summerlin Place and install a new drainage system down Wessynton Dr and a small portion of Brynwood Drive. The project consists of installation of RCP, CB’s, MH’s, C&G replacement, sewer line replacement, and CIPP lining.
Contract(s) will be used to provide maintenance and support for systems purchased under these Contracts. The goal of the Technology On-Call IT Contract is to support all airport management services leveraging technology systems as needed including but not limited to parking, baggage, gate management, commerce, connectivity, wayfinding, security, ticketing, etc. Services may be applied to any type of airport system. Contracts may include additional software licenses, services, and hardware. The contracts will provide Aviation the necessary flexibility to ensure the needs of the rapidly changing environment are met. It is critical to ensure the Airport’s technology systems are stable and safe to allow tenants to connect to their own technology systems.