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 / General Services
Passenger Satisfaction Survey and Focus Group Services
Charlotte Storm Water Services / Construction
Dobson Dr (832) Storm Drainage Improvement Project
The purpose and need for this construction project is to improve the storm drainage infrastructure (i.e. pipe systems and culverts) to reduce flooding and to enhance degraded stream reaches to reduce erosion and improve water quality.
Charlotte Storm Water Services / Construction
Marlwood/Waverly (Dredging) Surface Water Quality Improvement Project
The Marlwood/Waverly project area consists of the two ponds, Marlwood Lake located south of Albemarle Road near Marlwood Circle, and Waverly Lake located north of Albemarle Road near Almond Road. The existing ponds have silted in and project improvements include pond dredging to specified projects depths.
Charlotte Water / General Services
Charlotte Water Easement Clearing Services
Charlotte Water is seeking companies to provide mowing, clearing, removing, and disposing services for all vegetation, debris (i.e. furniture, clothes, or appliances), and other projectable objects (i.e. large rocks or boulders) from within its Water Treatment Plants’ pipeline areas. Additionally, as-needed services will be requested for undefined areas owned and/or maintained by Charlotte Water.
Charlotte Water / Architectural / Engineering Services
FY26 Water and Sewer Infrastructure
These contract(s) will be for the on-call consulting services of internal projects under the guidance of Design and Construction for miscellaneous needs, such as water and sewer extension projects and other capital projects. These contracts will cover Charlotte Water’s entire service area.
Charlotte Department of Transportation / Commodities & Goods
LED Traffic Sign Modules
The Charlotte Department of Transportation is seeking a new contract to purchase LED-based traffic signals modules to replace or upgrades existing signal lights at selected intersections. All Products and component parts furnished under the Contract shall be new, shall comply with the specifications and terms and conditions.
Charlotte Water / Construction
FY26 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation
The Project consists of constructing rehabilitation of manholes, repair of sewer system defects and service laterals, installing new sewers and manholes to replace existing sewers and manholes, 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.
Department of General Services / Construction
CMPD HQ THIRD FLOOR 911 ALTERATIONS
Alterations to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Headquarters include but are not limited to: demolition to the interior space, new wall, new ceilings, new floor and wall finishes, and alterations plumbing, HVAC, fire protection, and electrical systems.
Charlotte Department of Transportation / Architectural / Engineering Services
ITS Design Services On-Call
This request is to contract with professional engineering consulting firms to provide professional engineering services for Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) projects. These projects are part of Charlotte Department of Transportation’s (CDOT) ITS Master Plan and are critical in their efforts to upgrade and expand the traffic signal system network in the city. The professional services include but are not limited to development of fiber optic cable routing plans, utility make-ready plans, fiber optic cable splice details, traffic surveillance cameras, engineered project specifications, and construction cost estimates. The services may also include developing traffic signal plans per CDOT and NCDOT standards, coordination of the utility make-ready work and assistance with the project administration and inspection during construction. The services may also include grant consulting services that may range from developing proposals, overseeing implementation and performing construction administration and inspection per state and federal guidelines and standards. These contracts may have local, state, or federal funding.
Charlotte Douglas International Airport is looking for a Company to provide passenger satisfaction surveys and focus groups with passengers.
This is non-federally funded. The Company should provide the following: