/ Opportunities

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.

Archived

Charlotte Area Transit System / General Services

Integrated Marketing and Communications Agency of Record

  • Posting Number: 2025-Q2(Apr-Jun)-CATS-17428
  • Anticipated Posting Date: 2025-04-18
  • Last Updated: 10/02/25
Add to Calendar 2025-04-18 2025-04-18 Integrated Marketing and Communications Agency of Record

Posted Project name:  Professional Marketing and Communications-Services

The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) is seeking the assistance of a full-service marketing and public relations firm or firms that can assist with general marketing, communications, public relations, crisis communications and/or special events. Some of the tasks or projects will require time commitments that cannot be accommodated quickly in-house due to day-to-day responsibilities, limited resources, and other pressing deadlines. Other tasks or projects may require more specialized services, which the in-house team cannot provide.

CATS anticipates that a variety of Marketing & Communications services will be required during the given contract timeframe. Attendance at CATS staff and board meetings, public/stakeholder group meetings, and other planning support services meetings may be required. The Consultant(s) should have experience and be prepared to assist in disciplines to include but not limited to: strategic and targeted marketing, graphic design, website design and/or management, photography, social media, public relations and affairs, crisis
communications, copywriting, script development for radio or television promotional commercials, media placement, branding, printing, and/or special events.

PSR # 1842

Archived

Charlotte Area Transit System / General Services

CATS Facilities Air Compressor Repair and Maintenance

  • Posting Number: 2025-Q2(Apr-Jun)-CATS-16817
  • Anticipated Posting Date: 2025-04-28
  • Last Updated: 10/02/25
Add to Calendar 2025-04-28 2025-04-28 CATS Facilities Air Compressor Repair and Maintenance

Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) anticipates contracting work to cover the necessary service to maintain four air compressors and four air dryers. The scope of work will, at a minimum, include the following: (1) performing basic services to all compressors and air dryers every three months, (2) performing basic services to all compressors and air dryers on an annual basis and (3) performing repairs as needed.

PSR 1803

Archived

Department of General Services / Architectural / Engineering Services

RFQ-Consulting Engineering Services – Complete – Please Archive

  • Posting Number: 2024-Q2(Apr-Jun)-DGS-14229
  • Anticipated Posting Date: 2024-04-09
  • Last Updated: 09/19/25
Add to Calendar 2024-04-09 2024-04-09 RFQ-Consulting Engineering Services – Complete – Please Archive

This Request for Qualifications is to select several firms to provide consulting engineering services on a task order on-call basis.

Generally, the Engineer will provide consulting services that may include planning, design, environmental, and construction administration. In addition, the Engineer may be asked to assist in the development of grant application as well as agreements including federal funding.

Archived

Department of General Services / Architectural / Engineering Services

RFQ-Consulting Engineering Services – RFQ is Complete – Pl ... RFQ-Consulting Engineering Services – RFQ is Complete – Please Archive

  • Posting Number: 2024-Q2(Apr-Jun)-DGS-17274
  • Anticipated Posting Date: 2024-04-09
  • Last Updated: 09/19/25
Add to Calendar 2024-04-09 2024-04-09 RFQ-Consulting Engineering Services – RFQ is Complete – Please Archive

This Request for Qualifications is to select several firms to provide consulting engineering services on a task order on-call basis.

Generally, the Engineer will provide consulting services that may include planning, design, environmental, and construction administration. In addition, the Engineer may be asked to assist in the development of grant application as well as agreements including federal funding.

In Development

Department of General Services / Architectural / Engineering Services

Professional Engineering Services for Transportation Projects – ... Professional Engineering Services for Transportation Projects – Complete – Please Archive

  • Posting Number: 2025-Q2(Apr-Jun)-DGS-17365
  • Anticipated Posting Date: 2025-06-01
  • Last Updated: 09/19/25
Add to Calendar 2025-06-01 2025-06-01 Professional Engineering Services for Transportation Projects – Complete – Please Archive

The Engineering Services Division of the Department of General Services (GS) is soliciting Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) from qualified engineering companies (Company) to provide the following three main components for this solicitation and interested parties may choose to be considered for any or all:

• Embedded Consultant Project Management staff: Primary responsibilities include reviewing project deliverables and the overall project management duties as normally performed by city Project Managers. The consultant must certify designs as a North Carolina Professional Engineer or defer this to the project engineer. QA/QC staff should have experience in designing and preparing construction plans for transportation projects and will oversee the work of Project Engineers and/or consultant designers on assigned projects and be directly responsible for ensuring projects are delivered on-schedule and within the allocated budget.
• Embedded Project Engineer staff: Primarily responsible for completing designs for an average of 4-10 projects per year, depending on size and scope. They will be the engineer of record for designs of varying sizes and will report directly to city or consultant Project Management Staff.
• Miscellaneous Planning and Design Services: The City of Charlotte is seeking assistance from qualified Transportation Consulting firms to provide transportation planning and transportation engineering on “on-call” basis. The on-call contract will provide a flexible and effective way for the city to respond to recurring consultant service needs covering a range of multi-dimensional transportation engineering and planning tasks. The flexible on-call consultant service contracts with qualified transportation firms will help meet the needs of the city. Each firm selected for an on-call contract will be required to enter into a master agreement with the city. This master agreement will fulfill the consultant solicitation and selection process for the work to be performed under the on-call contract.

Archived

Aviation / General Services

Passenger Satisfaction Survey and Focus Group Services

  • Posting Number: 2025-Q2(Apr-Jun)-AVI-18310
  • Anticipated Posting Date: 2025-06-23
  • Last Updated: 08/15/25
Add to Calendar 2025-06-23 2025-06-23 Passenger Satisfaction Survey and Focus Group Services

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:

  • Passenger Surveys
  • Focus Groups
  • Contingency Surveying

 

 

Archived

Aviation / General Services

On-Call Electrical Services

  • Posting Number: 2025-Q2(Apr-Jun)-AVI-18322
  • Anticipated Posting Date: 2025-06-03
  • Last Updated: 08/15/25
Add to Calendar 2025-06-03 2025-06-03 On-Call Electrical Services

The Facilities Building Maintenance Division of the Aviation Department is responsible for maintaining a portfolio of various buildings, including the airport terminal, offices, fire stations, tenant buildings, equipment shops, and among others that house various City activities. The intent of this RFP is to select no less than two (2) companies to provide electrical services for the Aviation Department’s Building Maintenance Division.  The scope of services is required to assist the Aviation Department with renovations, remodels, and maintenance of existing facilities. It will also include, but not be limited to the following: power, distribution, lighting, conduit, panels, equipment connections and low voltage.

The Services may include, but are not limited to:

  • Furnishing professional consultation and analysis of a project site to determine the types and extent of repairs or renovations required.
  • Identifying and analyzing requirements to mitigate workflow and pedestrian disruptions.
  • Recommendations on new equipment.
  • Replacement and new installations.
  • Reviewing available data and consulting with the Aviation Department to clarify and define requirements, troubleshooting, and repairs.
  • Providing all transportation, labor, tools, PPE, supervisions, and permits, if applicable to perform the following:
    • Power
    • Distribution
    • Lighting
    • Conduit
    • Panels
    • Equipment Connections
    • Fire Alarms
    • Communications
    • Lower Voltage
    • UPS distribution system maintenance

Archived

Charlotte Storm Water Services / Construction

Dobson Dr (832) Storm Drainage Improvement Project

  • Posting Number: 2025-Q2(Apr-Jun)-CSWS-3463
  • Anticipated Posting Date: 2025-06-17
  • Last Updated: 07/14/25
Add to Calendar 2025-06-17 2025-06-17 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.

Archived

Charlotte Storm Water Services / Construction

Marlwood/Waverly (Dredging) Surface Water Quality Improvement Project

  • Posting Number: 2025-Q2(Apr-Jun)-CSWS-12169
  • Anticipated Posting Date: 2025-06-23
  • Last Updated: 07/14/25
Add to Calendar 2025-06-23 2025-06-23 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.

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