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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City Wide, Department of General Services / General Services
Fire Apparatus Repair Services
Department of General Services / General Services
Hydraulic Pressure Hose Repair and Replacement Services
The City of Charlotte is seeking a qualified provider for hydraulic pressure hose parts and services for a variety of vehicles and equipment. Services are provided onsite at individual Fleet Management locations and offsite roadside locations within Mecklenburg County.
Department of General Services / Construction
Tuckaseegee Rd (Little Rock Rd to Westerwood Dr) Sidewalk
This project will fill in gaps in the existing sidewalk system on the south side along Tuckaseegee Road from Little Rock Road to West Mecklenburg High School, and along the north side of Tuckaseegee Road from Burkholder Road to Toddville Road.
Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department / General Services
Psychological Services and Fit for Duty Evaluations – RFP
Psychological Services – Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) officers have access to sensitive, protected information, and hold positions of trust in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg community. To assist in maintaining this trust, CMPD conducts a thorough evaluation of potential Recruits to ensure that the best qualified are selected. A psychological evaluation is a required as a component of the selection process. Additionally, CMPD offers psychological services (e.g. counseling) to several segments of its workforce and shall require Employees who exhibit troubling behaviors to undergo a fit-for-duty evaluation in certain circumstances.
Charlotte Storm Water Services / Construction
Rounding Run 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. This project is under review. Location and project details will be provided after review is complete.
Aviation / Construction
Coffey Creek Environmental Mitigation (2nd Re-Solicitation)
The purpose of the Coffey Creek Environmental Mitigation bid is to establish a lump sum contract with a qualified contractor to construct the features and components of the Corrective Action Plan that has been designed by WSP, (as Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc.) (the “CAP Design”) for the former U.S. Airways Maintenance Hangar site located at 5020 Hangar Road in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina on behalf of Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT). The CAP Design (dated October 20, 2022) was submitted to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) for review. NCDEQ issued a Notice of Regulatory Requirements (NORR) letter (dated November 30, 2022) indicating approval of the Corrective Action Plan (CAP).
Aviation / General Services
Active Assailant Table-Top Exercise and Full-Scale Exercise
The City of Charlotte Aviation Department is seeking informal solicitation requests for the Charlotte Douglas International Airport Active Assailant Full-Scale Exercise (FSE) and Table-Top Exercise (TTX) to be held in the Summer of 2024, estimated in the July – August – September timeframe.
Previous work experience with Active Assailant Full-Scale Exercises (FSEs) and Table-Top Exercises (TTXs) is required, in addition, previous exercises at airports are preferred.
The contract will be for two (2) years.
Charlotte Water / Construction
McAlpine Creek WWTP Administration Renovations–CANCELLED
The project includes, but is not limited to, the renovation of the second floor of the McAlpine Creek WWMF Administration Building and the replacement of HVAC equipment on both floors and outside of the building. Work includes partial demolition of existing facilities to renovate two laboratories, upgrade restroom facilities, convert nonfunctioning lab space into office space, upgrade currently operating lab space, and replace non-functioning HVAC system and associated appurtenances.
Charlotte Area Transit System / General Services
S70 Light Rail Vehicle Engineering Services
This Request for Proposals is to select one or more firms to provide consulting engineering services to the CATS Rail Car Maintenance department on a task order on-call basis. CATS reserves the right to substitute, delete, or add additional tasks to those outlined in Work because of changes in priorities or unforeseen circumstances. The Consultant services are not considered either complete or all-inclusive and may include any combination thereof. We recognize that some categories are not unique and may be like others, interface with, or be extensions of others.
PSR # 1512
The City is seeking a qualified provider for repairing and coordinating the repair of damage from collisions comprised of over 100 makes and models of fire equipment including engines, ladder trucks, special operations equipment, and support apparatus.