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 Storm Water Services / Construction
Foxwood Road 2727 Storm Drain Improvement Project
Charlotte Area Transit System / General Services
CATS Class and Compensation Study
CATS is seeking a contractor to perform a comprehensive evaluation of all positions within the CATS pay structure of the organization. The study objectives are as follows:
– Classification Alignment: Ensure that all positions with similar job nature and complexity are correctly categorized within the proposed base pay hierarchy.
– Salary Alignment: Offer salary recommendations that are in line with the respective responsibilities of each position.
– Career Progression: Recommend career pathways that facilitate opportunities for compensation growth for our employees.
– Justifiable Pay Differentials: Establish pay differentials between job classifications that are well-founded and reasonable.
– Market Competitiveness: Maintain our competitive standing in the external job market while simultaneously acknowledging the internal hierarchy of job worth within our organization.
By engaging a qualified contractor to carry out this evaluation, CATS aims to optimize our compensation practices, ensuring fairness, competitiveness, and alignment with industry standards and internal structures.
The CATS Project Manager will furnish the Contractor with all necessary documentation, including pay ranges, job classifications, and any other pertinent information essential for the completion of the study.
PSR # 1595
Charlotte Water / Construction
FY24 Sanitary Sewer Rehab and Replacement-CANCELLED
The work is generally described as follows: rehabilitation of manholes, repair of sewer system defects and service laterals, installation of 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.
Cancelled as of 10/21/2024
Department of General Services / Construction
16th Street Streetscape Phase 2
This project is the second phase of 16th Street Streetscape project. Streetscape improvements include concrete sidewalk and ramps, curb and gutter, storm drainage, erosion control, slope grading work, and installation of a soil nail retaining wall on 16th Street adjacent to the Norfolk Southern parcel, at the northeast corner of N. Tryon Street and 16th Street intersection.
Aviation / Architectural / Engineering Services
On-Call Civil Engineering Consultant
Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) is seeking statements of qualifications from professional engineering firms to provide task order engineering services. Services are expected to cover a range of smaller studies, conceptual designs, investigations, coordination processes and technical support of a limited nature. This Engineering and Construction Task Order contract is focused largely but not exclusively on support to “horizontal/flat-work” design engineering and construction support services for engineering.
Charlotte Fire Department / Commodities & Goods
Ornamental Aluminum Fencing
The Charlotte Fire Department is requesting a new contract for fencing installation services. Work to be performed under this contract is to furnish and install an approximately 960’x 8′ tall ornamental aluminum fence with four (4) single gates. The location of the fence will be in the back parking lot of the Charlotte Fire Department Headquarters.
Charlotte Storm Water Services / Construction
Glassy Creek/Brentwood/Parkwood Stream Restoration
This stream restoration construction project provides for the upgrading of lakes and ponds, dam repairs, and other improvements to reduce the level of pollution in stormwater. The need for the project is based on the maintenance of facilities such as lakes and ponds that enhance stormwater quality under the requirements of the Clean Water Act.
Charlotte Area Transit System / General Services
BOD Fluid analysis
BOD is requesting a contract for a vendor to conduct fluid analysis for the bus and paratransit fleet. Requesting a five (5) year contract. 3+1+1 estimating $50,000 annually
PSR # 1547
Aviation / General Services
Snow Removal of Aviation Parking Lots, Bus Shelters, and Bus Lanes
Provide snow removal in the bus lanes located in Long Term 1 and 2 parking lots, Daily North parking lot, and employee 1 and 4 parking lots. The contractor will use a skid steer type piece of equipment with a snow-plow blade. The bus lanes will be plowed keeping them free from of snow and ice,
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 the review is complete.