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 Department of Transportation / General Services
Driver Feedback Sign Services
Charlotte Department of Transportation / Construction
Traffic Signal Installation and Maintenance
This traffic signal contract will provide resources to install and maintain traffic signals and support infrastructure citywide.
Charlotte Department of Transportation / Construction, General Services
Pavement Markings, Thermoplastic Pavement Markings
The pavement markings and line removal will be performed on roadways that are maintained by the City of Charlotte and by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). This is a task order-based contract for on-call services. The services will be established via task orders which include the following: Mobilization, Pavement Markings, Thermoplastic Pavement Markings, Thermoplastic Line Removal, and Traffic Control.
Charlotte Department of Transportation / Commodities & Goods
Solar Battery Replacements
This contract will be for the replacement of solar batteries in the following equipment:
Department of General Services / Construction
River District Permanent Firehouse #44 (CONTRACT BEING EXECUTED NOW)
Charlotte Fire Department plans to build a mass timber all-electric infill 2-story, 3-bay firehouse to manage response volumes in the newly developed River District. The facility will be approximately 14,600 square feet. The building is proposed to be located on Dixie River Road, near the future Catawba Crossing, and the parcel ID number is 14128101, parcel 3. The city is planning to utilize the Progressive Design-Build delivery system, city sustainability guidelines, city building standards, specifications, and past firehouse plans as a guide to meet the needs of the fire department. The city has completed the selection process for an Owner’s Advisor to assist with the procurement selection process for a design-build team.
Charlotte Storm Water Services / Construction
Shamrock Drive Storm Drainage Improvement Project
This construction project is located near The Plaza and Shamrock Drive and has been identified to address flooding, erosion, and pipe failure in the project area.
Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department / General Services
Undercover Vehicle Lease
The City will issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) to select a vendor to provide leased vehicle services. These vehicles are used primarily by the Vice and Narcotics and Gang Units in the specialized undercover investigations. Leasing Vehicles enables Police to rapidly switch out a vehicle if it is identified as an undercover car.
Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department / General Services
Racial Equity Workshops
The City will issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) to select a consultant to facilitate equity training workshops to work with the CMPD to strengthen the knowledge of implicit bias and reduce disproportionality and disparities one class at a time.
Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department / Technology Goods & Services
Emergency Communications CAD
The City of Charlotte will be issuing a Request for Proposals on behalf of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department to solicit for a contract with a qualified consulting company that can provide consulting services to develop and implement a CAD Solution to replace and consolidate the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, Charlotte Fire Department, and Mecklenburg County Medic respective systems.
This contract will install, maintain, and remove/relocate CDOT’s inventory of portable Driver Feedback Signs. These battery-powered radar signs are deployed throughout the city on corridors that are selected by the CDOT Traffic Safety Section for up to six weeks per location. The selected contractor will be responsible for installing the signs in certain locations directed by CDOT, routinely checking the areas they are installed in to ensure they are properly functioning, and once the deployment time has ended for a selected area, removing the signs to be redeployed in another location.