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 / Construction
Wilkinson Boulevard Phase 3 Intelligent Transportation System (ITS)
Charlotte Water / Construction
FY24 Street Mains Extensions Contract 2 – CANCELLED
This solicitation will be for the construction of an undetermined number of street main extensions and miscellaneous infrastructure projects. This contract will also provide construction assistance on an as-needed basis for other capital projects. This contract will cover Charlotte Water’s entire service area.
Cancelled as of 3/25
Charlotte Water / General Services
Heavy Equipment Operator Training – CANCELLED
Charlotte Water will enlist a company to provide vocational training to field staff on an as needed basis at the company’s facility. Training will consist of hands on heavy equipment operator training to ensure the proper use of equipment such as dozers, backhoes, excavators, and skid-steers. A training program will be developed mutually between the company and Charlotte Water to implement such program.
-cancelled on 3/19
Charlotte Area Transit System / General Services
Bus tire leasing
BOD is seeking a lessor to furnish and maintain tires that meet specifications for Gillig eGenFlex and Battery electric busses. The initial term will be three (3) years with the option to renew twice for one year each.
PSR # 1682
Charlotte Area Transit System / Commodities & Goods
Truck Shop Dollie
The Auxiliary Truck is for when journal bearings on the LRV become immobile and will allow the boogie to be lifted and transported safely.
(PSR #1439)
Department of General Services / Construction
Cross Charlotte Trail (XCLT)− Orr Rd to Rocky River Rd
This project will complete a new segment of XCLT approximately 2.0 miles in length, extending from Orr Road at Tryon Street to Rocky River Road. It is anticipated that the alignment will generally follow the Master Plan alignment. The trail cross section will be narrower in some sections along Orr Road and will follow Toby Creek on the south side until reaching Rocky River Road where the XCLT connects to existing Toby Creek Greenway.
Department of General Services / Construction
Margaret Wallace Road Sidewalk (Summerfield Ridge Lane to Marshbrooke ... Margaret Wallace Road Sidewalk (Summerfield Ridge Lane to Marshbrooke Road)
This project will install a 6′ concrete sidewalk, 8′ planting strip, concrete curb ramps, Pedestrian Refuge Island, concrete driveways, 2′-6″ concrete curb and gutter, storm drainage systems, and street trees along Margaret Wallace Road from Summerfield Ridge Lane to Marshbrooke Road. The project length is 1,900 LF/0.40 miles.
Department of General Services / Construction
Prosperity Church Road (Old Ridge to Benfield) Improvements
The project proposes to widen Prosperity Church Rd approximately 0.3 mi between Old Ridge Rd and Benfield Rd to provide curb and gutter, sidewalk, storm drainage, bicycle lanes, and on-street parking, as well as a roundabout at Prosperity Church Rd and Prosperity Ridge Rd.
Charlotte Department of Transportation / General Services
Driver Feedback Sign Services
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.
This project will install single‐mode fiber optic cable installed in new directionally bored, hand dug and trenched conduit, existing conduit and aerial attachments to poles. It will remove existing copper communication cables. This project includes entrances and interconnect equipment for existing traffic signal control cabinets and the installation of traffic management cameras. This project also includes fiber optic cable splicing, testing, Ethernet communications equipment, traffic management camera equipment and other related activities.