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Charlotte Storm Water Services / Construction
Toomey Storm Drainage Improvement Project

Department of General Services / Construction
Charlotte Fire Station #37 HVAC & Plumbing Equipment Replacement
This project includes HVAC and Plumbing equipment replacements for Charlotte Fire Station #37, located at 13828 South Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28278. The scope of work includes replacing five (5) roof top air conditioning units with gas heating, one (1) roof mounted energy recovery ventilator, two (2) gas fired water heaters, and related updates to power and controls for all roof top equipment and interior VVT zone dampers. All work is to be completed in a manner to allow Charlotte Fire to maintain full access and use of the facility during the entire scope of the project.

Department of General Services / Construction
Bridge Structures Repairs
This project involves repairing bridge structures in various locations within the city limits. This work shall consist of furnishing all labor, equipment, and materials to repair noted structures. Work includes but not limited to: concrete pavement repairs, asphalt surface sealing / repair / replacement, debris removal, soil / erosion repairs, bridge substructure / superstructure repairs, expansion joint repair / replacement, barrier rail repairs, guardrail repairs, cleaning and painting bridge structures, sealing concrete wearing surface, culvert repairs, and repairs as deemed necessary by the engineer; removing, containment and disposal of existing materials; seeding and mulching all grassed areas disturbed; all incidental items necessary to complete the project as specified and shown on the Bridge Structures Repair Details and Drawings.

Aviation / Construction
CLT CENTER PHASE 14 (Construction)
The interior renovation within the CLT Center (Operations Center) to include new office space for a tech help suite, conference room, video editing room, and cell phone tech office. The project consists of approximately 2,500 sf and will be built in two (2) phases.

Charlotte Area Transit System / Technology Goods & Services
Transit Passes and TVM Stock RFP
Printing and encoding of magnetic transit passes, transfers and TVM stock for GFI Fastfare fareboxes and Venstar ticket vending machines. Vendor must also have the ability to transition to smart card technology.
PSR # 1517

Charlotte Area Transit System / General Services
Hambright Park and Ride – Professional Services
The proposed Hambright Park and Ride will be a 500+ parking space mobility hub to provide rapid transit services to the Town of Huntersville, NC and surrounding areas by utilizing the newly constructed express lane direct connect. The proposed project will construct a transit park and ride with approximately 500 parking spaces, a new public street to access the site, driver comfort station (driver restroom facilities), internal pedestrian circulation, provisions for a mobility hub for micro-mobility options and/or shared ride services, and site security and surveillance. The proposed location is in the Town of Huntersville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina along the south side of Hambright Road (NC 2117), situated between Mt. Holly-Huntersville Road (NC2004) and Interstate 77.
PSR # 1521

Charlotte Area Transit System / General Services
Transit Survey Research and Performance Management
Transit Survey Research and Performance Management
Understanding how well The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) is performing on the key elements of service delivery is essential.
There are two scopes to the solicitation (Scope A & B). Transit Survey Research Objectives and Performance Management Services
(A) 1. Customer Satisfaction Surveys 2. Focus Group Research 3. Community Research 4. Mystery Shopper Program 5. Employee Engagement Research 6. Data Analyses and Reporting 7. Additional Survey/Research as needed or recommended
B) 1. Data Analyses 2. Organize and Facilitate Goal Setting 3. Performance Reporting
PSR # 1513

Aviation / General Services
Snow Removal Assistance and Equipment for CLT Airport Airfield Ramps
The Company shall provide equipment, inclusive of operators and mechanics, as needed on a contingency basis within the Charlotte-Douglas International Airport’s Secure Airfield Area to address snow removal for the Terminal Ramp, Cargo Ramps, Access Routes, Fire Stations, and Fixed Base Operations Areas or as otherwise directed by CLT Staff. Company shall be available to mobilize 24/7, as needed.

Charlotte Water / Construction
Ashe Plantation WWTP – Phase II Upgrades
The Project consists of the demolition of the existing 0.1 MGD “packaged” WWTP (flow eq, sludge holding, extended aeration, clarifiers), filters, generator, shed and select yard piping. The new infrastructure includes a new 0.1 MGD “packaged” WWTP (flow eq, sludge holding, extended aeration), two clarifiers, pre-engineered office/lab building, generator and the associated yard piping, site work, electrical and instrumentation. This scope of work also includes the relocation of and existing 8” gravity sewer line.
The 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.