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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 Area Transit System / Commodities & Goods
Detroit Engine Parts
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Charlotte Area Transit System / General Services
Bus Fire Extinguisher Service and Inspections
The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) Bus Operations Division (BOD) anticipates contracting out for the inspection and service of fire extinguishers on up to 400 vehicles at the locations of 901 North Davidson and 3145 South Tryon. Inspections will take place annually and will be serviced if necessary. This is a 5 year contract (3+1+1).
# 1862
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Charlotte Area Transit System / Commodities & Goods
Decals and Signage
The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) Bus Operations Division (BOD) anticipates contracting for decals and graphics. This would be a 5-year contract (3+1+1).
# 1847
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Charlotte Area Transit System / General Services
Bus Fastener Service
The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) Bus Operations Division (BOD) anticipates contracting for fastener stocking service at both the South Tryon and North Davidson locations. This would be a 7-year contract (5+1+1).
# 1863
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Charlotte Area Transit System / Commodities & Goods
Bus Batteries
The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) Bus Operations Division (BOD) anticipates contracting out the purchase of bus batteries. This will be a 5-year contract (3+1+1) .
PSR # 1864
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Charlotte Area Transit System / Commodities & Goods
STS Bus parts – Ford Chassis
The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) Bus Operations Division (BOD) anticipates contracting out FORD Engines and Parts. CATS maintains a fleet of Special Transportation buses that currently are manufactured by ARBOC Bus. Vendors would need to supply CATS with OEM parts. These parts include but are not limited to replacement engines, engines parts, transmissions, transmission parts, brakes parts, drive shafts, and suspension parts. This will be a three-year contract with two options of one year each.
PSR # 1888
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Charlotte Area Transit System / Construction
North Yard Storage Site Construction
The project will include construction up-fits at the North Yard Facility with intentions of utilizing the area as storage for CATS. The storage yard, also known as the North Yard Annex, will be a secured and monitored area with access control, security lighting, CCTV cameras, fencing, and power supply capable of providing climate control measures to material as needed.
PSR # 1840
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Charlotte Area Transit System / Commodities & Goods
Paratransit revenue vans
The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) BOD division anticipates contracting for Paratransit vans with an order for 29 vehicles anticipated during Year 1 (i.e., 2025 to 2026).
PSR # 1826
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Department of General Services / Construction
CMGC- ADA Implementation – Ph 2 – Highrise & Parking D ... CMGC- ADA Implementation – Ph 2 – Highrise & Parking Deck
This project will address the non-conforming, physical ADA barriers to the greatest extent feasible and where applicable under code provisions. Phase 2 includes the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center and adjacent Parking Garage. Scope areas include Exterior Plaza, Entrance Lobby, 2nd Floor Mezzanine and the 15-story Highrise. Specific scope includes, but is not limited to, Partitions, Doors and Door Hardware, Ramps, Millwork, Restrooms, Controlled Access, Obstructions, Plaza Deck and Accessible Routes. The project delivery method is Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR). The CMAR will commence with CBI outreach ~3rd qtr 2025 and trade partner pre-qualification ~4th qtr 2025.
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The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) Bus Operations Division (BOD) anticipates contracting for the supply of Detroit Bus Engine parts for the bus fleet. This will be a 5-year contract (3+1+1).
# 1861