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.
If you have questions or need assistance with this portal, contact City Procurement at earlybird@charlottenc.gov.

Department of General Services / Construction
I-85 North Bridge (Rebid)

Aviation / Construction
CLT Historic Hangar Shell Renovation
Renovations to the Historic Hangar including removal and replacement of metal roof and wall panels, and painting wall panels including a Preferred Brand Alternate. Electrical scope includes removal of existing exterior incandescent flood lights and replacing with new custom manufactured LED light fixtures reusing the existing electrical circuitry.

Charlotte Storm Water Services / Construction
Collective P Storm Drainage Improvement Project
The work involves various storm drainage improvements including the replacement of storm drainage pipes, curb & gutter, storm drainage structures, retaining walls, water and sewer (relocations, installations, and adjustments), and asphalt pavement. Stormwater maintenance work may be located entirely within or a combination of the street right-of-way, private, residential, and commercial properties.

Aviation / General Services
Arc Flash Testing
Charlotte Douglas International Airport is soliciting proposals from qualified (professionally licensed) Electrical Engineering Consultants who have the knowledge, experience, and capability to complete an arc flash and shock hazard evaluation, calculations, and labeling for all facilities to support the safe operation and maintenance of electrical infrastructure and comply with applicable regulations and industry practices. Time is of the essence. The consultant shall ensure available resources, as necessary, to facilitate work in a timely fashion. The evaluation, calculations, and labeling are to be performed in compliance with the latest codes and standards associated with electrical safety and arc flash standards including those set forth by IEEE 1584, NFPA 70E, & NFPA 70.

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.
This project will construct a bridge over I-85 to directly connect Doug Mayes Place and Louis Rose Place. This will relieve congestion at the WT Harris Blvd/ I-85 and Mallard Creek Church Rd/ I-85 interchanges.