Landscape Management’s landscape operations group maintains more than 1,500 acres of landscaping across more than 200 city properties, including operational, administrative, and community facilities; vacant parcels; nearly 1,000 medians; and six public spaces (Arequipa Park, Crescent Park, Five Points Public Plaza, The Green at Prosperity Village, The Ritz at Washington Heights and Thomas Polk Park). The group also installs new landscaping and controls excessive vegetation growth.

The Landscape Management Division seeks to establish a contract for a one-time purchase of a Tracked Crawler Articulated Aerial Boom Lift (Spider Lift) from a qualified vendor. The contract will be for the purchase, delivery, and labor-related maintenance in compliance with the specifications and terms and conditions outlined in the Invitation To Bid.

The City is interested in procuring a computer application for cashiering and revenue collection. The City is currently undergoing a transformation to Workday ERP for Human Resources, Financials and Budget. It is preferred that the Cashiering System solution have existing integration connectors to Workday Financials and Banner Utility billing which is used by Charlotte Water.

This project will improve the curbs, driveway, sidewalks and ramps for Beatties Ford Road between Russell Avenue and Lasalle Street. Concrete shall be 6-inch Portland cement, asphalt shall be two-inch course and four-inch intermediate course. Gravel shall be six-inch incidental stone. Limits of proposed slopes are indicated in the plans. The contractor shall maintain erosion control devices in accordance with the appropriate city and state erosion and sediment control ordinances. Contractor shall sawcut existing asphalt and/or concrete surfaces prior to removal unless otherwise directed by the engineer. Project length is 0.281 miles.

Work performed under this contract will consist of storm water infrastructure repair and improvement projects within the city limits of Charlotte, NC.  Work will involve mobilization, earthwork, drainage structures, storm drain pipe systems, channels, working over, under, near, and around existing private utilities asphalt paving, concrete flatwork, and landscaping and any associated work required by the Engineer.  Other work may include structural foundation protection, storm water pipe lining, storm water pipe joint and structure repair, water and sewer (relocations, installations and adjustments).  Storm Water maintenance work may be located entirely within the street right-of-way.

Company to provide the city centrifuge preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance, and repair services for 2 (two) dewatering centrifuges and 2 (two) Thickening Centrifuges at the Mallard Creek WRF , Westfalia and Humboldt Dewatering Centirfuge and Humboldt Thickening Centrifuge. In addition to Preventive Maintenance, the selected Company will need to provide predictive maintenance service.

The Charlotte Department of Transportation (CDOT) is seeking one or more  companies to provide various traffic signal components including pedestrian signal parts, traffic signal controllers, cabinets and cabinet risers and blank out signs.

This project is part of the assessment the city manager had completed previously. The assessment findings gave objectives to CATS as a part of the next steps. The scope of work below outlines the steps we will take to meet some of these objectives.

Scope of work:
CATS is looking to do internal and external work with employees and riders. Below are detailed areas of focus we are looking to address.

Customer Experience:
A customer experience action statement to be created by staff in focus groups
Pillars of our customer experience- “The How.”
Never and always non-negotiable standards
Launch support of the program
Training program for onboarding new staff and contractors
Video script- day in the life of riders (3)
Project launch across the department
Public relations support for launch- press release, social media, etc.
Six months of project support

Internal Culture
Focus groups across the department to set a baseline and create the program
Roadmap to breaking down silos across the department
Interdepartmental teamwork with a focus on compassion and empathy
Roadmap to handoffs between departments
Understanding how your work impacts other
Understand the internal customer
Improvement of communications
Training program for onboarding new staff and contractors
Video script- day in the life of colleagues (3)
Project launch across the department
Six months of project support

Leadership/Train the Leader
Create the employee experience manual with leadership
Roadmap to increase morale and lower turnover
Leadership training program for leadership
Project launch with leadership

PSR # 1486

CATS is looking for a contractor to perform major track structure maintenance during CATS Annual Maintenance Shutdown typically scheduled during the months of September through November for approximately 48 hours around City of Charlotte major events. This would require all of the workforce labor and equipment necessary to perform the below services.

PSR # 1485

The City is seeking outside counsel for a broad range of legal services, in a number of substantive areas. The legal services to be provided within each area include performing legal analyses, providing oral and written opinions and advice, drafting legal documents and instruments appropriate to the specified fields of expertise such as contracts, leases, rules, and procedures; and representing the City in court at both trial and appellate levels and before administrative agencies, arbitrators, and other tribunals as necessary. Proposers with expertise in some, but not all, of these areas or portions of the scope are invited to submit a Proposal pertaining to their area of expertise. The City Attorney’s Office anticipates creating a list of qualified attorneys or law firms for referral of specific matters. Being designated as a qualified attorney or law firm does not imply that an attorney or firm will be assigned a matter.