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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Finance / General Services
Property and Casualty Claims Third Party Administrator

Aviation / Construction
4th Parallel Runway Runway Package 1: Taxiway V and Connectors
The first phase of constructing the Fourth Parallel Runway at CLT is the southward extension of existing Taxiway V and construction of related connector taxiways. The project includes demolition, erosion and sedimentation control, grading, drainage, airfield concrete and asphalt paving, marking, fencing, and airfield lighting/signage. The new taxiway will meet FAA Taxiway Design Group (TDG) 5 requirements.

Department of General Services / Construction
Firehouse #11 Replacement
Charlotte Firehouse #11 located at 620 W. 28th Street is one of the older CFD facilities. The building has a pressing need for repair and upgrades. This project will remove and replace the existing firehouse with a facility which meets modern day needs. The project will produce a new 17,000 SF, 4-bay two-story firehouse.

Department of General Services / Construction
CMPD Northwest Division Police Station (Re-Bid)
The Project is the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department’s Northwest Division The building site is located at 1800 & 1818 Mt Holly-Huntersville Rd., Charlotte, NC 28214. The Project consists of a new 16,000 square foot, single story facility.
The scope includes, but is not limited to, the following:
a. Improvements to Mt Holly-Huntersville Road
b. New driveway connections to Mt Holly-Huntersville Road, a visitor parking area and a gated/fenced in, staff/fleet parking area with underground piping to a storm water pond.
c. An open air canopy for consisting of a pre-engineered, metal building structure with standing seam metal roof system.
d. Electric Vehicle (EV) Service Equipment (EV charging station system).
e. A ground mounted, 249kWh/year, 208V, 3-phase Photo-Voltaic (PV) solar array collector system.
f. A Geothermal well field system with a packaged pump skid.

Aviation / Construction
Valet Parking Upfit
The Valet Parking Upfit Project at Charlotte Douglas International Airport relocates the temporary valet parking location to a new permanent premium service valet parking operation and experience for the CLT passengers at the basement level of the Hourly Deck. The Valet Parking Upfit Project will include a customer transaction counter, customer waiting area, key storage room with passthrough window, employee breakroom, storage closet, four automatic glass sliding doors, paint and finishes in the Terminal and Parking Area, signage, hardware, and misc. equipment.

Aviation / Construction
Relocation of West Boulevard (NC 160) (Construction)
The West Boulevard Project includes the construction of approximately 1.2 miles of the future West Blvd by realigning existing Byrum Drive and existing Piney Top Drive from the intersection of Steele Creek Road and West Blvd to the intersection of West Blvd and Piney Top Drive. The Project includes construction of a new intersection of proposed West Blvd and Byrum Drive and a new intersection of proposed West Blvd and Piney Top Drive. Disciplines will include roadway, hydraulics, erosion control, signals, traffic management, pavement marking, signing, utility design, and utility relocation. Existing portions of West Blvd between Steele Creek Road and Piney Top Drive will be removed as part of a separate project.

Department of General Services / Construction
Rea Road Widening (I-485 to Williams Pond Lane)
The purpose of this project is to increase capacity along Rea Road. Capacity will be increased by utilizing the right turn lane drops and median to develop an additional NB and SB through lane along Rea Road between the I-485 ramps and Williams Pond Lane. This project will also result in increased turn lane capacity and intersection improvements at Piper Station Drive and Ballantyne Commons Parkway. Pedestrian safety and mobility will be improved by providing sidewalks on both sides of Rea Road. Other specific improvements include: curb and gutter, accessible ramps, and driveways.

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
• Property and casualty claims requiring field and after-hours responses and investigations are outsourced to a third-party administrator.
• Third-party administrator services may include:
– Performing field investigations;
– Maintaining claim files and records;
– Coordinating investigations on litigated claims;
– Investigating and pursuing opportunities for subrogation;
– Providing loss mitigation services; and
– Establishing initial reserves. • Contract option for full claim services versus partial claim field services