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 Water / Construction
Water and Sewer Design Consulting Services
Aviation / Architectural / Engineering Services
Communication Infrastructure Design Services – CANCELLED
CLT Airport – Technology Infrastructure
Act as an Owner’s Agent for daily operational and Construction related projects and tasks as needed. These include, but are not limited to: TMA/IMA tasks, internal team tasks, Informal projects, Formal (Capital) projects, other duties as assigned.
Assist in the review of Construction and/or Design Team generated drawings and specifications as required to install, test and certify new infrastructure for each design review period, between new outlet and equipment device locations, Communications Equipment Rooms and/or Cabinets, and Communications rooms as it relates to the new system installation, and advise CLT Technology Infrastructure of compliance with standards applicable to each entity.
Recommend inclusion into the design any necessary cabling infrastructure and pathway recommendations to CLT Technology Infrastructure as practical to accommodate future expansion of known campus infrastructure and future tie-ins to planned facilities.
Review shop drawings, answer Design Team, Contractor and CLT generated Requests for Information, observe the installation as Agent for CLT Technology Infrastructure, and verify compliance with the Design Documents and CLT Technology directives.
Provide Construction Services to include meeting attendance. These meetings may include pre-construction meetings, OAC Meetings, and other meetings as directed by CLT Technology Infrastructure. Also, perform Construction Observation site visits, identify potential problem areas, generate punch lists as required, recommend solutions and provide reports to CLT Technology Infrastructure for distribution.
If the company is already engaged as a designer for Communications/Telecom/Special systems, etc., for a project, then the ability to act as an Owner’s Agent, for the same project, under this scope shall be null and void
Charlotte Area Transit System / Commodities & Goods, General Services
SAFT LRV S70 Replacement Batteries
Charlotte Area Transit System Rail Division is requesting to purchase 12 LRV S70 SAFT NICKEL CADMIUM BATTERY MODEL SRX220F3 COMPRISED OF 20 HIGH RATE SINTERED/PBE CELLS housed. The original life span of the current batteries have reached their maximum production life and inventory spares need to be replaced to ensure revenue service isn’t interrupted.
PSR 1216
Charlotte Department of Transportation / Commodities & Goods
Traffic Cabinet Risers
The Charlotte Department of Transportation (CDOT) uses various size traffic cabinets to protect traffic control equipment from the elements. Some cabinets require risers for use in different areas. This solicitation will be for 10″ risers for M54 style traffic cabinets. The Invitation for Bid (ITB) issued will be to establish a three-year contract with the option for two one-year renewals.
Charlotte Water / Construction
Queens Road West Water Pipe Replacement Project
Charlotte Water (CLTWater) is planning to replace water services on Queens Road West between East Boulevard and Selwyn Avenue and water pipes under Queens Road West from Wellesley Avenue to Selwyn Avenue and East Boulevard near Queens Road West. The Queens Water Main Replacement Project’s completed design and construction have not been scheduled yet.
Aviation / Construction
Carolina Aviation Museum Sitework
This project consists of site preparation for the future development of the Carolinas Aviation Museum. Specific work includes demolition of existing facilities, earthwork, grading, utility installation, associated asphalt, concrete masonry work, landscaping, and other miscellaneous items.
Charlotte Water / General Services
Fire Extinguisher Products and Services
Charlotte Water will be issuing an RFQ to help meet Charlotte Water’s needs with regard to fire equipment, maintenance, training, and inspection services.
Aviation / Commodities & Goods
Terminal Lobby Expansion Furniture
Charlotte Douglas International Airport (“CLT” or “Airport”), which is owned and operated by the City of Charlotte, North Carolina (“City”), is seeking sealed Bids from qualified and experienced companies (individually or collectively, the “Bidder”) interested in providing Furniture for Terminal Lobby Expansion
Charlotte Water / Commodities & Goods
McAlpine Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluent Filter Backwash Blo ... McAlpine Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluent Filter Backwash Blowers
Charlotte Water will be seeking bids for the purchase two Gardner Denver centrifugal blowers for its McAlpine Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant. These blowers are to be utilized for backwashing effluent filters. Awarded bidder will be responsible for the shipment of the items to the facility. The equipment will be installed as part of a future construction contract. The needed control panels will be supplied by a third party.
Bid price will include a one-year warranty from the time of installation or 18 months from the time of delivery. Bid price will also include up to three one-day site visits to assist Charlotte Water’s third party contractor with installation and start-up as required.
For the supplemental design and project assistance in the completion of miscellaneous water and sewer projects. Services will be needed for an undetermined number of individual street main projects, of varying length, throughout Charlotte Water service area. (PS) Professional Services