The City of Charlotte (“City”) will be seeking professional consulting services for strategic planning, research, analysis, and development to advance more streamlined and effective local government operations.

The Consultant(s) shall be established, qualified, and experienced consulting firms capable of providing versatile strategic planning resources, support, and consultation in the local government arena.

The Consultant(s) must be capable of performing various tasks, up to and including, but not limited to:

• Providing strategic planning for various City departments, programs, services, initiatives, and activities;
• Providing expert- and research-based advice on strategic development, capacity building, business strategies, and process improvement;
• Conducting operational analyses, assessments, and audits in an effort to ascertain organizational effectiveness and identify opportunities for improvement. Analyses and assessments may involve such areas as operational effectiveness and accountability, organizational structure and performance, resource management and alignment, change management, workforce needs and development, succession planning, and management practices;
• Analyzing, developing, and implementing management strategies, to include but not be limited to, crisis management, protection of the City brand, and reinforcing City relationships;
• Conducting surveys regarding the City’s reputation and perception by residents, employees, customers, local business partners, regional partners, and other stakeholders;
• Conducting market research based on current market trends and best practices among peer cities, at a minimum;
• Facilitating and/or conducting strategic mapping initiatives, to include benchmarking metrics;
• Assisting City staff in testing and implementing strategy map recommendations;
• Facilitating and supporting strategic conversations, meetings, trainings, focus groups, and retreats with internal and external stakeholders; and
• Providing appropriate support as requested for special projects as assigned by the City Manager or designee.

The City is interested in Consultants who have experience in any of the following service areas, at a minimum: diversity and inclusion, economic development, human resources, information technology, public safety, social justice, sustainability and resiliency, and workforce needs and development.

The acquisition of airport ground support equipment such as aircraft tug, belt loader, stair truck and lavatory service cart.  Contract term 3 years with optional renewal years.

The City is seeking to extend and expand its wired and wireless high-speed broadband network to serve over 4,000 households where the digital divide impacts ability to fully participate in today’s economy, workforce pipeline, banking, and communications.

Locations include Multi-Family housing and public space sites currently served, additional Multi-Family housing sites, single-family housing sites, and additional public space sites. Could be awarded to more than one respondent.

The scope of this project shall be to provide ongoing soil & debris Hauling Services for Charlotte Water. Charlotte Water has multiple divisions throughout Mecklenburg County that may utilize Hauling Service.  One of the main divisions is Field Operations which is responsible for infrastructure and pipeline repairs.  Field Operations’ service area is divided into four Service Zones.

A company will receive all orders from Charlotte Water and bring mulch, and soil to and/or remove spoils from specified locations (Zone headquarters, job sites, or WWTPs).  The successful Company must be able to perform scheduled hauls during Regular Hours, as well as Emergency Hauling Services.  Emergency Hauling Services are services rendered outside of regular hours and/or on City observed holidays.

Looking for an auditor to verify over the five (5) years of the CATS Transit Advertising contract if the Gross Sales reported by the contractor are accurate and complete based on the monthly billings to the advertisers.

(PSR#: 1342)

Charlotte Area Transit System, Maintenance of Way division needs a contractor for the removal of trash and debris from tracks 1 and 2 at 26 light-rail stations for approximately 100 feet north and south beyond the ends of each station.  This work will be performed at every CATS Blue Line station once per week and anytime there has been an event that leaves trash and debris on Tracks 1 and 2.  This will be a 3-year contract with two 1-year optional extensions.

(PSR#: 1336)

One-time purchase of a tow truck. This is used to tow buses and STS buses for CATS.

PSR 1282

CATS Maintenance of Way operations requires two (2) 1-ton cabs to be up-fitted with a High-Rail body.

(PSR#: 1142)