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.
Charlotte Water / General Services
Fire Extinguisher Products and 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.
Charlotte Department of Transportation / Commodities & Goods
Sodium Chloride Deicing Salt
The City of Charlotte requires Sodium Chloride Salt for deicing City streets and roads, and as a preventative measure for any anticipated snowy or icy street conditions. This solicitation is to provide bulk tonnage delivery of Sodium Chloride Deicing Salt that has been treated with an anti-caking agent to the addresses specified by the Charlotte Department of Transportation (CDOT). The contract established will be for one year with the option for four (4) one-year renewal options.
The City of Charlotte has determined that it will utilize a Reverse Auction to obtain pricing for its Sodium Chloride Deicing Salt. A Reverse Auction will utilize a 2-step process to obtain pricing from suppliers via a web-based online platform where multiple suppliers are able to submit descending prices, multiple times within a proscribed time period.
Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department / Technology Goods & Services
Electronic Monitoring Services
The City is seeking an Electronic Monitoring System and devices for use by the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD). This solution will provide pre-trial and post-conviction supervision of court-ordered adult and juvenile offenders for property and person crimes and supervision of high-risk domestic violence offenders and victim tracking.
Charlotte Area Transit System / Construction
Track 4 Fall Protection
Charlotte Area Transit System is the largest Rail Transit System in North Carolina and has various maintenance needs along the rail lines. This is a solicitation for fall protection for Track 4 in the SBLRF. This will protect personnel from falling while performing maintenance on a light rail vehicle. The selected vendor will design, engineering, fabricate, and install a fall protection system for track four (4) middle and south sections of the South Boulevard Light Rail Facility.
PSR 1108
Charlotte Water / General Services
Boiler, Gas System, and Gas Safety Preventative Maintenance and Repair ... Boiler, Gas System, and Gas Safety Preventative Maintenance and Repair Service
This project will be to source a company to perform preventive and routine maintenance services, inspections, and repairs to boilers, sludge heaters, and related sewer gas auxiliary equipment located at Charlotte Water’s Water and Waste Water Treatment Plants.
Charlotte Water / General Services
Water Transmission Line Easement Clearing Services
Charlotte Water will be seeking proposals for Water Transmission Line Easement Clearing Services. These services would potentially require heavy clearing of brush, including possible tree and stump removal, for properties in which access to water transmission line easements must be maintained by Charlotte Water. Service areas and boundaries will be identified by Charlotte Water. The selected firm or firms shall also be responsible for the removal and disposal of vegetation.
Once initial clearing has been completed, scheduled maintenance clearing of the easements will be planned with a standard frequency.
Aviation / Commodities & Goods, Construction, General Services
Airfield Wind Cone Replacement (Informal Bid)
The purpose of this project to remove four (4) existing wind cones located at the north and south ends of airfield at Charlotte Douglas International Airport and install four (4) new wind cones, provided by the Airport. Contractor is responsible to maintain a safe and clean operation and for security of all material and equipment while on site. Contractor is responsible to repair any items damage caused by work performed while on site. All staff assigned to project are required to be badge in accordance with airport security policy. Staff must properly display badge at all time, on the upper part of body visual to security and official members of the Airport. Any loss, damaged or stolen badges MUST be reported immediately to your airport contract.
Charlotte Water will be issuing an RFQ to help meet Charlotte Water’s needs with regard to fire equipment, maintenance, training, and inspection services.