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 / Construction
Clarke Creek Pumping Station and Forcemain Progressive Design Build Pr ... Clarke Creek Pumping Station and Forcemain Progressive Design Build Project

Charlotte Storm Water Services / Construction
Storm Water Repair and Improvement FY2022-H
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.

Charlotte Area Transit System / Architectural / Engineering Services
Cancelled CATS Regional Transit Planning
Charlotte Area Transit system (CATS) in partnership with the Centralina Council of Governments (CCOG)are conducting a regional transit study, called CONNECT Beyond.
Cancelled – Service Waiver
1063

Charlotte Area Transit System / Commodities & Goods
Cancelled – STS Bus Parts – Ford Chassis
Charlotte Area Transit System Bus Operations Division (CATS-BOD) is requesting replacement chassis parts to accommodate CATS-BOD Special Transportation Service (STS) Fleet. CATS-BOD currently operates approximately 90 STS buses out of its Charlotte, NC location.
PSR was voided
PSR-1144

Charlotte Area Transit System / Commodities & Goods
Cancelled LB Foster LRV Track Lubricating Equipment & Carbon Lubr ... Cancelled LB Foster LRV Track Lubricating Equipment & Carbon Lubricators
The spare parts that are being purchased are for maintenance replacement spares required to maintain the LYNX Blue Line track lubricating equipment. These items are being purchased from the original OEM in order to guarantee interchangeability with existing hardware.
Sole Source – should not have been put in Earlybird
PSR-852

Charlotte Area Transit System / Commodities & Goods
Cancelled – Hitachi Rail STS Inventory Spare Parts and Repair Se ... Cancelled – Hitachi Rail STS Inventory Spare Parts and Repair Service Contract
Light Rail Train Control and Signaling Systems. The parts that are being purchased under this contract are for replacement parts and inventory stock spares required to maintain the tracks signaling system, grade crossings and train control.
This was a sole source and should not have been entered in EarlyBird
PSR-1055

Charlotte Area Transit System / Commodities & Goods
Cancelled – Auxiliary power supply (APS). Main Power source for ... Cancelled – Auxiliary power supply (APS). Main Power source for Propulsion
Designs and manufactures the auxiliary power supply products for the light rail vehicles. The parts that are being purchased are for repair and replacement parts required to maintain the APS units. These are customized parts for Light Rail Vehicles.
This was a sole source and should not have been put in Earlybird.
PSR-647

Department of General Services / Construction
Copy of Hidden Valley Fire Station #45 – DUPLICATE PLEASE ARCHIV ... Copy of Hidden Valley Fire Station #45 – DUPLICATE PLEASE ARCHIVE
Design and construct a new 2-story, 3-bay fire station approximately 14,000 square feet, to be located at 5800 North Tryon Street. This facility will be a new infill fire station that will alleviate high call volume for surrounding stations. A new fire station must be built when a new “point of dispatch” is required in order to meet response time standards. The proposed facility will be located on a 2.03-acre parcel that facilitates the redevelopment of abandoned/underutilized sites and vacant sites. This location and site selection shall meet the City of Charlotte Policy for Sustainable City Facilities and Charlotte Fire Department Facilities Master Plan.
This project will pursue LEED certification. The site will incorporate solar panels and a geothermal well system with water source heat pumps.

Aviation / General Services
Add Portable Generator Provisions
This solicitation will be to provide a connection point for a portable generator hookup at our Fleet Maintenance Facility. The desired emergency loads will have to be divided out into an emergency panel and the emergency panel will be supplied by a manual transfer switch. The Airport would like the generator to provide standby power for the fire pump, front office computer loads, shop air compressor, trapeze power throughout the shop, all lighting, tire rack balancer and mounter, oil lube pumps, etc. The term for this contract is four months.
Charlotte Water (CLTWater) treats raw water drawn from the Catawba River Basin and distributes treated drinking water to customers within Mecklenburg County and surrounding regions. Wastewater generated from consumptive use in eastern Mecklenburg County is discharged into the Rocky River Basin via two wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). CLTWater intends to offset some wastewater flows that are currently tributary to the Rocky River basin due to transfer constraints and limited treatment capacities.
This Progressive Design-Build (PDB) project will likely involve the construction of at least one pumping station and force main to transfer flows from east Mecklenburg county to a wastewater treatment plant within the Catawba River Basin. Gravity sewer improvements may be necessary on the receiving sewer. The PDB firm will be required to analyze options for pumping to minimize or eliminate receiving sewer improvements. The Firm will need to consider options for storage at the pumping station or elsewhere in the system to achieve this goal.
The total anticipated CIP budget for this project is approximately $45M, assuming forcemain and gravity sewer improvements will be sized without EQ storage. The budget will vary depending on storage needs. A phased approach for the mentioned improvements, considering future connections to transfer additional flows, will be necessary to align with CIP funding schedules. CLTWater intends to have the initial project phase completed and activated to offset partial flows within two years of the notice to proceed for the planning and design work.
The PDB Team will need to have all the necessary resources to complete the planning, design, permitting, easement acquisition, and construction of this project.