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 Area Transit System / General Services
Hybrid Bus Repair RFP
Charlotte Area Transit System / Commodities & Goods
CATS Bus Operations Motor Coach Industries OEM Parts
The Charlotte Area Transit System Bus Operations Division (CATS-BOD) is requesting bids for OEM parts for Motor Coach Industries (MCI) transit commuter coaches. These parts will be purchased for the maintenance and service of 2001 Model D4000, 2016 Model D4500, and 2018 Model D4500 MCI commuter coaches.
Aviation / General Services
Airport Waste Hauling Services
The scope of this contract shall be for waste hauling and disposal services for the main terminal building, terminal ramp, and outlying properties of the airport campus. This will be a three year contract with the option to renew for two additional one year terms.
Aviation / General Services
Installation and Commissioning of Passenger Boarding Bridges, Ground S ... Installation and Commissioning of Passenger Boarding Bridges, Ground Support Equipment, and Spare Parts
This solicitation will involve providing installation and commissioning of Passenger Boarding Bridges, Ground Support Equipment and Spare Parts. The term of the contract shall be for three (3) years with two optional one-year renewals.
Aviation / General Services
Passenger Boarding Bridges Maintenance Services
The solicitation will involve a firm providing passenger boarding bridge maintenance services for ninety-seven (97) passenger boarding bridges on the A, B, C, D and E Concourses of the Airport. The term of the Contract shall be for three (3) years with two optional one-year renewals.
Aviation / Construction
Airport Roof Replacement and Repairs
Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CDIA) has responsibility for maintenance and repair of approximately one hundred (100) buildings including the airport terminal. CDIA requires a minimum of two on-call contractors to perform repairs, replacement and emergency roof repairs of these facilities.
The selected contractors will enter into a time and materials contract for on-call roof replacement and repair services on an as needed basis. The contract will include a three (3) base years and two (2) optional one-year (I) terms for a total potential contract period of five (5) years. The work shall include the furnishing of all supervision, labor, materials, and services required to make the necessary repairs. Along with making repairs to roofs, the contractors shall be required to demolish and remove existing roof materials and dispose of all waste material. Repairs shall be billed on an agreed upon hourly rate and percent mark-up on materials.
Aviation / Technology Goods & Services
Project Management Software & Support – CANCELLED
Charlotte Douglas International Airport is seeking a Company to provide a cloud based creative work/project management solution designed to help the marketing department organize projects, assign resources, and make internal teams more efficient.
Charlotte Department of Transportation / Technology Goods & Services
Pay by Cellphone Services
The City is seeking a company to provide pay by cellphone services for payment of the City’s on-street parking meter fees for the City’s customers. This includes all software, applications, a secure website for customers, hosting services, real-time credit card payment processing, customer instructional signage/stickers and other services necessary for the provision of the pay by cellphone services.
Charlotte Storm Water Services / General Services
Media Services for Storm Water Services
In compliance with the EPA’s Clean Water Act and FEMA’s Community Rating System, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services (CMSWS) works to raise awareness of stormwater, flood safety, and the effects of individual behavior on surface water quality throughout the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County. CMSWS conducts the water quality, flood safety, and volunteer educational campaigns specifically to:
(1) increase public awareness of surface water quality issues, flood risks and flood safety;
(2) increase public action/volunteer efforts that reduce surface water pollution;
(3) increase reporting of surface water pollution problems;
(4) satisfy a Federal requirement to increase public awareness and involvement in activities aimed to reduce stormwater pollution; and
(5) satisfy a Federal requirement to increase public awareness and involvement aimed to protect lives and property from flooding.
In addition to current campaigns, CMSWS is considering a new educational campaign to increase public awareness of aging storm drainage infrastructure and the importance of repairing and replacing infrastructure to support a thriving city. CMSWS is also interested in enhancing communications to effectively describe the impacts of our work and to contribute to the campaign goals described above.
CMSWS is seeking a firm(s) to provide media buying services for its ongoing educational campaigns.
CATS OVERVIEW:
The CATS BOD currently operates two stand alone bus maintenance facilities. These facilities operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, running a total of 11,682,341 miles per year. Each facility has specific vehicle types assigned to it. Types of bus routes include, regional commuter service, circulator service, fixed route transit as well as on demand service. At present, there are 304 buses with either Allison H40/ 50 EP Hybrid Drive Systems or Allison Hydraulic Transmissions. CATS is searching for a vendor to repair these hybrid buses since CATS does not have the capability to fix them.
PSR 1020