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 Fire Department / Construction
River District Firehouse Project – Phase 1
Aviation / Construction
Coffey Creek Environmental Mitigation
Work performed under this contract will involve construction of a Hydraulic Cut-Off Barrier to limit migration of contaminants into Coffey Creek. The barrier will be constructed below grade of Composite Bentonite Aggregate (CBA) and will be roughly 400 feet long, 12 feet tall, and 1 foot wide. The project site is located within the secure area of Charlotte-Douglas International Airport and will require that all security measures be followed throughout the duration of the project.
Charlotte Department of Transportation / General Services
School Zone Flasher On Call Installation Project
The project is for the installation of school zone flashers at various locations on roadways that are maintained by the City of Charlotte and by the North Carolina Department of Transportation. This is a Task Order based contract.
Aviation / Construction
Josh Birmingham Parkway Cell Lot and Bypass
The Josh Birmingham Parkway Cell Lot and Bypass project includes the addition of a commercial vehicle road bypass near Gate 80 that connects the existing Airport Beacon Ln and the lower commercial vehicle entrance at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) terminal. This project will also include a full auxiliary lane along Josh Birmingham Parkway that spans from the Cell Phone Lot and Long Term 1 Bus Exit to the entrance of the Cell Phone Lot. This project includes erosion and sedimentation control, grading, drainage, construction of curb and gutter, landscaping, asphalt paving, utilities, construction of a modular precast block wall, traffic control, relocation of light and banner poles, fencing, and signage.
Aviation / Construction
4th Parallel Runway Package 2: Runway
As part of the Fourth Parallel Runway Program at CLT, this construction package will include the construction of new Runway 1C-19C and its connector taxiways. The project includes erosion and sedimentation control, grading, drainage, fencing, vehicle service roads, miscellaneous utilities, airfield concrete and asphalt paving, marking, airfield lighting/signage, and approach lighting infrastructure.
Charlotte Water / Construction
McAlpine Preliminary and Primary Treatment Construction Package #1 ... McAlpine Preliminary and Primary Treatment Construction Package #1 – cancelled
Provides for rehabilitation of Preliminary and Primary Treatment Facilities. Facilities generally include headworks, flow equalization basins, primary clarifiers, and gravity thickeners. A facilities evaluation, conducted by the design team, will determine the final scope of work.
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Charlotte Water / General Services
Delinquency Letter Printing and Mailing Services
Charlotte Water is seeking company(ies) to provide printing and mailing services for letters to remind/inform customers that their (1) backflow prevention devices are due to be retested and/or (2) account is past due. Letters are printed and mailed on a scheduled and as needed basis, as warranted.
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Charlotte Water / Commodities & Goods
Water and Sewer Materials
The scope of this Invitation to Bid (ITB) will be to establish a contract for the as needed purchase, delivery, and other inherently related activities to provide water and sewer materials in compliance with the ITBs specifications, terms, and conditions. Materials include various size pipe fittings, clamps, and related other items to maintain and repair more than 8,000 miles of pipe and 70 pump stations.
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Aviation, Department of General Services / General Services
Automotive Parts, Maintenance Supplies, and Inventory Management Servi ... Automotive Parts, Maintenance Supplies, and Inventory Management Services
The City is seeking a qualified vendor to provide on-site inventories of vehicle and equipment parts. Vendor must administer and manage multiple inventory storerooms at City operated Fleet & Aviation maintenance facilities.
River District Firehouse Project – Phase 1.
Construct a new fire house in the River District of Charlotte NC.