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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City Wide / Commodities & Goods
Protective Gloves

Charlotte Water / General Services
Valve Assessment and Repair Services
Charlotte Water is seeking a Company to provide valve assessment, fabrication, and repair services for various valve sizes and types. The Company shall be experienced in assessing and repairing valves in water and wastewater applications. Size of valves to be serviced will range from 2 inches to 120 inches. Valves may be gate, butterfly, plug, cone, globe, or any other type located within the Charlotte Water Distribution System (water lines), Collection System (sewer lines), or any Treatment Facility (water and/or wastewater). Assessment and repair services are to occur on active mains that will remain active and in service during these processes. Charlotte Water will provide access to valves with excavation in accordance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards or existing vault/manhole. Valves to be repaired have yet to be determined and may be located anywhere geographically within Mecklenburg County. The Company shall operate and complete Services as directed by the Charlotte Water designated Engineer (CW Engineer).

Charlotte Water / General Services
City Ordinance Chapter 23 Consulting
The objective of this RFP is to obtain a contract with a qualified consultant whom will be responsible for performing the Services necessary to update the content within Chapter 23 of the City’s Ordinance, ensuring Charlotte Water can provide an accurate ordinance for staff and citizens to use as a resource for water, sewer, and industrial waste discharge restrictions.

Department of General Services / Construction
Uptown Cycle Track
The project includes implementation of a two-way separated cycle track in Uptown Charlotte along portion of 5th and 6th street. It will provide a connection between Little Sugar and Irwin Creek Greenways. The cycle track will be constructed mostly within the existing roadway, currently used as vehicular travel lanes and on‐street parking. Traffic signals will be modified and an at‐grade crossing of the Lynx Blue Line is required. Work includes the construction of cycle tracks and ramps, concrete medians, pavement markings, milling, resurfacing, traffic signals and signage.

City Wide / General Services
On-Call Fencing Installation and Repair Services (Re-Solicitation)
The City is requesting proposals for fencing installation and repair services needed to meet security requirements and ensure the protection of facilities and property while also providing safety in areas with limited or prohibited access.
Service provider must be required to provide all materials, labor, equipment, and supervision staff for fencing services to install, repair, and perform periodic maintenance on fences and gates on a time and materials basis.

Charlotte Water / Construction
Sugar & Irwin WAS Equalization Tanks at McAlpine – Cancelle ... Sugar & Irwin WAS Equalization Tanks at McAlpine – Cancelled
Proposed project is to fund a new 31,000 gallon above-equalization grade tank to receive the waste activated sludge (WAS) pumped from Sugar Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, a new 25,000 gallon equalization tank to receive WAS from Irwin Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant and potentially a new additional 30,000 gallon equalization tank to receive WAS from Long Creek.

Charlotte Water / General Services
Locating Services – Cancelled
Locate Charlotte Water Facilities in the public street right of way and in the easements owned by the City of Charlotte.

Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department / Commodities & Goods
Police Interceptor Vehicles
The City’s annual budget includes funding to replace or add vehicles to the City’s fleet based on assessment of vehicles and equipment conducted by Fleet Management to determine replacement needs using a rating of vehicle usage, age, maintenance cost, and condition. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) will add or replace pursuit vehicles, both marked and unmarked, as identified within the City’s capital equipment list.

City Wide / General Services
Generator Maintenance Services
Generator maintenance services on an as-needed basis.
Protective gloves are necessary to provide appropriate safeguards for City employees. Departments require a wide variety of materials designed for many types of workplace hazards. Employee safety and productivity are enhanced by additional application requirements for performance, fit and comfort.
The scope of this Request for Quote (RFQ) is to establish a contract for the purchase and delivery of gloves within seven (7) calendar days from the placement of order.