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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Department of General Services / General Services
Heavy Truck Vocational Body Maintenance and Repair Services

Department of General Services / Construction
Shamrock Drive Complete Street
Project limits are from Beckwith Place to Flamingo Ave (0.9 miles). Project includes new turn lanes, sidewalks, painted buffered bike lanes, two roundabouts, wheelchair ramps, ped medians, driveways, curb and gutter, storm drainage, street trees, public art and pedestrian crossings.

Aviation / Construction
Runway 18L/36R and Taxiway Delta Rehab Construction
Charlotte Douglas International Airport (“CLT”) intends to issue an Invitation to Bid (“ITB”) for the rehabilitation construction of Runway 18L/36R and Taxiway D. The scope of this work will include but is not limited to asphalt milling, paving, airfield electrical work, and pavement makings.

Department of General Services / Construction
Kuykendall Road Improvements
This project will connect sidewalk along Kuykendall Road from
Thorn Blade Drive to McKee Road, and add a right-turn lane from
Kuykendall Road on to McKee Road in order to to increase
pedestrian safety and help alleviate traffic congestion at the
intersection. Project will also fill in small sidewalk gap on the south
side of McKee Rd at Kuykendall Rd and add pedestrian signals with
crosswalk at this intersection. Project length = approximately 0.75
miles.

Department of General Services / Construction
Lawyers Rd SW (Harri Ann to Chestnut)
The scope of this project will include 0.34 miles of new 6ft wide concrete sidewalk, driveway improvements, and wheelchair ramps on Lawyers Rd from Chestnut Lake Dr to Harri Ann Dr.

City Wide, Department of General Services / General Services
General Vehicle Collision Repair Services
The City requires qualified service providers to work in conjunction with the City’s Fleet Management staff to perform complete turnkey collision repairs and related services on city fleet and Mecklenburg County vehicles. Collision repairs may include but are not limited to paint and body work, frame, cooling systems, engine components, transmission, steering, and related part repairs or replacement.

Department of General Services / Construction
7th Street Parallel Bike Routes
This project will build bike facilities in several different locations throughout the Elizabeth neighborhood to create safer conditions and improve ease of travel for cyclists and pedestrians, including approximately 2.1 miles of sharrows, modernization of two existing rectangular rapid flashing beacons, replacement of 10 wheelchair ramps, a new pedestrian crossing at Pecan Avenue and Shenandoah Avenue, implementation of new bike detection cameras, a new full traffic signal at Bascom Street and 7th Street, and a curb extension located at the intersection of Pecan Avenue and 8th Street.

Charlotte Department of Transportation / Technology Goods & Services
Micromobility Technology Platform
Micromobility technology solutions to assist in analyzing and managing shared mobility devices within Charlotte’s right-of-way.

Charlotte Department of Transportation / General Services
Bridge Repair Design
The Consultant shall prepare technical plans and specifications for the required repairs to the City’s bridges per the Inspection Reports. The Consultant shall schedule completion dates for each bridge. Before the beginning of the next inspection cycle, all bridge repairs should be completed by the contractor.
The Consultant shall prepare two (2) bid documents (including one for guardrail work). Each shall include the technical plans and specifications for the bid packages for each bridge, as well as bid information/requirements for potential contractors.
The City of Charlotte requires a qualified heavy equipment dealer and general service provider to work in conjunction with the Fleet Management Division to support the city’s fleet comprising various makes, model years and commercial truck classifications. The services for this requirement include but are not limited to repair, replacement, maintenance, diagnostic, warranty repair and representation related services for heavy trucks with classifications ranging from 6-8.