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
Safety Supplies
Charlotte Water / General Services
On-Call Doors, Locksets and Hardware Services
This contract is for On-Call Services on an as-needed basis for doors, locksets and hardware installation and repair services for any and all properties managed by Charlotte Water Building Services.
City Wide / General Services
Vehicle and Equipment Wash Services
The City of Charlotte requires qualified vendors to provide chemicals, repair parts, and maintenance and repair services for drive-through wash facilities owned by the City. The chemicals and services are used to wash, maintain, and disinfect various vehicles and equipment, including but not limited to heavy-duty trucks such as Solid Waste Services collection trucks, dump trucks, sewer trucks, and rodder trucks operated by Charlotte Water; salt spreaders and road repair equipment operated by the Charlotte Department of Transportation; and rail cars operated by the City.
Charlotte Area Transit System / Construction
BUS STOP AND MISCELLANEOUS CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
This Project will involve providing horizontal construction services to improve various bus stops of the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) throughout Mecklenburg County. This project will be governed by a Task Order-based procurement and contract.
PSR # 1762
Aviation / General Services
On-Call Window Washing Services
The scope of this contract shall be to provide window cleaning services through the Airport’s main terminal, business valet parking decks, daily parking decks, hourly parking deck, old terminal, and ramp tower. The services will include interior and exterior window cleaning on an “on-call” basis.
Charlotte Storm Water Services / Construction
Dry Detention Water Quality Enhancement Project
The Project consists of retrofitting existing stormwater detention basins including constructing forebays to increase pretreatment of solids and create sheet flow through the basin, removing and replacing of existing turf grass in the bottom of the basins with a hardier herbaceous vegetative mix that provides more treatment, and modification of outlet structures of basins that increase retention time within the basins to increase pollutant removal.
Charlotte Fire Department / Commodities & Goods
CCPA Firefighting Turnout Gear
The City of Charlotte and Participating Public Agencies are seeking bids from qualified vendors for the supply of high-quality firefighting turnout gear. This turnout gear is essential for the safety and effectiveness of the firefighting personnel. We are seeking vendor(s) to provide durable and reliable turnout gear that will provide protection to the upper and lower body, excluding head, hands, and feet against adverse environmental effects during structural firefighting. All material and construction of turnout gear MUST meet or exceed NFPA standard #1971 – current edition and OSHA requirements for fire fighter protective clothing.
Department of General Services / Architectural / Engineering Services
Construction Manager at Risk for Robinson Church Road Phase 2
Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) Services
A CMAR will bring value in determining the most cost-effective alignment and provide potential construction phasing options, thereby minimizing schedule risks and constructability concerns.
The proposed design includes a 12’‐wide concrete shared‐use path along one side of Robinson Church Road, beginning at Plott Road (connects to Robinson Church Road Phase 1 Improvements) and continues to Harrisburg Road. Accommodations for pedestrian / bicycle crossings and minor upgrades at major intersections (Hood Road, the future Eastern Circumferential Roadway and Harrisburg Road) and minor side streets (Alanbrook Road, Ludell Lane, Irwin Road, Fairford Drive, Solares Drive, Jerimoth Drive, Culver Spring Way, Hammond Drive, Atlas Cedar, Deluca Drive, Castle Garden Lane, Williams Gate Lane and Jones Creek Circle) will also be included in the scope. The project team is early in the design phase and plans are currently at a 10% milestone level. The CMAR shall provide input on the design, including side‐of‐street analysis for the shared‐use path and pedestrian / bicycle crossings at all major and minor intersections to identify potential cost savings and schedule efficiencies.
Charlotte Storm Water Services / Construction
Collective AH (6633 Brookfield Place, 524 Wilby Drive)
524 Wilby Drive: The culvert will be constructed with a headwall and endwall, with the junction box In between. The 24” plastic pipe will be replaced with 24” RCP.
6633 Brookfield Place: 30” RCP from JB 9 to DCB 8 to be replaced with a 36” RCP , and curb to be added along Alexander Road and standard catch basins to be constructed along the curb.
The City of Charlotte is requesting a new contract to provide safety supplies and personal protective equipment. The successful bidder shall agree to receive all orders from the Charlotte Department of Transportation, Neighborhood and Business Services, Charlotte Water, and Solid Waste Services as well as other departments and deliver items ordered to a specified address.
All Products and component parts furnished under the Contract shall be new, shall comply with the specifications and terms and conditions.