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
Fleet Trailer Equipment Repair Services
Charlotte Area Transit System / Construction
Bus Stop and Miscellaneous Construction Services
The scope of work is miscellaneous small construction projects involving improvements at CATS bus stops that will be assigned as Task Orders. Each Task Order is estimated to be less than $30,000 in value.
PSR # 1615
Innovation & Technology / Technology Goods & Services
CANCELED- Learn2Earn Grant
CANCELED– ARPA Digital Inclusion work of connecting residents with digital literacy upskilling and computer devices. This will be a grant process where small, mostly non profit, organizations will apply for funds to support.
Department of General Services / General Services
Street Sweeper Truck Body Repair Services – CANCELLED
The City of Charlotte is seeking a qualified provider of Street Sweeper Truck Body Repair Services to work in conjunction with Fleet Management. The Company shall perform maintenance, and repair services on fleet street sweeper truck equipment owned, operated, or maintained by the City.
Charlotte Department of Transportation / Commodities & Goods
Traffic Signals and Hardware
Charlotte’s Department of Transportation is soliciting bids from qualified vendors to procure traffic signals and associated hardware for our city’s traffic management infrastructure. The primary objective is to uphold and enhance the efficiency of overall traffic flow while maintaining and elevating safety standards to meet the growing demands of our community. We encourage the participation of Small Business Enterprises and Minority-and Women -Owned Business Enterprises in this procurement initiative.
Charlotte Area Transit System / General Services
FY 2022 Section 5310 Call For Projects
The Charlotte Area Transit System is soliciting proposals for the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Grant Program (Section 5310). Section 5310 funds are available for capital and operating expenses to support transportation projects that meet the special transportation needs of seniors (individuals 65 years and older) and individuals with disabilities. All projects must be situated in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Urbanized area and must be derived from the Coordinated Human Services Transportation Plan for the Charlotte Urbanized Area (FY2022-FY2027). Eligible subrecipients include state or local government organizations, private nonprofit organizations, and operators of public transportation.
RFP: 269-2024-1609
PSR – 1609
Department of General Services / Construction
Cross Charlotte Trail (XCLT)− Craighead to Tryon
This project will extend the Cross Charlotte Trail main alignment from Craighead Rd to N. Tryon Street, with additional connectors to the surrounding area.
Aviation / Construction
West Ramp Dual Taxi Lanes (Construction)
As part of the West Ramp Dual Taxilanes Project at CLT, this construction package will include widening of the ramp adjacent to Concourse A to allow parallel taxi operations. The project includes erosion and sedimentation control, grading, drainage, pipe lining of a large drainage pipe, installation of new airfield concrete, full-depth replacement of portions of existing airfield concrete, asphalt paving, marking, and airfield lighting/signage.
Charlotte Water / Commodities & Goods
Water Treatment and Waste Water Treatment Chemicals
Charlotte Water, a department of the city of Charlotte, will bid water treatment and waste water treatment chemicals to supply all water treatment and waste water treatment plants and lift stations.
Multiple contracts will be awarded.
The City of Charlotte is seeking a qualified provider of Fleet Trailer Equipment Repair Services to work in conjunction with Fleet Management. The Company shall perform maintenance, and repair services on fleet trailed equipment owned, operated, or maintained by the City.