The City of Charlotte, Aviation Department (CLT) is seeking professional consulting services to conduct operational analyses, assessments, and audits to ascertain organizational effectiveness and identify opportunities for improvement related to the procurement and contracting of goods, services, technology, and construction (“Project”). CLT is seeking to adopt best practices that will enhance transparency and auditability; strengthen our ability to ensure legal and regulatory compliance; and save time and money by reducing the need for rework, disputes, and litigation. Adoption of best practices are also intended to assist in the establishment and maintenance of mutually beneficial relationships with suppliers and other business partners.
Small Business Ecosystem Assessment and Implementation Services
The City of Charlotte’s Economic Development Department is seeking an experienced and knowledgeable consulting firm to conduct a comprehensive assessment and develop an implementation plan for the small business ecosystem in Charlotte to help increase equitable opportunities and address challenges/gaps in resources. This assessment and implementation plan is to provide an in-depth understanding of the challenges, opportunities, and key factors affecting small businesses in Charlotte.
Small Business Ecosystem Assessment Consulting Services – Cancelled
In April of 2023, Charlotte City Council approved funding from the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund for small business and entrepreneurship support. The City of Charlotte’s Economic Development Department is seeking an experienced and knowledgeable consulting firm to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the small business ecosystem in Charlotte to help increase equitable opportunities and address challenges/gaps in resources. The City of Charlotte is committed to supporting the growth and success of local small, minority, and women-owned businesses and is eager to gain insights into the current landscape to inform our future initiatives. This assessment is to provide an in-depth understanding of the challenges, opportunities, and key factors affecting small businesses in Charlotte. The findings will help us develop targeted strategies, programs, and resources to empower and strengthen the local entrepreneurial community.
Utility Rate Model Consulting Service
Provide rate model consulting services utilizing the existing rate model methodology. This consultation will assist Charlotte Water in preparing annual residential and commercial rate recommendations. All reports, data generated, etc. are the sole property of the City of Charlotte.
Alternatives to Violence Program
In 2019, more than 100 homicides occurred in Charlotte — an 80 percent increase over the previous year and the city’s highest number of homicides since the early 1990s — and hospital emergency departments treated more than 4,000 Mecklenburg County residents for assault-related injuries.
In response to the increase in violence, the City, County and partners have adopted a new public health approach to prevent violent crime.
To help address this problem, the Office of Equity, Mobility and Immigrant Integration seeks one community organization to act as the Lead Agency and implement Cure Violence Global’s violence interruption model in the priority geography of Beatties Ford Rd and Lasalle St.
On-Call Legal Services
The City is seeking outside counsel for a broad range of legal services, in a number of substantive areas. The legal services to be provided within each area include performing legal analyses, providing oral and written opinions and advice, drafting legal documents and instruments appropriate to the specified fields of expertise such as contracts, leases, rules, and procedures; and representing the City in court at both trial and appellate levels and before administrative agencies, arbitrators, and other tribunals as necessary. Proposers with expertise in some, but not all, of these areas or portions of the scope are invited to submit a Proposal pertaining to their area of expertise. The City Attorney’s Office anticipates creating a list of qualified attorneys or law firms for referral of specific matters. Being designated as a qualified attorney or law firm does not imply that an attorney or firm will be assigned a matter.
Digital Navigation Services
The City is seeking a company knowledgeable and experienced in the strategy and execution of collaboration between government, private, and not-for-profit entities for the purpose of raising awareness and support of public Wi-Fi projects, increasing internet adoption with communities that have low internet adoption rates, and obtaining and sharing data on household broadband connection and the impact of digital inclusion efforts.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, providing qualitative and quantitative data around digital needs of households in Charlotte and impact of investments; outreach to the public and partners to promote widespread enrollment of qualifying households to the Federal Government’s Affordable Connectivity Plan (ACP); and developing sustainable funding plans with partners around digital inclusion.
Non-Profit Support Administrator Services
The City of Charlotte received federal stimulus funding under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) State & Local Fiscal Recovery Fund program enacted in 2021. The City has designated up to $3.5 million of ARPA funding to support the local non-profit community. The City is seeking a small number of community partners to serve as Administrators who will serve as the primary representatives for the program and perform all required administrative duties necessary for program implementation, recipient identification, eligibility, and funds distribution related to the program.
Strategic Business Technology Roadmap Services
The City is seeking consultant knowledgeable and experienced in the use of business information systems and technology best practice methodologies to conduct a needs assessment and prepare a strategic plan to serve as a road map for addressing the short and long-term technology business systems needs of the City. The plan should contain clear goals and action items that will move the City forward and should be structured in a manner that allows for ease and clarity of implementation by staff and other resources. The Company shall conduct a study of current infrastructure and systems, offer recommendations, determine whether a different direction might improve business continuance strategies, and to discover ways to improve efficiencies.