Main Library Opening Event Audio-Visual Services

Charlotte Mecklenburg Library is seeking an audio-visual production partner to plan, equip, install, operate, and remove technical systems for five new Main Library opening events in spring 2027.

Charlotte Mecklenburg Library


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Oct 23, 2026 06:00 PM
Sep 23, 2026 01:02 PM
6 months
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Contact
wfreeman@cmlibrary.org
510 Stitt Road, Charlotte, NC, USA
Submission Instructions
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Walter Freeman, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, Library Administration Center, 510 Stitt Road, Charlotte, NC 28213
Description

Charlotte Mecklenburg Library is seeking an audio-visual production partner for five New Main Library opening events during the week of April 26, 2027: a staff celebration and preview, press preview and media event, donor recognition event, ribbon cutting, and public opening day. Dates, attendance estimates, program elements, and technical requirements remain preliminary and may change during planning. The selected firm will collaborate with the Library after award to finalize the scope, conduct site access and planning, and review Library-owned technical systems. The scope includes audio, video, presentation systems, distributed audio across all five floors and specified terraces and plazas, complete video display systems for the optional Spirit Square program, support for small musical groups, and a quiet generator for the exterior ribbon-cutting event. The vendor must provide planning, equipment, installation, operation, troubleshooting, and removal, while coordinating with other parties providing staging. No rigging or attachment to walls or the building is permitted, and cabling must be discrete and protected where it crosses guest paths. The Library permits a prime contractor to use a named AV subcontractor and will post further information in its FAQs.

Classification Codes
NAICS334310Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing
PSCT016Audio/Visual Services
Smart Codes
event audio visual productionlive event lightingevent staging equipment
Specifications
Service
Timeline
Sep 23, 2026-Posted Date
Sep 30, 2026 07:00 PM-Optional Site Visit (optional)
Attendees must wear closed-toe shoes and sign a release form; no more than two representatives per company may attend.
Oct 07, 2026 06:00 PM-Written Questions Due
Oct 12, 2026-Responses to Written Questions via Addendum
Oct 23, 2026 06:00 PM-Proposal Submission Deadline
Nov 1, 2026-Anticipated Contract Award
Requirements
Required
  • Commercial General Liability
  • Automobile Liability
  • Workers' Compensation
Scored
  • Minimum 2 references
  • Client point of contact required for each reference
Yes
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