Sympl Signal — pre-bid market data

Athletic field & turf bids in North Carolina

Most athletic field bids in North Carolina become public only when a solicitation posts. Sympl Signal tracks 20 public athletic field projects here, and 15 of them are still ahead of the bid board — visible today in funding votes, capital plans, and design contracts. What follows is a selected sample of what pre-bid tracking surfaces, not an index of every bid in North Carolina.

Data snapshot: August 16, 2026 · refreshed as coverage runs

20

tracked athletic field projects

public projects in North Carolina on 2026-08-16

15

ahead of the bid board

funded, planned, or in design — not yet out for bid

83%

of the active pipeline is pre-bid

15 of 18 active projects

The North Carolina athletic-field pipeline is unusually early-stage: 15 of 18 active projects (83%) have not reached a bid board yet. Demand is top-heavy: City of Charlotte, NC alone accounts for 3 of the 20 tracked projects (15%). Municipal governments drive 55% of the volume, ahead of county governments at 20%. Within the pre-bid pipeline, 10 projects are at pre-bid right now, which is typically when owners pick design partners and lock program scope.

Who is buying

Most active athletic field buyers in North Carolina

Top public owners by tracked athletic field projects, from the August 16, 2026 snapshot. Signal follows 12 buyers with athletic field work in North Carolina across 6 counties.

Buyer Type County Projects
City of Charlotte, NC Municipal government Mecklenburg County 3
Union County County government Union County 3
City of Concord Municipal government Cabarrus County 2
City of Shelby, NC Municipal government Cleveland County 2
Gaston County Schools School district Gaston County 2

Before the bid board

A sample of what pre-bid tracking surfaces

Recent athletic field projects from the North Carolina pipeline, shown at month granularity. Each one carries a source-backed brief, stakeholder map, and stage history inside Signal.

Project County Stage Surfaced
Cleveland County High School — Synthetic Turf Athletic Field Replacement and Track Resurfacing (State RFQ) Cleveland County Pre-bid Jul 2026
Cleveland County Schools — Athletic Facilities Upset Bid ($620,000) Cleveland County Pre-bid Jul 2026
Kings Mountain High School Stadium Improvements & New Press Box Cleveland County Pre-bid Jul 2026
Weathers Creek High School Athletic Fields — County Funding Request Iredell County Funding proposed Jul 2026
Mooresville Artificial Turf Replacement and Grass-to-Turf Conversion Plan Iredell County Pre-bid Jul 2026

Precise dates, briefs, stakeholder contacts, and source documents stay inside the product — this table is the surface layer.

Coverage is expanding market by market.

Signal runs discovery on the territories and verticals our customers cover, so these numbers grow as coverage does. If North Carolina is your market, we can stand up live athletic field tracking for your territory and walk the pipeline with you.

Frequently asked questions

How do I find athletic field bids in North Carolina?

Public bid boards and procurement portals list athletic field solicitations in North Carolina once they post, and they are the right place to catch active bids. The earlier layer is where most of the pipeline sits: as of August 2026, Sympl Signal tracks 20 public athletic field projects in North Carolina, and 15 of them have not reached a bid board yet. Those show up first in funding approvals, capital plans, board minutes, and design contracts.

Who buys athletic field work in North Carolina?

Municipal governments are the largest buyer group, at 55% of tracked projects, followed by county governments at 20%. In total, Signal tracks 12 public buyers with athletic field projects in North Carolina across 6 counties, including City of Charlotte, NC and Union County.

How early are athletic field projects visible in North Carolina?

Well before the RFP: 83% of the active athletic field pipeline in North Carolina (15 of 18 projects) has not reached a bid board yet. Those projects are already visible in public records — funding votes, capital plans, and design contracts — months ahead of any solicitation.