C ITY OF ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
A DVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
F ORMAL BID REQUEST NO.FBR WW0095-27
8 /3/2026
CAST COUPLINGS & BELL JOINT CLAMPS
FOR THE CITY OF ASHEVILLE
P ursuant to North C arolina General Statutes 1 43-129 s ealed bids for CAST C OUPLINGS &
B ELL JOINT C LAMPS for the City o f A sheville w ill b e received b y Fahad Yoosuf, P urchasing
C oordinator, at 70 CourtP laza,Asheville,NCuntil3 :00P MonT hursday,A ugust1 3,2 026,at
w hichtimetheyw illb ep ubliclyo penedandread.Questionsa redueby3 :00p .m.,W ednesday,
August 5 , 2 026. The p ublic may a ttend the b idopeninginp ersonatA shevilleC ityH all,R oom
100C, or via a Google Meet Link that can be found on our bid page.
Proposal forms, instructions, a nd s pecifications may be obtained at
http://www.ashevillenc.gov/bidsorthePurchasingO fficeM ondaythroughF riday,8 :30a.m.-5:00
p.m. P hone (828) 2 59-5950. If b id a ddenda are issued,theywillbep ostedtothiswebsiteno
less than s even (7) d ays p rior to the bid opening date. Each a ddendum will be identified b y
n umber. Biddersa reu rgedtoc heckthispagep riortos ubmittingabidresponsetoensurethat
theyhaveobtaineda lla ddendathatmayh aveb eenissuedfortheb idpackageinq uestion. Bid
a ddenda should be acknowledged (signed) and includedw iththebidresponse. Bidresponses
s ubmitted without acknowledged addenda may be rejected.
T he C ity of Asheville has a doptedtheA shevilleB usinessInclusionPolicytoencouragew omen
a ndm inoritybusinesses'participationinthep ublicbiddingp rocess.Thep urposeo fthisoutreach
e ffort is to increase the likelihood of availability a nd u tilization of M WBEs in the a ward of
c ontracts.B iddersareh erebynotifiedthatthisb idissubjecttothatP olicy'sp rovisions.Questions
regarding the Asheville Business Inclusion Policy m ay be directed to the O ffice of E conomic
Development,Cityo fAsheville,P ostO fficeB ox7148,A sheville,NC28802-7148orb yphoneat
(828) 259-8050 or by emailabi@ashevillenc.gov.
Bidders a re invited to show proofo fM WBEs tatus.Ifnota lreadyc ertifiedwiththeA BIO fficeat
the City of A sheville, b iddersarefurtherinvitedtob ecomecertifiedwiththeCityofAshevillea s
anM WBEv endor.Pleaseu sethislink: A BICertifications ItistheP olicyo ftheCityto(1)provide
minorities and w omen an e qual opportunity to participate in all aspects o f its c ontracting a nd
procurement programs and (2) to p rohibit any and all discrimination against persons or
businesses in pursuit of these opportunities.
Bidders are n otified o f a C ity policy that prohibits c ontracting w ith p ersons o r firms who a re
delinquent in the payment of ad valorem taxes owed to the City of Asheville.
The City of Asheville reserves the right to reject any or all proposals.
P osted to EVP & City Website: 08/3/2026