CITY OF ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
F ORMAL BID REQUEST NO.F BR WW00078-26
4/8/2026
D .I. PIPE AND FITTINGS
FOR THE CITY OF ASHEVILLE
P ursuanttoN orthCarolinaGeneralS tatutes1 43-129sealedbidsforD .I.P ipea ndF ittingsforthe
City o f Asheville w ill b e received by F ahad Y oosuf, P urchasing C oordinator, a t70C ourtP laza,
Asheville, N C u ntil 3:00 P M on Thursday, April 2 3, 2026, a t w hich time they will b e publicly
opened and read. Q uestions are due b y 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 1 5, 2 026. T he p ublic
m ay attend the b id opening in person a tA shevilleC ityHall,Room100C,orv iaa G oogleMeet
Link that can be found on our bid page.
Proposal forms, instructions, a nd specifications may b e o btained at
h ttp://www.ashevillenc.gov/bidso rtheP urchasingO fficeM ondaythroughFriday,8:30a .m.-5 :00
p .m. P hone (828) 2 59-5950. If bid addenda are issued,theyw illb ep ostedtothisw ebsiteno
less than seven (7) d ays p rior to the b id o pening d ate. E ach addendum will b e identified by
number. Biddersa reu rgedtocheckthispagepriortos ubmittingabidresponsetoensurethat
theyh aveobtaineda lla ddendathatmayh avebeenissuedfortheb idpackageinq uestion. B id
addenda should be acknowledged (signed) and includedw iththebidresponse. B idresponses
submitted without acknowledged addenda may be rejected.
T he C ity of A sheville h as adoptedtheA shevilleB usinessInclusionP olicytoencouragewomen
a ndminorityb usinesses'p articipationinthepublicb iddingp rocess.T hep urposeo fthiso utreach
effort is to increase the likelihood of a vailability and u tilization o f MWBEs in the award o f
contracts.B iddersareh erebyn otifiedthatthisbidiss ubjecttothatPolicy'sp rovisions.Q uestions
regarding the Asheville Business Inclusion P olicy m ay b e d irected to the O ffice of Economic
D evelopment,C ityofA sheville,P ostOfficeBox7 148,A sheville,N C28802-7148orb yp honea t
(828) 259-8050 or by emailabi@ashevillenc.gov.
B idders are invited to show p roof of M WBE s tatus, to include NC O ffice of H istorically
U nderutilizedBusinesseso rotherMWBEcertifications.Ifn ota lreadycertifiedwiththeABIOffice
a ttheCityo fA sheville,biddersarefurtherinvitedtob ecomec ertifiedwiththeCityofA shevilleas
a n MWBE vendor. P lease u se this link: ABI C ertifications It is the Policy o f the C ity to (1)
p rovideminoritiesandwomena ne qualo pportunitytoparticipateinalla spectso fitsc ontracting
and procurement programs a nd (2) to prohibit a ny a nd all discrimination a gainst p ersons o r
businesses in pursuit of these opportunities.
B idders are n otified of a City p olicy that prohibits contracting with persons or firms who are
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: 04/8/2026