C ITY OF ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
A DVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
FORMAL BID REQUEST NO.FBR WW0070-26
01/27/2026
FIRE HYDRANTS
FOR THE CITY OF ASHEVILLE
P ursuanttoN orthCarolinaG eneralS tatutes143-129s ealedbidsforF ireH ydrantsfortheCityo f
A sheville w ill be received by B eatrice Abernathy, Purchasing S pecialist, at 70 C ourt Plaza,
A sheville,NCu ntil3:00PMo nThursday,F ebruary1 2,2 026,atw hichtimetheyw illb epublicly
opened and read. E xceptions and Questionsa redueb y3 :00p .m.,Tuesday,February3 ,2 026.
Thepublicm aya ttendtheb idopeninginpersono rv iaaG oogleM eetLinkthatc anbefoundon
our bid page.
Proposal forms, instructions, a nd specifications m ay b e o btained a t
http://www.ashevillenc.gov/bidso rthePurchasingO fficeM ondaythroughFriday,8:30a .m.-5 :00
p .m. P hone (828) 259-5950. If bid a ddenda are issued,theyw illbepostedtothisw ebsiten o
less than s even (7) d ays b efore the b id opening date. E ach a ddendum w ill be identified by
number. B idders are u rged to check thispagebeforesubmittinga b idresponsetoe nsurethat
theyh aveo btaineda lladdendathatm ayhavebeenissuedfortheb idpackageinq uestion. The
b id addenda s hould b e a cknowledged (signed) a nd included w ith the b id response. Bid
responses submitted without acknowledged addenda may be rejected.
T he City of A sheville h as a doptedtheAshevilleBusinessInclusionP olicytoencouragew omen
a ndm inoritybusinesses'participationinthepublicbiddingprocess.T hepurposeo fthiso utreach
e ffort is to increase the likelihood of the availability a nd utilization o f MWBEs in the award o f
c ontracts.Biddersa reherebynotifiedthatthisb idiss ubjecttothatPolicy'sprovisions.Q uestions
regarding the Asheville B usiness Inclusion P olicy may b e d irected to the Office of Economic
D evelopment,C ityofA sheville,P ostO fficeBox7 148,Asheville,NC2 8802-7148orbyphonea t
(828) 259-8050 or by emailabi@ashevillenc.gov.
B idders are invited to s how proof o f M WBE status, including the NC Office o f Historically
Underutilized Businesses or other MWBEc ertifications.Ifn otalreadycertifiedb ytheA BIO ffice
at the City o f A sheville, b idders a re further invited to b ecome certified as an M WBE vendor.
Please u se this link: A BI Certifications It is the P olicyo ftheC ityto(1)provideminoritiesa nd
women a n e qual o pportunity to participate in all a spects o f its c ontracting a nd procurement
programsa nd(2)toprohibitanya nda lldiscriminationa gainstpersonsorbusinessesinpursuito f
these opportunities.
Bidders a re n otified o f a City p olicy that prohibits contracting w ith 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: 01/27/2026