C ITY OF ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
F ORMAL BID REQUEST NO.F BRWW0091-27
8/10/2026
S ERVICE SADDLES
F OR THE CITY OF ASHEVILLE
P ursuant to North Carolina G eneral S tatutes 143-129 s ealed b ids for S ERVICE S ADDLES for
the C ity o f Asheville will be received by F ahad Y oosuf, Purchasing Coordinator, at 70 C ourt
Plaza, A sheville, NC until 3 :00 PM on Thursday, A ugust 2 0, 2026, at w hich time theyw illbe
publiclyopenedandread.Questionsaredueby3 :00p.m.,W ednesday,August1 2,2026.T he
public mayattendtheb idopeninginpersona tAshevilleC ityHall,R oom100C,o rv iaa Google
M eet Link that can be found on our bid page.
P roposal forms, instructions, and specifications may be obtained a t
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 ebsiten o
less than seven (7) days prior to the bid opening date. Each addendum will be identified by
number. Biddersa reu rgedtocheckthispagep riortosubmittinga bidresponsetoensurethat
theyh aveobtaineda lladdendathatm ayhavebeenissuedforthebidpackageinq uestion. Bid
addenda s hould be a cknowledged (signed) and includedw iththebidresponse. B idresponses
submitted without acknowledged addenda may be rejected.
The C ity of Asheville has adoptedtheA shevilleBusinessInclusionPolicytoencouragew omen
andm inorityb usinesses'p articipationinthep ublicb iddingprocess.Thepurposeofthiso utreach
effort is to increase the likelihood o f a vailability and utilization o f M WBEs in the a ward o f
contracts.B iddersareh erebyn otifiedthatthisbidiss ubjecttothatP olicy'sprovisions.Questions
regarding the A sheville B usiness Inclusion Policy may b e directed to the O ffice of Economic
D evelopment,C ityo fA sheville,P ostOfficeBox7 148,A sheville,NC2 8802-7148orbyp honeat
(828) 259-8050 or by emaila bi@ashevillenc.gov.
B idders a re invited to s how proof o f MWBE s tatus, to include N C O ffice o f Historically
U nderutilizedB usinessesoro therM WBEc ertifications.Ifn ota lreadycertifiedw iththeA BIO ffice
a ttheCityo fAsheville,b iddersa refurtherinvitedtobecomecertifiedwiththeC ityo fA shevillea s
a n M WBE vendor. P lease use this link: A BI Certifications It is the Policy o f the City to (1)
p rovideminoritiesandwomena ne qualo pportunitytop articipateina llaspectsofitscontracting
a nd p rocurement p rograms a nd (2) to p rohibit a ny and a ll d iscrimination a gainst persons o r
b usinesses in pursuit of these opportunities.
Bidders a re n otified o f a C ity policy that prohibits contracting w ith p ersons o r 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: 08/10/2026