Project Information

Bid Title

Zodiac Rescue Boat

Issuing Agency

State Government of North Carolina

Location

North Carolina

Published Date

May 15, 2026

Closing Date

May 27, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

Ref. #

298-IBR2044-26

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Project Description

Solicitation Number:	298-IBR2044-26
Project Title:	Zodiac Rescue Boat
Description:	Zodiac Rescue Boat
Opening Date:	5/27/2026 3:00 PM
Posted Date:	5/15/2026
Status:	Open
Department:	CITY OF ASHEVILLE

Solicitation Number * 298-IBR2044-26	Department CITY OF ASHEVILLE	Status Reason Open
Opening Date 2026-05-27T15:00:00.0000000	Posted Date * 2026-05-15T14:57:38.0000000Z	Primary Commodity Code Rescue equipment and accessories
Mandatory Conference/Site Visit — —	Special Instructions Questions due by 3p.m., May 19, 2026	Solicitation Type * Select RFP IFB RFI
Owner Beatrice Abernathy
Description Zodiac Rescue Boat

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C​ ITY OF ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA​

​ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS​

​INFORMAL BID REQUEST NO.​I​BR #2044-26​

​05/15/2026​

​ZODIAC RESCUE BOAT​

P​ ursuant​ t​o​ ​North​ ​Carolina​ G​ eneral​ ​Statutes​ ​143-131​ ​bids​ f​or​ a​ ​ Z​ odiac​ ​Rescue​ ​Boat​ f​or​ t​he​ C​ ity​ o​ f​

A​ sheville​ w​ ill​ b​ e​ r​eceived​ b​ y​ ​Beatrice​ A​ bernathy,​ P​ urchasing​ S​ pecialist,​ b​ y​ e​ mail​ u​ ntil​ ​3:00​ P​ M​ ​on​

W​ ednesday,​ ​May​ 2​ 7,​ ​2026.​​ ​Questions​ a​ re​ d​ ue​ b​ y​ ​3:00​ p​ .m.,​ ​May​ 1​ 9,​ ​2026.​ T​ his​ i​s​ ​funded​ b​ y​ ​The​

O​ ffice of the State Fire Marshal.​

P​ roposal​ f​orms,​ ​instructions​ ​and​ ​specifications​ m​ ay​ b​ e​ ​obtained​​at​​http://www.ashevillenc.gov/bids​ I​f​

b​ id​a​ ddenda​a​ re​​issued,​t​hey​​will​b​ e​p​ osted​​to​​this​w​ eb​s​ ite​​no​​less​​than​​seven​(​7)​​days​p​ rior​​to​​the​b​ id​

o​ pening​​date.​ ​Each​a​ ddendum​w​ ill​​be​i​dentified​​by​​number.​ B​ idders​a​ re​​urged​t​o​​check​t​his​p​ age​p​ rior​

​to​​submitting​​a​b​ id​​response​t​o​​assure​t​hat​​they​​have​o​ btained​a​ ll​a​ ddenda​​that​​may​​have​b​ een​i​ssued​

​for​t​he​​bid​​package​​in​​question.​ ​Bid​a​ ddenda​s​ hould​​be​​acknowledged​(​signed)​a​ nd​​included​​with​t​he​

​bid response. Bid responses submitted without acknowledged addenda may be rejected.​

​DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES (DBE):​

​a. The City has established a DBE Program pursuant to 49 C.F.R. Part 26. The requirements and​

​procedures of the City's DBE Program are hereby incorporated by reference into this Contract. The​

​Contractor shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in the performance of​

​this Contract. Failure by the Contractor to carry out the City's DBE Program procedures and​

r​equirements or applicable requirements of 49 C.F.R. Part 26 shall be considered a material breach of​

​this Contract and may be grounds for termination of this Contract, or other such remedy as the City​

​deems appropriate, which may include, but is not limited to withholding monthly payments, assessing​

s​ anctions, liquidated damages, and/or disqualifying the Contractor from future bidding as​

n​ on-responsible. The Contractor shall ensure that compliance with the City's DBE Program and the​

r​equirements of 49 C.F.R. Part 26 be included in any and all subcontracts entered into which arise out​

o​ f or are related to this Contract. The City has an annual DBE goal of 8/6 percent.​

b​ . The Contractor must take necessary and reasonable steps to ensure that DBEs have a fair​

o​ pportunity to participate in this Contract. If the Contractor qualifies as a certified DBE in accordance​

w​ ith the requirements of 49 C.F.R. Part 26, Subpart D, or is joint venturing with a DBE certified in​

a​ ccordance with the cited regulations, a copy of the DBE certification(s) issued by a Unified​

C​ ertification Program (UCP) in accordance with the cited regulations, and a description of the dollar​

v​ alue of the proposed work that it intends to perform with its own forces, together with a statement of​

​the percentage interest in the Contract held by a joint venture DBE must be submitted. The Contractor​

​must provide (1) written documentation of the Contractor's commitment to use identified DBEs; and (2)​

​written confirmation from the DBE that it is participating in the Contract. The City will accept DBE​

​certifications issued by the following entities:​

N​ orth Carolina Department of Transportation​

C​ ontractual Services Unit​

​1509 Mail Service Center​

R​ aleigh, North Carolina 27699-1509​

​Phone: (919) 707-4800​

​Fax: (919) 733-3584​

A​ directory of certified DBEs is available at​

​NC DOT DBE Directory of Firms​

​Bidders​ ​are​ n​ otified​ o​ f​ ​a​ ​City​ ​policy​ t​hat​ ​prohibits​ ​contracting​ w​ ith​ ​persons​ ​or​ f​irms​ ​who​ a​ re​

d​ elinquent in the payment of ad valorem taxes owed to the City of Asheville.​

T​ he City of Asheville reserves the right to reject any or all bids.​

P​ osted to EVP & City Website: 05/15/2026​

Commodity Codes

• NAICS 336612Boat Building
• NAICS 441222Boat Dealers

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