STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA/ASHEVILLE CITY SCHOOLS
R EQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
#148-MAINT-050
P ROJECT:
U SING AGENCY:
Asheville High Tuckpointing at CTE Building PROJECT
Asheville City Schools
ISSUE DATE: 3/19/2026
Proposalssubjecttotheconditionsm adeaparth ereofwillbereceiveduntilApril,1 4,2026a t2:00p m,forfurnishinga ll
labor, materials, equipment, and services incidental and implied, for completion of the project described herein.
T HE PROCUREMENT PROCESS
The following is a general description of the process by which a firm will be selected to provide services.
1 .
Request for Proposals is issued to prospective contractors.
2 . There will b e a Mandatory Pre-Proposal Site V isit on 3 /31/2026 a t 1:00 p m a t Asheville H igh S chool,
locatedat4 19McDowellS t,A sheville,N C28803.Attendanceisrequired.P roposalsw illnotbeaccepted
from Proposers not represented at the Mandatory Pre-Proposal Site Visit.
3 .
The deadline for written questions is three (3) days prior to the due date.
C hris Pohlman, Purchasing Specialist
P hone: 828-350-6101
E mail:c hris.pohlman@acsgmail.net
4 .
AllProposalsm ustb ereceivedbythePurchasingSpecialistnotlaterthanthed uedatea ndtimespecified
above,a twhichp ointallProposalswillbeimmediatelythereaftero pened.A ttendanceb yP roposersa tthe
Public Opening is not required. Tabulations and award information may be obtained by written request.
a. A llP roposalsm ustb efullys ealeda ndreferenceR FP#1 48-MAINT-050o ntheo utsideo fthep ackage.
P rovidingoneo riginalProposaliss ufficient.A dditionalcopiesofProposalsa ren otnecessary.Emailed
p roposal submissions will NOT be accepted.Alls ealedproposalss houldb ec learlylabeledwiththe
following:
Asheville City Schools
A ttn: 148-MAINT-050
c /o Chris Pohlman
85 Mountain Street
A sheville, NC 28801
b . P roposal Forms must b e signed and dated b y a n official authorized to b ind the firm. U nsigned
p roposals will not be considered.
c .
P roposals must includeIdentificationofH UBCertified/MinorityB usinessParticipation,asw ellas
either Affidavit A or Affidavit B , a s a pplicable. R equired forms a nd instructions are included as
E xhibit Ato this solicitation.
5.
P roposalsw illbee valuatedaccordingtoc ompleteness,c ontent,experiencew ithsimilarprojects,abilityo f
the o fferor a nd its s taff, and cost. A ward of a c ontract to one o fferor d oes not m ean that the other
p roposals lacked m erit, but that, a ll factors c onsidered, the selected proposal w as d eemed most
advantageous to the State.
6.
A shevilleCityS choolsreservestherighttorejectanyoralloffersw hens uchrejectionisdeemedtob ein
the best interest of Asheville City Schools.
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(NOTE: THE PROPOSAL FORM MUST BE FULLY EXECUTED AND RETURNED FOR CONSIDERATION)
PROPOSAL FORM
# 148-MAINT-050
A sheville High Tuckpointing at CTE Building PROJECT
DUE DATE: 4/14/2026 at 2:00 pm
The undersigned having c arefully read a nd considered the terms and conditionsoftheContractD ocumentsforthe
A shevilleHighTuckpointingatCTEB uildingPROJECTforAshevilleC ityS chools,NorthC arolina,d oesherebyofferto
performs uchs ervicesonb ehalfo ftheD istrict,ofthetypea ndq ualitya ndinthem annerdescribed,andsubjecttoa nd
ina ccordancewiththetermsa ndc onditionss etforthintheC ontractDocumentsa ttherateso ntheP roposalF orms
hereinafter set forth.
Proposer: ________________________________________________________________________________________
Address: _______________________________________________________________________________________
C ity/State/Zip: ___________________________________________________ Phone: __________________________
M BE Status: __________________ Fax: _____________________ Email: ____________________________________
Number of Years in Business: _____________________
Number of Years Experience in commercial or residential tuckpointing projects: _____________________
E stimated Start Date: _ ____________________
E stimated Duration:
_ ____________________
Required: At least three (3) references for similar projects. (Please attach extra sheets as needed).
Required: Identification of Minority Business Participation form, including either Affidavit A or Affidavit B, as applicable.
T herefore,inc ompliancew iththisRequestforP roposals,ands ubjecttoa llconditionsh erein,theundersignedo ffers
and agrees, if this proposal is accepted, to furnish the subject services for a cost not to exceed:
$____________________ T otal
By: (Signature) ___________________________________________________ Date: _________________________
Printed Name ____________________________________________ Title: __________________________________
E ND OF PROPOSAL FORM
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1. PURPOSE
Thepurposeofthissolicitationistorequestp roposalsforthetuckpointingo fA shevilleHighS choolattheCTE
B uilding,locatedat419McDowellS t,A sheville,N C28803,w ithinA shevilleC ityS chools(“ACS”),a sperthe
s pecifications described herein.
T he school s erves a pproximately 1,600 s tudents and includes g eneral education c lassrooms, s pecial
e ducationspaces,a dministrativeo ffices,acafeteria,library/mediac enter,a nda g ymnasium.T heg oalo fthe
renovationistoextendtheusefullifeo fthebuilding,supportc urrenteducationalp rogramminga ndp rovidea
flexible, future-ready learning environment for students and staff.
2 . SCOPE OF WORK
W ork to include pressure w ashing and removal of d ebris prior to other w ork; removalofa lloldm ortartoa
d eptho f3 /4inchanda reacleaned;andreplacem ortartomatche xistingandfinalc leaning.Thecoloro fthe
m ortar to be replaced should be matched as closely as possible to the existing color.
T he w alls a re approximately 7 ,000 square feet a nd at varioush eights.Itw illbeProposer’sresponsibilityto
c onfirm exact square footage. Tuckpointing will take place on both sides of the retaining wall.
P lease n ote that there a re n otd rawingsrelatedtothisproject.Instead,prospectivebiddersmustattendthe
P re-Proposal S ite V isit in order to become familiar with the p roject. It will be P roposer’s responsibility to
c onfirm exact square footage.
3. PRE-PROPOSAL SITE VISIT
T herewillb ea M andatoryPre-ProposalS iteVisiton3 /31/2026startingat1:00p matAshevilleH ighS chool,
locatedat4 19M cDowellSt,Asheville,NC28803.Attendanceisrequired.Proposalsw illn otbea cceptedfrom
Proposers not represented at the Mandatory Pre-Proposal Site Visit.
4. T IMELINE
W ork shall start on or approximately June 15, 2026 and shall be completed no later than August 10, 2026.
5. S UBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
P roposals must include the following information:
o C ompany Profile: Number of years in business
o R eferences: At least three (3) references for similar projects.
6. DISPOSAL OF WASTE
A llwastetobetransportedoffs iteanddisposedofa tanapprovedsite.A llp ermitsa ndanyfeesa ssociated
with this project must be included in the Proposal.
7. CONDITIONS
E ach P roposer s hall fully acquaint itself with conditions relating to the scope and restrictions a ttending the
execution of the w ork u nder C ontract. P roposers s hall thoroughly examine and be familiar w ith the
S pecifications.
It is a lso expectedthattheP roposerswillo btaininformationc oncerningtheconditionsa tlocationsthatmay
affectitswork.Thefailureoro missionofanyP roposertoreceiveo re xamineanyform,instrument,a ddendum
orotherd ocument,o rtoa cquaintitselfw ithe xistingc onditions,s hallinnow ayrelieveito fanyobligationswith
respect to its Proposal or to the Contract.
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The Proposer s hall make its o wn determinationa stoconditionsa ndshallassumeallriska ndresponsibility
a ndshallc ompletethew orkina ndu nderc onditionsitmayencountero rcreate,withoutextrac osttoA sheville
C ity Schools.
8 . S AFETY REGULATIONS:
T he Contractor s hall adhere to the rules,regulations,a ndinterpretationso fa lls tate,federal,a ndlocallaws
thatp ertaintow orkersa nds itesafety. ThistoincludeOSHA1 910,GeneralConstruction,o rthoseregulations
mandated by these specifications.
9. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
A s provided b y statute and rule, ACS w ill consider k eeping trade s ecrets which the offeror does n ot w ant
d isclosed,c onfidential. Eachp ages hallb eidentifiedinb oldfaceatthetopa ndb ottomas“CONFIDENTIAL”.
C ost information s hall n ot be deemed c onfidential. In s pite of what is labeled as a trade s ecret, the
d etermination whether it is or not will be determined by North Carolina law.
10.
HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESSES
Pursuant to G eneral Statute 1 43-48 Executive O rder # 150, A sheville C ity S chools invited a nd encourages
p articipation in this p rocurement p rocess by businesses owned b y m inorities, w omen, disabled, disabled
business enterprises and non-profit work centers for the blind and severely disabled.
P ursuant to 2 CFR 200.321, affirmative s teps are required to a ssure that minority b usinesses, women’s
b usinessenterprises,andlabors urplusareafirmsareu sedwhenpossible.T hep roposers hallidentifyonits
b id/proposal the minority business p articipation it w ill use on the project (Identification o fM inorityBusiness
Participation) form a nd shall include either Affidavit A o r A ffidavit B as applicable. R equired forms and
instructions are included asE xhibit Ato this solicitation.
11. NONDISCRIMINATION
C ontractor and any subcontractors employed by Contractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR §§
6 0-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals
b ased on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against
all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require
that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in
employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status or
d isability.
1 2.
D EBARMENT
Proposer certifies by submitting a P roposal that the P roposer and/or a ny o f its P rincipalsaren otpresently
debarred, per the State’s website:h ttp://ncadmin.nc.gov/government-gencies/procurement/contracts/
debarred-vendors ; a nd a re n ot presently debarred, per the F ederal E xcluded Parties List:
w ww.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM ; a nd are not listedo ntheFinalDivestmentL istandP arenta ndS ubsidiary
L ist located ath ttps://www.nctreasurer.com/inside-the-department/OpenGovernment/Pages/
Iran-Divestment-Act-Resources.aspx which was created by the N C S tate T reasurer pursuant to N.C.G.S.
1 47-86.58, Iran D ivestment Act; a nd are not suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible o r
v oluntarilye xcludedfromenteringintothisA greementbya nyfederalagencyo rbya nyd epartment,agencyo r
political subdivision of the State.
13.
C OMPLIANCE
The Contractor s hall comply w ith all laws,ordinances,c odes,rules,regulations,andlicensingrequirements
thatarea pplicabletotheconductofitsbusiness,includingthoseoffederal,state,andlocalagencieshaving
jurisdiction and/or authority.
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T he Contractor shall o btain all licenses a nd p ermits required to e xecute a contractb ya uthoritiesthathave
jurisdiction.
T he Contractor shall c omply with all relevantA CSPoliciesa ndP roceduresa pplicabletoitsprovisionofthe
s ervicesdescribedh ereunderd uringthetermoftheA greement.A llAshevilleCityS choolsBoardPoliciesc an
be found athttps://www.boardpolicyonline.com/bl/?b=asheville_city
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SPECIFICATIONS
A ny deviation from the s pecifications indicated herein must b e c learly p ointed o ut and explained in detail.
O therwise, it w ill be considered that itemsoffereda reins trictcompliancewiththeses pecifications,a ndthe
o fferorw illbeh eldresponsibletherefore. T heproposers hallnotc onstruethisparagrapha sinvitingd eviation
o r implying that any deviation will be acceptable.
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AWARD OF CONTRACT
Itistheintenttoawardthisc ontracttoa s ingleoverallo fferor. T herightisreserved,h owever,tom akea ward
on the b asis o f individual items or groupsofitems,ifsuchs hallb econsideredtobemostadvantageouso r
constitutetheb estinteresto fACS. Bestvaluep rocurementtothelowestresponsive andresponsiblebidder
is the procurement goal of ACS.
This m ay be d etermined upon consideration o f such factors a s: prices offered; the q uality o f the articles
offered;theg eneralreputationa ndperformancec apabilitieso ftheo fferors;thesubstantialc onformitywiththe
specificationsandotherc onditionss etforthinthep roposal;thes uitabilityofthea rticlesfortheintendedu se;
therelateds ervicesneeded;thed ateo rdatesofdeliveryandp erformance;ands ucho therfactorsd eemedb y
ACS to b e pertinent and p eculiar to the p urchase in q uestion. Unless otherwise s pecified by ACS or the
offeror,A CSreservestherighttoa ccepta nyitemo rg roupo fitemsonam ulti-itemp roposal. Inaddition,on
term c ontracts, ACS reserves the right to m ake partial, progressive or m ultiple a wards: w here it is
a dvantageous to award separately b y items; o r where m ore than one s upplier is needed to p rovide the
c ontemplatedrequirementsastoquantity,q uality,delivery,s ervice,g eographicala reas;o therfactorsd eemed
b y ACS to be pertinent or peculiar to the purchase in question.
1 6.
PROTEST PROCEDURES
A p artyw antingtoprotesta c ontracta wardedpursuanttothiss olicitation,m ustsubmitaw rittenrequesttothe
C hiefF inanceO fficero fACSusingthec ontactinformationb elow.T hisrequestm ustb ereceivedb ytheChief
F inanceO fficerw ithinfive(5)c onsecutivec alendard aysfromthed ateo fthec ontractawarda ndm ustc ontain
specific sound reasons and any supporting documentation for the protest.
H eidi Kerns, Chief Finance Officer
Asheville City Schools
8 5 Mountain St, Asheville, NC 28801
E mail:heidi.kerns@acsgmail.net
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J ESSICA LUNSFORD ACT
U nderNorthCarolinalaw,certains exo ffendersa reprohibitedfromcomingontos choolc ampuses. P roposer
a greestoconductanannualcheckoftheN .C.SexOffenderandPublicP rotectionRegistrationP rogram,the
N.C. S exually V iolent P redator R egistration P rogram, a nd the National Sex Offender Registry for a ll of its
employees involved in this p roject. ACS prohibitsa nypersonnellistedonsuchregistriesfrombeingo na ny
property owned or o perated b y ACS a nd from h aving any direct interaction w ithstudents.A sa termo fthe
Agreement, said checks m ust b e performed by the Contractor and reported to the A CS Superintendent o r
Designee,u ponrequest.U nderp rovisionss etforthintheJessicaL unsfordA ctunderNorthCarolinalaw,m y
signaturebelowcertifiesthatn eitherIn ora nyemployeeo ragentofC ontractorthatisinvolvedwithp rojectis
listed a s a s ex o ffender o n the NC S ex Offender a nd Public Protection RegistrationP rogram,theSexually
V iolent Predator Registration Program, and/or the National Sex Offender Registry.
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