Minority- and Women-owned Business Bid Opportunities 

Your business does not have to be a certified minority- or women-owned business to bid on city contracts for goods and services. However, being certified will allow the city to contact your business and inform you of those opportunities that are available here. This page lists opportunities for construction projects. Please follow the instructions at the bottom of this page to register so you can receive notice of new projects.

To become a certified minority- or women-owned business with the City of Winston-Salem, you must become certified with the State of North Carolina HUB Office. The State's HUB office is the certifying agency for the entire state.  Follow the links to the left for certification. To register as a vendor follow the link below.

Application to register with the city Purchasing Department as a vendor [pdf] 

Please contact Walter Farabee, (336)734-1262, for more information on how you can do business with the City of Winston-Salem.

City Contract Opportunities

Shattalon Dam Construction
Construction Trades Available - Hauling, clearing and grubbing, seeding,erosion controls
Pre Bid 01/24/12 City Hall rm #16, 10:00 a.m.
Bid Opening 02/07/12 City Hall rm #16 2:00 p.m.

Brookwood Business Park Building
Construction Trades Available - Concrete, brick and masonry work
Pre Bid 02/28/12 City Hall rm #16, 10:00 a.m.
Bid Opening 03/13/12 City Hall rm #16 2:00 p.m.

Forsyth County Contract Opportunities

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City/County Utility Commission Opportunities

Salem Creek Bridge Sewer Rehab
Project Trades: Demolition, erosion control measures 
Pre Bid 02/08/2012 City Hall rm # 16, 10:00 a.m.
Bid Opening 02/21/2012 City Hall rm # 16, 2:00 p.m.

Kerners Mill Pump Station Rehabilitation
Project Trades: Demolition, site work, painting, masonry, concrete, pump equipment 
Pre Bid 02/02/2012 City Hall rm # 16, 10:00 a.m.
Bid Opening 02/16/2012 City Hall rm # 16, 2:00 p.m.

Public Assemblies Facilities Commission Opportunities 

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Informal Bid Opportunities

2" Water Main Replacement (A Street)
Pre Bid 02/01/2012 City Hall rm #16, 10:00 a.m.
Bid Opening 02/15/2012 City Hall rm #16, 2:00 p.m.

Fire Station #1 Roofing
Pre Bid 02/09/2012 Job Site: 651 North Marshall Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101, 10:00 a.m.
Bid Opening 02/23/2012 City Hall rm #16, 2:00 p.m.

Fire Station #1 HAC Replacement
Pre Bid 02/09/2012 Job Site: 651 North Marshall Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101, 10:00 a.m.
Bid Opening 02/23/2012 City Hall rm #16, 2:00 p.m.

Brooks Landing Greenway Connection
Pre Bid 02/23/2012 City Hall rm #16, 10:00 a.m.
Bid Opening 03/07/2012 City Hall rm #16, 2:00 p.m.

NOTE: All of these projects are open for public bid and available to M/WBE certified businesses. Plans and specifications for these projects can be reviewed at the City's Purchasing Dept.  Call the City/County Purchasing Department for current projects open for bid at (336)747-6929 or visit the Purchasing web site.

In the City/County M/WBE program the general contractor bidding on a Formal Contract bid project is responsible for soliciting M/WBEs for participation. M/WBEs should submit questions and bids to the general contractors bidding on a project. Every project will have an advertised pre bid conference where MWBE sub contractors can attend to hear specifics of each project and to meet the general contractors interested in bidding on the project.

For more information contact, Walter Farabee,  M/WBE Coordinator, (336)734-1262. WalterF@cityofws.org

For Informal Bid Opportunities such as sidewalk repairs, curb and gutter repairs, small construction, and mowing opportunities, please call Darren Redfield in Purchasing for plans & more information (336)747-6936.

Other Area Opportunities

See the following links for other bidding opportunities in the area.  

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