What we do We’re Working for You! All departments within the City of Asheville are operating. In the Capital Projects Department some staff are in the field with contractors and some are working remotely but are still here to help. This is an evolving situation. Our partners in Buncombe County are a great resource for the latest information on our community’s COVID-19 response. To receive emergency texts directly from Buncombe County for breaking health and safety news. Text BCALERT on your smartphone to 888-777. Sign up for AVL Alerts online for information from the City of Asheville. The Capital Projects Department is comprised of a Construction Division and Facility Management Division. The Construction Division consists of four (4) programs including; Building Construction Program, Innovation District Program, Parks and Recreation Program, and Transportation Program. The Facility Management Division consists of two (2) programs including; City Hall Operations Division and Facility Maintenance Division. The department’s main objectives are to plan, budget, design, and manage projects as well as maintaining our current facilities. We strive to ensure projects are built on time and within budget. We promote an equitable, collaborative system for prioritizing maintenance and construction of capital assets that will allow for clear communication of budgetary needs and alignment with organizational priorities and values. We seek to help develop and practice procurement for all levels of contracting that actively and intentionally seek to increase equity and inclusion in project initiation, development, design, and construction. Administrative Staff Directory Jade Dundas, Capital Projects Department Director 828-259-5621 Vicky Haskell, Business Manager 828-232-4566 Karen Bruce, Senior Office Assistant – Facility Management 828-259-5920 Brian Benn, Administrative Assistant – Construction Division 828-251-4083 For Program and Project Manager contract information please check out the Division Pages. Capital Projects Dashboard The online dashboard provides project construction time frames, current budgets and money spent. Capital Improvement and Bond Project Map The project map displays general project information and location, while the online dashboard provides project construction timeframes, current budgets and money spent. Resources Become a vendor for the City FY 19-20 Adopted Budget (CIP) Bond Information Page Riverfront Redevelopment Information Page Greenways Information Page Minority Business / Asheville Inclusion Open Data Portal ConnectCapital Projects Management70 Court Plaza, Asheville, NC 28801Mailing AddressPO Box 7148, Asheville, NC 28802Business HoursMonday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.DirectorJade DundasAdministrative AssistantBrian BennEmailbbenn@ashevillenc.govMain Office Line828-251-4083 Related Services MWSBE Certification Find information to register for certification as a Minority, Woman, and/or Small Business Enterprise (MWSBE) with the City of Asheville. Business Inclusion The Business Inclusion Office for the City of Asheville actively seeks to identify minority and women-owned businesses for an opportunity to participate as providers of goods and services to the city. Do business with the city Learn what is required to do business with the City, for projects large and small. More Related Services Capital Projects News Look ahead: City of Asheville projects and initiatives for the new year Posted on January 4, 2021December 30, 2020 by Polly McDaniel Asheville residents can look upon the new year with optimism. Together, we’ve weathered a pandemic and a vaccine will be available this year. Even so, the City of Asheville’s response to COVID-19 will continue in the new year, in coordination with the state of North Carolina and Buncombe County. Residents can look forward to advances in [...] Asheville 2020 in review: Response to pandemic, protests and more Posted on December 28, 2020December 29, 2020 by Polly McDaniel Asheville has not seen a year like 2020 in a hundred years — literally. On March 11, the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Not since the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918-1919 has the world — including our corner of it — experienced this kind of public health challenge. Working [...] City of Asheville shares update on completed Transportation bond projects Posted on December 17, 2020December 16, 2020 by Polly McDaniel Part 2 of a 3-part series. Three enhanced pedestrian crossings with flashing signals have been installed on the newly resurfaced State Street in West Asheville. It’s not just that the bond program paved the way for more street resurfacing — the $32 million in transportation bonds approved by voters in 2016 allowed the [...] More Capital Projects News
MWSBE Certification Find information to register for certification as a Minority, Woman, and/or Small Business Enterprise (MWSBE) with the City of Asheville.
Business Inclusion The Business Inclusion Office for the City of Asheville actively seeks to identify minority and women-owned businesses for an opportunity to participate as providers of goods and services to the city.
Do business with the city Learn what is required to do business with the City, for projects large and small.
Look ahead: City of Asheville projects and initiatives for the new year Posted on January 4, 2021December 30, 2020 by Polly McDaniel Asheville residents can look upon the new year with optimism. Together, we’ve weathered a pandemic and a vaccine will be available this year. Even so, the City of Asheville’s response to COVID-19 will continue in the new year, in coordination with the state of North Carolina and Buncombe County. Residents can look forward to advances in [...]
Asheville 2020 in review: Response to pandemic, protests and more Posted on December 28, 2020December 29, 2020 by Polly McDaniel Asheville has not seen a year like 2020 in a hundred years — literally. On March 11, the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Not since the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918-1919 has the world — including our corner of it — experienced this kind of public health challenge. Working [...]
City of Asheville shares update on completed Transportation bond projects Posted on December 17, 2020December 16, 2020 by Polly McDaniel Part 2 of a 3-part series. Three enhanced pedestrian crossings with flashing signals have been installed on the newly resurfaced State Street in West Asheville. It’s not just that the bond program paved the way for more street resurfacing — the $32 million in transportation bonds approved by voters in 2016 allowed the [...]