Transportation, Dept. of
General Agency, Board or Commission Rules
Chapter 1: Procedures for Public Notice of Call for Bids
Effective Date: 12/17/2025 to Current
Rule Type: Current Rules & Regulations
Reference Number: 045.0003.1.12172025
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Chapter 1

 

Procedures for Public Notice of Call for Bids

 

 Section 1. Authority and Purpose.  W.S. 24-2-108 requires the Transportation Commission of Wyoming to adopt general rules and regulations to call for bids for Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) highway projects. 

 

 Section 2. Advertising Period.

 

  (a) Publication Medium. WYDOT shall publish invitations to bid in one newspaper with a statewide circulation as well as electronically on the WYDOT website at dot.state.wy.us.

 

  (b) Advertisement Frequency and Duration. The advertisement shall appear once a week for at least three consecutive weeks with a one-week period between the last advertisement and the bid opening, except as described in Section 2(c).

 

  (c) Exceptions. At WYDOT's discretion, it may use shorter or longer advertisement periods based on the agency's experience with similar jobs and its evaluation of exigent circumstances. In such cases, the advertisement shall clearly note the advertisement period.

 

 Section 3. Emergency Contracting. When an emergency, as defined in W.S. 24-2-108, requires immediate action, projects may not be advertised.


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