Wyoming § 15-6-302 Call for bids; contents; procedure for awarding
and executing contracts

Wyoming Statutes

§ 15-6-302 — Call for bids; contents; procedure for awarding and executing contracts

Wyoming § 15-6-302

Title 15Cities and Towns

Ch. 6LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS

Art. 3PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS AND CONTRACTS

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 15-6-302 (2026).

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(a)The notice and call for bids as provided in W.S. 15-6-301 shall contain in substance the following:

(i)The streets or parts thereof to be improved if the improvements are to be street improvements;

(ii)The general kind of improvement proposed to be made and whether it is to be maintained by the contractor for a specified period, but in no event for more than five (5) years;

(iii)The time within which bids will be received and the place where they shall be filed;

(iv)That a certified or cashier's check or bid bond in the sum of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid must be filed with the bid, to be forfeited to the city or town as liquidated damages if the bidder is awarded the contract and fails to enter into a contract with the city or town within five

(5)days from the date

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(a) The notice and call for bids as provided in W.S.
15-6-301 shall contain in substance the following:
(i) The streets or parts thereof to be improved if
the improvements are to be street improvements;
(ii) The general kind of improvement proposed to be
made and whether it is to be maintained by the contractor for a
specified period, but in no event for more than five (5) years;
(iii) The time within which bids will be received and
the place where they shall be filed;
(iv) That a certified or cashier's check or bid bond
in the sum of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid must be
filed with the bid, to be forfeited to the city or town as
liquidated damages if the bidder is awarded the contract and
fails to enter into a contract with the city or town within five
(5) days from the date of his notification;
(v) The successful bidder shall perform the work and
furnish a bond guaranteeing the faithful performance of the work
and a maintenance bond, if required by the governing body, which
shall be furnished at the time of signing the contract. The
guarantee and maintenance bond may be a single instrument.
(b) The bids shall be opened by the governing body and the
contract or contracts shall be awarded to the bidder or bidders
who in its opinion are the lowest and best responsible bidders.
The governing body may reject any and all bids.
(c) Upon the letting of the contract or contracts to the
successful bidders, the governing body, by motion or resolution,
shall order the mayor or clerk, or some other officer of the
city or town, to execute a written contract or contracts on
behalf of the city or town with the successful bidders. The
refusal of any official or officer of the city or town to
execute the written contract or contracts does not affect the
validity of the contract or contracts and the governing body may
order some other city or town official or officer or one (1) of
its members to execute the written agreement or agreements in
place of the official or officer refusing to do so.
(d) All bids and contracts for capital construction
projects shall be in accord with the Wyoming contractor
preference laws of title 16, chapter 6.