§ 18-6-201 — Construction of jails; authority of county commissioners; plans and specifications; maximum cost permitted; call for bids; limitations applicable only when costs paid from general fund

(a) Whenever the board of county commissioners deems it in
the best interest of the county to have a jail constructed they
shall cause plans and specifications for a jail to be prepared
by a competent architect. After the plans and specifications are
prepared, reviewed and critiqued by the sheriff and adopted by
the board of county commissioners they shall deposit them in the
office of the county clerk for the county where they shall be
available for the inspection of all persons. The board of county
commissioners shall give notice that they will receive sealed
proposals for the building of the jail according to the plans
and specifications by posting on the county's official website
in the manner provided in W.S. 18-3-516(f) and by publication in
the county's designated official newspaper once each week for
two (2) consecutive weeks. The notices shall state that the
commissioners will until a specified day not less than thirty
(30) days from publication of the last notice receive sealed
proposals for the building of all or part of the jail. Proposals
shall be delivered to the county clerk.
(b) This section applies only if the cost of the
construction of the jail is to be paid from the general fund of
the county. If bonds are to be issued pursuant to W.S. 18-4-302
then the above limitations shall not apply.
(c) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to any
jail construction project using an alternate design and
construction delivery method as defined in W.S. 16-6-701.