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2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 5 - Public Securities › Article 4 - Bond Anticipation Notes › Section 16-5-409 - Recital in Notes Imparting Legality.

16-5-409. Recital in notes imparting legality.
Any instrument of an issuer authorizing, or any other instrument appertaining to, any anticipation note may provide that each anticipation note therein authorized shall recite that it is issued under the authority of this act. Such recital shall conclusively impart full compliance with all of the provisions hereof, and all anticipation notes issued containing such recital shall be incontestable for any cause whatsoever after their delivery for value.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 5 - Public Securities › Article 4 - Bond Anticipation Notes › Section 16-5-410 - Endorsement.

16-5-410. Endorsement.
The clerk of the issuer shall endorse a certificate upon every anticipation note that the same is issued pursuant to law and is within the debt limit of the issuer if the notes are issued in anticipation of the issuance of general obligation bonds, or, as to notes issued in anticipation of revenue bonds, that they do not constitute a debt of the issuer within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory provision or limitation.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 5 - Public Securities › Article 4 - Bond Anticipation Notes › Section 16-5-411 - Governing Body's Determination of Legality.

16-5-411. Governing body's determination of legality.
The determination of a governing body that all the limitations imposed upon the issuance of anticipation notes have been met shall be conclusive in the absence of fraud or arbitrary and gross abuse of discretion.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 5 - Public Securities › Article 4 - Bond Anticipation Notes › Section 16-5-412 - Scope, Authority and Effect of Provisions.

16-5-412. Scope, authority and effect of provisions.
(a) This act, without reference to other statutes of the state except as herein otherwise specifically provided, constitutes full authority for the authorization and issuance of anticipation notes hereunder. No other act or law with regard to the authorization or issuance of securities by any issuer that in any way impedes or restricts the carrying out of the acts herein authorized to be done shall be construed as applying to any proceedings taken hereunder or acts done pursuant hereto, except as otherwise expressly provided herein. The powers conferred by this act shall be in addition to and supplemental to, and not in substitution for, and the limitations imposed by this act shall not affect the powers conferred by any other law applicable to any issuer except as otherwise provided herein.
(b) Anticipation notes issued by the University of Wyoming shall be governed by W.S. 21-17-402 through 21-17-450, the University Securities Law.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 5 - Public Securities › Article 5 - General Provisions as to Form and Manner of Issuance, Payment and Transfer of Public Securities › Section 16-5-501 - Applicability.

16-5-501. Applicability.
This article applies to bonds, notes, warrants, certificates or other securities evidencing loans or the advancement of monies, heretofore or hereafter authorized to be issued by or on behalf of the state or any political subdivision, district, public board, agency, commission, authority or other public body corporate in the state pursuant to any general or special act or pursuant to any lawful legislative or home rule provision.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 5 - Public Securities › Article 5 - General Provisions as to Form and Manner of Issuance, Payment and Transfer of Public Securities › Section 16-5-502 - Form, Payment and Transfer of Securities.

16-5-502. Form, payment and transfer of securities.
(a) The securities described in W.S. 16-5-501 shall be in registered or bearer form, with or without interest coupons, be subject to such conditions for transfer, be subject to such provisions for conversion as to denomination or to bearer or registered form, be made registrable or payable, or both, by the treasurer or other officer of the issuing entity, or by trustee, registrar, paying agent or transfer agent within or without the state of Wyoming, be issued, transferred and registered by book entry, be in a denomination, bear such dates, signatures and authentications, and be held in custody by a depository within or without the state of Wyoming, all as may be determined by the entity or the governing body of the entity authorized or empowered to issue the securities. Payment at designated due dates or in installments may be required by the authorizing proceedings to be by check, draft or other medium of payment and need not be conditioned upon presentation of any security or coupon.
(b) Bonds issued by or on behalf of a political subdivision of the state may be issued as digital securities, as defined by W.S. 34-29-101(a)(iii), if the bonds are otherwise issued in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws and regulations.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 5 - Public Securities › Article 5 - General Provisions as to Form and Manner of Issuance, Payment and Transfer of Public Securities › Section 16-5-503 - Determination by Resolution or Ordinance.

16-5-503. Determination by resolution or ordinance.
The determination of the body authorized or empowered to issue securities required by W.S. 16-5-502 shall be made in the resolution or ordinance authorizing the issuance of the securities or in any supplemental ordinance, resolution or other instrument.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 5 - Public Securities › Article 5 - General Provisions as to Form and Manner of Issuance, Payment and Transfer of Public Securities › Section 16-5-504 - No Restriction on Other Acts.

16-5-504. No restriction on other acts.
This article as to the matters contained herein shall constitute an additional and separate grant of powers and these powers may be exercised without regard to provisions concerning matters in any other act but this article is not a restriction or limitation on the exercise of powers by an issuing entity under any other act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 6 - Public Property › Article 1 - Public Works and Contracts › Section 16-6-103 - Limitation on Subcontracting by Resident Contractors.

16-6-103. Limitation on subcontracting by resident contractors.
A successful resident bidder shall not subcontract more than thirty percent (30%) of the work covered by his contract to nonresident contractors.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 6 - Public Property › Article 1 - Public Works and Contracts › Section 16-6-104 - Preference for Wyoming Materials Required in Contracts.

16-6-104. Preference for Wyoming materials required in contracts.
Wyoming made materials and products, and Wyoming suppliers of products and materials of equal quality and desirability shall have preference over materials or products produced or supplied outside the state and any contract let shall so provide. The preference created by this section shall be applied in a manner identical to the preference for residence contractors in W.S. 16-6-102.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 6 - Public Property › Article 1 - Public Works and Contracts › Section 16-6-105 - Preference for Wyoming Materials and Wyoming Agricultural Products Required in Public Purchases; Exception; Cost Differential; Definition.

16-6-105. Preference for Wyoming materials and Wyoming agricultural products required in public purchases; exception; cost differential; definition.
(a) A five percent (5%) materials preference for Wyoming materials shall be applied in public purchases, subject to the following:
(i) The preference requirement shall apply to all public entities;
(A) Repealed by Laws 2020, ch. 31, 2.
(B) Repealed by Laws 2020, ch. 31, 2.
(C) Repealed by Laws 2020, ch. 31, 2.
(ii) As used in this section, "materials" means supplies, material, agricultural products, equipment, machinery and provisions to be used in a public work, including the regular maintenance and upkeep of a public work;
(iii) The preference shall be applied in favor of materials that are produced, manufactured or grown in this state, or that are supplied by a resident of the state who is competent and capable to provide the materials within the state of Wyoming;
(iv) Preference shall not be granted for materials of inferior quality to those offered by competitors outside of the state.
(b) As used in this section, "agricultural products" means any horticultural, viticultural, vegetable product, livestock, livestock product, bees or honey, poultry or poultry product, sheep or wool product, timber or timber product.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 6 - Public Property › Article 1 - Public Works and Contracts › Section 16-6-106 - Statement of Wyoming Materials Preference in Requests for Bids and Proposals.

16-6-106. Statement of Wyoming materials preference in requests for bids and proposals.
All requests by a public entity for bids and proposals for materials, supplies, agricultural products, equipment, machinery and public works shall contain the words "preference is hereby given to materials, supplies, agricultural products, equipment, machinery and provisions produced, manufactured or grown in Wyoming, or supplied by a resident of the state, quality being equal to articles offered by the competitors outside of the state".
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 6 - Public Property › Article 1 - Public Works and Contracts › Section 16-6-107 - Wyoming Materials Preference Required in Public Works; Exception.

16-6-107. Wyoming materials preference required in public works; exception.
All public works in this state shall be constructed and maintained using materials produced or manufactured in Wyoming if Wyoming materials are suitable and can be furnished in marketable quantities. Preference shall not be granted for materials of an inferior quality to those offered by competitors outside of the state, but a differential of five percent (5%) shall be allowed in cost of materials produced or manufactured in Wyoming.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 6 - Public Property › Article 1 - Public Works and Contracts › Section 16-6-108 - Governing of Federal Funds by Federal Law.

16-6-108. Governing of federal funds by federal law.
The operation of this act upon the letting of any public works contract above mentioned, in connection with which, funds are granted or advanced by the United States of America, shall be subject to the effect, if any, of related laws of the United States and valid rules and regulations of federal agencies in charge, governing use and payment of the federal funds.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 6 - Public Property › Article 1 - Public Works and Contracts › Section 16-6-109 - Use of Insurance for Rebuilding State Structures.

16-6-109. Use of insurance for rebuilding state structures.
When buildings belonging to the state are destroyed, the insurance on the buildings shall be collected by the state treasurer. The governing board of the state institution suffering the loss may draw on the state treasurer for the amount of money collected and use the insurance money for the rebuilding of the structure destroyed if, in the opinion of the governing board, the structure should be rebuilt.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 6 - Public Property › Article 1 - Public Works and Contracts › Section 16-6-110 - Limitation on Work Hours; Overtime; Exceptions.

16-6-110. Limitation on work hours; overtime; exceptions.
(a) No person shall require laborers, workmen or mechanics to work more than eight (8) hours in any one (1) calendar day or forty (40) hours in any one (1) week upon any public works of a public entity except as hereafter authorized. A laborer, workman or mechanic may agree to work more than eight (8) hours per day or more than forty (40) hours in any week, provided the laborer, workman or mechanic shall be paid at the rate of one and one-half (1 1/2) times the regularly established hourly rate for all work in excess of forty (40) hours in any one (1) week. This section does not apply:
(i) In case of emergency caused by fire, flood or danger to life or property; or
(ii) To work upon public or military works or defenses in time of war.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 6 - Public Property › Article 1 - Public Works and Contracts › Section 16-6-111 - Penalty for Violating Work Hours Provisions.

16-6-111. Penalty for violating work hours provisions.
Any person who violates this act is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 6 - Public Property › Article 1 - Public Works and Contracts › Section 16-6-112 - Contractor's Performance and Payment Bond or Other Guarantee; When Required; Conditions; Amount; Approval; Filing; Enforcement Upon Default.

16-6-112. Contractor's performance and payment bond or other guarantee; when required; conditions; amount; approval; filing; enforcement upon default.
(a) Any contract entered into with a public entity for a public work where the contract price exceeds one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000.00), shall require any contractor before beginning work under the contract to furnish the public entity a bond. If the contract price is one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000.00) or less, the public entity may require the contractor to furnish any other form of guarantee approved by the public entity. The bond or other form of guarantee shall be:
(i) Available and with such conditions that allow for the payment of all taxes, excises, licenses, assessments, contributions, penalties and interest lawfully due the state or any political subdivision;
(ii) For the use and benefit of any person performing any work or labor or furnishing any material or goods of any kind which were used in the execution of the contract, conditioned for the performance and completion of the contract according to its terms, compliance with all the requirements of law and payment as due of all just claims for work or labor performed and materials furnished in the execution of the contract;
(iii) In an amount not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price unless the price is one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000.00) or less, in which case the public entity may fix a sufficient amount;
(iv) Approved by and filed with the appropriate officer, agent, governing body or other designee of the public entity.
(b) A bond or other guarantee satisfactory to the public entity shall include the obligations specified under subsection (a) of this section even though not expressly written into the guarantee.
(c) In default of the prompt payment of all obligations under the guarantee, a direct proceeding may be brought in any court of competent jurisdiction by the authorized officer or agency to enforce payment. The right to proceed in this matter is cumulative and in addition to other remedies provided by law.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 6 - Public Property › Article 1 - Public Works and Contracts › Section 16-6-113 - Contractor's Performance and Payment Bond or Other Guarantee; Right of Action; Notice to Obligee; Intervention by Interested Parties; Pro Rata Distribution.

16-6-113. Contractor's performance and payment bond or other guarantee; right of action; notice to obligee; intervention by interested parties; pro rata distribution.
Any person entitled to the protection of a bond or other form of guarantee approved by a public entity under W.S. 16-6-112 may maintain an action for the amount due him. He shall notify the obligee named in the bond or other guarantee of the beginning of the action, giving the names of the parties, describing the guarantee and stating the amount and nature of his claim. No judgment shall be entered in the action within thirty (30) days after the giving of the notice. The obligee or any person having a cause of action may on his motion, be admitted as a party to the action. The court shall determine the rights of all parties to the action. If the amount realized on the bond or other guarantee is insufficient to discharge all claims in full, the amount shall be distributed among the parties pro rata.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 6 - Public Property › Article 1 - Public Works and Contracts › Section 16-6-114 - Contractor's Performance and Payment Bond or Other Guarantee; Requiring New or Additional Bond or Other Guarantee; Failure to Furnish.

16-6-114. Contractor's performance and payment bond or other guarantee; requiring new or additional bond or other guarantee; failure to furnish.
If in its judgment any of the sureties on a bond or other form of guarantee approved by the public entity under W.S. 16-6-112 are insolvent or for any cause are no longer proper or sufficient sureties, the obligee may within ten (10) days require the contractor to furnish a new or additional bond or other approved guarantee. If ordered by the obligee, all work on the contract shall cease until a new or additional bond or other guarantee is furnished. If the guarantee is not furnished within ten (10) days, the obligee may at its option terminate the contract and complete the contract as the agent and at the expense of the contractor and his sureties.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 6 - Public Property › Article 1 - Public Works and Contracts › Section 16-6-115 - Contractor's Performance and Payment Bond or Other Guarantee; Limitation of Actions.

16-6-115. Contractor's performance and payment bond or other guarantee; limitation of actions.
No action shall be maintained on any bond or other form of guarantee satisfactory to the public entity under W.S. 16-6-112 unless commenced within one (1) year after the date of final completion of the public work as provided in W.S. 16-6-116(a)(iv).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 6 - Public Property › Article 1 - Public Works and Contracts › Section 16-6-116 - Payment to Contractor; Substantial Completion; Final Completion; Required Notices.

16-6-116. Payment to contractor; substantial completion; final completion; required notices.
(a) When any public work is let by contract, the public entity under whose direction or supervision the work is being carried on and conducted shall:
(i) Issue a certificate of substantial completion after determination that the public work, or designated portion thereof the public entity agrees to accept separately, is substantially complete;
(ii) Upon issuance of a certificate of substantial completion, cause notice to be published in a newspaper of general circulation, published nearest the point at which the work is being carried on, once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks, and posted on the state procurement website or the public entity's official website. The notice shall set forth in substance that the public entity has accepted the work, or designated portion thereof, as substantially complete according to the contract and associated documents and that the general contractor is entitled to payment as provided in paragraph (iii) of this subsection upon the forty-first day (and the notice shall specify the exact date) after the notice was first published and posted. If the contract provides for multiple substantial completions, this paragraph shall apply to each substantial completion designated in the contract;
(iii) Upon the forty-first day after the notice required under paragraph (ii) of this subsection was first published and posted, the public entity under whose direction or supervision the work has been carried on shall pay to the general contractor any payment retained by the public entity under W.S. 16-6-702(b) together with any other amount due under the contract, less any amount withheld for the portion of the public work that is incomplete or not completed in accordance with the contract and associated documents;
(iv) Issue a certificate of final completion after determination that the contract is fully performed and all portions of the public work are acceptable under the contract and associated documents. Any amounts withheld under paragraph (iii) of this subsection for the portion of the public work that was determined incomplete or not in accordance with the contract and associated documents and due under the contract shall be paid to the general contractor. The public entity shall post the date of final completion for the public work on the state procurement website or the public entity's official website.
(b) This section does not relieve the general contractor and the sureties on his bond from any claims for work or labor done or materials or supplies furnished in the execution of the contract.
(c) The public entity shall provide written notice of the requirements of this section in the project specifications.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 6 - Public Property › Article 1 - Public Works and Contracts › Section 16-6-117 - Payment to Contractor; Prerequisite Filing of Contractor's Statement of Payment; Disputed Claims.

16-6-117. Payment to contractor; prerequisite filing of contractor's statement of payment; disputed claims.
In all contracts entered into by any person with a public entity for a public work, no payments under W.S. 16-6-116(a) shall be made until the person files with the public entity with which the contract has been made, a sworn statement setting forth that all claims for material, supplies and labor performed under the contract have been and are paid for the entire period of time for which the payment is to be made. If any claim for material, supplies or labor is disputed the sworn statement shall so state, and the amount claimed to be due the subcontractor or materialmen may be filed by the claimant as a claim against the general contractor's surety bond. Payment to the general contractor under W.S. 16-6-116(a) shall be paid without regard to any pending claims against the general contractor's surety bond unless the public entity has actual knowledge that the surety bond is deficient to settle known present claims, in which case an amount equal to the disputed claims may be withheld.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 6 - Public Property › Article 1 - Public Works and Contracts › Section 16-6-118 - Unlawful Interest of Officeholders in Public Contracts or Works; Exception.

16-6-118. Unlawful interest of officeholders in public contracts or works; exception.
(a) It is unlawful for any person, now or hereafter holding any office, either by election or appointment, under the constitution or laws of this state, to become in any manner interested, either directly or indirectly, in his own name or in the name of any other person or corporation, in any contract, or the performance of any work in the making or letting of which the officer may be called upon to act or vote. It is unlawful for any officer to represent, either as agent or otherwise, any person, company or corporation, in respect of any application or bid for any contract or work in regard to which the officer may be called upon to vote or to take or receive, or offer to take or receive, either directly or indirectly, any money or other thing of value, as a gift or bribe, or means of influencing his vote or action in his official character. Any contracts made and procured in violation of this subsection are null and void and the person violating this subsection may be removed from office.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, an act shall not be unlawful under this section if any person who is interested in any public contract or who represents any person, company or corporation interested in any public contract discloses the nature and extent thereof to all the contracting parties concerned therewith, absents himself during the considerations and vote thereon, does not attempt to influence any of the contracting parties and does not act directly or indirectly for the public entity in the inspection, operation, administration or performance of any contract. This section does not apply to the operation, administration, inspection or performance of banking and deposit contracts and relationships after the selection of a depository.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 6 - Public Property › Article 1 - Public Works and Contracts › Section 16-6-119 - Contracts for Public Works; Right to Reject Bids or Responses; Qualifications of Bidders and Respondents.

16-6-119. Contracts for public works; right to reject bids or responses; qualifications of bidders and respondents.
Every public entity shall be authorized to determine the qualifications and responsibilities of bidders or respondents on contracts for public works and may reject any or all bids or responses for which it solicits based on the qualifications and responsibilities of bidders and respondents and readvertise for bids or responses.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 6 - Public Property › Article 1 - Public Works and Contracts › Section 16-6-120 - Rulemaking; Penalties; Enforcement.

16-6-120. Rulemaking; penalties; enforcement.
(a) The department of workforce services shall promulgate rules and regulations as the department determines necessary or convenient to enforce this act.
(b) Unless punishable under subsection (c) of this section, an individual or a business entity and any officer or member thereof that intentionally falsifies information under this act shall be:
(i) Fined seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) for each violation for each day during which the violation continues;
(ii) Barred from bidding on any contract subject to the provisions of this act or submitting any request for proposal on any project subject to the provisions of this act for one (1) year from the date the violation is corrected.
(c) Any person who signs an affidavit submitted to the department pursuant to W.S. 16-1-101(a), knowing any information contained therein is false, shall be guilty of false swearing punishable as a felony in accordance with W.S. 6-5-303(a).
(d) The department of workforce services is authorized and directed to enforce W.S. 16-6-101 through 16-6-206.
(e) In the event a contractor fails to comply with an order from the department, the director shall refer the matter to the appropriate district or county attorney for enforcement of the department's order.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 6 - Public Property › Article 1 - Public Works and Contracts › Section 16-6-121 - Notice Required to Receive Protection Under a Bond or Guarantee; Limitation; Notice Required by Owner in Project Specifications.

16-6-121. Notice required to receive protection under a bond or guarantee; limitation; notice required by owner in project specifications.
(a) Any subcontractor or materialman entitled to the protection of a bond or other form of guarantee approved by a public entity under W.S. 16-6-112 shall give notice of his right to that protection to the general contractor. Failure to give notice to a general contractor who has complied with subsections (f) and (g) of this section waives the subcontractor or materialman's protection under the bond or guarantee.
(b) The notice shall be given no later than sixty (60) days after the date on which services or materials are first furnished.
(c) The notice shall be sent to the general contractor by certified mail, electronic means or delivered to and receipted by the general contractor or his agent. Notice by certified mail or electronic means is effective on the date the notice is mailed or sent electronically.
(d) The notice shall be in writing and shall state that it is a notice of a right to protection under the bond or guarantee. The notice shall be signed by the subcontractor or materialman and shall include the following information:
(i) The subcontractor or materialman's name, address and phone number and the name of a contact person;
(ii) The name and address of the subcontractor's or materialman's vendor; and
(iii) The type or description of the materials or services provided.
(e) This section shall only apply where the general contractor's contract is for an amount exceeding one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000.00).
(f) The general contractor shall post on the construction site a prominent sign citing this section and stating that any subcontractor or materialman shall give notice to the general contractor of a right to protection under the bond or guarantee and that failure to provide the notice shall waive the subcontractor or materialman's protection under the bond or guarantee.
(g) The owner or his agent shall provide written notice of the information required by this section in the project specifications.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 6 - Public Property › Article 1 - Public Works and Contracts › Section 16-6-122 - Public Works Contracts and Grants; Prohibited Terms; Exemptions; Definitions.

16-6-122. Public works contracts and grants; prohibited terms; exemptions; definitions.
(a) Subject to W.S. 16-6-108, a governmental entity that awards or renews a contract on or after July 1, 2023, for a construction related project regarding a facility the governmental entity owns or leases directly or through a building authority, shall not include any of the following terms in any contract related document a term that:
(i) Requires, prefers or prohibits a bidder, offeror, contractor or subcontractor from entering into or adhering to an agreement with any person including a labor organization in regard to the construction related project;
(ii) Subject to the provisions of the Wyoming Preference Act of 1971, W.S. 16-6-201 through 16-6-206, otherwise discriminates against a bidder, offeror, contractor or subcontractor for being, becoming or refusing to become or remain a signatory to, or for adhering or refusing to adhere to, an agreement with any person including a labor organization in regard to the construction related project.
(b) A governmental entity shall not award or renew a grant for a construction related project that is conditioned on the recipient including a term prohibited by subsection (a) of this section in a contract related document concerning a facility or real property that is the subject of the grant.
(c) The head of a governmental entity may exempt a contract related document or grant from the requirements of subsection (a) or (b) of this section, as applicable, if the governmental entity finds that the exemption is necessary to avert an imminent threat to public health or safety.
(d) As used in this section:
(i) "Construction related project" includes the construction, improvement, maintenance, expansion, repair, renovation, remodeling or demolition of a facility;
(ii) "Contract related document" includes a bid specification, project agreement or other controlling document for a construction related project;
(iii) "Facility" means:
(A) A highway, road, bridge, runway or rail;
(B) A building or structure along with its grounds, approaches, services, fixtures and appurtenances;
(C) Any other similar physical improvement to real property.
(iv) "Governmental entity" means the University of Wyoming, the state, any department thereof, and any county, city, town, school district, community college district, other political subdivision and other public corporation of the state.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 6 - Public Property › Article 2 - Preference for State Laborers › Section 16-6-202 - Definitions.

16-6-202. Definitions.
(a) As used in this act:
(i) "Laborer" means a person employed to perform unskilled or skilled manual labor for wages in any capacity and does not include independent contractors;
(ii) "Resident" or "Wyoming laborer" includes any person who is a citizen of the United States, or a person who is authorized to work in the United States by an agency of the federal government, and has resided in the state of Wyoming for at least ninety (90) days, or as otherwise authorized by department of workforce services rules, preceding the application for employment;
(iii) "Wages" means a payment of money for labor or services according to a contract or any hourly, daily or piece-work basis;
(iv) "Public work" means as described in W.S. 16-6-101(a)(ix);
(v) "Public entity" means as defined in W.S. 16-6-101(a)(viii);
(vi) "This act" means W.S. 16-6-201 through 16-6-206.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 6 - Public Property › Article 2 - Preference for State Laborers › Section 16-6-203 - Required Resident Labor on Public Works; Exception.

16-6-203. Required resident labor on public works; exception.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this act, every person who is responsible for a public work shall employ only Wyoming laborers on the public work. Every contract for a public work let by any person shall contain a provision requiring that Wyoming laborers be used except nonresident laborers may be used when Wyoming laborers are not available for the employment from within the state or are not qualified to perform the work involved. The contract shall contain a provision requiring specific acknowledgement of the requirements of this section. A person required to employ Wyoming laborers may employ nonresident laborers if:
(i) That person submits written notice to the nearest state workforce center of his need for laborers. The notice may include the person's need for laborers on multiple public works that the person is responsible for during a nine (9) month period. The notice shall specify if the need for laborers constitutes an emergency that endangers the health, welfare or safety of the public as determined by the public entity associated with the public work. If the person's need for laborers substantially changes during the period, the person may amend the written notice submitted under this paragraph;
(ii) The state workforce center certifies that the person's need for laborers cannot be filled from those Wyoming laborers listed with the Wyoming department of workforce services or that an emergency exists that endangers the health, welfare or safety of the public as determined by the public entity associated with the public work for which Wyoming laborers are not readily available. The certification shall specify the number of nonresident laborers the person may employ on the public works the person is responsible for during the nine (9) month period following certification. Except as provided in this paragraph, the state workforce center shall respond to a person's request for certification or certification amendment within ten (10) days of the date the written notice is received. The state workforce center shall respond to a person's emergency request for certification as soon as practicable but not to exceed three (3) days after the date the emergency request is received; and
(iii) Upon hiring, the person shall submit to the state workforce center the number of nonresident laborers employed by the person pursuant to the certification issued under paragraph (ii) of this subsection and the public work or works for which each nonresident laborer is employed during the period of certification. The number of nonresident laborers employed during the period of certification shall not exceed the number specified by the certification or certification amendment.
(b) Upon request by a state workforce center, the general contractor shall provide the most recent construction schedule for a public work.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 6 - Public Property › Article 2 - Preference for State Laborers › Section 16-6-204 - Employees Not Covered by Provisions.

16-6-204. Employees not covered by provisions.
All other employees of the contractor or subcontractor, other than laborers as defined by this act, are not covered by this act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 6 - Public Property › Article 2 - Preference for State Laborers › Section 16-6-205 - Enforcement.

16-6-205. Enforcement.
(a) The department of workforce services shall promulgate rules and regulations required to enforce this act and is authorized and directed to enforce this act. For purposes of all investigations, the department shall have the power to issue subpoenas requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of any books, papers, documents or records which the department deems relevant or material to the inquiry.
(b) If requested in writing by the department of workforce services or contracting entity, the general contractor shall provide to the department or contracting entity a payroll report for the period requested for all contractors and subcontractors involved in the project in a form that is consistent with federally certified reporting requirements and includes residency status for each laborer.
(c) This act shall not be enforced in a manner which conflicts with any federal statutes or rules and regulations.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 6 - Public Property › Article 2 - Preference for State Laborers › Section 16-6-206 - Failure to Employ State Laborers; Penalty.

16-6-206. Failure to employ state laborers; penalty.
(a) A person who willfully or intentionally fails to use Wyoming laborers as required in this act shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per nonresident laborer employed per day, not to exceed a total penalty of ten percent (10%) of the amount of the person's contract. Each separate case of failure to employ Wyoming laborers on a public work constitutes a separate offense.
(b) In the event a second offense occurs within a twelve (12) month period from the date of the first offense, the person shall be barred from bidding on any contract subject to the provisions of this act or submitting any request for proposal on any public work subject to the provisions of this act for one (1) year from the date the second violation is corrected.
(c) Before a civil penalty is imposed under this section, the department of workforce services shall notify the person accused of a violation. The notice shall be served in accordance with the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure and contain:
(i) A statement of the grounds for imposing the civil penalty, including a citation to the statute involved;
(ii) A statement of the facts in support of the allegations;
(iii) A statement informing the person of the right to a hearing and that failure to timely request a hearing will result in imposition of the civil penalty stated.
(d) A request for hearing on a proposed civil penalty shall be in writing and shall be submitted to the department no later than seven (7) days after receipt of the notice from the department. The hearing shall be conducted as a contested case before a hearing examiner of the office of administrative hearings. The hearing shall be no later than fifteen (15) days after receipt of the request for hearing, unless the person subject to the proposed civil penalty requests an extension of time for good cause shown. The hearing officer shall recommend a decision to the director of the department. After hearing or upon failure of the accused to request a hearing, the director of the department shall determine the amount of the civil penalty to be imposed in accordance with the limitations in this section. Judicial review, if any, shall be from the decision of the director and in accordance with the provisions of the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.
(e) A civil penalty may be recovered in an action brought by the attorney general in the name of the state of Wyoming in any court of appropriate jurisdiction.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 6 - Public Property › Article 3 - Public Printing Contracts › Section 16-6-301 - Preference for Resident Bidders; Exception; "Resident" Defined; Violation.

16-6-301. Preference for resident bidders; exception; "resident" defined; violation.
(a) Whenever a contract is let by the state or any department thereof, or any of its subdivisions, for public printing, including reports of officers and boards, pamphlets, blanks, letterheads, envelopes and printed and lithographed matter of every kind and description whatsoever, the contract shall be let to the responsible resident making the lowest bid if the resident's bid is not more than ten percent (10%) higher than that of the lowest responsible nonresident bidder. Any successful resident bidder shall perform at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the contract within the state of Wyoming. This section shall not apply to any contract for the compilation, codification, revision, or digest of the statutes or case law of the state.
(b) As used in this section, "resident" means any person or business entity who has been a bona fide resident of this state as defined in W.S. 16-6-101(a)(i), for one (1) year or more immediately prior to bidding upon a contract, and who has an established printing plant in actual operation in the state of Wyoming immediately prior to bidding upon a contract.
(c) Any contract let or performed in violation of this section shall be null and void and no funds shall be paid for the performance thereof.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 6 - Public Property › Article 4 - Public Facility Life-Cycle Cost Analyses › Section 16-6-401 - Definitions.

16-6-401. Definitions.
(a) As used in W.S. 16-6-401 through 16-6-403:
(i) "Economic life" means the projected or anticipated useful life of a major facility as expressed by a term of years;
(ii) "Energy-consumption analysis" means the evaluation of all energy systems and components by demand and type of energy including the internal energy load imposed on a major facility by its occupants, equipment and components, and the external energy load imposed on a major facility by the climatic conditions of its location. The energy-consumption projections shall take into account daily and seasonal variations in energy system output during normal operations;
(iii) "Energy systems" means all utilities, including heating, air-conditioning, ventilating, lighting and the supplying of domestic hot water;
(iv) "Initial cost" means the monies required for the capital construction or renovation of a major facility;
(v) "Life-cycle cost analysis" means a study to compute life-cycle costs, as required in this act;
(vi) "Life-cycle cost" means the cost of a major facility including its initial cost, the cost of the energy consumed over its economic life and the cost of its operation and maintenance;
(vii) "Major facility" means any publicly owned building having eighteen thousand (18,000) square feet or more of gross floor area;
(viii) "Public agency" means every state office, officer, board, commission, committee, bureau, department and all political subdivisions of the state; and
(ix) "Renovation" means revision to a major facility which will affect more than fifty percent (50%) of the gross floor area in the building.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 6 - Public Property › Article 4 - Public Facility Life-Cycle Cost Analyses › Section 16-6-402 - Computation of Life-Cycle Costs.

16-6-402. Computation of life-cycle costs.
(a) Life-cycle costs shall be the sum of:
(i) Initial cost;
(ii) The reasonably expected fuel costs over the life of the building based on the energy consumption analysis; and
(iii) The reasonable costs of maintenance and operation as they pertain to energy systems.
(b) Life-cycle costs shall be computed for two (2) or more alternatives for construction of the facility.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 6 - Public Property › Article 4 - Public Facility Life-Cycle Cost Analyses › Section 16-6-403 - Life-Cycle Cost Analyses.

16-6-403. Life-cycle cost analyses.
Public agencies shall, prior to the construction or renovation of any major facility, include in the design phase a provision requiring that life-cycle cost analyses be prepared for two (2) or more alternatives for the construction of the facility. These life-cycle cost analyses shall be available to the public. The life-cycle costs shall be a consideration in the selection of a building design by a public agency.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 6 - Public Property › Article 5 - Accessibility of Handicapped to Public Buildings › Section 16-6-501 - Building Plans and Specifications; Required Facilities; Elevators; Curb Ramps; Inspections; Exceptions.

16-6-501. Building plans and specifications; required facilities; elevators; curb ramps; inspections; exceptions.
(a) The plans and specifications for the construction of or additions to all buildings for general public use built by the state or any governmental subdivision, school district or other public administrative body within the state, shall provide facilities and features conforming with the specifications set forth in the accessibility and supplemental accessibility requirements of the 2012 edition of the International Building Code.
(i) Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 158, 2.
(ii) Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 158, 2.
(iii) Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 158, 2.
(iv) Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 158, 2.
(v) Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 158, 2.
(b) Every curb or sidewalk to be constructed or reconstructed in Wyoming, where both are provided and intended for public use, whether constructed with public or private funds, shall provide a ramp at points of intersection between pedestrian and motorized lines of travel and no less than two (2) curb ramps per lineal block. Design for curb ramps shall be designed in accordance with the current Americans With Disabilities Act accessibility guidelines.
(c) Except as provided in this subsection, the state fire marshal or city engineer, or their designee, shall inspect any structure described in subsection (a) of this section at the request of any person. Curb ramps shall be inspected by the city at the request of any person and shall be modified or reconstructed by the contracting authority to meet the requirements of W.S. 16-6-501 through 16-6-504.
(d) Exceptions for good cause may be granted by the state fire marshal for any structure described in subsection (a) of this section or by the city for curb ramps.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 6 - Public Property › Article 5 - Accessibility of Handicapped to Public Buildings › Section 16-6-502 - Building Plans and Specifications; State Fire Marshal; Review and Approval.

16-6-502. Building plans and specifications; state fire marshal; review and approval.
All plans and specifications for the construction of or additions to buildings for general public use, built by the state or any governmental subdivision, school district or other public administrative body within this state, shall be submitted for review and approval by the state fire marshal, who shall approve if he finds the plans provide facilities which conform to the specifications set forth in the accessibility and supplemental accessibility requirements of the 2012 edition of the International Building Code.