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Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0003 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 6 - BIDDER PREQUALIFICATION PROCEDURES FOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS › Section 6-2 - General Purposes › Sub-Agency - Highway Contractors › Section 6 - All Information Confidential

Current through July 13, 2024
Pursuant to
						W.S.
						16-4-203(d)(v) 
						prequalification information and ratings are considered confidential and may be
						released only by court order.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0003 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 6 - BIDDER PREQUALIFICATION PROCEDURES FOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS › Section 6-2 - General Purposes › Sub-Agency - Highway Contractors › Section 7 - Advance Submission of Prequalification Statement

Current through July 13, 2024
After receiving the questionnaire, WYDOT shall examine
						and verify the information submitted. Applications may take up to two weeks
						once all required information has been received. A decision regarding the
						applicant's prequalification and rating, including the type of work
						classification, shall be made after all information has been received.
						Application status notification shall be made by the WYDOT prequalification
						officer. The Wyoming Department of Employment's Labor Standards office shall
						certify the applicant's residency eligibility.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0003 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 6 - BIDDER PREQUALIFICATION PROCEDURES FOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS › Section 6-2 - General Purposes › Sub-Agency - Highway Contractors › Section 8 - Appeals Procedure

Current through July 13, 2024
When the Department receives written notice from an
						applicant appealing a prequalification determination, WYDOT shall hold an
						informal hearing to review the applicant's appeal. The prequalification
						committee-composed of the five district engineers, the state construction
						engineer, and the prequalification officer-shall hear the appeal within 30 days
						of receiving the appeal. The applicant shall be notified of the
						prequalification committee's findings within 10 days after the informal
						hearing. If not satisfied with the prequalification committee's findings, the
						applicant has 30 days to formally request that the WYDOT executive staff review
						the prequalification committee's findings. The applicant, if dissatisfied with
						the findings of the executive staff, has 30 days to formally request that the
						Transportation Commission of Wyoming review the executive staff's findings. The
						Commission's findings of fact shall be deemed final, binding, and
						conclusive-without further recourse.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0003 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 6 - BIDDER PREQUALIFICATION PROCEDURES FOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS › Section 6-2 - General Purposes › Sub-Agency - Highway Contractors › Section 9 - Previous and Present Job Performance

Current through July 13, 2024
The Department shall evaluate the applicant's previous
						and present job performance by using the Department's contractor performance
						evaluation system to determine the current prequalification rating. Work
						performed by subcontractors shall be reflected in the contractor's performance
						evaluation.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0003 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 6 - BIDDER PREQUALIFICATION PROCEDURES FOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS › Section 6-2 - General Purposes › Sub-Agency - Highway Contractors › Section 10 - Prequalification Revocation

Current through July 13, 2024
Following a review of the applicant's prequalification,
						the prequalification committee may take action to revoke the prequalification
						if the applicant:
(i) Is declared in
					 default while qualified in accordance with the applicable provision of any
					 contract issued by the Transportation Commission of Wyoming.
(ii) Has been determined to have made false,
					 deceptive, or fraudulent statements on the prequalification
					 questionnaire.
(iii) Has been and
					 is currently under debarment or restricted from bidding because of criminal
					 acts or serious breach of contract by another governmental agency.
(iv) Has been disqualified for substantial
					 reason by another governmental agency.
(v) Has attempted to or has influenced
					 Department policy through gratuities or gifts to WYDOT personnel or by
					 employing Department personnel.
(vi) Has, while qualified, demonstrated an
					 inability to meet WYDOT requirements for specifications and
					 contracts.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0003 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 6 - BIDDER PREQUALIFICATION PROCEDURES FOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS › Section 6-2 - General Purposes › Sub-Agency - Highway Contractors › Section 11 - Bidding Eligibility

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Applicants
					 requesting a proposal envelope shall submit Form E-103 and indicate the total
					 dollar value of all work under contract or subcontract (regardless of whom the
					 contract is with), less work subcontracted out to a third party, currently
					 remaining to be completed. To determine the prequalification amount remaining,
					 WYDOT shall subtract the incomplete project work from the applicant's maximum
					 prequalification rating.
(b) WYDOT
					 shall issue a proposal envelope to an applicant who meets all the
					 prequalification criteria and prequalifies for the type of work involved if the
					 proposed project does not significantly exceed the applicant's prequalification
					 amount. The applicant shall be considered eligible for a particular type of
					 work as long as the applicant commits its own workforce to perform at least 30
					 percent of the proposed work. Materials purchased for items to be subcontracted
					 or placing other contractors' employees on the applicant's payroll shall not be
					 considered as part of the 30 percent. This provision shall not allow
					 subcontracting more than the percentage of the contract as established in the
					 project contract.
_____(c)_____ The Department shall issue a joint venture
						proposal envelope to prequalified applicants upon request. WYDOT requires a
						completed Form E-103 from each firm in the joint venture before it issues the
						proposal envelope. If the joint venture has one or more companies
not
						registered in Wyoming
, then the in state preference shall not
						apply.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0003 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 6 - BIDDER PREQUALIFICATION PROCEDURES FOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS › Section 6-2 - General Purposes › Sub-Agency - Highway Contractors › Section 12 - Caveat

Current through July 13, 2024
Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to
						deprive the Transportation Commission of Wyoming of the right to reject any
						bid, or to refuse to award a contract to the lowest bidder, when circumstances
						or developments have, in the Commission's opinion, changed the bidder's
						qualification or responsibility.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0003 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 6 - BIDDER PREQUALIFICATION PROCEDURES FOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS › Section 6-2 - General Purposes › Sub-Agency - Highway Contractors › Section 13 - Highway Contractor Prequalification Correspondence

Current through July 13, 2024
All questionnaires and other correspondence regarding
						highway contractor prequalification shall be directed to the Prequalification
						Officer, Construction Program, Wyoming Department of Transportation, 5300
						Bishop Blvd., Cheyenne, WY 82009-3340.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0003 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 6 - BIDDER PREQUALIFICATION PROCEDURES FOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS › Section 6-2 - General Purposes › Sub-Agency - Building Contractors › Section 14 - Prequalification

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All persons proposing to bid on any
					 Wyoming Department of Transportation construction project shall first submit a
					 PQ-5 (Standard Highway Contractor Prequalification Questionnaire for Bidders),
					 which is furnished by the Department. This proof shall be submitted to WYDOT's
					 agent no sooner than 30 days nor less than 5 days before the bid
					 letting.
(b) Applicants shall
					 furnish, at the time of submitting for prequalification, satisfactory evidence
					 of compliance with Wyoming Worker's Compensation Act (W.S. 27-104-101,
et seq
.) by providing a current certificate of good standing
					 or, if out of state, proof of a worker's compensation insurance
					 policy.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0003 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 6 - BIDDER PREQUALIFICATION PROCEDURES FOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS › Section 6-2 - General Purposes › Sub-Agency - Building Contractors › Section 15 - Prequalification Term

Current through July 13, 2024
Prequalification shall be obtained each time for every
						project that the contractor plans to bid.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0003 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 6 - BIDDER PREQUALIFICATION PROCEDURES FOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS › Section 6-2 - General Purposes › Sub-Agency - Building Contractors › Section 16 - All Information Confidential

Current through July 13, 2024
Please see preceding Section
						6, All
						Information Confidential, of these rules.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0003 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 6 - BIDDER PREQUALIFICATION PROCEDURES FOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS › Section 6-2 - General Purposes › Sub-Agency - Building Contractors › Section 17 - Prequalification Revocation

Current through July 13, 2024
Please see preceding Section
						10,
						Prequalification Revocation, of these rules.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0003 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 6 - BIDDER PREQUALIFICATION PROCEDURES FOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS › Section 6-2 - General Purposes › Sub-Agency - Building Contractors › Section 18 - Caveat

Current through July 13, 2024
Please see preceding Section
						12, Caveat,
						of these rules.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0003 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 6 - BIDDER PREQUALIFICATION PROCEDURES FOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS › Section 6-2 - General Purposes › Sub-Agency - Building Contractors › Section 19 - Building Contractor Prequalification Correspondence

Current through July 13, 2024
All questions and correspondence regarding
						prequalification of building contractors shall be directed to the
						Prequalification Officer, Construction Program, Wyoming Department of
						Transportation, 5300 Bishop Boulevard, Cheyenne, WY
						82009-3340.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0003 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 8 - AWARD AND EXECUTION OF CONTRACT › Section 8-1 - Consideration of Proposals

Current through July 13, 2024
After the proposals are opened and read they will be
				  compared on the basis of the summation of the approximate quantities shown in
				  the bid schedule multiplied by the unit bid prices. The results of such
				  comparisons will be immediately available to the public. In the event of a
				  discrepancy between the unit bid price and extensions, the unit bid price shall
				  govern.
The right is reserved to reject any or all proposals, to
				  waive technicalities or to advertise for new proposals if in the judgment of
				  the awarding authority the best interest of the Department will be promoted
				  thereby.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0003 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 8 - AWARD AND EXECUTION OF CONTRACT › Section 8-2 - Award of Contract

Current through July 13, 2024
The award of contract, if it be awarded, will be made within
				  thirty (30) calendar days after the proposals to the lowest responsible and
				  qualified bidder whose proposal complies with all the prescribed requirements.
				  The successful bidder will be notified by letter, mailed to the address shown
				  on his proposal, that his bid has been accepted and that he has been awarded
				  the contract.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0003 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 8 - AWARD AND EXECUTION OF CONTRACT › Section 8-3 - Cancellation of Award

Current through July 13, 2024
The Commission reserves the right to cancel the award of any
				  contract at any time before the execution of said contract by all parties
				  without liability against the Department.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0003 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 8 - AWARD AND EXECUTION OF CONTRACT › Section 8-4 - Return of Proposal Guaranty

Current through July 13, 2024
All proposal guaranties except that of the lowest bidder
				  will be returned immediately following the opening and checking of the
				  proposals. The proposal guaranty of the low bidder will be retained until a
				  Performance Bond is secured and furnished the Department. In the event the low
				  bidder decides to reject the contract, the second low bidder will be given the
				  option of accepting it, upon presentation of a proper proposal security in the
				  amount specified or by immediately executing the contract and furnishing a
				  proper performance bond. (Amended .)
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0003 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 8 - AWARD AND EXECUTION OF CONTRACT › Section 8-5 - Requirements of Contract Bond

Current through July 13, 2024
At the time of the execution of the contract, the successful
				  bidder shall furnish a surety bond, or bonds in a sum equal to the full amount
				  of the contract. The bonds shall be on a form acceptable to the
				  Department.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0003 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 8 - AWARD AND EXECUTION OF CONTRACT › Section 8-6 - Execution and Approval of Contract

Current through July 13, 2024
The contract shall be signed by the successful bidder and
				  returned, together with the contract bond, within twenty (20) days after the
				  contract has been returned to the bidder. If the contract is not executed by
				  the Department and approved within fifteen (15) days following receipt from the
				  bidder of the signed contracts and bonds, the bidder shall have the right to
				  withdraw his bid without penalty. No contract shall be considered effective
				  until it has been fully executed by all the parties thereto.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0003 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 8 - AWARD AND EXECUTION OF CONTRACT › Section 8-7 - Failure to Execute Contract

Current through July 13, 2024
Failure to execute the contract and file acceptable bonds
				  within twenty (20) days after the contract has been mailed to the bidder shall
				  be just cause for cancellation of the award and forfeiture of the proposal
				  guaranty which shall become the property of the Department not as a penalty but
				  in liquidation of damages sustained. Award may then be made to the next lowest
				  responsible bidder, or the work may be re-advertised and constructed under
				  contract or otherwise as the Department may decide.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0003 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 8 - AWARD AND EXECUTION OF CONTRACT › Section 8-8 - Special Bonds and Insurance

Current through July 13, 2024
When the work to be undertaken in any project is of such a
				  nature that a special bond or special insurance is required, special
				  requirements and information will be attached to the proposal
				  form.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0003 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 8 - AWARD AND EXECUTION OF CONTRACT › Section 8-9 - Workmen's Compensation

Current through July 13, 2024
The contractor shall subscribe to and pay premiums into the
				  Wyoming Workmen's Compensation for and as provided by Title 17 of the Wyoming
				  Statutes for the protection of all his employees. No contract will be awarded
				  to any contractor who fails to provide such benefits for his employees in this
				  State.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0003 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 10 - SUBMITTING BIDS OR PROPOSALS › Section 10-1 - Acceptance of Proposal Forms

Current through July 13, 2024
Proposals will be accepted only from prequalified
				  contractors or their authorized representatives, or from contractors who have
				  filed an application for prequalification upon the standard form provided for
				  such purposes at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the date set for
				  receiving proposals upon projects upon which the applicant desires to bid. No
				  proposal forms will be accepted from a contractor for any project on which the
				  engineer's preliminary estimate of cost exceeds the amount of the contractors'
				  rating as established by the prequalification process. When more than one
				  project is advertised, proposals will be accepted on as many projects as the
				  contractor submits, provided the contractor has prequalified for each
				  individual project. However, no contracts will be awarded to a contractor where
				  such contract, either by itself or when considered with other awarded but
				  uncompleted contracts, exceeds the permissible limit of the contractors'
				  prequalification rating.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0003 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 10 - SUBMITTING BIDS OR PROPOSALS › Section 10-2 - Contents of Proposal Forms

Current through July 13, 2024
The proposal form issued by the Department will set forth
				  the location and the description of the proposed construction project, and will
				  show the approximate estimates of the various quantities and kinds of work to
				  be performed or the materials to be furnished, the number of working days in
				  which or the number of calendar days within which the work must be completed,
				  the amount of security which must be provided by the contractor to guarantee
				  completion of the proposal, and the date, place and time of opening of all
				  proposals. The proposal form will also set forth any special provisions or
				  requirements which vary from or which are not contained in the current standard
				  specifications for road and bridges as promulgated by the Superintendent. All
				  papers bound with or attached to the proposal form are a necessary part thereof
				  and must not be detached.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0003 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 10 - SUBMITTING BIDS OR PROPOSALS › Section 10-3 - Interpretation of Estimates Shown on the Proposal Form

Current through July 13, 2024
The quantities listed in the proposal form are to be
				  considered as approximate only and are to be used solely for the comparison of
				  bids. Payment to the contractor will be made only for the actual quantities of
				  work performed in accordance with the plans and specifications of the project,
				  and if upon completion of the work, the actual quantities show either an
				  increase or decrease from the quantities given in the estimate, the prices or
				  costs set forth on a unit basis in the proposal shall prevail except as
				  otherwise provided.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0003 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 10 - SUBMITTING BIDS OR PROPOSALS › Section 10-4 - Preparation of Proposals

Current through July 13, 2024
Bidder must submit his proposal on the forms furnished by
				  the Department. The bidder shall specify a unit price in words for each pay
				  item for which a quantity is given and shall also show the products of the
				  respective unit prices and quantities written in figures in the column provided
				  for that purpose, and the total amount of the proposal obtained by adding the
				  amounts of the several items. All the words and figures shall be in ink or
				  typed. In case of discrepancy between the price written in words and those
				  written in figures or in the extension of the figures, the price written in
				  words shall govern. All blank spaces in the proposal form must be filled in
				  correctly except where the bidder is given the alternative of bidding on one or
				  more items. In this latter case, the bidder may bid upon only one of the
				  alternatives if he chooses to do so. However, In any case, the bidder must
				  state the prices (either written in ink or typewritten) in both words and
				  numerals) for which he proposes to do each item of work contemplated.
The proposal and all affidavits included with the proposal
				  shall be signed by the individual bidding or by his qualified and authorized
				  agent, or, in the case of a partnership bid, the proposal and affidavits shall
				  be signed by one of the partners or by an authorized and qualified agent of the
				  partnership, or, in the case of a joint venture, the proposal and affidavits
				  shall be signed by one of the members thereof or by an authorized and qualified
				  agent of such joint venture, or, in the case of a corporation, the proposal and
				  affidavits shall be signed by its President, Secretary, Treasurer, or by some
				  other officer duly qualified and authorized to act for and on behalf of the
				  corporation. The names of those qualified to sign the proposal shall be filed
				  with the Department if the proposal is made by an individual, his name and post
				  office address must be shown; if a partnership, the post office address must be
				  shown; if a joint venture, the name and post office address of each member or
				  officer of the firms represented by the joint venture must be shown; if by a
				  corporation, the name of the corporation and the business address of its
				  corporate officials must be shown.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0003 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 10 - SUBMITTING BIDS OR PROPOSALS › Section 10-5 - Affidavit for Free Competitive Bidding

Current through July 13, 2024
The affidavit for free competitive bidding, attached to the
				  proposal forms shall be executed in the manner set forth in Section
				  4
				  for the execution of proposals.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0003 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 10 - SUBMITTING BIDS OR PROPOSALS › Section 10-6 - Affidavit of Work

Current through July 13, 2024
All bidders must submit with the proposals, the affidavit A
				  form showing current contracts held by the bidder, other work presently in
				  progress by the bidder regardless of location, including joint ventures, the
				  total amount of each contract or undertaking, the current completion percentage
				  for each undertaking, the money value of uncompleted work for each project and
				  the total money value of all uncompleted work
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0003 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 10 - SUBMITTING BIDS OR PROPOSALS › Section 10-7 - Rejection of Proposals Containing Alterations, Erasures or Irregularities

Current through July 13, 2024
Proposals may be rejected by the WYOMING Department OF
				  TRANSPORTATION if they show any alterations, ambiguous erasures, ambiguous
				  additions to the proposal form, conditional bids, alternative bids where the
				  same are not called for, incomplete bids or other irregularities of any
				  kind.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0003 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 10 - SUBMITTING BIDS OR PROPOSALS › Section 10-8 - Irregular Proposals

Current through July 13, 2024
Proposals will be considered irregular and may be rejected
				  for any of the following reasons:
a. If
				the proposal is on a form other than that furnished by the Department; or if
				the form is altered or any part thereof is detached.
b. If the bidder adds any provisions
				reserving the right to accept or reject an award or to enter into a contract
				pursuant to an award.
c. If the
				proposal does not contain a unit price for each pay item listed except in the
				case of alternative pay items.
d.
				If the proposal contains any erasures or alterations of the written words or
				figures of unit prices not initialed in ink by the bidder.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0003 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 10 - SUBMITTING BIDS OR PROPOSALS › Section 10-9 - Examination of the Site, of the Work and of the Plans and Specifications

Current through July 13, 2024
The bidder is required to examine carefully the site of the
				  contemplated work, the proposal form, the plans, the specifications, the
				  supplemental specifications, the special provisions, and the contract form
				  pertaining to the project to be bid upon. In all cases, the Superintendent will
				  assume that the bidder has inquired into and satisfied himself as to the
				  conditions to be encountered in the performance of the work as well as to the
				  requirements and provisions of the proposal forms, the plans, the
				  specifications, the supplemental specifications, the special provisions and the
				  contract form pertaining to the construction project. Although test borings are
				  made and recorded with reasonable care and accuracy, and the results are
				  furnished with the plans, the Department will not be responsible for full
				  accuracy of sub-surface information. The bidder is expected to use such
				  information as a guide in making his own determination of sub-surface
				  conditions and will be allowed no additional compensation because of changes in
				  character or amounts of material encountered.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0003 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 10 - SUBMITTING BIDS OR PROPOSALS › Section 10-10 - Security Required for the Proposal

Current through July 13, 2024
No proposal will be considered or accepted unless it is
				  accompanied by either a certified or cashier's check or bank money order drawn
				  on a reliable bank, or a bid bond in the amount specified in the proposal form
				  issued to the bidder. Such check or money order shall be made payable to the
				  Wyoming State Highway Department.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0003 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 10 - SUBMITTING BIDS OR PROPOSALS › Section 10-11 - Delivery of Proposal

Current through July 13, 2024
Each proposal should be submitted in a special envelope
				  furnished by the Department. The blank spaces of the envelope shall be filled
				  in correctly to clearly indicate its contents. When an envelope other than the
				  special one furnished by the Department is used, it shall be of the same
				  general size and shape and be similarly marked to clearly indicate its
				  contents. When sent by mail, the sealed proposal shall be addressed to the
				  Department at the address and in care of the official in whose office the bids
				  are to be received. All proposals shall be filed prior to the time and at the
				  place specified in the invitation to bids. Proposals received after the time
				  for opening of bids will be returned to the bidder unopened. Failure to
				  properly identify a project on the proposal envelope as required by this
				  section will be corrected at the time of opening the proposals by examination
				  of the contents of the envelope and placing the proposals for each separate
				  project in an individual stack prior to reading any bids.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0003 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 10 - SUBMITTING BIDS OR PROPOSALS › Section 10-12 - Public Opening of Proposals

Current through July 13, 2024
All proposals shall be opened and read publicly at the time
				  and place indicated in the advertisement. No proposal received by the
				  Department after the hour designated in the advertisement will be considered.
				  Bidders or their authorized agents are invited to be present at such
				  opening.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0003 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 10 - SUBMITTING BIDS OR PROPOSALS › Section 10-13 - Withdrawal of Proposals

Current through July 13, 2024
Bidders may be given permission to withdraw any proposal
				  after it has been deposited with the Department provided that the Department
				  receives such request in writing prior to the opening and reading of bids.
				  Where the bidder has been the successful low bidder upon one or more projects
				  with the result that the total value of the work exceeds the bidder's
				  prequalification rating, such bidder may withdraw with the approval of the
				  Superintendent one or more of such bids. In order to bring the remaining total
				  within the monetary limits of his prequalification rating. In such case, the
				  Superintendent may, in his discretion, award contracts for the project or
				  projects on which such bids have been withdrawn to the next low qualified
				  bidder.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0003 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 10 - SUBMITTING BIDS OR PROPOSALS › Section 10-14 - Disqualification of Bidders

Current through July 13, 2024
Although a bidder has properly prequalified, he may
				  nevertheless be disqualified by the Superintendent for any of the following
				  reasons:
a. Multiple bids. Only one
				proposal for any individual, firm, corporation or association will be
				considered for any one project. Where the Superintendent has reasonable grounds
				for believing that a bidder is interested in more than one proposal for any
				particular project, all proposals in which such bidder is interested will be
				rejected.
b. Collusion. Proposals
				will be rejected if there is reason to believe that collusion exists among the
				bids or any of them and if, after investigation and inquiry, the Superintendent
				determines that one or more bidders colluded in any manner involved in the
				submission of their bids, the Superintendent may at his discretion disqualify
				any or all such bidders from bidding on other projects.
c. Changed Conditions. The Superintendent may
				declare any bidder ineligible at any time during the process of receiving bids
				or awarding contracts where a development arises which in the opinion of the
				Superintendent adversely affects the bidder's responsibility. In such case, the
				bidder shall be given an opportunity by the Superintendent to present evidence
				in support of his position before his prequalification is revoked.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0003 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 10 - SUBMITTING BIDS OR PROPOSALS › Section 10-15 - Commission May Reject Proposals

Current through July 13, 2024
The Commission reserves the right to reject any and all
				  proposals or bids and to waive technicalities when it is determined to be in
				  the best interest of the State of Wyoming to do so.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0003 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 10 - SUBMITTING BIDS OR PROPOSALS › Section 10-16 - Material Guaranty

Current through July 13, 2024
The successful bidder may be required to furnish a complete
				  statement of the origin, composition, and manufacturer of any and all materials
				  to be used on the construction of the work, together with samples which samples
				  may be subjected to the tests provided for in the specifications to determine
				  their quality and fitness for the work.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0003 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 12 - JUNKYARD CONTROL › Section 12-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
The Junkyard Control Act,
				  W.S.
				  33-19-101 through
				  33-19-110 provides that "No person
				  shall establish, operate, or maintain a junkyard, any portion of which is
				  within one thousand (1,000) feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of the
				  interstate or primary systems, without obtaining a junkyard license from the
				  Commission."
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0003 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 12 - JUNKYARD CONTROL › Section 12-2 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Junk is old or scrap copper, brass, rope,
				rags, batteries, paper, trash, rubber debris, waste, or junked, dismantled or
				wrecked automobiles, or parts thereof, iron, steel and other old or scrap
				ferrous or nonferrous material.
(b)
				Automobile graveyard is any establishment or place of business which is
				maintained, used, or operated for storage, keeping, buying or selling wrecked,
				scrapped, ruined, or dismantled motor vehicles or motor vehicle
				parts.
(c) Junkyard is an
				establishment or place of business which is maintained, operated or used for
				storing, keeping, buying or selling junk, or for the maintenance or operation
				of an automobile graveyard, and the term shall include garbage dumps and
				sanitary fills.
(d) Interstate
				System is that portion of the National System of Interstate and Defense
				Highways located within this state, as officially designated, or as may
				hereafter be so designated by the Transportation Commission of Wyoming and
				approved by the United States Department of Transportation pursuant to the
				provisions of Title 23, United States Code, "Highways."
(e) Primary System is that portion of
				connected main highways, as officially designated or as may hereafter be so
				designated by the Transportation Commission of Wyoming and approved by the
				United State Department of Transportation pursuant to the provisions of Title
				23, United States Code, "Highways."
(f) Commission is Transportation Commission
				of Wyoming.
(g) Engineer is state
				highway engineer or his duly authorized representative.
(h) Federal Interstate system is National
				System of Interstate and Defense Highways.
(i) Person is any individual, firm, agency,
				company, association, partnership, business, trust, joint stock company, or
				corporation who operates or allows a junkyard to be placed or to remain on
				premises controlled by him.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0003 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 12 - JUNKYARD CONTROL › Section 12-3 - Application for License

Current through July 13, 2024
Application for a license to establish, maintain, and
				  operate a junkyard shall be made in writing on a form prescribed therefor by
				  the Commission, and shall be signed by the applicant or his duly authorized
				  agent. A license fee in the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00) in the form of a
				  certified or cashier's check or money order payable to the Transportation
				  Commission of Wyoming shall accompany the application. Information to be
				  furnished shall include the name, address and business capacity of the
				  applicant, i.e., whether the business is conducted by an individual,
				  partnership, corporation, society or association; the date such business was
				  established; the date of the last junkyard license (if any issued) and the
				  number thereof; the location of the salvage yard including the number of the
				  nearest state highway.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0003 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 12 - JUNKYARD CONTROL › Section 12-4 - Distance Measurements

Current through July 13, 2024
All measurements determinative of the location of junkyards
				  in relation to state highways shall be made in a line drawn perpendicular from
				  the nearest edge of the right-of-way.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0003 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 12 - JUNKYARD CONTROL › Section 12-5 - Screening and Fencing

Current through July 13, 2024
No license shall be issued for the operation or maintenance
				  of a junkyard within one thousand (1,000) feet to the nearest edge of the
				  right-of-way of a state highway unless it is properly screened or fenced. All
				  screening shall be a minimum of six (6) feet in height, and so constructed and
				  maintained as to obscure from the view of the traveling public junk contained
				  within the enclosed area. Fences or screens (other than living fences) shall be
				  of uniform composition, i.e., either all wood, all metal, or constructed of
				  such other materials approved for use by the Engineer. Fences and screens shall
				  be kept in a good state of repair and condition at all times and properly
				  painted where the composition is such that painting is required. Gates shall be
				  of the same height as the correspondent fence and shall be opened only for the
				  purpose of permitting ingress and egress to and from the
				  enclosure.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0003 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 13 - ACCESS FACILITIES › Section 13-1 - Authority and Purpose

Current through July 13, 2024
These rules of practice and procedure are promulgated by
				  authority of
				  W.S.
				  24-2-105 and
				  24-6-101 through W.S. W.S.
				  W.S.
				  24-6-111 to administer access facilities on
				  the state highway system.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0003 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 13 - ACCESS FACILITIES › Section 13-3 - Limitations Upon Access Use

Current through July 13, 2024
When WYDOT grants and designates access along a highway, the
				  means of access to and from the highway shall be limited to the use WYDOT
				  designates. If WYDOT grants a private and not a commercial entrance or access
				  to the highway, this entrance or point of access shall not be used for or in
				  connection with the conduct of any roadside business or other commercial
				  enterprise.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0003 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 13 - ACCESS FACILITIES › Section 13-4 - Criteria Considered in Access Application

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) No
				highway shall be constructed without providing for the property rights of
				residents whose homes or places of business are currently located on or abut
				the proposed highway, but access to property does not necessarily mean direct
				access to or from a state highway. Access to the highway shall be denied if
				certain criteria are not met, including but not limited to access spacing,
				sight distance, land use, or safety.
(b) WYDOT shall allow reasonable access from
				abutting property to the state highway by following these rules and
				regulations. These rules and regulations govern reasonable access to all
				highways, roads, and streets under WYDOT jurisdiction except those designated
				as full-controlled or controlled-access facilities to which direct access is
				denied by law.
(c) These rules and
				regulations shall provide design standards to allow orderly and safe movements
				of traffic in and out of private properties with minimum interference and
				hazard to highway traffic and to control use of drainage structures or other
				appurtenances necessary to preserve the physical structure of the
				highway.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0003 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 13 - ACCESS FACILITIES › Section 13-5 - Highway Construction and Reconstruction Affecting Access

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) If a highway construction or
				reconstruction project requires a change to an existing highway access, the new
				access shall be built in accordance with these rules and regulations. The cost
				of the access work shall be charged to the highway project. If construction
				necessitates a temporary access, such access shall be provided with the cost
				borne by the construction project.
(b) If the need for an access to a highway
				develops after a construction or reconstruction project has begun, the
				applicant shall follow the procedures outlined in these rules and regulations.
				The cost of the access work shall be negotiated with WYDOT.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0003 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 13 - ACCESS FACILITIES › Section 13-6 - Backage or Frontage Service Roads

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Where
				sufficient right-of-way is acquired to ultimately limit access by using service
				roads, permission for access to the highway may be granted only if this access
				shall be removed when WYDOT provides the service road.
(b) Applicants may be required to construct a
				road system off highway right-of-way if the Department deems necessary based on
				a Traffic Impact Study or other WYDOT recommendation. Permission for temporary
				access to the highway may be granted, but only if this access shall be removed
				when the off right-of-way road system is constructed. The applicants or
				developers shall pay for this off right-of-way road system.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0003 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 13 - ACCESS FACILITIES › Section 13-7 - Access Permit Applications

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Application for
				an access permit to construct any private access or to reconstruct or alter any
				existing access shall be made to the district engineer having jurisdiction in
				the area. Applications for access permits shall be accepted only from
				individuals, partnerships, or corporations or other bodies recognized by law as
				owning all or the major interest in the property or by a party having an
				easement through the property abutting the highway right-of-way or proposed
				highway.
(b) No work shall be
				undertaken on state highway right-of-way before the applicant receives a copy
				of the permit approved by the appropriate district engineer. In addition, WYDOT
				may require a bond to guarantee the faithful and satisfactory performance of
				the work and payment for any damage to state highways and facilities.
(c) The following information is required on
				the application for access permits:
(i) The
				location of the property shall be identified clearly enough for the proposed
				site to be located in the field.
(ii) Complete names and addresses of the
				property owner or owners, or in the case of an easement, the parties applying
				for an access for the easement, shall be given on the application.
(iii) The planned property use shall be
				indicated as one of the following:
(A)
				Residential access (See Section
				2
				[ee]),
(B) Commercial access (See
				Section
				2
				[m]),
(C) Major access (See Section
				2
				[bb]), or
(D) Field (minor) access
				(See Section
				2
				[q]).
(iv) A sketch
				showing sufficient dimensions shall be submitted with the application. This
				sketch shall clearly indicate the character and extent of the work proposed
				including the following:
(A) The location of
				all existing or proposed buildings, stands, pumps, retaining walls, and other
				physical features that affect the access location.
(B) Property lines, dimensions, and existing
				access.
(C) All drainage that
				affects the access location.
(D)
				Off-street parking locations that may affect access location.
(E) Proposed access(es).
(F) All accesses outside the property but
				within 330 feet of the property line in urban areas and within 660 feet of the
				property line in rural areas.
(G)
				The radii of proposed access(es).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0003 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 13 - ACCESS FACILITIES › Section 13-8 - Materials

Current through July 13, 2024
The applicant shall furnish all materials necessary to
				  construct the entrances and appurtenances authorized by the permit. All
				  materials shall be of satisfactory quality and shall be subject to WYDOT
				  inspection and approval.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0003 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 13 - ACCESS FACILITIES › Section 13-9 - Inspection and Maintenance

Current through July 13, 2024
WYDOT reserves the right to inspect these installations at
				  construction and at all times thereafter until accepted. WYDOT shall require
				  all changes, maintenance, and repairs it deems necessary to protect life and
				  property on or adjacent to the highway.
WYDOT has the right to remove or
				  require to be removed any access that has not been permitted or approved and
				  accepted and/or does not meet WYDOT's requirements.
Unless specifically
				  exempted on the permit, once WYDOT accepts an access, the department shall
				  maintain and repair the access within the right-of-way except for snow and
				  debris removal.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0003 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 13 - ACCESS FACILITIES › Section 13-10 - Changes in Existing Facilities

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) No access or
				other improvement constructed on the highway right-of-way shall be relocated or
				its dimensions altered without an approved permit from WYDOT.
(b) Any change in access use-such as from
				field use to commercial use-or any change in business type shall be submitted
				to WYDOT for repermitting.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0003 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 13 - ACCESS FACILITIES › Section 13-11 - Indemnification

Current through July 13, 2024
The applicant shall hold harmless the Transportation
				  Commission of Wyoming, WYDOT, and its appointed agents and employees against
				  any action for personal injury or property damage sustained through use of the
				  permit.