2026 Dell Range Overlay

The City of Cheyenne, Wyoming, in Niobrara County, is issuing an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for the 2026 Dell Range Overlay project (S-16-26), a comprehensive roadway rehabilitation and resurfacing initiative. The project encompasses asphalt milling at depths between 3 inches to 2.25 inches (30,580 square yards), unclassified excavation with compacted grading (100 cubic yards), bituminous paving including grading course (3,677 tons) and wearing course (1,393 tons), additional patching work (150 square yards), and utility structure adjustments for water, gas, sanitary sewer, and storm drainage infrastructure including eleven water/gas valve adjustments, six manhole adjustments, and ten potential storm manhole adjustments. Additional deliverables include traffic control measures, erosion and stormwater management, pavement striping, and thermoplastic pavement markings with arrows and related safety appurtenances. Qualified bidders must submit electronic proposals through the City's eProcurement Portal by 2:00 p.m. on June 10, 2026, with a mandatory bid guarantee of 5 percent of the total bid amount either as a bid bond from a Wyoming-authorized surety or as a cashier's check. An optional pre-bid meeting is scheduled for May 20, 2026, via Zoom; questions must be submitted by May 29, 2026, with addendum responses due June 2, 2026. City Council approval is anticipated for July 13, 2026, with a Notice to Proceed estimated for July 20, 2026, and final completion targeted for December 31, 2026. Evaluation criteria include responsiveness to technical specifications and requirements detailed in the construction plans, special provisions, general conditions, and administrative instructions, with the contract awarded to the lowest responsive, responsible bid.

Wyoming state law preferences apply to this procurement, providing preference for Wyoming resident contractors within 5 percent of the lowest nonresident bid and preference for Wyoming laborers, with limitations on subcontracting to nonresident contractors capped at 30 percent of the contract value. The successful bidder must furnish performance and payment bonds equal to 100 percent of the accepted bid amount within 15 calendar days of award notification and maintain comprehensive insurance coverage including Commercial General Liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, Business Automobile Liability of $1,000,000 combined single limit, and Workers' Compensation at statutory rates. The contract includes a force account item with a $75,000 allowance for unforeseen work and establishes retainage of 5 percent throughout the contract term, with interest-bearing deposit agreements available upon request for contracts exceeding $50,000. Liquidated damages are assessed on a per-calendar-day basis with rates determined by contract value, and a two-year warranty period commences from the date of Substantial Completion during which the contractor must correct all defective work within thirty calendar days of written notification. No incumbent vendors or existing contractors are referenced in the procurement documents. The contract value, determined by the lowest responsive, responsible bid, is not specified in the solicitation documents; however, the force account allowance of $75,000 and the nature and scope of work suggest a substantial municipal infrastructure project likely exceeding the $50,000 threshold for interest-bearing retainage provisions.