Transportation Commission awards more than $63.5 million in contracts in October

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded more than $63.5 million in contracts for 10 Wyoming Department of Transportation construction projects during its Oct. 19 regular business meeting.

A nearly $19.13 million bid was awarded to Cheyenne-based Reiman and Aztec JV Limited Partnership for work involving realigning water lines, widening the project area, sidewalk work, storm water drainage, aggregate surfacing, grading, traffic control, structure work, electrical work, concrete and asphalt paving and curb and gutter work on approximately 2.6 miles of US Highway 30 between Pershing Boulevard and Christensen Road in the City of Cheyenne. The contracted completion date for this project is June 30, 2025.

Lovell-based Mountain Construction Company was awarded a nearly $9.21 million bid for a project involving milling, overlay, chip seal, asphalt paving, aggregate surfacing, traffic control, fencing and other work on approximately 14.7 miles of US Highway 14/16/20 and Wyoming Highway 120 between Cody and Greybull in Park County. The contracted completion date is Oct. 31, 2024.

S & S Builders LLC, based out of Gillette, was awarded a nearly $10.72 million bid for a combined project involving bridge rehabilitations, traffic control, asphalt paving and guardrail work at various locations within Campbell and Weston Counties. The contracted completion date is Oct. 31, 2025.

The commission awarded a $6.5 million bid to H-K Contractors Inc., based out of Idaho Falls, Idaho, for a combined project in Lincoln County. The work involves full depth reclamation, pavement overlay, upgrades to meet Americans with Disabilities Act requirements and pathway work, including asphalt overlay, structure rehabilitation, grading and traffic control on approximately 8.1 miles of Wyoming Highway 233 and County Road 306 between Frontier and Hams Fork. The contracted completion date is June 30, 2025.

A $5.34 million bid was awarded to Worland-based McGarvin-Moberly Construction Co. for a project involving milling, asphalt paving, traffic control and grading on approximately 6.7 miles of Wyoming Highway 59 north of Reno Junction in Campbell County. The contracted completion date is Oct. 31, 2024.

Also expected to be complete by Oct. 31, 2024, a project involving asphalt paving, aggregate surfacing, structure work, traffic control, grading, storm water drainage and milling on approximately 1.3 miles of US 30 between Pine Bluffs and Nebraska in Laramie County was awarded to Cheyenne-based Simon Contractors was with a $2.29 million bid.

The commission awarded a nearly $1.99 million bid to Reiman Corp. for work involving structure rehabilitation and traffic control at various locations within Converse and Laramie Counties. This project also has a contracted completion date of Oct. 31, 2024.

Highway Improvement Inc., based out of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, was awarded a $926,726 bid for work involving crack sealing, traffic control, asphalt paving and concrete paving at various locations within Converse, Goshen, Natrona, Niobrara and Platte Counties. The contracted completion date is April 30, 2024.

The projects above are all funded primarily with Federal dollars. Two projects awarded this month were funded primarily with state dollars:

• Simon Contractors was awarded a nearly $3.6 million bid for work involving asphalt paving, structure work, traffic control, grading, milling, chip seal, surfacing and erosion control work on approximately 3.6 miles of Wyoming Highway 72 between Hanna and Elk Mountain in Carbon County. The contracted completion date for this project is June 30, 2025.
• Afton-based Avail Valley Construction was awarded a nearly $3.79 million bid for a project involving stockpiling salt and sand at various locations within Lincoln, Sublette, Sweetwater, Teton and Uinta Counties. The contract completion date is March 31, 2024.

Almost all WYDOT projects are awarded to the lowest bid.

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