Transportation Commission awards $18.5 million in highway contracts in May

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded $18.5 million in contracts for 11 Wyoming Department of Transportation construction projects during its May 15 regular business meeting.

The Commission awarded a $13.69 million bid to Cheyenne-based Simon Contractors for a bridge replacement project involving structure work, asphalt paving, aggregate surfacing, traffic control and grading work at various locations within Platte County. The contract completion date is Nov. 30, 2027.

Cheyenne-based Reiman Corp. was awarded a $1.48 million bid for a bridge replacement project involving structure work, grading, seeding/erosion control, aggregate surfacing and traffic control work on approximately 0.10 mile of County Road 702, the bridge over Muddy Creek, in Carbon County. The contract completion date is July 31, 2026.

Based out of Casper, Keyhole Technologies LLC was awarded a $491,410 bid for a sign replacement project involving signing and traffic control work at various locations within Big Horn, Crook, Johnson, Sheridan and Washakie Counties. The contract completion date is Oct. 31, 2025.

The Commission awarded a $587,900 bid to Rock Springs-based DeBernardi Construction Company Inc. for a slab replacement project involving concrete paving work, traffic control, sidewalk work, aggregate surfacing and curb and gutter work in various locations within Lincoln and Sweetwater Counties, totaling to approximately 0.20 mile. The contract completion date is Oct. 31, 2025.

Cheyenne-based Traffic Safety Services Inc. was awarded a $391,150 bid for a pavement markings project involving pavement striping and traffic control at various locations within Carbon and Laramie Counties. The contract completion date is Oct. 31, 2025.

Based out of Casper, Superior Sign & Supply LLC was awarded a $323,441 bid for a pavement marking project involving pavement striping and traffic control work at various locations within Converse, Goshen, Natrona and Platte Counties. The contract completion date is Oct. 31, 2025.

The Commission awarded Cowley-based S & L Industrial a $281,020 bid for a pavement markings project involving pavement striping and traffic control work at various locations within Campbell, Crook, Sheridan and Weston Counties. The contract completion date is Oct. 31, 2025.

S&L Industrial was also awarded a $225,469 bid for a pavement markings project involving pavement striping and traffic control at various locations within Fremont, Park and Washakie Counties. The contract completion date is Oct. 31, 2025.

Montana-based Streamline Markings Inc. was awarded a $330,600 bid for a pavement markings project involving pavement striping and traffic control at various locations within Lincoln, Sublette, Sweetwater and Teton Counties. The contract completion date is Oct. 31, 2025.

All of the above projects are funded primarily with federal dollars.

Funded primarily with state dollars, S & L Industrial was awarded a $445,503 bid for a logo sign upgrade project involving signing and traffic control in various locations within Albany, Carbon, Laramie and Sweetwater Counties. The contract completion date is Oct. 31, 2025.

Also funded primarily with state dollars, Gillette-based Wescom Inc. was awarded a $258,579 bid for a pedestrian crossing lighting project involving electrical work and traffic control at the pedestrian crossings over Interstate 25 at mile marker 13.23 and over Interstate 80 at mile marker 361.04 in Cheyenne. The contract completion date is Oct. 31, 2025.

Almost all WYDOT projects are awarded to the lowest bid.