027-3 Wyo. Code R. § 3-13 - Procuring agency's addenda to bid advertisements

(a) After a notice to submit bids is published, a procuring agency may issue addenda to the bid advertisement to respond to a potential bidder's request for clarification under Section 14 of this chapter, or for the purpose of making changes or increasing the level of detail to the:

(i) Requested scope of work;

(ii) Project completion date;

(iii) Bid opening date;

(iv) Qualification requirements;

(v) Evaluation criteria; or

(vi) Other requirements in the advertisement that may affect the ability of a bidder to make a full and complete bid.

(b) Addenda shall be posted to the original online bidding site listing and all known plan holders shall be notified of the addenda.

(c) Addenda shall be identified as such and must be acknowledged by bidders as part of the bid submission.

(d) Addenda posted within five (5) calendar days of the bid opening shall require an extension to the bid opening date.

(i) At the discretion of the Department Director, the procuring agency may opt not to extend the bid opening deadline if the addenda do not change the character of the advertisement for bids.

(ii) An addendum may be considered to change the character of an advertisement for bids if the addendum alters:

(A) The scope of work;

(B) The timeline to complete the identified scope of work; or

(C) Other portions of the original advertisement such that the advertisement, as amended with the addendum, substantively differs from the original advertisement issued by the procuring agency.

Notes

027-3 Wyo. Code R. § 3-13

Adopted, Eff. 4/13/2021.