18-6-201. Construction of jails; authority of county commissioners; plans and specifications; maximum cost permitted; call for bids; limitations applicable only when costs paid from general fund.

(a) Whenever the board of county commissioners deems it in the best interest of the county to have a jail constructed they shall cause plans and specifications for a jail to be prepared by a competent architect. After the plans and specifications are prepared, reviewed and critiqued by the sheriff and adopted by the board of county commissioners they shall deposit them in the office of the county clerk for the county where they shall be available for the inspection of all persons. The board of county commissioners shall give notice that they will receive sealed proposals for the building of the jail according to the plans and specifications by posting on the county's official website in the manner provided in W.S. 18-3-516(f) and by publication in the county's designated official newspaper once each week for two (2) consecutive weeks. The notices shall state that the commissioners will until a specified day not less than thirty (30) days from publication of the last notice receive sealed proposals for the building of all or part of the jail. Proposals shall be delivered to the county clerk.

(b) This section applies only if the cost of the construction of the jail is to be paid from the general fund of the county. If bonds are to be issued pursuant to W.S. 18-4-302 then the above limitations shall not apply.

(c) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to any jail construction project using an alternate design and construction delivery method as defined in W.S. 16-6-701.