Wyoming prompt payment

Who and what this applies to

Progress and completion payments on public works under Wyoming Statutes Title 16, Chapter 6.

Thresholds and scope

The completion-payment clock follows the certificate and required notice, rather than an invoice alone.

The rules

• Section 16-6-702(a) requires the public entity to authorize partial payments as stipulated in the contract or as soon thereafter as practicable when the contractor is performing satisfactorily. Source
• Section 16-6-116(a) requires the substantial-completion notice in the nearest qualifying newspaper once weekly for two consecutive weeks and on the state procurement or public entity website. Retained and other due amounts are payable on day 41 after the notice was first published and posted, less incomplete or nonconforming work. Source
• Section 16-6-117 conditions that completion payment on a sworn statement concerning paid material, supply, and labor claims. Disputed claims must be identified and may proceed against the surety bond; they do not by themselves delay payment unless the entity actually knows the bond cannot cover known present claims. Source
• Section 16-6-116(a)(iv) requires payment of the remaining amounts due for previously incomplete/nonconforming work after certification of final completion and requires posting the final-completion date. Source

Deadlines

Completion payment: day 41 after first publication and posting, subject to the sworn statement and statutory withholding conditions.

Primary sources

• title16.pdf

Sources reviewed 2026-09-30. This guide covers the projects and rules stated above.

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