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Wis. Stat. § 61.54 (2026)

Public works

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61.5461.54 Public works. All contracts for public construction shall be let by a village board in accordance with s. 62.15. The village board, or a person or body designated by the village board, shall exercise the powers and duties of the board of public works under s. 62.15. Section 62.15 applies to a village in the same manner as to a city.
61.54 HistoryHistory: 2009 a. 173; 2011 a. 32.
61.54 AnnotationMunicipal competitive bidding statutes do not apply to projects undertaken by intergovernmental agreement or when the municipalities that will perform the work have made a determination under s. 62.15 (1) to do the work themselves with their own employees. OAG 5-09.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1979–2003 · leading case: Mount Horeb Cmty. Alert v. Vill. Bd. of Mt. Horeb, 2003 WI 100 (Wis. 2003).
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Mount Horeb Cmty. Alert v. Vill. Bd. of Mt. Horeb, 2003 WI 100 (Wis. 2003). · cites it 4× “The Board contends that the proposed ordinance would conflict with the public bidding and contracting provisions of Wis. Stat. §§ 61.54 , 61.55, 61.56 and 62.”
Sturzl Constr. Co. v. City of Green Bay, 276 N.W.2d 771 (Wis. 1979). · cites it 2× “The council may, if it be of the opinion that any of the bids are fraudulent, collusive, excessive or against the best interests of the city, by resolution adopted by two-thirds of its members, reject any or all of the bids received and order the work done by the city directly…”
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