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Wisconsin — cities

For Wisconsin, state and entity type is Wisconsin — cities; entity type is cities (board of public works); spending category is general public construction (higher figure); public highway construction (lower figure); formal bid threshold (as stated in statute) is For general public construction contract bidding, $50,000; threshold (normalised) is $50,000 for general public construction; $25,000 for public highway construction, recorded from its source on 2026-10-12.

State and entity type
Wisconsin — cities our reading
State
Wisconsin our reading
Entity type
cities (board of public works) our reading
Spending category
general public construction (higher figure); public highway construction (lower figure) our reading
Formal bid threshold (as stated in statute)
For general public construction contract bidding, $50,000. verified
Threshold (normalised)
$50,000 for general public construction; $25,000 for public highway construction our reading
Informal quote tier
separate, lower notice thresholds: $10,000 for general public construction notice, $5,000 for highway construction notice our reading
Indexation
none in Wis. Stat. § 62.15(1)(c): the four thresholds are flat amounts introduced by a commencement date — 'Beginning on April 5, 2026, the thresholds under pars. (a) and (b) are the following' — and the paragraph prescribes no formula for adjusting any of them. The date fixes when these amounts begin; no later date and no cycle is given. our reading
Statutory citation
Wis. Stat. § 62.15(1)(c) our reading
Sourcedocs.legis.wisconsin.gov
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What the source says

(c) Beginning on April 5, 2026, the thresholds under pars. (a) and (b) are the following: 62.15(1)(c)1. 1. For general public construction contract bidding, $50,000. 62.15(1)(c)2. 2. For general public construction contract notice, $10,000. 62.15(1)(c)3. 3. For public highway construction contract bidding, $25,000. 62.15(1)(c)4. 4. For public highway construction contract notice, $5,000.

— docs.legis.wisconsin.gov, retrieved 2026-10-12

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