About public works contracts

Learn how to bid on a highway, ferry terminal or facility contract, find the public works Call for Bids, bid opening results and more public works contract history.

Find the Call for Bids and other important news bulletins pertaining to public works contracting requirements and sign up to receive updates as new bulletins and contract opportunities arise through the WSDOT Contract Ad & Award Office. 

Find results for recent highway, ferry terminal and facility bids including preliminary bid results, verified bid results, subcontractor information and business use.

Learn how to bid on a highway, ferry terminal or facility contract from getting prequalified to submitting your request to bid and learn how to bid electronically using BidX.com.

Find more information about payments made (and related reports) for our highway construction contracts, including additional information on apprenticeship, change orders, current asphalt binder reference costs, and more.

Find construction contract plans, specifications, addenda, Q&A, bonds and reference information for currently active contracts in our active contracts directory. Download bid history reports.

Slow down – lives are on the line. 

In 2023, speeding continued to be a top reason for work zone crashes.

Even one life lost is too many.

Fatal work zone crashes doubled in 2023 - Washington had 10 fatal work zone crashes on state roads.

It's in EVERYONE’S best interest.

95% of people hurt in work zones are drivers, their passengers or passing pedestrians, not just our road crews.