SECOND REGULAR SESSION

HOUSE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 1828

91ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Reported from the Committee on Education - Elementary and Secondary, April 25, 2002, with recommendation that the House Committee Substitute for House Bill No. 1828 Do Pass.

TED WEDEL, Chief Clerk

3962L.02C

AN ACT

To repeal section 177.086, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to competitive bids for various school projects.



Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:

Section A. Section 177.086, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 177.086, to read as follows:

177.086. 1. Any school district authorizing the construction of facilities which may exceed an expenditure of [twelve thousand five hundred] twenty-five thousand dollars shall publicly advertise, for two days in two successive weeks, in a newspaper of general publication, located within the county in which said school district is located, or if there be no such newspaper, in a newspaper of general publication in an adjoining county, or business or trade newspapers, for bids on said construction.

2. No bids shall be entertained by the school district which are not made in accordance with the specifications furnished by them and all contracts shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder complying with the terms of the letting, provided that the said school district shall have the right to reject any and all bids.

3. All bids must be submitted sealed and in writing, to be opened publicly at time and place of the district's choosing.


Missouri House of Representatives