HB 58 -- County Purchasing

Sponsor:  Johnson (47)

This bill requires all county commissions without a purchasing
agent to estimate county expenditures for supplies, excluding
utility services, for the following year.  The commission may
authorize the purchase of supplies at a public auction within the
county.  No contract for purchase is valid until the commission
has approved a purchase order for the supplies for which bids
were advertised and submitted as required.  Competitive bids may
be waived by the county commission under emergency circumstances
or when there is only a single feasible source for the supplies.
A proposed purchase of more than $5,000 from a single feasible
source must be posted, and a proposed purchase of more than
$25,000 must be advertised.  The county commission may delegate
its procurement authority to county departments provided that the
department follows all the laws for purchasing, entering
contracts, and keeping records.

Missouri House of Representatives
93rd General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated August 25, 2005 at 1:18 pm