Opinion No. (1996)

The Honorable Jim Sears Representative, District 1 State Capitol Building Jefferson City, Missouri 65101

Dear Representative Sears:

This opinion responds to your question asking whether §50.660, RSMo Supp. 1995, applies to ambulance districts.

Section 50.660 sets forth competitive bidding procedures applicable to counties. It provides in pertinent part that:

All contracts shall be executed in the name of the county by . . . . No contract or order imposing any financial obligation on the county is binding on the county unless . . . . All contracts and purchases shall be let to the lowest and best…