Opinion No. 203-78 (1978)

Dear Representative Lybyer:

This letter is in response to your request for an opinion of this office asking whether the provisions of Section 50.660, RSMo, relating to the advertising for bids for county purchases, is applicable to purchases by county hospitals and county health centers.

Section 50.660 is quite extensive and we will not quote it here. It provides that advertisement for bids shall be required for certain county purchases.

We assume that you are referring to county hospitals established and organized under Sections 205.160 to 205.340, RSMo and not to county hospitals under Section…