34.076. Out-of-state contractors or products for public works, requirements, exceptions. - Missouri Statutes

Out-of-state contractors or products for public works, requirements,exceptions.

34.076. 1. To the extent permitted by federal laws and regulations,whenever the state of Missouri, or any department, agency or institutionthereof or any political subdivision shall let for bid any contract to acontractor for any public works or product, the contractor or bidderdomiciled outside the boundaries of the state of Missouri shall berequired, in order to be successful, to submit a bid the same percent lessthan the lowest bid submitted by a responsible contractor or bidderdomiciled in Missouri as would be required for such a Missouri domiciledcontractor or bidder to succeed over the bidding contractor or bidderdomiciled outside Missouri on a like contract or bid being let in theperson's domiciliary state and, further, the contractor or bidder domiciledoutside the boundaries of Missouri shall be required to submit an auditedfinancial statement as would be required of a Missouri domiciled contractoror bidder on a like contract or bid being let in the domiciliary state ofthat contractor or bidder.

2. Subsection 1 of this section shall not apply to any contractor whois qualified for bidding purposes with the department oftransportation and submits a successful bid wherein part of or all fundsare furnished by the United States.

3. Subsection 1 of this section shall not apply to any public worksor product transportation where the bid is less than five thousand dollars.

(L. 1983 H.B. 22 § 2, A.L. 1995 H.B. 562)