- Introduced -

SB 660 - This act makes various changes regarding procurement:

1. The act allows the state to give preference in purchasing to businesses that are either located in Missouri or which employ Missourians;

2. The act allows the state to use the reverse auction procurement method, wherein bidders would openly compete against each other through real-time electronic bidding with the award being made to the lowest bidder;

3. The act modifies the recycling preference law to remove provisions that have expired;

4. The act removes sections concerning vendor rotation and purchasing consolidation.

JEFF CRAVER