Mo. Rev. Stat. § 88.824
Costs of improvement to be estimated — contracts not to exceed estimate
Missouri · Revised Statutes of Missouri Chapter 88 — Public Works and Special Assessments — Condemnation · Status: effective · Effective 1959-08-28
Cite this
- Citation
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 88.824, Costs of improvement to be estimated — contracts not to exceed estimate, Missouri, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-29, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1797366
- Permanent ID
ys:prov:1797366@1- SHA-256
abf374500a9eaf60fb0f45971c7d5442104b4c068508fbcf126a5700b16589bd
The hash is SHA-256 of this version's text, with every run of whitespace collapsed to a single space and the ends trimmed. The ID always leads back here, and checking it says whether the text you cited is still the current version.
Full text
Before the governing body of the municipality shall make any contract for building bridges, sidewalks, culverts or sewers, or for paving, macadamizing, curbing, guttering or grading any street, avenue, alley or other highway, or building any other improvements authorized herein, an estimate of the cost thereof shall be made by the engineer or other proper officer or person designated by ordinance and submitted to the governing body of the municipality, and no contract shall be entered into for any work or improvement for a price exceeding the estimate; provided, that no estimate shall be required for the making of any local or special repairs.