{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-227.618","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 227.618","heading":"Tentative approval, criteria — interim agreements, requirements.","body":"1. The commission may by commission minute grant tentative approval of the potential private partner whose request for approval or response to a request for proposal provides the best value to the state for financing, developing, and/or operating the project. The commission shall establish criteria for making a determination including:\n(1) The general reputation, qualifications, industry experience, and financial capacity of the potential private partner;\n(2) The proposed plans for developing and/or operating the project; and\n(3) Other criteria that the commission deems appropriate.\n2. Prior to the granting of tentative approval by the commission for a potential private partner to finance, develop, and/or operate a project, the commission may review and approve by commission minute an interim agreement with the private partner. Such interim agreement shall be in a form prescribed by the commission and:\n(1) May authorize the potential private partner to commence activities for which it may be compensated relating to the proposed project;\n(2) Shall establish the process and timing of the negotiation of the comprehensive agreement between the commission and the private partner; and\n(3) Shall contain any other provisions that the commission and the potential partner deem* appropriate.","path":["Title XIV - ROADS AND WATERWAYS","Chapter 227 - State Highway System"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=227.618","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:26Z","sha256":"0062be0edeb684c338129ddb4b67511287a3bd240a56c41d0708b8c6c903c4c1","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-227.615","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-227.621"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}