Opinion ID: 2395312
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Heading: Eastern Missouri Laborers District v. St. Louis County

Text: Plaintiffs' petition alleges the County entered into two contracts relating to the remodeling of county offices without seeking a prevailing wage determination and without seeking competitive bids. The County was thus obligated to expend county funds. Plaintiffs alleged these obligations are illegal in that they violate state and county statutes for competitive bidding and prevailing wage determinations. So plead, the Court funds plaintiffs as taxpayers have standing to sue and their petition stated a cause of action. A petition is not to be dismissed for failure to state a claim if any set of facts asserted would, if provided, entitle plaintiffs to relief. Madden v. C & K Barbecue Carryout, Inc., 758 S.W.2d at 61. The judgment of the trial court is reversed and the case is remanded to the circuit court for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.