Department of Revenue News Release

JEFFERSON CITY - The Missouri Office of Administration has begun to accept management contract bids for the closed Lancaster License Office.

Interested citizens or groups will have until 2 p.m., Friday, April 15, 2011, to submit their bids to operate the license office.  The office closed March 11 after the previous agent, Lisa Kephart, resigned her position.

A copy of the Request for Proposal (RFP) that bidders will use to develop their bids can be viewed at https://www.moolb.mo.gov/.  To review an RFP, select "Guest" on the home page, click on "Open Bids By Agency," then scroll through the list of bids until the appropriate bid is located.  The Lancaster bid number is B3Z11148.  Additional information regarding the bidding process can be obtained at http://oa.mo.gov/purch/vendorinfo/DORoffices.pdf or by calling the Office of Administration at (573) 751-2387.

Until the Lancaster License Office reopens, citizens living in the Schuyler County area have several other offices where they can conduct license office transactions.  These offices, their addresses, telephone numbers and hours of operation are:

*Kirksville - 112 E. Washington St., (660) 665-0292, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. (Closed for lunch 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. each day.)

*Memphis - 338 S. Clay St., Suite B, (660) 465-7373, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. (Closed for lunch noon to 1 p.m. each day.)

*Unionville - 1507 Main St., (660) 947-3621, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. (Closed for lunch noon to 1 p.m. each day.)

A full list of license offices, their hours of operation, contact information and driving directions to the offices is available at http://dor.mo.gov/offloc/.

Citizens with questions about driver license transactions may call (573) 751-4600, and questions about license plate renewal or other motor vehicle-related transactions can be answered by calling (573) 526-3669.  Many questions can also be answered by going to the Department's website at www.dor.mo.gov.

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