227.609.  Procurement process — notice — responsive bids, processing fee prohibited. — 1.  The commission shall use a competitive procurement process to form a public-private partnership under sections 227.600 to 227.669 and may proceed with a project under sections 227.600 to 227.669 only if the commission issues a request for proposals for the financing, development, and/or operation of the project on the commission's own initiative or in response to a request for approval submitted by a potential private partner under section 227.606.

  2.  The commission shall publish a public notice of the commission's request for proposals, including any deadline for submission of such proposals.  The notice shall be published once a week for two consecutive weeks in:

  (1)  A newspaper of general circulation in the city where the proposed project is located;

  (2)  At least one construction industry trade publication that is nationally distributed; and

  (3)  Such other publications or manner as the commission may determine.

  3.  The material and information required for submission by a potential private partner to be responsive to the commission's request for proposal shall be set forth in the proposal.  Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 2 of section 227.606, the commission shall not charge a processing and review fee.