{"data":{"id":"us-mt/18-4-122","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"18-4-122","heading":"Purpose.","body":"The underlying purposes and policies of this chapter are to:\n(1) simplify, clarify, and modernize the law governing procurement by the state of Montana;\n(2) permit the continued development of procurement policies and practices;\n(3) make as consistent as possible the procurement laws among the various jurisdictions;\n(4) provide for increased public confidence in the procedures followed in public procurement;\n(5) ensure the fair and equitable treatment of all persons who deal with the procurement system of the state;\n(6) provide increased economy in state procurement activities and maximize to the fullest extent practicable the purchasing value of public funds of the state;\n(7) foster effective, broad-based competition within the free enterprise system;\n(8) provide safeguards for the maintenance of a procurement system of quality and integrity; and\n(9) provide the exclusive remedies for unlawful bid solicitations or contract awards.","path":["TITLE 18. PUBLIC CONTRACTS","CHAPTER 4. MONTANA PROCUREMENT ACT","Part 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0180/chapter_0040/part_0010/section_0220/0180-0040-0010-0220.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:48:33Z","sha256":"d59998c43f5b3e7f8f27f3f77efcb74ad2f6c60cf68ea281a4bb851d8fa287a5","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/18-4-121","next":"us-mt/18-4-123"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}