{"data":{"id":"us-mt/18-8-201","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"18-8-201","heading":"Statement of policy.","body":"The legislature hereby establishes a state policy that governmental agencies publicly announce requirements for architectural, engineering, and land surveying services and negotiate contracts for such professional services on the basis of demonstrated competence and qualifications for the type of professional services required and at fair and reasonable prices.","path":["TITLE 18. PUBLIC CONTRACTS","CHAPTER 8. PROCUREMENT OF SERVICES","Part 2. Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying Services"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0180/chapter_0080/part_0020/section_0010/0180-0080-0020-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:48:40Z","sha256":"434d9a3ac0e8393774f731114917926ea0e8daae09d1d1737122c74b837c82d4","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/18-8-112","next":"us-mt/18-8-202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}