Montana § 18-1-101 Definitions

Montana Statutes

§ 18-1-101 — Definitions

Montana § 18-1-101

Title 18PUBLIC CONTRACTS

Ch. 1PUBLIC CONTRACTS GENERALLY

Part 1Preferences and General Matters

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 18-1-101 (2026).

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18-1-101 . Definitions.

(1)Unless the context requires otherwise, in this title, "department" means the department of administration provided for in Title 2, chapter 15, part 10.

(2)Unless the context requires otherwise, in this part, the following definitions apply:

(a)"Goods" means supplies, equipment, materials, commodities, and specially manufactured products.

(b)"Nonresident bidder" means a bidder whose residence is not in this state as determined under 18-1-103 .

(c)(i) "Public agency" means a department, commission, council, board, bureau, committee, institution, agency, government corporation, or other entity, instrumentality, or official of the legislative, executive, or judicial branch of this state and its political subdivisions, including the board of regents and the Monta

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18-1-101 . Definitions. (1) Unless the context requires otherwise, in this title, "department" means the department of administration provided for in Title 2, chapter 15, part 10.
(2) Unless the context requires otherwise, in this part, the following definitions apply:
(a) "Goods" means supplies, equipment, materials, commodities, and specially manufactured products.
(b) "Nonresident bidder" means a bidder whose residence is not in this state as determined under 18-1-103 .
(c) (i) "Public agency" means a department, commission, council, board, bureau, committee, institution, agency, government corporation, or other entity, instrumentality, or official of the legislative, executive, or judicial branch of this state and its political subdivisions, including the board of regents and the Montana university system.
(ii) Public agency does not include a political subdivision for purposes of 18-1-102 (1)(b).
(d) "Resident bidder" means a bidder whose residence is in this state as determined under 18-1-103 .
(e) "Written" means that whenever written or in-writing determinations or documents are required, the public agency responsible for the procurement may specify an appropriate visual medium, such as by computer transmission or by facsimile machine transmission, in the specifications, contract, or rules of the public agency.

Legislative History

En. 82-1901.1 by Sec. 57, Ch. 326, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 82-1901.1; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 512, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 443, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 181, L. 2001.