§ 18-8-202 — Definitions

Montana § 18-8-202

• Jurisdiction: Montana
• Title 18: PUBLIC CONTRACTS
• Ch. 8: PROCUREMENT OF SERVICES
• Part 2: Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying Services

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18-8-202 . Definitions. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, in this part, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Agency" means a state agency, local agency, or special district.
(2) "Architectural, engineering, and land surveying" means services rendered by a person, other than as an employee of an agency, contracting to perform activities within the scope of the general definition of professional practice and licensed for the respective practice as an architect pursuant to Title 37, chapter 65, or an engineer or land surveyor pursuant to Title 37, chapter 67.
(3) "Licensed professional" or "licensed architect, professional engineer, professional land surveyor" means a person providing professional services who is not an employee of the agency for which the services are provided.
(4) "Local agency" means a city, town, county, special district, municipal corporation, agency, port district or authority, airport authority, political subdivision of any type, or any other entity or authority of local government, in corporate form or otherwise.
(5) "Person" means an individual, organization, group, association, partnership, firm, joint venture, or corporation.
(6) "Special district" means a unit of local government, other than a city, town, or county, authorized by law to perform a single function or a limited number of functions, including but not limited to water districts, irrigation districts, fire districts, fire service areas, school districts, community college districts, hospital districts, sewer districts, and transportation districts.
(7) "State agency" means a department, agency, commission, bureau, office, or other entity or authority of state government.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 2, Ch. 51, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 49, Ch. 51, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 449, L. 2007.