House Bill No. 316

Introduced By _______________________________________________________________________________



A Bill for an Act entitled: "An Act increasing to $50,000 the threshold at which bidding is required for the construction, repair, or maintenance, by a county, of a building, road, or bridge; and amending section 7-5-2301, MCA."



Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Montana:



Section 1.  Section 7-5-2301, MCA, is amended to read:

"7-5-2301.   Competitive, advertised bidding required for certain large purchases or construction contracts. (1) Except as provided in 7-5-2304, a contract for the purchase of any vehicle, road machinery or other machinery, apparatus, appliances, equipment, or materials or supplies in excess of $20,000 or for the construction, repair, or maintenance of any building, road, or bridge in excess of $25,000 or for the repair or maintenance of any building, road, or bridge in excess of $45,000 $50,000 may not be entered into by a county governing body without first publishing a notice calling for bids.

(2)  The notice must be published as provided in 7-1-2121.

(3)  Every contract subject to bidding must be let to the lowest and best responsible bidder."

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