1. MCA Contents
  2. TITLE 18
  3. CHAPTER 8
  4. Part 2
  5. 18-8-212 Exception

Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 18. PUBLIC CONTRACTS

CHAPTER 8. PROCUREMENT OF SERVICES

Part 2. Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying Services

Exception

18-8-212. Exception. (1) All agencies securing architectural, engineering, and land surveying services for projects for which the fees are estimated not to exceed $50,000 may contract for those professional services by direct negotiation.

(2) Except as provided in 18-8-204(3), an agency may not separate service contracts or split or break projects for the purpose of circumventing the provisions of this part.

History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 51, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 22, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 518, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 162, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 308, L. 2017.