18-4-122. Purpose. The underlying purposes and policies of this chapter are to:
     (1) simplify, clarify, and modernize the law governing procurement by the state of Montana;
     (2) permit the continued development of procurement policies and practices;
     (3) make as consistent as possible the procurement laws among the various jurisdictions;
     (4) provide for increased public confidence in the procedures followed in public procurement;
     (5) ensure the fair and equitable treatment of all persons who deal with the procurement system of the state;
     (6) provide increased economy in state procurement activities and maximize to the fullest extent practicable the purchasing value of public funds of the state;
     (7) foster effective, broad-based competition within the free enterprise system;
     (8) provide safeguards for the maintenance of a procurement system of quality and integrity; and
     (9) provide the exclusive remedies for unlawful bid solicitations or contract awards.

     History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 519, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 443, L. 1997.