Montana § 7-5-2304 - Exemptions From Competitive Bidding Requirements
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 7-5-2304 — Exemptions From Competitive Bidding Requirements, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 7-5-2304. Exemptions From Competitive Bidding Requirements
Exemptions from competitive bidding requirements. The provisions of 7-5-2301 do not apply to contracts for: (1) public printing entered into in accordance with the provisions of Title 18, chapter 7, part 4; (2) purchases that, in the opinion of the governing body, are made necessary by fire, flood, explosion, storm, earthquake, other elements, epidemic, or riot or insurrection; for the immediate preservation of order or the public health; for the restoration of a condition of usefulness that has been destroyed by accident, wear, tear, or mischief; or for the relief of a stricken community overtaken by calamity; and (3) a cooperative purchasing agreement allowed in 7-5-2310 .
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 7-5-2304 ("Exemptions From Competitive Bidding Requirements") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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