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Committee hears bill to simplify resident preference claims and extend some state contract terms to 10 years
Summary
House Bill 113 would move resident preference administration to the Department of Administration, allow a simpler declaration option in procurement, and align maximum contract lengths at 10 years, Department of Administration officials told the committee.
Representative Steve Fitzpatrick introduced House Bill 113 as a Department of Administration proposal to amend Montana’s procurement law to (1) shift administration of resident preferences to the Department of Administration, (2) allow vendors to claim preference using a simple declaration rather than a notarized affidavit, and (3) align maximum contract length at 10 years for various contract types.
Don Harris, chief legal counsel at the Department of Administration, said the department…
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