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Panel hears procurement bill to modernize resident-preference claims and extend contract lengths
Summary
House Bill 113 would move resident-preference administration to the Department of Administration, allow a sworn declaration instead of a notarized affidavit to claim preferences, and align maximum state contract lengths at 10 years; Department officials and higher-education representatives supported the changes as efficiency and modernization measures.
The House State Administration Committee heard House Bill 113, sponsored by Representative Steve Fitzpatrick, which would revise Montana’s procurement law to modernize how vendors claim a Montana resident preference and to align maximum state contract lengths at 10 years for most contract types.
Don Harris, chief legal counsel for the Department of Administration, said the department administers central procurement and supports the bill’s two main changes: letting vendors claim a…
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