Montana Code 18-4-122. Purpose
18-4-122. Purpose. The underlying purposes and policies of this chapter are to:
Terms Used In Montana Code 18-4-122
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(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.