Montana HB 627: Revise reporting requirements related to public contracts

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1 _____________ BILL NO. _____________
2 INTRODUCED BY _________________________________________________
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4 A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: “AN ACT REVISING PROCUREMENT REPORTING REQUIREMENTS;
5 AND REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION TO PROVIDE CERTAIN REPORTS TO THE
6 LEGISLATIVE FINANCE COMMITTEE ON PROCUREMENT SOLICITATIONS, CONTRACTS, AND
7 CONTRACT MODIFICATIONS.”
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9 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
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11 NEW SECTION. Section 1. Report to interim committee. (1) By March 1, June 1, September 1,
12 and December 1 of each year, the department shall provide a written report to the legislative finance committee
13 in accordance with 5-11-210 containing the information listed in subsection (2) related to procurement
14 solicitations and contracts.
15 (2) The report must include:
16 (a) for a procurement solicitation for a contract that the department anticipates will cost at least
17 $250,000 over the life of the contract:
18 (i) the name of each purchasing agency issuing the solicitation;
19 (ii) what the purchasing agency intends to procure through the solicitation;
20 (iii) the portion of the purchasing agency's appropriation that it intends to use to pay the vendor;
21 (iv) the closing date of the solicitation; and
22 (v) any other information the department finds relevant to the proposal;
23 (b) for a contract executed with or without a solicitation that is expected to cost $250,000 or more
24 over the life of the contract:
25 (i) the names of the purchasing agency; and
26 (ii) the contractor and the date of execution; and
27 (c) for a contract modification that causes the total value of a contract to exceed $250,000 over the
28 life of the contract:
(Primary Sponsor)

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1 (i) the names of the purchasing agency; and
2 (ii) the contractor and the date of execution.
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4 NEW SECTION. Section 2. Codification instruction. [Section 1] is intended to be codified as an
5 integral part of Title 18, chapter 4, part 1, and the provisions of Title 18, chapter 4, part 1, apply to [section 1].
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