Montana Title 18. Public Contracts § 18-4-126. Public access to procurement information--records--retention

(1) Procurement information is a public record and must be available to the public as provided in 2-6-1003, 18-4-303, and 18-4-304.

(2) All procurement records must be retained, managed, and disposed of in accordance with the provisions of Title 2, chapter 6, parts 10 and 11.

(3) Written determinations required by this chapter must be retained in the appropriate official contract file of the department or the purchasing agency administering the procurement in accordance with Title 2, chapter 6, parts 10 and 11.

(4) The department shall manage a website to improve the public's access to procurement information and to increase the transparency of the financial transactions and payments made by a purchasing agency.  The department shall include information about each payment made by the department or a purchasing agency, including the name of the contractor, the purpose for which the payment was made, and the amount of the payment.