Montana Attorney General Opinion 15-499

Opinion No. 499 COlDlty Commissionet's-Purchases- Material and Supplie8---1Court- house, Repair of. HELD: The purchase of materials and supplies in excess of $500 for re- pairing a courthouse is within the pro- visions of Chapter 8, Laws of 1933. March 23, 1934. Ueplying to your inquiry as to wheth- er a purchase of supplies in excess of $500 for repairing the courthouse, comes within the proYisions of Chap- ter 8, Laws of 1933, I wish to advise that since the said chapter coYers "ma- terials, or supplies of any kind, for which must he paid a sum in excess of $500," it is m~' opinion that such purchase would come within said chapter. I think it was the intention of the legislature to require competitive bid- ding for all purchases in excess of $500.00. At any rate, to be safe, I would advise that the commissioners comply with the prOYisions of this law.