CALL FOR BIDS
Notice is hereby given that the Board of County Commissioners of Flathead County, Montana will receive bids for legal advertising.
Bids are to be submitted on percentage of Code prices as outlined in the Montana Code Annotated, Section 18-7-404, et seq., and the Administrative Rules of Montana, Section 2.67.303, et seq. Bidders shall bid by section.
Each company must provide a bid security in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) with its bid. This is to secure the bidder’s express covenant that, if the bidder is awarded the contract, the bidder will enter into a formal contract for the provision of legal advertising within ten (10) days. The bid security shall be payable to Flathead County and shall be in the form of lawful money of the United States: cashier’s check, certified check, bank money order or bank draft issued by a Montana bank, or a bid bond executed by a surety corporation authorized to do business in Montana.
The bidder shall include with the submitted bid a signed contract for a term of one (1) year commencing January 1, 2026 and terminating December 31, 2026. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a bond in the amount of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) signed by sufficient sureties to secure the contractor’s covenant to faithfully perform all of the conditions of the contract in accordance with the law and that contract.
All sealed bids, plainly marked “SEALED BID - LEGAL ADVERTISING” must be in possession of the Clerk of the Board of Commissioners, located on the 3rd floor of 800 South Main Street, Room 302, Kalispell, Montana 59901, at or before 4:00 PM on December 17, 2025. Bids will be opened and read aloud at 9:00 a.m. the following morning in the Commissioners’ Chambers, Third Floor, County Courthouse, Kalispell, Montana.
Flathead County reserves the right to accept or reject any bid and to waive any irregularities which are deemed to be in the best interest of the County. Preference will be given to bidders who will receive legal advertising text via electronic transmission.
The award of bid will be made solely by the issuance of a letter of award to the successful bidder by the Board of County Commissioners.
DATED this 2nd day of December, 2025.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Flathead County, Montana
By:_/s/Pamela J. Holmquist________
Pamela J. Holmquist, Chairman
Publish on December 5 and 12, 2025.