How Montana counties post bids (2026)
56 of Montana's 56 counties (100%) don't use an online bid platform. They post bids on their own website, in the local newspaper or in Board of County Commissioners agendas, where vendors who only watch bid portals can miss them.
- 56Counties
- 0 (0%)Use an online bid platform
- 56 (100%)No online bid platform
- 35 (62%)List a purchasing email online
Bid platforms used
Counties that use an online platform, by platform. Some counties use more than one.
| Platform | Counties | Share of Montana counties |
|---|
Where Board of County Commissioners agendas are published
Board agendas often show a purchase (approval to advertise, a budget amendment, an expiring contract) weeks before the bid is posted.
| Agenda system | Counties | Share |
|---|---|---|
| County website (documents) | 31 | 55% |
| CivicPlus Agenda Center | 12 | 21% |
| Not found online | 10 | 18% |
| CivicClerk | 1 | 2% |
| Granicus | 1 | 2% |
| Other systems | 1 | 2% |
Counties without an online bid platform
These counties post bids on their own website, in the newspaper or at board meetings. Each link shows where that county posts and who to contact.
- Beaverhead County
- Big Horn County
- Blaine County
- Broadwater County
- Carbon County
- Carter County
- Cascade County
- Chouteau County
- Custer County
- Daniels County
- Dawson County
- Deer Lodge (Anaconda-Deer Lodge) County
- Fallon County
- Fergus County
- Flathead County
- Gallatin County
- Garfield County
- Glacier County
- Golden Valley County
- Granite County
- Hill County
- Jefferson County
- Judith Basin County
- Lake County
- Lewis and Clark County
- Liberty County
- Lincoln County
- Madison County
- McCone County
- Meagher County
- Mineral County
- Missoula County
- Musselshell County
- Park County
- Petroleum County
- Phillips County
- Pondera County
- Powder River County
- Powell County
- Prairie County
- Ravalli County
- Richland County
- Roosevelt County
- Rosebud County
- Sanders County
- Sheridan County
- Silver Bow (Butte-Silver Bow) County
- Stillwater County
- Sweet Grass County
- Teton County
- Toole County
- Treasure County
- Valley County
- Wheatland County
- Wibaux County
- Yellowstone County
Questions
How many Montana counties use an online bid platform?
0 of 56 (0%), based on FactWise's county-by-county research.
What is the most common bid platform for Montana counties?
No single platform dominates.
Where do Montana counties without a bid platform post bids?
On the county website, in a local newspaper and in Board of County Commissioners meeting agendas.
Method and citation
We checked each county's official website, purchasing pages, bid platforms and board agenda systems. A county counts as using a platform when its own website points vendors to it. Counts are recalculated from our database every time this page loads; county pages link to the sources.
You're welcome to quote these figures. Please cite “FactWise, How Montana counties post bids (2026)” and link to https://www.faircounty.com/reports/montana-county-bidding-2026.