(1) A local public agency may adopt regulations, not inconsistent with KRS § 45A.345 to
45A.460, governing the following:

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 45A.360

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.

(a) Conditions and procedures for delegations of purchasing authority;
(b) Prequalification, suspension, debarment, and reinstatement of prospective bidders;
(c) Modification and termination of contracts;
(d) Conditions and procedures for the purchase of perishables and items for resale;
(e) Conditions, including emergencies, and procedures under which purchases may be made by means other than competitive sealed bids;
(f) Rejection of bids, consideration of alternate bids, and waiver of informalities in offers;
(g) Confidentiality of technical data and trade secrets information submitted by actual and prospective bidders or offerors;
(h) Partial, progressive, and multiple awards;
(i) Supervision of store rooms and inventories, including determination of appropriate stock levels and the management, transfer, sale, or other disposal of government-owned property;
(j) Definitions and classes of contractual services and procedures for acquiring them;
(k) Procedures for the verification and auditing of local public agency procurement records;
(l) Annual reports from those vested with purchasing authority as may be deemed advisable in order to insure that the requirements of this chapter are complied with; and
(m) Such other regulations as may be deemed advisable to carry out the purposes of KRS § 45A.345 to KRS § 45A.460 or otherwise fulfill the local public agency’s procurement responsibilities.
(2) All local public agency ordinances and regulations pertaining to procurement, whether promulgated under KRS § 45A.345 to KRS § 45A.460 or otherwise, shall be maintained by the local public agency and shall be available to the public upon request at a cost not to exceed the cost of reproduction.
(3) Local school districts may adopt policies, not inconsistent with KRS § 45A.345 to
45A.460, governing the conditions and procedures under which purchases of supplies may be made elsewhere. These policies shall include a provision that supplies purchased under this section shall meet any applicable contract specifications and not exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500).
Effective: July 15, 1996
History: Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 89, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1996. — Amended
1980 Ky. Acts ch. 250, sec. 10, effective April 9, 1980. — Created 1978 Ky. Acts ch.
110, sec. 73, effective January 1, 1980.