Title VI, Financial Administration

(1) When a construction contract is awarded in an amount in excess of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), the following bonds shall be furnished to the local public agency, and shall become binding on the parties upon the award of the contract: (a) A performance bond satisfa…

(1) The local public agency may promulgate by regulation the form of the bonds required by KRS 45A.430 and 45A.435, or it may adopt the form established by the state under KRS 45A.180 to 45A.200. (2) The local public agency shall furnish a certified copy of a bond to any person w…

As used in KRS 45A.445 to 45A.460, unless the context indicates otherwise: (1) "Conspicuously" shall mean written in such special or distinctive format, print, or manner that a reasonable person against whom it is to operate ought to have noticed it. (2) "Confidential information…

(1) Public employment is a public trust. (2) It is the policy and purpose of KRS 45A.345 to 45A.460 to promote and balance the object of protecting government integrity and of facilitating the recruitment and retention of personnel needed by local public agencies by prescribing e…

information. (1) It shall be a breach of ethical standards for any employee with procurement authority to participate directly in any proceeding or application; request for ruling or other determination; claim or controversy; or other particular matter pertaining to any contract,…

standards. (1) The value of anything transferred or received in breach of the ethical standards of KRS 45A.345 to 45A.990 or regulations or rules issued thereunder by an employee or a nonemployee may be recovered from both the employee and the nonemployee. (2) Upon a showing that…

As used in KRS 45A.470, the words: (1) "Other individuals with severe disabilities" means an individual or class of individuals with a disability, other than blindness, that constitutes an obstacle to new or continued normal employment. (2) "Products" means programs, books, tapes…

subdivisions in purchasing commodities or services -- List of commodities and services -- Price range -- Negotiation for identical products and services. (1) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, all governmental bodies and political subdivisions of this …

All services provided to the Commonwealth by qualified state depositories shall be rendered pursuant to this chapter.

insurance laws required -- Foreign entity to obtain certificate of authority -- Penalty. (1) (a) No state contract for building, construction, reconstruction, renovation, demolition, or maintenance, or for any activity related to building, construction, reconstruction, renovation…

compliance with specified KRS chapters -- Effect of nondisclosure or noncompliance. (1) Any state contract awarded under KRS Chapter 45A, 175, 176, 177, or 180 after July 15, 1994, shall require the contractor and all subcontractors performing work under the contract to: (a) Reve…

(1) "Public agency" as used in KRS 45A.487 and 45A.488 has the same meaning as in KRS 61.870. (2) "Public works" as used in KRS 45A.487 and 45A.488 means all buildings, roads, streets, alleys, sewers, ditches, sewage disposal plants, waterworks, and all other structures or work, …

specifications and other contract documents -- Grants, tax abatements, and tax credits -- Exemption for threat to public health or safety. (1) A public agency awarding a contract for a public works project shall not in the bid specifications, project agreements, or other contract…

to be maintained by cabinet -- Access of list to school districts. The Finance and Administration Cabinet shall compile and maintain a list detailing the price contracts for the procurement of school bus accessory equipment and supplies and replacement equipment that meet the sta…

As used in KRS 45A.490 to 45A.494: (1) "Contract" means any agreement of a governmental body, including grants and orders, for the purchase or disposal of supplies, services, construction, or any other item; and (2) "Governmental body" has the same meaning as in KRS 45A.030.

The General Assembly declares: (1) A public purpose of the Commonwealth is served by providing preference to Kentucky residents in contracts by its governmental bodies; and (2) Providing preference to Kentucky residents equalizes the competition with other states that provide pre…

bidders -- List of states -- Administrative regulations. (1) Prior to a contract being awarded to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder on a contract by a governmental body, a resident bidder of the Commonwealth shall be given a preference against a nonresident bidder regi…

It is the finding of the General Assembly that a necessary component of waste management must be to reduce the quantity of waste; that recycling reduces the quantity of solid waste and reduces the costs to the state and local governments for collecting, transporting, landfilling,…

As used in KRS 45A.500 to 45A.540, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, "state agency" means any agency of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government which purchases goods or services through a centralized state purchasing agency or which is aut…

Nothing in KRS 45A.500 to 45A.540 shall prohibit a state agency from purchasing goods, supplies, equipment, materials, and printing for which a recycled material content substitute is not available or when the state agency can justify specifications for goods, supplies, equipment…

(1) Prior to the issuance of an invitation for bid pursuant to KRS 45A.080 or a request for proposal pursuant to KRS 45A.085, the Finance and Administration Cabinet, the Legislative Research Commission, and the Administrative Office of the Courts on behalf of their respective bra…

Every state agency shall when purchasing goods, supplies, equipment, materials, and printing require a minimum recycled material content for those goods, supplies, equipment, materials, and printing. The recycled material content shall be established by administrative regulations…

The Finance and Administration Cabinet and any state agency which makes any purchase independent of the Finance and Administration Cabinet shall prepare a report by January 1 of each year to the General Assembly and the Governor on progress in procuring products made from recover…

state agency. The Finance and Administration Cabinet shall require, to the extent practicable, every person entering into a contract with a state agency for building, altering, repairing, improving, or demolishing any public structures or buildings or other improvements to any pu…

bonds issued by state agency. The Finance and Administration Cabinet shall require, to the extent practicable, that every project within Kentucky financed fifty percent (50%) or more by bonds issued by a state agency be undertaken with goods, supplies, equipment, materials, and p…

The Finance and Administration Cabinet, the Legislative Research Commission and the Administrative Office of the Courts shall, on behalf of their respective branches of state government inform all vendors offering goods, supplies, equipment, materials, and printing to state agenc…

central stores. Every county, city, school district, and special district may purchase goods, supplies, equipment, material, and printing which meet the procurement standards for minimum recycled material content through the central stores branch of the Division of Material and P…

As used in KRS 45A.550 to 45A.554 and KRS 11A.130, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Privatize" means to contract out in order to procure the services of a private vendor to provide a service that is similar to, and in lieu of, a service provided by state employees of t…

(1) Upon approval of the Finance and Administration Cabinet, a state agency may enter into a privatization contract. (2) Before a state agency recommends to the Finance and Administration Cabinet that it enter into a privatization contract, the state agency shall determine and se…

whether to approve privatization contract -- Administrative regulations. (1) The Finance and Administration Cabinet shall develop an objective and systematic process for evaluating the information in KRS 45A.551(2) and (3) for use in determining whether to approve privatization o…

(1) After approval of a privatization contract by the Finance and Administration Cabinet and issuance and execution of the privatization contract, the contracting agency shall annually evaluate the performance of the contract and report its findings to the Governor, the Auditor o…

The provision of KRS 45A.550 to 45A.554 and KRS 11A.130 shall not apply to privatization contracts awarded prior to July 15, 1998, or any renewals thereof.

(1) (a) When an agency of Kentucky state government or a public university safety and security department organized pursuant to KRS 164.950 transitions from the use of one (1) firearm owned by that agency to another, the agency may sell the firearm that is being replaced directly…

contracts for "information highway" for state agencies -- Mandatory use -- Exceptions -- Status as a state agency price contract -- Access to contract by certain nonprofit schools, nonprofit organizations, and economic development entities. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Infor…

in certain boycott actions -- Exceptions -- Administrative regulations. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Boycott" means refusing to deal with, terminating business activities with, or otherwise taking any action that is intended to penalize, inflict economic harm on, or limit co…

By January 1, 1991, a minimum of fifteen (15) percent of the purchases of garbage can liners by state agencies shall be starch-based plastic garbage can liners. The percentage shall increase by five (5) percent annually until fifty (50) percent of the purchase of garbage can line…

(1) As used in this section: (a) "License agreement" means an agreement for a marina operator to use land owned or leased by the Commonwealth as a state marina; (b) "Marina facilities" means buildings or structures at a marina used to access navigable waterways, store or dock boa…

equipment in state buildings. (1) On every bid for new construction or for upgrading existing facilities that is solicited under this chapter, the Finance and Administration Cabinet shall require, where feasible, a life-cycle cost comparison of at least two (2) types of energy- e…

meals. (1) This section shall apply to any contract entered into by an agency or a business that contracts with a local school board, local school district, or other agency to provide food or meal services. (2) In addition to any requirements established by the United States Depa…

motor vehicles -- Reports. (1) The Finance and Administration Cabinet shall implement a strategy to: (a) Replace at least fifty percent (50%) of the state-owned passenger vehicles and light-duty trucks managed by the Office of Fleet Management as of January 1, 2026, with: 1. New …

As used in this section and KRS 45A.035, 45A.095, and 45A.645: (1) "Agricultural product" means any unprocessed farm product raised or produced as a result of being in the business of "agriculture", as defined by KRS 246.010. "Agricultural product" does not include tobacco; and (…

Changes to administrative regulations and policies. By January 1, 2003, the secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet shall issue guidelines to the various agencies identified by the Commissioner of Agriculture in KRS 260.035 directing the manner in which those agencies…

standards and pricing requirements if available -- Reports -- Marketing assistance -- Annual report -- Vendors' duties. (1) (a) If purchasing agricultural products, state agencies, as defined by KRS 45A.505, shall purchase Kentucky-grown agricultural products if the products are …

Purchases of less than fifty dollars ($50), at the discretion of the Finance and Administration Cabinet, may be made on the open market by cash payment from petty cash accounts set aside for that purpose. The Finance and Administration Cabinet shall determine the amount of the pe…

(1) Subject to the provisions of this code, any budget unit may establish one (1) or more imprest cash funds when provided for by appropriation or when authorized by the Finance and Administration Cabinet for the purpose of making disbursements requiring prompt cash outlay, and t…

(1) All costs and expenses related to election administration shall be paid for with public funds. (2) An employee of a governmental body shall not solicit, take, or otherwise accept any private contribution, donation, or anything of value to assist with election administration w…

The Finance and Administration Cabinet may, for satisfactory reason consistent with its responsibility to attempt in every practical way to ensure that state agencies are acquiring their real needs through the application of best value criteria, waive any requirements of this cod…

(1) "Agency" means any office, department, bureau, or other institution in Kentucky state government which awards contracts for purchase of property, goods, or services; (2) "Cabinet" means the Finance and Administration Cabinet; (3) "Small or small minority business set aside" m…

The cabinet may promulgate administrative regulations defining standards regarding classifications and definitions of small or small minority businesses as they relate to KRS 45A.670 to 45A.685. These regulations may be adjusted as needed by the secretary of the Finance and Admin…

(1) The cabinet shall designate as small or small minority business set aside state contracts of goods, equipment, construction, or services requested to be purchased by or for any agency whenever there is a reasonable expectation that bids can be obtained from at least three (3)…