Kentucky Administrative Regulations
Title 702 - EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET - BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - OFFICE OF DISTRICT SUPPORT SERVICES
Chapter 3 - School Administration and Finance
Section 702 KAR 3:135 - Bidding procedures
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS 45A.343, 156.031, 156.070, 156.076, 424.260
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 45A.343 authorizes school districts to elect to procure pursuant to KRS 45A.345 through 45A.460 or under KRS 424.260. KRS 156.070 gives the Kentucky Board of Education the management and control of the public schools and gives it authority to prescribe administrative regulations necessary for the efficient management, control, and operation of the schools under its jurisdiction. KRS 156.076 allows a board of education, under certain conditions, to advertise for bids and award contracts for supplies and equipment covered by price contracts secured by the Department of Finance at the request of the Kentucky Board of Education. KRS 424.260 requires a school district to make newspaper advertisements for bids for purchases of certain materials, supplies, equipment, or contractual services exceeding $20,000. This administrative regulation establishes the bidding procedures to be utilized by boards of education if applicable.
Section 1. For a school district electing not to adopt KRS 45A.345 to 45A.460, the following shall apply:
Section 2. A bid which does not conform to this administrative regulation or does not conform with the contract specifications shall be rejected as being nonresponsive. A bid which is accepted in non-compliance with this administrative regulation shall be void.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 156.070, 156.160