2006 Kentucky Revised Statutes - .690   Work to go to lowest and best bidder -- Work may be done by commission.

97.690 Work to go to lowest and best bidder -- Work may be done by commission. All work to be done or supplies or materials to be purchased involving an expenditure of five hundred dollars ($500) or more shall be awarded by contract to the lowest and best bidder, but the commission may reject any bid. The commission may do any part of the work, under such conditions as it prescribes, by day labor or other noncontract method, whenever, in its judgment, this is the best method to pursue. This section does not limit the power of the commission in the employment of architects, employees, clerks or agents. Effective: October 1, 1942 History: Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 3037i-9.