2013 Kentucky Revised Statutes
CHAPTER 45A - KENTUCKY MODEL PROCUREMENT CODE
45A.010 Construction -- Purposes and policies.

Download as PDF 45A.010 Construction -- Purposes and policies. (1) (2) This code shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies. The underlying purposes and policies of this code shall be: (a) To simplify, clarify, and modernize the law governing purchasing by the Commonwealth; (b) To permit the continued development of purchasing policies and practices; (c) To make as consistent as possible the purchasing laws among the various states; (d) To provide for increased public confidence in the procedures followed in public procurement; (e) To insure the fair and equitable treatment of all persons who deal with the procurement system of the Commonwealth; (f) To provide increased economy in state procurement activities by fostering effective competition; and (g) To provide safeguards for the maintenance of a procurement system of quality and integrity. Effective:April 9, 1980 History: Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 250, sec. 2, effective April 9, 1980. -- Created 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 110, sec. 2, effective January 1, 1979.