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45A.365 Competitive sealed bidding.
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All contracts or purchases shall be awarded by competitive sealed bidding, which
may include the use of a reverse auction, except as otherwise provided by KRS
45A.370 to 45A.385 and for the purchase of wholesale electric power by municipal
utilities as provided in KRS 96.901(1).
The invitation for bids shall state that the award shall be made on the basis of the
lowest bid price or the lowest evaluated bid price. If the latter is used, the objective
measurable criteria to be utilized shall be set forth in the invitation for bids. The
invitation for bids shall include the reciprocal preference for resident bidders
described in KRS 45A.494.
Adequate public notice of the invitation for bids and any reverse auction shall be
given prior to the date set forth for the opening of bids. The notice may include
posting on the Internet or publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the
local jurisdiction at least seven (7) days before the date set for the opening of the
bids and any reverse auction. Nothing in this section shall prohibit additional notice,
posting, or publication, nor shall additional notification, posting, or publication
extend the required notice period. The public notice shall include the time and place
the bids will be opened and the time and place where the specifications may be
obtained.
The bids shall be opened publicly or entered through a reverse auction at the time
and place designated in the invitation for bids. Each written or reverse auction bid,
together with the name of the bidder, shall be recorded and be open to public
inspection. Electronic bid opening and posting of the required information for
public viewing shall satisfy the requirements of this subsection.
A contract shall be awarded with reasonable promptness by written notice to the
responsive and responsible bidder whose bid is either the lowest bid price or the
lowest evaluated bid price after the application of any reciprocal preference for
resident bidders required by KRS 45A.494.
The local public agency may allow the withdrawal of a bid where there is a patent
error on the face of the bid document, or where the bidder presents sufficient
evidence, substantiated by bid worksheets, that the bid was based upon an error in
the formulation of the bid price.
Effective: June 25, 2013
History: Amended 2013 Ky. Acts ch. 44, sec. 2, effective June 25, 2013. -- Amended
2010 Ky. Acts ch. 63, sec. 7, effective July 15, 2010; and ch. 162, sec. 12, effective
July 15, 2010. -- Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 510, sec. 2, effective July 14, 2000. -Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 120, sec. 13, effective July 15, 1998. -- Created 1978
Ky. Acts ch. 110, sec. 74, effective January 1, 1980.
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