K.S.A. 75-3741a: Same; change orders, negotiation or bidding.

Each change order to a contract entered into under K.S.A. 75-3741, and amendments thereto, shall be related to an item or a matter that was included within the original program statement which was prepared and submitted with the capital improvement budget estimate for the project under K.S.A. 75-3717b. Each such change order may be negotiated with a contractor performing work under the original contract for the project unless the secretary of administration requires such change order to be let by competitive bids as a separate contract under K.S.A. 75-3739, and amendments thereto.