KRS 45A.050: Centralization of procurement -- Exemptions -- Reciprocal preference for

resident bidders.

(1) Except as provided in KRS 45A.800 to 45A.835 and KRS Chapters 175, 176, 177,

and 180, all rights, powers, duties, and authority relating to the pro curement of

supplies, services, and construction, and the management, control, warehousing,

sale, and disposal of supplies, services, and construction now vested in or exercised

by any state agency under the several statutes relating thereto, are hereby

transferred to the secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet as provided

in this code, subject to the provisions of subsection (2) of this section.

(2) Unless otherwise ordered by the secretary of the Finance and Administration

Cabinet, the acquisi tion of the following shall not be required through the Finance

and Administration Cabinet:

(a) Works of art for museum and public display;

(b) Published books, maps, periodicals, and technical pamphlets; and

(c) Services of visiting speakers, professors, and performing artists.

(3) The Finance and Administration Cabinet shall include in all state agency price

contracts for the purchase of materials or supplies a provision that, as approved by

the secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet, any pol itical subdivision,

including cities of all classes, counties, school districts, or special districts, may

participate in these contracts to the same extent as the Commonwealth. Any

political subdivision may purchase materials and supplies in accordance wi th a

contract for supplies and materials entered into by the Finance and Administration

Cabinet for the Commonwealth, including those contracts negotiated by the cabinet

with vendors who maintain a General Services Administration price agreement as

provided in KRS 45A.045(9). Political subdivisions of the Commonwealth must

comply with other provisions of the Kentucky Revised Statutes which require

purchase by competitive bidding, before participating in the contract, unless the

state contract has been let b y competitive bidding, or the contract was negotiated as

provided in KRS 45A.045(9).

(4) The Finance and Administration Cabinet shall inform the Department for Local

Government, which shall then inform the appropriate purchasing agent of each

political subdivision interested in participating under this section, of all state agency

contracts in effect between the Commonwealth and vendors.

(5) The secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet shall promulgate

administrative regulations necessary for the implementation of this section and

necessary to provide that the Commonwealth be reimbursed for any additional

expenses incurred by the Commonwealth in allowing political subdivisions to

participate in contracts with vendors.

(6) The Finance and Administr ation Cabinet shall comply with all provisions relating

to the methods of purchasing in the Kentucky Revised Statutes. This section is not

intended to repeal or otherwise affect any provision of the Kentucky Revised

Statutes regarding purchasing methods of the Finance and Administration Cabinet.

(7) Notwithstanding any other statute to the contrary, all public agencies as defined in

KRS 45A.490 shall comply with the provisions for reciprocal preference for

resident bidders in KRS 45A.490 to 45A.494.