KRS 45A.100: Small purchases by state governmental bodies.

(1) Procurements may be made in accordance with small purchase administrative

regulations promulgated by the secretary of the Finance and Administration

Cabinet, pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A, as follows:

(a) Up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per project for construction and one

thousand dollars ($1,000) for purchases by any state governmental body,

except for those state administrative bodies specified in paragraph (b) of this

subsection; and

(b) Up to one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) per project for c onstruction or

purchases by the Finance and Administration Cabinet, state institutions of

higher education, and the legislative branch of government.

(2) Procurement requirements shall not be artificially divided so as to constitute a small

purchase under this section. Reverse auctions may be used for small purchase

procurements. At least every two (2) years, the secretary shall review the prevailing

costs of labor and materials and may make recommendations to the next regular

session of the General Assembl y for the revision of the then current maximum

small purchase amount as justified by intervening changes in the cost of labor and

materials.

(3) The secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet may grant to any state

agency with a justifiable need a delegation of small purchasing authority which

exceeds the agency's small purchase limit provided in subsection (1) of this section.

Delegations of small purchasing authority shall be granted or revoked by the

secretary of the Finance and Administration C abinet, in accordance with

administrative regulations promulgated by the cabinet pursuant to KRS Chapter

13A. These administrative regulations shall establish, at a minimum, the criteria for

granting and revoking delegations of small purchasing authority, including the

requesting agency's past compliance with purchasing regulations, the level of

training of the agency's purchasing staff, and the extent to which the agency utilizes

the Kentucky Automated Purchasing System. The administrative regulations may

permit the secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet to delegate small

purchase procurements up to the maximum amount specified in subsection (1)(b) of

this section.