KRS 45A.343: Local public agency may adopt provisions of KRS 45A.345 to 45A.460 --

Effect of adoption -- Contracts required to mandate revealing of violations of

and compliance with specified KRS chapters -- Effect of nondisclosure or

noncompliance.

(1) Any local public agency may adopt the provisions of KRS 45A.345 to 45A.460. No

other statutes governing purchasing shall apply to a local public agency upon

adoption of these provisions.

(2) After July 15, 1994, any contract entered into by a local public agency, wh ether

under KRS 45A.345 to 45A.460 or any other authority, shall require the contractor

and all subcontractors performing work under the contract to:

(a) Reveal any final determination of a violation by the contractor or

subcontractor within the previous f ive (5) year period pursuant to KRS

Chapters 136, 139, 141, 337, 338, 341, and 342 that apply to the contractor or

subcontractor; and

(b) Be in continuous compliance with the provisions of KRS Chapters 136, 139,

141, 337, 338, 341, and 342 that apply to th e contractor or subcontractor for

the duration of the contract.

(3) A contractor's failure to reveal a final determination of a violation by the contractor

of KRS Chapters 136, 139, 141, 337, 338, 341, and 342 or to comply with these

statutes for the durat ion of the contract shall be grounds for the local public

agency's:

(a) Cancellation of the contract; and

(b) Disqualification of the contractor from eligibility for future contracts awarded

by the local public agency for a period of two (2) years.

(4) A s ubcontractor's failure to reveal a final determination of a violation by the

subcontractor of KRS Chapters 136, 139, 141, 337, 338, 341, and 342 or to comply

with these statutes for the duration of the contract shall be grounds for the local

public agency' s disqualification of the subcontractor from eligibility for future

contracts for a period of two (2) years.