{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-176.220","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 176.220","heading":"Bids from unqualified bidders.","body":"The department shall not consider any bid filed with it by any person not holding a\ncertificate of eligibility. Bids from unqualified bidders which are discovered by the\ndepartment before they are read, shall be returned to the bidders without being read. If the\ndepartment finds subsequent to the opening of bids that facts exist which would\ndisqualify the lowest bidder, or that such bidder is not responsible and competent, the\ndepartment shall reject such bid, despite the previous qualification of the bidde r. The\ndepartment shall not award any contract to any bidder not qualified to bid thereon at the\ntime the bids are opened.","path":["KRS Chapter 176"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=5192","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:27Z","sha256":"435569a637284deaca65f3e63a79413016726a3e4995d7acce5374cb3fcbb1af","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-176.210","next":"us-ky/krs-176.230"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}