{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-178.140","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 178.140","heading":"Awarding of contracts -- Rejection of bids.","body":"(1) All bids for the construction or maintenance of county roads and bridges shall be\nreceived at the time and place specified in the advertisement, and shall be opened\npublicly at the time of awarding, and the amount of items comprising each bid shall\nbe publicly announced.\n(2) The contract shall be awarded to the lowest and best bidder, who shall furnish\nsatisfactory security in an amount equal to the amount of the contract in question, to\nbe approved by the county judge/executive of the county.\n(3) The fiscal court may reserve twenty percent (20%) of the amount accruing on the\ncontract until the completion of the work and the approval thereof by the county\nroad engineer.\n(4) The fiscal court may reject any and all bids, and may readvertise for and receive\nbids. If satisfactory bids cannot be obtained, the fiscal court may have the work\ndone in the manner it deems best.","path":["KRS Chapter 178"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=5434","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:30Z","sha256":"fec1367aa9dfcbcab20bdc7c7a522aa73aef3600a51d876d3f9b37e2bc72c2e5","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-178.130","next":"us-ky/krs-178.150"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}