{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-212.638","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 212.638","heading":"Contract bidding for work, supplies, or materials.","body":"All work performed or supplies or materials purchased in carrying out the provisions of\nKRS 212.626 to 212.639 when involving an expenditure of twenty thousand dollars\n($20,000) or more shall be by contract awarded to the lowest and best bidder after\nadvertisement by publication pursuant to KRS Chapter 424. All bids or parts of bids, for\nany such work or supplies may be rejected by the board. The board, however, may itself\ndo or cause to be done, any part of its work under such conditions as it may prescrib e by\nday labor. The commissioner may act on the behalf of the board in such matters.","path":["KRS Chapter 212"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=8659","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:16Z","sha256":"d0f6b269c69a6c28064204448bb0245fc4caab3da1b70625b8d242e47c293ba5","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-212.637","next":"us-ky/krs-212.639"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}