{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-45a.170","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 45A.170","heading":"Specifications -- Items considered equal may be furnished.","body":"(1) The Finance and Administration Cabinet shall have responsibility for issuing and\nmaintaining all standard specifications for supplies, services, and construction\nrequired by the Commonwealth. Among its duties, it shall, to the greatest extent\npracticable:\n(a) Prepare and issue standard specifications for supplies, services, and\nconstruction commonly required by the Commonwealth;\n(b) Revise all standard specifications to conform to all technical and scientific\nadvances pertaining to the supplies, services, a nd construction described in\nthose specifications and to reflect changes in the Commonwealth's\nrequirements;\n(c) Establish guidelines for drafting specifications; and\n(d) Ensure that every invitation for bids or request for proposals shall provide that an\nitem equal to that named or described in the specifications may be furnished. The\nspecifications may identify a sole brand in cases where, in the written opinion of the\nchief procurement officer, documented unique and valid conditions require\ncompatibility, continuity, or conformity with established standards. An item shall be\nconsidered equal to the item named or described if, in the opinion of the owner and\nthe design professional responsible for the specifications:\n1. It is at least equal in quality, dur ability, strength, design, and other\ncriteria deemed appropriate;\n2. It will perform at least equally the function imposed by the general\ndesign for the public work being contracted for or the material being\npurchased; and\n3. It conforms substantially to t he detailed requirements for the item in the\nspecifications.\n(2) All specifications shall be drafted so as to maximize, to the extent practicable,\ncompetition in fulfillment of the Commonwealth's requirements.","path":["KRS Chapter 45A"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=22360","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:06Z","sha256":"3f014207fc5e2aaa3249a62883862b58bb2b39c9210392f9e9af23e5f485e065","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-45a.165","next":"us-ky/krs-45a.175"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}