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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 45A.010 (2026)

Construction -- Purposes and policies

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(1) This code shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies. (2) The underlying purposes and policies of this code shall be: (a) To simplify, clarify, and modernize the law governing purchasing by the Commonwealth; (b) To permit the continued development of purchasing policies and practices; (c) To make as consistent as possible the purchasing laws among the various states; (d) To provide for increased public confidence in the procedures followed in public procurement; (e) To insure the fair and equitable treatment of all persons who deal with the procurement system of the Commonwealth; (f) To provide increased economy in state procurement activities by fostering effective competition; and (g) To provide safeguards for the maintenance of a procurement system of quality and integrity. Effective: April 9, 1980 History: Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 250, sec. 2, effective April 9, 1980. -- Created 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 110, sec. 2, effective January 1, 1979.

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Cited in 17 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 1984–2026 · leading case: RAM Eng'g & Constr., Inc. v. Univ. of Louisville, 127 S.W.3d 579 (Ky. 2003).
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RAM Eng'g & Constr., Inc. v. Univ. of Louisville, 127 S.W.3d 579 (Ky. 2003). · cites it 8× “KRS 45A.010, Construction—purposes and policies, provides, (1) This code shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies.”
Pendleton Bro's Vending v. Commonwealth Fin. & Admin. Cabinet, 758 S.W.2d 24 (Ky. 1988). · cites it 2× “KRS 45A.010, "Construction-Purposes and policies," specifies: "(1) This code shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies.”
Furtula v. Univ. of Kentucky, 438 S.W.3d 303 (Ky. 2014). “1986) ("[W]e consider the language of KRS 45A.010 to limit the chapter’s application to the procurement of items of hardware and services subject to bidding procedures.”
Commonwealth v. Yamaha Motor Mfg. Corp. of Am., 237 S.W.3d 203 (Ky. 2007). · cites it 2× “KRS 45A.010(2)(e). 8 . KRS 45A.280(emphasis added).”
Louisville Arena Auth., Inc. v. RAM Eng'g & Constr., Inc., 415 S.W.3d 671 (Ky. Ct. App. 2013). “KRS 45A.010, entitled “Construction; purposes and policies,” specifies: (1) This code shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies.”
Ohio River Conversions, Inc. v. City of Owensboro, 663 S.W.2d 759 (Ky. Ct. App. 1984). “That act deals almost entirely with purchases by units of government as is evidenced by the seven subsections of KRS 45A.010, with but one section, KRS 45A.”
Lab'y Corp. of Am. Holdings v. Rudolph, 184 S.W.3d 68 (Ky. Ct. App. 2005). “Accordingly, judicial review in this case furthers the policies of the KMPC, which are set out in KRS 45A.010 and include (1) providing safeguards for the maintenance of a procurement system of quality and integrity and (2) ensuring fair and equitable treatment of all people who…”
Laurel Constr. Co. v. Paintsville Util. Comm'n, 336 S.W.3d 903 (Ky. Ct. App. 2010). “KRS 45A.010(2). The KMPC imposes heightened requirements and reviewing standards on “every expenditure of public funds by this Commonwealth under any contract or like business agreement.”
Ashley v. Univ. of Louisville, 723 S.W.2d 866 (Ky. Ct. App. 1986). “Even though we consider the language of KRS 45A.010 to limit the chapter’s application to the procurement of items of hardware and services subject to bidding procedures, we, nevertheless, must agree with the court below on other grounds.”
William M. Landrum III in His Off. Capacity as Sec'y of the Fin. & Admin. Cabinet v. Commonwealth of Kentucky Ex Rel. Andy Beshear, Attorney Gen. (Ky. 2019). · cites it 3× “KRS 45A.010(2) defines some of the purposes of the MPC to include: (d) To provide for increased public confidence in the procedures followed in public procurement; (e) To insure the fair and equitable treatment of all persons who deal with the procurement system of the…”
Frank Lassiter v. William M. Landrum, III, Sec'y of the Fin. & Admin. Cabinet (Ky. 2020). “41 KRS 45A.010. 15 production of books, papers, and accounts.”
Molina Healthcare of Kentucky, Inc. v. Anthem Kentucky Managed Care Plan, Inc. (Ky. Ct. App. 2022). “KRS 45A.010(2)(d), (e). Where the KMPC applies, an offeror aggrieved by the award of a contract by the Commonwealth may file a protest with the secretary of the FAC within two weeks after the person “knows or should have known of the facts giving rise thereto.”
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— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 45A.010(2) — 4 cases
Laurel Constr. Co. v. Paintsville Util. Comm'n, 336 S.W.3d 903 (Ky. Ct. App. 2010). “KRS 45A.010(2). The KMPC imposes heightened requirements and reviewing standards on “every expenditure of public funds by this Commonwealth under any contract or like business agreement.”
William M. Landrum III in His Off. Capacity as Sec'y of the Fin. & Admin. Cabinet v. Commonwealth of Kentucky Ex Rel. Andy Beshear, Attorney Gen. (Ky. 2019). “KRS 45A.010(2) defines some of the purposes of the MPC to include: (d) To provide for increased public confidence in the procedures followed in public procurement; (e) To insure the fair and equitable treatment of all persons who deal with the procurement system of the…”
Mark Metcalf, in His Off. Capacity as Kentucky State Treasurer v. Andy Beshear, in His Off. Capacity as Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky (Ky. Ct. App. 2025).
Cleaning by Regina & Assocs., LLC v. Fin. & Admin. Cabinet, Commonwealth of Kentucky (Ky. Ct. App. 2026).
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 45A.010(2)(a) — 1 case
Bd. of Educ. of Paris, Kentucky v. Jason Earlywine (Ky. 2025).
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 45A.010(2)(d) — 1 case
Molina Healthcare of Kentucky, Inc. v. Anthem Kentucky Managed Care Plan, Inc. (Ky. Ct. App. 2022). “KRS 45A.010(2)(d), (e). Where the KMPC applies, an offeror aggrieved by the award of a contract by the Commonwealth may file a protest with the secretary of the FAC within two weeks after the person “knows or should have known of the facts giving rise thereto.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 45A.010(2)(e) — 2 cases
Commonwealth v. Yamaha Motor Mfg. Corp. of Am., 237 S.W.3d 203 (Ky. 2007). “KRS 45A.010(2)(e). 8 . KRS 45A.280(emphasis added).”
Interactive Educ. Concepts, Inc. v. Kentucky Fin. & Admin. Cabinet (Ky. Ct. App. 2024).
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 45A.010(2)(f) — 1 case
William M. Landrum III in His Off. Capacity as Sec'y of the Fin. & Admin. Cabinet v. Commonwealth of Kentucky Ex Rel. Andy Beshear, Attorney Gen. (Ky. 2019). “KRS 45A.010(2) defines some of the purposes of the MPC to include: (d) To provide for increased public confidence in the procedures followed in public procurement; (e) To insure the fair and equitable treatment of all persons who deal with the procurement system of the…”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 45A.010(2)(g) — 1 case
Commonwealth v. Yamaha Motor Mfg. Corp. of Am., 237 S.W.3d 203 (Ky. 2007). “KRS 45A.010(2)(e). 8 . KRS 45A.280(emphasis added).”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 45A.010(e) — 1 case
RAM Eng'g & Constr., Inc. v. Univ. of Louisville, 127 S.W.3d 579 (Ky. 2003). “KRS 45A.010, Construction—purposes and policies, provides, (1) This code shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies.”
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