Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government - File #: 0884-23

• File #: 0884-23
• Version: 1
• Name: Modification to Procurement Regulations eff. 10-1-23
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Approved
• File created: 8/29/2023
• In control: Urban County Council
• On agenda: 9/28/2023
• Final action: 9/28/2023
• Enactment date: 9/28/2023
• Enactment #: R-499-2023
• Title: A Resolution amending the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Procurement Regulations to increase the amount of an expenditure for which the government is not required to legally advertise for bids from $30,000 to $40,000, to modify the appeals process for penalized vendors, to provide requirements for using employees or companies that work for the government, and to make changes consistent with the actual current operations of the government; and approving, adopting and restating the regulations to be effective as amended on October 1, 2023. [Div. of Purchasing, Slatin]

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/28/2023	1	Urban County Council	Approved	Pass
9/14/2023	1	Urban County Council	Received First Reading
9/12/2023	1	Urban County Council Work Session	Approved and Referred to Docket	Pass

Title
A Resolution amending the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Procurement Regulations to increase the amount of an expenditure for which the government is not required to legally advertise for bids from $30,000 to $40,000, to modify the appeals process for penalized vendors, to provide requirements for using employees or companies that work for the government, and to make changes consistent with the actual current operations of the government; and approving, adopting and restating the regulations to be effective as amended on October 1, 2023. [Div. of Purchasing, Slatin]

Summary
Authorization to approve a Resolution amending the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government procurement regulations to increase the amount of an expenditure for which the government is not required to legally advertise for bids from $30,000 to $40,000, and approving, adopting and restating the regulations to be effective as amended on October 1, 2023. No Budgetary impact. (L0884-23) (Slatin/Hensley)

Budgetary Implications: No
Advance Document Review:
Law: Yes, Completed by Barberie, 8-29-23
Risk Management: N/A
Fully Budgeted: N/A
Account Number: N/A
This Fiscal Year Impact: N/A
Annual Impact: N/A
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Body
WHEREAS, the 2023 Kentucky General Assembly increased the amount of an expenditure for which a local government is not required to legally advertise for bids or go through a formal competitive bid process from $30,000 to $40,000 through revisions to KRS 45A.380 and KRS 424.260; and
WHEREAS, the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government would like to raise the amount of its bids that would require legal advertisement to $40,000, and make other changes to its Procurement Regulations consistent with and with the current operations of the Urban County Government.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE LEXINGTON-FAYETTE URBAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT:
Section 1 - That the Lexington-Fayette Urban County ...