Ky. Rev. Stat. § 45A.010 : FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION — KENTUCKY MODEL PROCUREMENT CODE —KENTUCKY MODEL PROCUREMENT CODE — Construction - Purposes and policies TEXT PDF (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. KRS 45A.010 Effective:4/9/1980 Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 250, sec. 2, effective4/9/1980. -- Created 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 110, sec. 2, effective 1/1/1979.