72-6760.School district expenditures over $20,000;requirements relating to bids and bidders; exemptions.(a) Except as provided by this section and K.S.A. 72-6760b,no expenditure involving an amount greater than $20,000for construction,reconstruction or remodeling or for the purchase of materials, goods or waresshall be made by the board of education of any school district except uponsealed proposals, and to the lowest responsible bidder.
(b) The provisions of subsection (a) do not apply to expenditures by a boardof education for the purchase of:
(1) Services;
(2) products required to be purchased under the provisions of K.S.A. 75-3317through 75-3322, and amendments thereto;
(3) educational materials directly related to curriculum andsecured by copyright;
(4) motor fuels required to provide or furnish transportation;
(5) food and foodstuffs necessary for theimplementation or operation of any child nutrition program;
(6) articles or products that are produced, manufactured or provided byinmates under the prison-made goods act of Kansas;
(7) natural gas that will be consumed in buildings owned oroperated by the school district;
(8) materials, goods or wares required for reconstructing,remodeling, repairing or equipping buildings when such purchase has beennecessitated by the occurrence of a loss against which the board ofeducation has purchased property or casualty insurance; and
(9) materials, goods or wares which are purchased:
(A) From vendors who have entered into contracts with the statedirector of purchases pursuant to state purchasing statutes for purchasesby state agencies;
(B) under the same pricing provisions established in the statecontracts, subject to agreement of the vendor to honor the state contractprices; and
(C) under the same pricing provisions established in federal, national orother state contracts facilitated by a federal or local governmental entity oragency, subject to:
(i) Agreement of the vendor to honor the contract prices; and
(ii) approval by the board of education for expenditures in an amount greaterthan $20,000.
(c) Whenever the board of education of any school district letsbidsfor the purchase of materials, goods or wares and bids are submitted bybidders domiciled within the school district and by bidders domiciledoutside the school district and the low bid is submitted by a bidderdomiciled outside the school district, the school district domiciliarywhich submitted the lowest bid may be deemed the preferred bidder andawarded the bid if:
(1) The quality, suitability and usability of the materials, goods orwares are equal;
(2) the amount of the bid of the school district domiciliary is notmore than 1% greater than the amount of the low bid; and
(3) the school district domiciliary agrees to meet the low bid byfiling a written agreement to that effect within 72 hours after receivingnotification of being deemed the preferred bidder.
(d) The provisions of subsection (c) do not apply to expenditures forconstruction, reconstruction or remodeling.
72-6760.School district expenditures over $20,000;requirements relating to bids and bidders; exemptions.(a) Except as provided by this section and K.S.A. 72-6760b,no expenditure involving an amount greater than $20,000for construction,reconstruction or remodeling or for the purchase of materials, goods or waresshall be made by the board of education of any school district except uponsealed proposals, and to the lowest responsible bidder.
(b) The provisions of subsection (a) do not apply to expenditures by a boardof education for the purchase of:
(1) Services;
(2) products required to be purchased under the provisions of K.S.A. 75-3317through 75-3322, and amendments thereto;
(3) educational materials directly related to curriculum andsecured by copyright;
(4) motor fuels required to provide or furnish transportation;
(5) food and foodstuffs necessary for theimplementation or operation of any child nutrition program;
(6) articles or products that are produced, manufactured or provided byinmates under the prison-made goods act of Kansas;
(7) natural gas that will be consumed in buildings owned oroperated by the school district;
(8) materials, goods or wares required for reconstructing,remodeling, repairing or equipping buildings when such purchase has beennecessitated by the occurrence of a loss against which the board ofeducation has purchased property or casualty insurance; and
(9) materials, goods or wares which are purchased:
(A) From vendors who have entered into contracts with the statedirector of purchases pursuant to state purchasing statutes for purchasesby state agencies;
(B) under the same pricing provisions established in the statecontracts, subject to agreement of the vendor to honor the state contractprices; and
(C) under the same pricing provisions established in federal, national orother state contracts facilitated by a federal or local governmental entity oragency, subject to:
(i) Agreement of the vendor to honor the contract prices; and
(ii) approval by the board of education for expenditures in an amount greaterthan $20,000.
(c) Whenever the board of education of any school district letsbidsfor the purchase of materials, goods or wares and bids are submitted bybidders domiciled within the school district and by bidders domiciledoutside the school district and the low bid is submitted by a bidderdomiciled outside the school district, the school district domiciliarywhich submitted the lowest bid may be deemed the preferred bidder andawarded the bid if:
(1) The quality, suitability and usability of the materials, goods orwares are equal;
(2) the amount of the bid of the school district domiciliary is notmore than 1% greater than the amount of the low bid; and
(3) the school district domiciliary agrees to meet the low bid byfiling a written agreement to that effect within 72 hours after receivingnotification of being deemed the preferred bidder.
(d) The provisions of subsection (c) do not apply to expenditures forconstruction, reconstruction or remodeling.
72-6760.School district expenditures over $20,000;requirements relating to bids and bidders; exemptions.(a) Except as provided by this section and K.S.A. 72-6760b,no expenditure involving an amount greater than $20,000for construction,reconstruction or remodeling or for the purchase of materials, goods or waresshall be made by the board of education of any school district except uponsealed proposals, and to the lowest responsible bidder.
(b) The provisions of subsection (a) do not apply to expenditures by a boardof education for the purchase of:
(1) Services;
(2) products required to be purchased under the provisions of K.S.A. 75-3317through 75-3322, and amendments thereto;
(3) educational materials directly related to curriculum andsecured by copyright;
(4) motor fuels required to provide or furnish transportation;
(5) food and foodstuffs necessary for theimplementation or operation of any child nutrition program;
(6) articles or products that are produced, manufactured or provided byinmates under the prison-made goods act of Kansas;
(7) natural gas that will be consumed in buildings owned oroperated by the school district;
(8) materials, goods or wares required for reconstructing,remodeling, repairing or equipping buildings when such purchase has beennecessitated by the occurrence of a loss against which the board ofeducation has purchased property or casualty insurance; and
(9) materials, goods or wares which are purchased:
(A) From vendors who have entered into contracts with the statedirector of purchases pursuant to state purchasing statutes for purchasesby state agencies;
(B) under the same pricing provisions established in the statecontracts, subject to agreement of the vendor to honor the state contractprices; and
(C) under the same pricing provisions established in federal, national orother state contracts facilitated by a federal or local governmental entity oragency, subject to:
(i) Agreement of the vendor to honor the contract prices; and
(ii) approval by the board of education for expenditures in an amount greaterthan $20,000.
(c) Whenever the board of education of any school district letsbidsfor the purchase of materials, goods or wares and bids are submitted bybidders domiciled within the school district and by bidders domiciledoutside the school district and the low bid is submitted by a bidderdomiciled outside the school district, the school district domiciliarywhich submitted the lowest bid may be deemed the preferred bidder andawarded the bid if:
(1) The quality, suitability and usability of the materials, goods orwares are equal;
(2) the amount of the bid of the school district domiciliary is notmore than 1% greater than the amount of the low bid; and
(3) the school district domiciliary agrees to meet the low bid byfiling a written agreement to that effect within 72 hours after receivingnotification of being deemed the preferred bidder.
(d) The provisions of subsection (c) do not apply to expenditures forconstruction, reconstruction or remodeling.
