Kentucky Revised Statutes Title VI. Financial Administration § 45.590.Exemptions

(1) The contract or subcontract awarded is in the amount of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) or less, and the amount of the contract is not a subterfuge to avoid compliance with the provisions of KRS 45.560 to 45.640;

(2) The contractor or subcontractor utilizes the services of fewer than eight (8) employees during the course of the contract;

(3) The contractor or subcontractor employs only family members or relatives;

(4) The contractor or subcontractor employs only persons having a direct ownership interest in the business, and such interest is not a subterfuge to avoid compliance with the provisions of KRS 45.560 to 45.640; or

(5) The subcontract is below the second-tier level of contracts.