In Kansas officials at the state universities are lobbying to free the institutions from restrictive state government purchasing requirements. A pilot project that allowed Kansas University and Fort Hays State University to bypass state purchasing guidelines suggests that Kansas taxpayers save money and institutions speed up their purchases. Fort Hays State University has been able to save an average time of 11 days on purchases. Kansas University says that the pilot program saved the state nearly $1 million in the last fiscal year and gave it more flexibility to implement changes, such as new procurement software suited to the university's needs. All competitive bids conducted by the university's purchasing department are sent to vendors electronically and bids are received in the same fashion.
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