Source: http://www.rcfp.org/category/open-government-guide-table-contents/r4/r4f
Timestamp: 2014-04-25 06:42:56
Document Index: 149694809

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 12', '§ 50', '§ 552', '§ 552', '§ 92', '§ 63', '§ 63', '§ 9']

R4F | Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
R4F F. Contracts, proposals and bids.
Open. See Great Falls Tribune Co. Inc. v. Day, 959 P.2d 508 (1998). Montana
Generally closed. See T.C.A. § 12-3-202. Tennessee
The Act does not exempt contracts. However, where a state or local agency is involved in the acquisition of real property, "engineers' cost estimates and pending, rejected or deferred bids or proposals" are exempt until the final award of the contract is made or the project is terminated. O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72(a)(6)(B). Georgia
"Appraisals or appraisal information and negotiation records, concerning the purchase or sale, by a public body, of any interest in real or personal property, prior to completion of the purchase or sale" are exempt from disclosure. Nebraska
All contracts dealing with the receipt or expenditure of a governmental body's funds are specifically made public unless "otherwise made confidential by law." § 552.022(3). The general terms of a contract with the government cannot be withheld under the Act unless the government meets a heightened burden of showing that a particular exception applies. Tex. Att'y Gen. ORD-514 (1988). Two exceptions frequently claimed deal with harm to the government's position with competitors or bidders and trade secrets. § § 552.104; 552.110.
Agencies need to make available for public inspection and duplication "government purchasing information including all bid results except to the extent prohibited by section 92F-13." Haw. Rev. Stat. § 92F-12(a)(3); compare Public Inspection of Gov't Contract Lump Sum Bid Price Components, OIP Op. Ltr. No. 90-15 (Apr. 9, 1990) (refusing to protect from disclosure to low bidder and public information on component prices contained in unsuccessful bids) with Nordic/PCL's Subcontracts for the Convention Center, OIP Op. Ltr. No. 97-4 (Apr.
Presumably closed. Invitations to bid are open. Nev. Op. Att'y Gen. 94-06 (April 7, 1994). Nevada
1. Documentation of compensation that a government entity pays to a contractor or private provider is generally public. See Utah Code Ann. § 63G-2-301(2)(j). 2. Contracts entered into by a government entity are “normally public.” Id. § 63G-2-301(3)(d). Utah
Contracts, proposals and bids are subject to public inspection and copying after bids are opened or after the contract is awarded. Idaho Code § 9-340D(4). Idaho
Contract records are public records unless they are exempt from the Statute because they relate to the "acquisition, sale or lease of real or personal property which, if discussed in public, would likely benefit a party or parties whose interests are adverse to those of the general community," RSA 91-A:3, II, (d), or they constitute a preliminary draft under RSA 91-A:5, IX. See Gallagher v. Town of Windham, 121 N.H. 156 (1981). New Hampshire