GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

S	1 

SENATE BILL 253

Short Title:  D.O.T.-Bid Management/Analysis.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senator Smith.
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Referred to:  Judiciary I.
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March 21, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO MAKE THE RECORDS AND INFORMATION USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S BID ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND BID DATA AND DOCUMENTATION CONFIDENTIAL.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 136-28.5 reads as rewritten:
"§ 136-28.5.  Construction diaries.
(a)	Diaries kept in connection with construction or repair contracts entered into pursuant to G.S. 136-28.1 shall not be considered public records for the purposes of Chapter 132 of the General Statutes until the final estimate has been paid.
(b)	Records, documents, and automated systems prepared by the Department of Transportation's Bid Analysis and Management System are confidential and are not subject to the public records provisions of Chapter 132.  This information, however, may be released upon the determination of the Secretary of Transportation that it is in the best public interest.
(c)	Bid data used in the preparation of a contractor's bid and submitted by the contractor to the Department of Transportation is confidential information and this data is not subject to the public records provisions of Chapter 132."
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.