A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to provide that bids and documents RELATED to bids and contracts for projects offered for bid by the department of transportation are not public records until the contract for the project is AWARDED.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 136‑28.5 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(c)	Notwithstanding G.S. 132‑1, bids and documents submitted in response to an advertisement or request for proposal under this Chapter shall not be public record until the Department issues a decision to award or not to award the contract."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2011, and applies to bids and documents submitted for advertisements and requests for proposal that are advertised or requested on or after that date.