This series includes records of all projects funded by the Appalachian Regional Commission with grants to state, regional and local government agencies and non-profit organizations in the Appalachian region. All contracts with consideration valued at $5,000 must be retained and disclosed to the Treasury Department. 65 Pa. Stat. § 67.1701. In addition, all ”financial records” are likely available under the law. Id. (definition of a ”public document” with a ”financial record”); see also Dep`t of Conservation and Natural Res. v. Office of Open Records, 1 A.3d 929, 940-41 (Pa. Commw.

Ct. 2010) (with consent, citing interpretations of ”contractual language” in the former Act); Envirotest Partners v. Commonwealth Dep`t of Transp., 664 A.2d 208, 212 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1995) (interpretation of the former Act); Ryan v. Pa. Upper educ. Assisting Agency, 448 A.2d 669 (Pa. Commw. Ct.

1982) (Interpretation of the former Act). Most contracts with a public government agency are subject to disclosure. However, access to competitor tender specifications and sealed tenders and related documents is restricted under Mo.Rev.Stat. § 610.021(11), (12). This gives an overview of the pre-negotiated contracts that agencies can use with different suppliers, so that the agency staff (and you) can see a fixed price list that different suppliers offer by searching for keywords or supplier information. Conn. Gene. Stat.

Article 4-137e(c) stipulates that general tenders for public works contracts ”shall be made public and read without delay by the contracting authority”. Find out if the agency has a FOIA or a specific public records office. The process takes time, so it`s a long way from days or weeks away from your response when you pass it on to the right person the first time. If the agency does not have a specific office, send it to the official address of the city or state c/o which office would have the file (procurement, accounting, housing, etc.). All federal organizations have a designated FOIA contact. Image on the U.S. Department of Defense and licensed public domain. Information from contracts for the receipt or issuance of public or other funds by public authorities must be required in accordance with D.C.

Ann Code. Article 2-536(a)(6). In other cases, the financial intelligence and trade secrets exception, D.C. Code Ann. § 2-534 (a), comes into play. Shaw Coal. Redevelopment Corp.c Office of the City Admiral`s Deputy for Econ. Dev., FOIA Application. No. 90-20 (Mayor`s Office, 17 July 1994). Individuals, small and large businesses, non-profit organizations, members of Congress, and federal agencies generally have equal access to standard reports, such as socioeconomic reports. B that show which organizations have awarded contracts to minority-owned small businesses, veterans- owned small businesses, etc.

For security reasons, there may be delayed access to certain data. Tenders or proposals received from a public body in response to a call for proposals from the public body are exempt from tax until all proposals have been received and opened by the public body or until all oral presentations on the proposals, if any, have been heard by the public body. N.D.C.C. § 44-04-18.4. The files contained in an offer or a nomination of an offer and generally describing the company submitting the proposal are open. N.D.C.C. § 44-04-18.4. Yet this office is repeatedly requested by FOIA agencies, contractors, and investigators if prices in government contracts can be kept secret. The law does not exempt contracts, proposals or offers. However, sealed bids or sealed proposals and related detailed cost estimates may not be disclosed until final procurement takes place, the project is completed or abandoned, or the organization in possession of the records publicly votes on the sealed tender or proposal, whichever comes first. O.C.G.A.

§ 50-18-72(a)(10). Finally, the law and policies that require the disclosure of prices in awarded government contracts parallel the long-established rule for the disclosure of government employees` salaries. There is another standard in relations with government. In the private sector, disclosure of wages or prices is usually at the discretion of the parties. But the general principle – to which the government is a party – is that neither privacy nor private commercial interest justifies the secrecy of the state`s obligations with respect to public funds. .