Colorado § 24-101-401 - Public access to procurement information.
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§ 24-101-401. Public access to procurement information.
(1) Except as provided in section 24-103-201.5, proposals and bids shall be opened so as to avoid disclosure of the contents of the proposal or bid to competing offerors during the review process. A register of proposals and bids shall be prepared in accordance with rules and such procurement records shall be open for public inspection after the award as provided in sections 24-72-203 and 24-72-204. The executive director may promulgate rules to clarify the process for classifying confidential or proprietary information in procurement records.
(2) (a) To the extent not prohibited by federal law, each contract entered into by a governmental body pursuant to this code shall specify that the contract and performance measures and standards under article 103.5 of this title are open to inspection by the public as provided in sections 24-72-203 and 24-72-204.
(b) Repealed.
Source: L. 81: Entire article added, p. 1262, § 1, effective January 1, 1982. L. 2011: Entire section amended, (SB 11-025), ch. 103, p. 324, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2013: (1) amended, (HB 13-1300), ch. 316, p. 1686, § 67, effective August 7. L. 2017: (1) amended, (HB 17-1051), ch. 99, p. 307, § 7, effective August 9. L. 2020: (2)(b) repealed, (HB 20-1153), ch. 109, p. 440, § 6, effective June 16.
Cross references: (1) In 2011, section 24-101-401 was amended by the "Colorado Taxpayer Empowerment Act of 2011". For the short title, see section 1 of chapter 103, Session Laws of Colorado 2011.
(2) For the legislative declaration in HB 20-1153, see section 1 of chapter 109, Session Laws of Colorado 2020.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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