Colorado § 24-16-105 - Account and record of costs.

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§ 24-16-105. Account and record of costs.

Whenever an agency of government undertakes any public work project by any means or method other than by contract, it shall cause to be kept and preserved a full, true, and accurate record of the cost of such project. Such records shall be kept and maintained by a responsible official on behalf of the responsible agency of government. To the extent the responsible agency of government contracts with any other agency of government in connection with a project, such other agency shall provide all necessary data or information to enable the responsible agency of government to document a full, true, and accurate record of the cost of such project, which data or information shall be kept in an orderly manner by the responsible agency of government for a period of at least six years after completion of the project. All such records shall be considered public records and shall be made available for public inspection.

Source: L. 81: Entire article added, p. 1155, § 1, effective July 1.

Cross references: For the inspection of public records, see part 2 of article 72 of this title.

Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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