North Carolina § 136-28 - 5. Construction diaries; bid analysis and management system.

§ 136-28. 5. Construction diaries; bid analysis and management system.

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. Analyses generated by the Department of Transportation's Bid Analysis and Management System, including work papers, documents and the output of automated systems associated with the analyses of bids made by the Bid Analysis and Management System, are confidential and are not subject to the public records provisions of Chapter 132 of the General Statutes. 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. History (1987, c. 380, s. 1; 1991, c. 716, s. 1; 2012-78, s. 11.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2012-78, s. 18, provides: "Prosecutions for offenses committed before the effective date of the section of this act that modifies the offense [July 1, 2012] are not abated or affected by this act, and the statutes that would be applicable but for this act remain applicable to those prosecutions." Session Laws 2012-78, s. 19, made subsection (c) of this section effective July 1, 2012, and applicable to bids and documents submitted for advertisements and requests for proposal that are advertised or requested on or after that date. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2012-78, s. 11, effective July 1, 2012, added subsection (c). For applicability, see editor's note.