Good morning,

On behalf of Ann F. Grossi, Esq., Morris County Clerk I'm acknowledging receipt of your OPRA email request listed below.

Please know that your email has been forwarded to Sheila M. Leary, CPM, OPRA Officer. I also have copied Ms. Leary on this email. Below is the contact information for your records.

Sheila M. Leary, CPM
OPRA Officer / CBA - Board Secretary
County of Morris - Admin
PO Box 900
Morristown, NJ 07963-0900
voice: (973) 829-8126
fax: (973) 285-5266
[Morris County request email]

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our office.

Best Regards,

Marta N. DeSpirito
Secretary to the County Clerk
Morris County Clerk's Office
10 Court Street
P.O. Box 315
Morristown, NJ 07963-0315
(973) 285-6125 Office
(973) 285-6171 Fax
http://www.morriscountyclerk.org/

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Dear Ava Valesi,

Attached is the responsive record that was previously provided to you on
May 18, 2023.

Subject: [Records Center] Morris County - Open Public Records Request ::
C006819-051823
Body:

RE: OPRA REQUEST of May 18, 2023, Reference # C006819-051823.

Dear ava v.:

The County of Morris received a public records request from you on May 18,
2023. Specifically, you requested:

“This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law
right of access. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.

Records requested:
Please send the final and compiled bid tabulation (Bid Tally), including
all quantities and unit pricing for each bidder, for Milling & Resurfacing
Long Hill Road (C.R. 604) that was submitted on 6/9/20.

Below is an example of the format we are looking for that the engineer
usually creates at the completion of the bid:

| | BIDDER 1 | BIDDER 2 |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Item | Description | QNT | UNIT | AMOUNT | UNIT | AMOUNT |
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | |

Please send all documents electronically.

Thanks,
PPA

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The County of Morris has reviewed its files and has located responsive
records to your request. Please log in to the Morris County OPRA Center at
the following link to retrieve the appropriate responsive documents.

[1]Morris County - Open Public Records Request - C006819-051823

Your OPRA request is now deemed answered and closed. Thank you for your
attention to this matter.

If you have any questions or wish to discuss this further, please contact
my office at 973-829-8126.

Sincerely,

Sheila M. Leary, CPM

Administration

To the extent that you have also requested access to the above government
records under the common law, your stated interest in obtaining the
records must be balanced against the County of Morris’ interest in
nondisclosure. See Loigman v. Kimmelman, 102 N.J. 98 (1986).  The
foregoing response to your request for access to government records
incorporates the aforementioned balancing test. Please note that "a
party's status as a litigant does not enlarge its access to government
records under OPRA”. MAG Entm't, LLC v. Div. of Alcoholic Beverage
Control, 375 N.J. Super. 534, 545-46 (App. Div. 2005). The County of
Morris reserves the right to raise any other grounds for denial not raised
in this response. Failure of the County of Morris to assert an exemption
or privilege does not act as a waiver of any grounds for
denial. Furthermore, a reviewing Court or the Government Records Council
("GRC") may deem a denial of access to be authorized on grounds other than
those advanced by a custodian. See Paff v. Twp. of Plainsboro,
A-2122-05T2, 2007 WL 957289, at *2 (App. Div., Apr. 2, 2007), affirming,
Paff v. Township of Plainsboro, GRC Complaint No. 2005-29 (March 2006). If
your request for access to a government record has been denied or
unfilled, you have a right to challenge the decision by the County of
Morris to deny access. At your option, you may either initiate a
proceeding in the Superior Court of New Jersey or file a complaint with
the GRC by completing the Denial of Access Complaint Form. You may contact
the GRC by toll-free telephone at 866-850-0511, by mail at P.O. Box 819,
Trenton, NJ, 08625, by e-mail at [2][email address], or on its website
at [3]www.state.nj.us/grc. The GRC can also answer other questions about
the law. All questions regarding complaints filed in Superior Court should
be directed to the Court Clerk in your County.

Sheila M. Leary, CPM

OPRA Officer / CBA – Board Secretary

County of Morris - Admin

PO Box 900

Morristown, NJ  07963-0900

voice: (973) 829-8126

fax: (973) 285-5266

[Morris County request email]

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