Good morning, the Authority is in receipt of your OPRA request and common law right of access request seeking “all documents relating to received bids and/or bid tabulations, including all quantities and unit pricing, for Atlantic City Expressway 2022 Bridge Rehabilitation.” At this time, the Authority will be rejecting all bids submitted for this Project. As such, your request is denied because the release of such would provide an advantage to competitors or bidders because the Board for the Authority has yet to vote on this Project and the Governor’s veto period has not ended. See Barth v. Rutgers, GRC Complaint No. 2017-21 (Final Decision dated June 25, 2019), (the GRC found that “[i]n a situation where a requestor sought access to bids during the selection process, the Council has determined that same are exempt from disclosure under” the exception that “[a] government record shall not include the following . . . information which, if disclosed would give an advantage to competitors or bidders.”); See also N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1; Renna v. Cnty. of Union, GRC Complaint No. 2003-100(February 2004); Fisher v. Lakewood Bd. of Educ. (Ocean), GRC Complaint No. 2006-193 (Interim Order dated June 27, 2007); and Bond v. Borough of Washington (Warren), GRC Complaint No. 2009-324(Final Decision dated March 29, 2011).

Thank you.

SJTA OPRA Custodian
Kimberly Testa
[SJTA request email]
609-965-6060

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From: Maddie Baisley <[OPRA #33318 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2022 12:47 PM
To: OPRA <[SJTA request email]>
Subject: OPRA request - Bid Tabulation Results for Atlantic City Expressway 2022 Bridge Rehabilitation

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Dear South Jersey Transportation Authority,

This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.

Records requested:

Please send all documents relating to received bids and/or bid tabulations, including all quantities and unit pricing, for “Atlantic City Expressway 2022 Bridge Rehabilitation”.

Please send all documents electronically.

Thanks,

MB

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