Hello,
Please accept this as Rowan’s completed response to your January 12, 2026, OPRA request (below) wherein you sought the "Unofficial Bid results/figures or award RFP - Construction Manager at Risk for Edelman College at Rowan University."

This Project has not been awarded yet. OPRA provides that “[a] government record shall not include the following ... information which, if disclosed, would give an advantage to competitors or bidders.” N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1. In situations where a requestor seeks access to bids during the selection process, it has been determined that same are exempt from disclosure under this exemption. See 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), Bond v. Borough
of Washington (Warren), GRC Complaint No. 2009-324 (Final Decision dated March 29, 2011); and Barth vs.Rutgets University, GRC Complaint No. 2017-121 (2017).

Accordingly, Rowan University's policy regarding submission for Projects that have not been awarded is as follows:

Submissions will be held confidential during the bid process until such time as the final contract is executed, upon such time the bid submittals may be subject to the Open Public Records Act for non-propriety information.

Based on all of the above, your request for access to the "unofficial" results is denied. You have the right to challenge this decision by Rowan University. You can file a Complaint in the Superior Court of New Jersey or complete a Denial of Access Complaint Form with the Government Records Council (GRC). You can contact the GRC at 866-850-0511; or by mail at P.O. Box 819, Trenton, NJ 08625; or via email at [email address]; or through its website at http://www.state.nj.us/grc.

This is a full response to your OPRA request and Rowan will close this file unless you advise otherwise.

If you have any questions and/or would like to discuss this matter further, please do not hesitate to reach out to me at any time.

Thank you,
Arsinoe Feld
OPRA Coordinator
Office of General Counsel
Rowan University | 201 Mullica Hill Rd.| Glassboro, NJ 08028-1701
[email address] |856-256-5112

-----Original Message-----
From: Will Caras <[OPRA #85831 email]>
Sent: Monday, January 12, 2026 3:51 PM
To: opra <[Rowan University request email]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] OPRA request - Requesting Unofficial Bid results/figures or award

Dear Rowan University,

Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government record request.

I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.

I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.

I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.

Records requested:

Requesting Unofficial Bid results/figures or award

RFP - Construction Manager at Risk for Edelman College at Rowan University

01/06/2026 02:00 PM

My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request. If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and provide their email address to me for future reference.

Yours faithfully,

Will Caras

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