- (a) Except as provided in this section or by another law, contract and purchasing records are public records subject to public inspection under IC 5-14-3 .
- (b) A governmental body may establish policies or adopt rules for the protection of documents submitted to the governmental body in response to a solicitation.
(c) Policies or rules may provide procedures for the following:
- (1) Protection of offers before opening to prevent disclosure of contents.
- (2) Afford unobstructed evaluation of offers and award of contracts by the purchasing agent after opening.
- (3) Protection of offers from tampering before and after opening.
As added by P.L.49-1997, SEC.1.