(a) The procurement officer shall open bids at the time and place designated in the invitation to bid. All bid openings are open to the public. The amount of each bid and other relevant information that is specified by regulation of the commissioner, together with the name of each bidder, shall be recorded.
(b) The information recorded under (a) of this section is open to public inspection as soon as practicable before the notice of intent to award a contract is given under AS 36.30.365. The bids are not open for public inspection until after the notice of intent to award a contract is given. To the extent the bidder designates and the procurement officer concurs, trade secrets and other proprietary data contained in a bid document are confidential.
Structure Alaska Statutes
Chapter 30. State Procurement Code
Article 2. Competitive Sealed Bidding.
Sec. 36.30.100. General policy.
Sec. 36.30.110. Invitation to bid.
Sec. 36.30.115. Subcontractors for construction contracts.
Sec. 36.30.130. Public notice of invitation to bid.
Sec. 36.30.150. Bid acceptance and bid evaluation.
Sec. 36.30.160. Late bids; correction or withdrawal of bids; cancellation of awards.