Section 3-143-604 - Confidentiality and public access to documents Prior to and after submission to a purchasing agency, the confidentiality of proposals, modifications to proposals, and withdrawals of proposals shall be maintained in accordance with this section.
(1) Prior to the submittal deadline, proposals, modifications to proposals, or withdrawals of proposals shall be kept in confidence, in a secure place, and may not be inspected for purposes of evaluation.(2) After the submittal deadline, proposals, modifications, and withdrawals may be opened and inspected only by state personnel involved with the procurement process and designated evaluation committee members. After the submittal deadline and before the award and execution of a contract, such documents shall be kept confidential to avoid disclosure of contents to competing applicants.(3) Procurement files shall be maintained and open to public inspection as provided in section 3-143-616.[Eff 6/19/99; am and comp JAN 23 2006] (Auth: HRS § 103F-106) (Imp: HRS § 103F-402)