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Contractor Private Records as Public Records—Part 2: How to Protect Your Private Records from Public Disclosure

W. Robert Vezina, III and Megan S. Reynolds Florida Transportation Builder (Winter 2022) Introduction For years, FDOT and other public agencies have assumed and even asserted that all of a contractor’s records for a project are public records. But as explained in Part 1 of this article, the recent Florida appellate court decision in the case […]


Contractor Private Records as Public Records—Part 1: A Giant Leap in the Right Direction

W. Robert Vezina, III and Megan S. Reynolds Florida Transportation Builder (Fall 2022) Introduction For years, Florida’s broad public records law has been a source of confusion for road builders. Court-created caselaw, Florida statutes, and government agency positions have fostered this confusion by implying or, in the case of public agencies, even outright declaring that the […]