FOIA Request to Town of Butner regarding procurement bids and RFP submissions on February 1, 2026.
A request for public records was submitted to the Town of Butner under the North Carolina Public Records Law, G.S. ยง132-1., by NE Piedmont News. The request seeks access to procurement bids and responses to requests for proposals (RFPs) received by the city during the immediately preceding calendar month. The records requested include details such as solicitation or project titles, names of bidders or proposers, submission dates, bid amounts or proposed costs, and descriptions of the goods or services proposed.
The request emphasizes that it is aimed at gathering information of public interest for dissemination to the public and does not require the creation of new documents. It also requests that if any portion of this request is denied or withheld, a specific statutory basis for the denial should be provided along with all reasonably segregable portions of the records.
As members of NE Piedmont News, we are involved in gathering and reporting news to hold public institutions accountable and provide transparency. We have expressed our willingness to receive these records in electronic format if available and have requested a fee waiver given our role as media professionals.
Our team will continue to keep you updated as we gather and report news related to this request and other matters of public interest. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or need further clarification regarding this matter.
