If a housing management body receives a FOIP request for copies of contracts with consultants, engineers or other contractors, would the housing management body release the records?
• Not entirely. Copies of contracts can be disclosed after they have been awarded on the premise that the public has the right to know who has been engaged to do work for the housing management body and how much is being paid for the work. For instance, the total amount paid under a contract would be releasable. • However, some information in the contract, or in supplementary documentation, must be withheld if it meets the three-part test in section 16 for harm to business interests of the contractor. • Information may also be withheld if the housing management body can show that its disclosure could reasonably harm its economic interests, result in financial loss or interfere with negotiations (section 25). • Examples of information that might be withheld include unit pricing, actual wages paid to employees of the contractor, or proprietary information (e.g. trade secrets). • The Managing Contracts under the FOIP Act, A Guide for Government of Alberta Contract Managers and FOIP Coordi
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