Florida Statute 337.168 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXVI
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

Chapter 337
CONTRACTING; ACQUISITION, DISPOSAL, AND USE OF PROPERTY

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F.S. 337.168

337.168 Confidentiality of official estimates and bid analysis and monitoring system.—

(1) A document or electronic file revealing the official cost estimate of the department of a project is confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) until the contract for the project has been executed or until the project is no longer under active consideration.

(2) The bid analysis and monitoring system of the department is confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1). This exemption applies to all system documentation, input, computer processes and programs, electronic data files, and output, but does not apply to the actual source documents, unless otherwise exempted under other provisions of law.

History.—s. 5, ch. 83-4; s. 3, ch. 89-21; s. 108, ch. 90-360; s. 163, ch. 96-406; s. 11, ch. 2014-223; s. 12, ch. 2023-197.

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Cases Citing Statute 337.168

Total Results: 4

DOT v. Groves-Watkins Constructors

530 So. 2d 912, 1988 WL 89766

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Aug 18, 1988 | Docket: 1267400

Cited 18 times | Published

because of the confidentiality of the estimate. See § 337.168, Fla. Stat. (1985) (exempting the official cost

Fla. Soc of Newspaper Editors, Inc. v. Fla., Psc

543 So. 2d 1262

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 28, 1989 | Docket: 1328218

Cited 13 times | Published

intent prevails (there the exemptions under section 337.168). The Newspapers have not demonstrated that

Capeletti Bros., Inc. v. DOT

499 So. 2d 855

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 1, 1986 | Docket: 263999

Cited 13 times | Published

Sunshine Law. We find no merit to this argument. Section 337.168 expressly exempts DOT's official cost estimates

State, Department of Transportation v. Rosier Construction Co.

899 So. 2d 1187, 2005 WL 856033

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 15, 2005 | Docket: 64837828

Published

to reveal any information protected under section 337.168(1), Florida Statutes (2003), and comply with