Chris P. Courtney v. Concord, Town of - Public Schools and Carlisle Regional School District (SPR 20160798)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A. Williams Supervisor ofR ecords October 18, 2016 SPR16/798 Mr. Matthew G. Wells Senior Business Analyst Concord Public Schools Concord-Carlisle Regional School District 120 Meriam Road Concord, MA 01742 Dear Mr. Wells: I have received the petition of ChrisP. Courtney of The Foundation for Fair Contracting appealing the response of the Concord-Carlisle Regional School District (School District) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 10(b); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Mr. Courtney requested a copy of all records pertaining to the bidding of a project regarding a General Contract for the Concord-Carlisle High School Athletic Renovations Phase I Project No. BD01664/716040). In a July 21, 2016 email you replied to Mr. Courtney, "There are no records responsive to your request as the district did not contract with RAD Sports/RAD Corp. This company contracted with a private entity that leased the district property." Mr. Courtney appealed. Upon review, it is unclear whether any responsive records exist. Accordingly, I find the School District must review Mr. Courtney's request and provide a revised written response, prepared in a manner consistent with this order, the Public Records Law and its Regulations. In this response the School District must clarify any confusion between Mr. Courtney's request and the School District's response. A copy of any such response must be provided to this office. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of this response to th's o fice at pre@sec.state.ma.us. a Supervisor of Records cc: Mr. ChrisP. Courtney OneAshburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 · (617) 727-2832 ·Fax (617) 727-5914 www.sec.state.ma. us/pre