CORA REQUESTS
CORA REQUESTS
Colorado Open Records Act
Denver Arts & Venues (DAV) is an agency of the City and County of Denver and will make public records available in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Colorado Open Records Act (“CORA”), Colorado Revised Statutes §24-72-201, et seq.
DAV follows the City and County of Denver’s CORA Fee Policy found here: denvergov.org/cora
General Services is the custodian of record for the following commonly requested records:
- Request for proposals
- Proposal documents
- Score sheets
- Bid documents
- Security camera footage
Please read through the following information to determine if a CORA request is necessary, and if DAV is the appropriate agency to request documentation from.
REQUIREMENTS
Requests made under the Colorado Open Records Act must be made in writing and must include the following:
- Requestor’s full name, address and telephone number
- Subject matter to be searched in as descriptive terms as possible
- Dates of search
- Types of documents to be searched (email, written documents, reports, etc.)
- A statement that the request is made pursuant to the provisions of the Colorado Open Records Act, Colorado Revised Statutes §24-72-201, et seq.
If you are unable to provide a request in writing due to a disability, please contact the Denver Office for Disability Rights for assistance.
DisabilityAccess@denvergov.org
TTY: (720) 913-8475
Fax: (720) 913-8470
PUBLIC SOLICITATION DOCUMENTATION
Staff will attempt to provide records in the form in which they are used by DAV. Generally, staff will not manipulate data to generate a record in another form with the exception of those specific elements in materials such as a public solicitation proposal administered by DAV where a proposal has been designated by the proposer as Business or Trade Secrets and plainly marked “Trade Secrets”, “Confidential”, “Proprietary”, or “Trade Secret.”
Scoring evaluations from a public solicitation are a deliberative process and privileged information. A&V shall withhold such documentation pursuant to the deliberative process privilege, and if necessary provide an affidavit asserting the privilege.
CONTRACTS, AGREEMENTS AND ORDINANCES
The Denver City Charter names the Office of the Clerk and Recorder as the official custodian for all contracts and agreements for the City and County of Denver. If you are requesting one of these documents please submit a CORA request to the Clerk and Recorder.
Office of the Clerk and Recorder
Call: 720-865-8400 or 311
clerkandrecorder@denvergov.org
Requests for records held by other city departments will be declined and customers will be referred to the department(s) believed to be custodians of the records.
CORA COSTS
To pay for the cost of processing a CORA request, the agency may charge for the time spent to research and respond to requests for records under CORA.
- Staff time may be charged at a rate of up to $41.37 per hour.
- There is no charge for the first hour to research and retrieve records.
- There is an additional charge of $0.25 per page for regular paper copies, or an additional cost for other paper sizes.
Time and Cost Estimates
Agencies may provide the requestor with a time and cost estimate, which may require a pre-payment before processing the request. If you pay for more time than is spent processing your request, you will receive a refund.