F. Contracts, proposals and bids.

Open. Contracts made by any government agency involving an expenditure of public funds are open to inspection as public records under the Open Records Act. Freedom Newspapers Inc. v. Denver & Rio Grande Western R.R., 731 P.2d 740 (Colo. App. 1986).  After a contract has been let, the bidding documents, of successful and unsuccessful bidders, are subject to inspection.  See International Bhd. of Elec. Workers Local 68 v. Denver Metro. Major League Baseball Stadium Dist., 880 P.2d 160 (Colo. App. 1994); Denver Post v. Stapleton Dev. Corp., 19 P.3d 36 (Colo. App. 2000).