Solutions Economics, LLC v. Long Island Power Authority

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law art 6; hereinafter FOIL), the petitioner, Solutions Economics, LLC (hereinafter SE), sought disclosure of certain documents submitted to the respondent, Long Island Power Authority (hereinafter LIPA), in response to its requests for proposals for its Long Island Cable Replacement project (hereinafter the LIRC project). In accordance with Public Officers Law § 89 (5), LIPA notified the companies which had submitted proposals that they would be given an opportunity to request continued confidential treatment of their submissions.…