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218 . 78 Report of interest .— If the total amount of interest paid during the preceding fiscal year exceeds $ 250 , each local governmental entity shall , during December of each year, report to the board of county commissioners or the municipal governing body the number of interest payments made by it during the preceding fiscal year and the total amount of such payments made under this part. History.—s . 4 , ch . 89-297 ; s . 51 ch . 95-331 . 218 . 79 Repeal of conflicting laws .—All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this part are repealed . History .—s . 4 , ch . 89-297 . 218 . 80 Public Bid Disclosure Act .— ( 1 ) This section may be cited as the " Public Bid Disclosure Act. " ( 2 ) It is the intent of the Legislature that a local governmental entity shall disclose all of the local governmental entity' s permits or fees , including , but not limited to , all license fees , permit fees , impact fees , or inspection fees , payable by the contractor to the unit of government that issued the bidding documents or other request for proposal , unless such permits or fees are disclosed in the bidding documents or other request for proposal for the project at the time the project was let for bid . It is further the intent of the Legislature to prohibit local governments from halting construction to collect any undisclosed permits or fees which were not disclosed or included in the bidding documents or other request for proposal for the project at the time the project was let for bid . ( 3 ) Bidding documents or other request for proposal issued for bids by a local governmental entity , or any public contract entered into between a local governmental entity and a contractor shall disclose each permit or fee which the contractor will have to pay before or during construction and shall include the dollar amount or the percentage method or the unit method of all permits or fees which may be required by the local government as a part of the contract. If the request for proposal does not require the response to include a final fixed price , the local governmental entity is not required to disclose any fees or assessments in the request for proposal . However, at least 10 days prior to requiring the contractor to submit a final fixed price for the project , the local governmental entity shall make the disclosures required in this section . Any of the local governmental entity' s permits or fees which are not disclosed in the bidding documents , other request for proposal , or a contract between a local government and a contractor shall not be assessed or collected after the contract is let . No local government shall halt construction under any public contract or delay completion of the contract in order to collect any permits or fees which were not provided for or specified in the bidding documents , other request for proposal , or the contract. (4 ) This section does not require disclosure in the bidding documents of any permits or fees imposed as a result of a change order or a modification to the contract . The local government shall disclose all permits or fees imposed as a result of a change order or a modification to the contract prior to the date the contractor is required to submit a price for the change order or modification . History .—s . 1 , ch . 93-76 .