By Aberdeen Insider - September 11, 2025 in CITY OF ABERDEEN
SURPLUS REAL PROPERTY
INVITATION TO BID – NOTICE OF SALE,
CONDITIONS OF SALE, AND
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
INVITATION TO BID – NOTICE OF SALE
Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received by the Parks, Recreation & Forestry Board of Aberdeen, South Dakota, Will receive sealed bids at its office at 225 Third Avenue Southeast, Aberdeen, South Dakota until 2:00 o’clock p.m. local time on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, for the sale of a C.P. HUNTINGTON MODEL 102 TRAIN ENGINE. SERIAL NO. 1023049924 MANUFACTURE DATE 4/7/99 AND ITS SPARE PARTS. Bids will be opened publicly at the above stated time.
The sale shall be conducted in accordance with SDCL Chapter 6-13. The City expressly reserves the right to reject any and all bids. In the event bids are not rejected, the Parks, Recreation & Forestry Board shall be required to accept the highest bid for the surplus real property before the Parks, Recreation & Forestry Director is authorized to execute a purchase agreement or related closing documents on behalf of the City.
No bid may be withdrawn within a period of thirty (30) days after the date fixed for opening bids.
The successful bidder(s) shall execute within five (5) business days of notice of award a “Surplus Real Property Purchase Agreement” in the form approved by the City Attorney.
CONDITIONS OF SALE
The following terms and conditions shall apply to the sale of the surplus property:
1. The surplus property will be sold as-is in the condition existing at the time of the sale.
2. Any bid for the surplus property less than $40,000 will be rejected.
3. Payment will be accepted at the time of pick up, not to exceed 60 days from acceptance of the bid.
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
Each bid shall be legibly written or printed in ink and clearly identify the bid amount.
Each bidder shall sign the bid using the bidder’s usual signature and the bidder’s full business address. When requested by the City, evidence of the authority of the person signing shall be furnished.
Each bid shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope, addressed to the Parks, Recreation & Forestry Office identified on the outside with the words “Bid for Train Engine”, and filed with the office of the Parks, Recreation & Forestry Office not later than 2:00 p.m. local time on September 24, 2025.
Each bid shall be accompanied by a certified check, cashier’s check, or draft certified or issued by a state or national bank payable to the City of Aberdeen equal to ten percent (10%) of the bid offer.
Copies of this Notice, bid details, and proposed contract document are available upon request from the Parks and Recreation Office at the Aberdeen Recreation & Cultural Center, located at 225 3rd Ave SE St., Aberdeen, SD 57401 ((605) 626-7015) ([email protected]).
By Order of the Parks, Recreation & Forestry Board.
Dated this 28th day of August, 2025.
/s/ Matt Braun
Matt Braun, Director
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