By Aberdeen Insider - January 8, 2026 in ABERDEEN REGIONAL AIRPORT
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS FOR HAY GRASS LAND LEASES
Aberdeen Regional Airport invites interested persons to submit bids to lease land for the purpose of hay crop production.
Maps of available tracts and the bid form may be obtained (M-F, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.) from:
- Aberdeen Regional Airport, 4740 6th Avenue SE, Aberdeen, SD 57401
- City of Aberdeen, 123 South Lincoln Street, Aberdeen, SD 57401
- Or may be downloaded from our website at: aberdeen.sd.us
Bids must be submitted to City Hall no later than 4:30 p.m. on Friday, January 23, 2026. Late proposals will not be accepted.
All bids shall be for cash rent per acre with identified tracts said party is proposing to lease. Leases will be for a five-year period. If Aberdeen Regional Airport has construction activities that may impact total available acres for harvest in certain tracts, impacted areas shall be surveyed and any areas impacted will be deducted appropriately from cash rent due on impacted tracts.
Bids will be publicly opened at City Hall at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 27, 2026 and then considered by the Aberdeen Airport Board and the Aberdeen City Council. The Council then must publish notice of its intent to approve the leases with the successful bidders and hold a public hearing before it may award any bid. Within 20 days of the Notice of Award, a successful bidder will be required to execute a “Grass Land Lease.” A copy of the form lease is available from the Transportation Director.
The Aberdeen Regional Airport and the City of Aberdeen reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to accept any bid that best serve its needs and is deemed to be in the best interest of the City.
If a successful bidder of a tract refuses to enter a lease, the City, in addition to any and all other remedies it may have against such defaulting bidder, reserves the right to award the bid to another bidder for such tract.
Published twice on January 8 and January 15, 2026, at the total approximate cost of $42.12 and may be viewed free of charge at www.sdpublicnotices.com and www.aberdeeninsider.com