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City of Aberdeen – Notice of Sale – Invitation to Bid

By Aberdeen Insider  -    August 22, 2024 in Legals   Reading Time: 3 minutes

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 City Council of Aberdeen, South Dakota, at the office of the Finance Officer, Auditor Division, 123 S. Lincoln Street, Aberdeen, SD 57401-4215 until 2:00 o’clock p.m. local time on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, at which time bids will be publicly opened, read, and referred to the City Council for sale of the following surplus real estate:

THE NORTH SEVENTY FEET (N70′) OF THE SOUTH ONE HUNDRED THIRTY FEET (S130′) OF DRAINAGE LOT S IN THE NW¼ OF SEC. 7, T123N, R64W OF THE 5TH P.M., according to the plat thereof of record, BROWN COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA; containing 1.01 acres±.

The sale shall be conducted in accordance with SDCL Ch. 6-13. The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids. If not rejected, the City Council is required to accept the high bid for the surplus real property before the City Manager may be authorized to execute a purchase agreement or 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No bid may be withdrawn within a period of thirty (30) days after the date fixed for opening bids.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:

  • The surplus property will be sold as-is in the condition existing at the time of the sale, subject to all easements and encumbrances of record, including a perpetual easement for scenic enjoyment set forth in that Warranty Deed dated October 23, 2000, recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds, Brown County, South Dakota, on October 24, 2000, at 2:14 P.M. in Book 274, Page 731.
  • Any bid for the surplus property less than $2,500.00 will be rejected.
  • The surplus property is currently exempt from real property taxation but may not retain its tax-exempt status as of the date of closing.
  • The use district of the surplus property is zoned Municipal district and must be rezoned by the buyer to R-2 Medium density residential district.
  • Closing shall take place as soon as practicable but in no case later than 90 days after acceptance of the bid by the City Council.
  • The successful bidder may order a policy of title insurance but shall pay all costs therefor.
  • Title shall transfer by special warranty deed from the City of Aberdeen to the successful bidder.
  • A bidder, prior to bid acceptance, may be required to provide proof to City officials of such bidder’s ability to presently satisfy all requirements to rezone the property in the R-2 Medium density residential district and to replat the property with real property adjacent to the surplus property.
  • The successful bidder within 90 days of the closing shall submit to the Community Development Department the forms necessary to rezone the property in the R-2 Medium density residential district and to combine by replat the surplus property with the adjacent property, and shall incur all fees and costs, including surveying, associated with rezoning and replatting.

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 Finance Officer of the City of Aberdeen, South Dakota, identified on the outside with the words “Bid for Surplus Real Property”, and filed with the office of the Deputy Finance Officer, Auditor Division, not later than 2:00 o’clock p.m. local time on September 10, 2024.

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 City Attorney, Ron Wager, at the Municipal Building, 123 S. Lincoln St., Aberdeen, SD 57401 ((605) 626-7025) ([email protected]).

By Order of the Aberdeen City Council. Dated this 19th day of August, 2024. /s/ Jordan McQuillen, Finance Officer

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