NOTICE TO PUBLIC: HUNTING & FISHING LEASE
The Morehouse Parish School Board is now receiving bids for the lease of a “sixteenth” land section for hunting and fishing. The minimum bid per acre is five dollars ($5.00). The successful bidder will be required to pay an additional $500 for the cost of advertising and preparation and recording of the lease. Also, the successful bidder must furnish a certificate of liability insurance. Legal descriptions of the land, bid specifications, and bid forms are available at the Morehouse Parish School Board Office.
The property being leased is that portion owned by the Morehouse Parish School Board and situated in Morehouse Parish as follows:
Section 16, Township 23 North, Range 6 East – approximately 48 acres (hunting)
The lease will be for a period of five years in duration, commencing July 1, 2021. Rent must be paid in full by the first business day of June each year the lease is in effect, except the first year which must be paid upon execution of the lease. The sample lease which must be executed by the successful bidder is available at the office of the Morehouse Parish School Board and will be provided upon request.
Instructions for all bids Bid specifications and bid forms are available at the office of the Superintendent at the Morehouse Parish School Board located at 4099 Naff Avenue, Bastrop, Louisiana or online at www.centralbidding.com/rfp.php?cid=10075 . The only bids that will be accepted must be contained on a bid form that will be provided by that office or online at the specified web address. For questions related to the electronic bidding process, please call Central Bidding at 1-225-810-4814. All inquiries should be directed to the Superintendent, Morehouse Parish School Board, P.O. Box 872, Bastrop, Louisiana 71221-0872.
Bids must be delivered to the Morehouse Parish School Board no later than 2:00 pm, May 5, 2021. Sealed bids that are hand delivered or sent by certified mail must be in an envelope clearly marked: “Hunting and Fishing Lease - 48 acres”. Hand-delivered bids should be brought to the 4099 Naff Avenue address and placed in bid box located in the front entrance of the Central Office and bids sent by certified mail should be sent to the P.O. Box 872, Bastrop, LA 71220-0872. All bids will remain confidential, including the receipt thereof, until opened on the date and time specified.
THE MOREHOUSE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY BID FOR SALE OR TO ACCEPT THE HIGHEST BID THAT MEETS SPECIFICATIONS.
David Gray, Superintendent
Morehouse Parish School Board
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April 14, 2021
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