NOTICE OF PUBLIC: PROPERTY: PROPERTY FOR SALE 
The Morehouse Parish School Board is now receiving bids for the sale of property known as the "Cherry Ridge Elementary" located in Bastrop, Louisiana. The description of the property to be sold is the following described property situated in the Parish of Morehouse, State of Louisiana, together with all improvements and appurtenances, to wit:
                    
The following described property situated in Bastrop, Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, to-wit:
Beginning at an iron rod at the Southeast corner of the Norwest One Quarter of the Northwest One Quarter of Section 20. Township 21 North-Range 6 East, Morehouse parish, Louisiana, and thence run west along the south line of said forth 46.37 feet to the east side of the Cherry Ridge Road and being thirty feet from and at right angles to the center line of said road; thence run northwesterly along the outside edge of a curve with a radius of 603.69 feet a distance of 137.10 feet to the point of tangent, (the chord bearing and distance is North 83 degrees and 10 minutes West 136.80 feet); thence run North 89 degrees and 40 minutes West along the north line of said road 245.79 feet to an iron pipe that is thirty feet from and at right angles to the center-line of said road; thence run North 0 degrees and 23 minutes East parallel to the east line of the forty 622.82 feet to an iron bed railing; thence run South 89 degrees and 40 minutes East 418.0 feet to an iron pipe in the east line of the Northwest One Quarter, thence run South 0 degrees and 23 minutes West along the east line of said forty 638.32 feet to an iron rod and the Point of Beginning. 
 
The above described tract of land being situated in the Northwest One Quarter of the Northwest One Quarter of Section 20 of Township 21 North-Range 6 East, Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, and containing 6.00 acres more or less, and being shown outlined in RED color on the attached plat.
 
Specifications for bid for purchase:
The above described property is to be sold without any warranty whatsoever as to title or the merchantability of the title but with full substitution and subrogation in and to any and all rights and actions of warranty which Morehouse Parish School board has or may have against preceding owners. The immovable property and all improvements will be conveyed and accepted "as is", where is, "without any warranty of any kind whatsoever". Purchaser shall be required to pay the bid price in cash or certified funds and an additional $600.00 for deed preparation and recording fees within fifteen (15) days of the awarding of the bid. If the remaining bid price and S600.00 is not paid within the fifteen (15) days of the awarding of the bid, the 10% will be forfeited and the acceptance of the bid will ipso facto be cancelled without any further action necessary by the Morehouse Parish School Board and the property will be rebid. All bids must be accompanied by a certified check in the amount of 10% of the bid which will be returned if the bid is not accepted. The transfer shall be made by a deed without warranty which is available to all bidders for review, which is part of the specifications, and will be the only document utilized to transfer ownership of the property.
 
BIDS ARE BEING ACCEPTED TO BEGIN WITH 85% OF THE APPRAISED VALUE OF $40,000.00 which is $32,000.00.

  
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, February 15, 2024.  Sealed bids that are hand delivered or sent by certified mail must be in an envelope clearly marked: “Cherry Ridge Elementary”.  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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