NOTICE TO BIDDERS

The Vermilion Parish School System will receive sealed bids either online at www.centralbidding.com or at the Vermilion Parish School System Main Building, 3rd Floor Conference Room, 220 South Jefferson Street, Abbeville, Louisiana 70510, until 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 4, 2025 for Hunting, Grazing and Trapping (Excluding Alligator) purposes on the following Sixteenth Section, in accordance with statutes regulating the leasing of public lands:

Bid 2025.767 - Section 16, Township 15 South, Range 2 East Hunting, Grazing and Trapping (Excluding Alligator) Lease – 640 Acres More or Less. (Schooner Bayou)
BID OPENING:  Tuesday, February 4, 2025 @ 1:30 p.m. 

It will be understood that the successful bidder will take into consideration that another lessee may use the land for hunting and trapping or baiting alligator (alligator only) according to regulations set forth by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission.
 

1. Bids may be submitted for a period not to exceed five (5) years.
2. No bid can be considered for less than eleven thousand fifty-two dollars ($11,052.00) per year.
3. Payment for first year rental must accompany the bid form obtained from The Vermilion Parish School System for Bid 2025.767, and the contract will be issued for a period beginning March 14, 2025.
4. No lease can be executed for more than the amount of acres in the section to bid on, and no lessee can own more than one lease.
5. The lease will be covered by the Vermilion Parish School System blanket insurance policy.  Lessee will be required to pay their portion of the insurance premium upon execution of the lease.
6. No Lessee may assign, sublease, or transfer his lease.
7. The payment required in Paragraph 2, shall be by certified or cashier’s check.

Bids must be sealed and the envelope marked:  "Bid 2025.767 - S16-T15S-R2E, Hunting, Grazing and Trapping (Excluding Alligator) Lease – BID OPENING:  Tuesday, February 4, 2025 @ 1:30 P.M. and include the bidder’s name and address.”

Bid packet for the above may be obtained by emailing Lori Fontenot ([email protected]), visiting www.vpsb.net, or www.centralbidding.com.

Bids submitted prior to this date and time should be properly marked on the outside of the sealed envelope and should be mailed or delivered to Lori Fontenot, Purchasing Agent, Vermilion Parish School System, 220 South Jefferson Street, P. O. Drawer 520, Abbeville, Louisiana 70510. Written receipts for bids will be issued according to law.  Bids can be submitted through www.centralbidding.com also.

The Board reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids.

VERMILION PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM

Thomas J. Byler
Secretary-Treasurer

PUBLICATION DATES:
January 15, January 22, and January 29, 2025