NOTICE TO BIDDERS
The Vermilion Parish School System will receive sealed bids until 2:00 P.M., Thursday, March 13, 2025 in the Vermilion Parish School System Main Building, 3rd Floor Conference Room, 220 South Jefferson Street, Abbeville, Louisiana 70510, for the purpose of a Hunting, Grazing, and Trapping (excluding Alligator) Lease on the following Sixteenth Section, in accordance with statutes regulating the leasing of public lands:
Bid 2025.769 - Section 16, Township 14 South, Range 1 East Hunting, Grazing, and Trapping (excluding Alligator) Lease – 320 Acres more or less, located North of the Warren Ditch
BID OPENING:  Thursday, March 13, 2025 @ 2:00 p.m.                                     
It is understood that the successful bidder will take into consideration that another Lessee may use the land for hunting, grazing, trapping and baiting alligator (alligator only) according to regulations set forth by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission.
Use of the leasehold is subject to Coastal Restoration Restrictions, attached hereto.

1. Bids may be submitted for a period not to exceed five (5) years. 

 

2. No bid can be considered for less than one thousand seven hundred dollars ($1,700.00) per year. 

 

3. Payment for first year rental must accompany the bid form obtained from The Vermilion Parish School System for Bid 2025.769, and the contract will be issued for a period beginning April 19, 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. NO Lessee may assign, sublease, or transfer his lease.

 

6. The payment required in paragraph 2, shall be by certified check or cashier’s check.

 

7. 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.

Bids must be sealed and the envelope marked:  “Bid 2025.769 – S16-T14S-R1E, Hunting, Grazing, and Trapping (excluding alligator) Lease, 320 acres more or less, located North of the Warren Ditch – Thursday, March 13, 2025 @ 2:00 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.
The Board reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids.
VERMILION PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM
Thomas J. Byler Secretary-Treasurer

PUBLICATION DATES:  February 19, February 26, and March 5, 2025