NOTICE OF PUBLIC:  PROPERTY:  PROPERTY FOR SALE
 
The Morehouse Parish School Board is now receiving bids for the sale of property known as TBD Wallace Road Property, 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:
 
 
                                              West Half of Northeast Quarter (W ½ of NE  ¼) and that part of
                                               the Southeast Quarter (SE ¼) lying North and West of the
                                               centerline of Louisiana Highway No. 140, Section 33, Township
                                               22 North, Range 6 East, Morehouse Parish, Louisiana containing
                                               Approximately 108 acres more or less.
 
 
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.
 
THE MINIMUM BID MUST EQUAL TO 85% OF THE APPRAISED VALUE OF $151,200.00 WHICH IS $128,520.00
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, October 28, 2020.  Sealed bids that are hand delivered or sent by certified mail must be in an envelope clearly marked: “TBD Wallace Road Property”.  Hand-delivered bids should be brought to the 4099 Naff Avenue address 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
 
Publish:
October 7, 2020
October 14, 2020
October 21, 2020