NOTICE TO PUBLIC: PROPERTY: PROPERTY FOR SALE
The Morehouse Parish School Board is now receiving bids for the sale of property known as the "Collinston School Site" located in Collinston, 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:

FROM the Northwest Corner of Lot 48 of Block 5 of the Original Town of Collinston as recorded in Conveyance Book “V”, page 637 of the Records of Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, thence run S 00°N 04' 04" E along the eastern right of way line of Keller Drive for 226.20 feet to a point; thence run S 89°N 47' 20" W across Keller Drive for 50.85 feet to an iron pipe in the western right of way of Keller Drive and THE POINT OF BEGINNING; thence continue S 89° 47' 20" W for 387.02 feet to an iron pipe; thence run N 00° 07' 33" W for 67.26 feet to an iron pipe; thence run N 43° 39' 15" E for 162.21 feet to an iron pipe; thence run S 89° 33' 06" W for 492.07 feet to an iron pipe; thence run N 00° 04' 04" W for 517.44 feet to an iron pipe; thence run N 89° 35' 20" E for 767.05 feet to an iron pipe in the western right of way line Keller Drive; thence run S 00° 04' 04" E along the said western right of way line for 702.28 feet to an iron pipe and The Point of Beginning. The above described tract of land is situated in a portion of Lot 7 of Section 29 and a portion of Section 40 of T 20 N - R 6 E, Morehouse Parish, Louisiana as surveyed by Jeffrey M. Messinger, Professional Land Surveyor and contains 10.597 Acres.
LESS and EXCEPT
FROM the Southwest Corner of Lot 43 of Block 5 of the Original Towns of Collinston as recorded in Conveyance Book “V”, Page 637 of the Records of Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, thence run N 00° 04' 04" W along the eastern right of way line of Keller Drive for 259.50 feet to a point; thence run S 89° 33' 06" W across Keller Drive for 325.83 feet to an iron pipe and THE POINT OF BEGINNING; thence run S 00° 07' 33" E for 184.21 feet to an iron pipe; thence run S 89° 47' 20" W for 112.23 feet to an iron pipe; thence run N 00° 07' 33" W for
67.26 feet to an iron pipe; thence run N 43° 39' 15" E for 162.21 feet to an iron pipe and The Point of Beginning. The above described tract of land is situated in a portion of Section 29 of T 20 N - R 6 E, Morehouse Parish, Louisiana as surveyed by Jeffrey M. Messinger, Professional Land Surveyor and contains 0.3239 Acres.

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 $59,500.00  
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, June 8, 2023.  Sealed bids that are hand delivered or sent by certified mail must be in an envelope clearly marked: “Collinston School Site”.  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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May 18, 2023
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