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2010 ANNUAL SURPLUS AND VEHICLE
AUCTION TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1.
QUALIFIED BIDDERS/RESTRICTIONS
A.
Minors Prohibited
Bidders must be 18 or older to participate in the auction and must
provide factual personal information.
B.
Seized & Forfeited Property Restrictions
Arizona Revised Statutes
§13-4315 prohibits the following employees and other persons from
bidding, winning or otherwise purchasing seized and forfeited property:
City of Show Low Police Department Employees, any person who
participated in the seizure/forfeiture of the property being auctioned,
employees associated with the operation of the auction, and any member
of the immediate family of any of these employees or persons.
2.
INSPECTION OF PROPERTY
All
property will be available for inspection Monday through Friday from
8:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. with the exception of holidays. The property
will be available for inspection at the Public Works Yard at 1281 E
Thornton Road, Show Low, Arizona 85901 unless otherwise stated in the
property description of the Invitation. Bidders are advised and
encouraged to carefully inspect any property offered in the Invitation
prior to submitting a bid. Failure to inspect the property shall not
constitute grounds for a claim against the City or for the withdrawal of
a bid after the auction’s close.
3.
CONDITION OF PROPERTY
All
property listed for sale is sold “AS-IS”. The City of Show Low expresses
or implies no warranty as to quality, kind, completeness or condition of
any property offered in the Invitation, or its fitness for any use or
purpose.
In the
case of vehicles or equipment, the successful bidder assumes all
liability for the operation, transport and/or use of the vehicles or
equipment. Any needed repair becomes the responsibility of the
successful bidder following the purchase of said equipment.
4.
PAYMENT OPTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The
successful bidder agrees to pay for all property awarded in accordance
with the prices quoted in their bid plus all applicable sales tax. Beginning the second business day
following close of the auction, successful bidders have eleven (11)
working days to pay in full for all awarded property. All property must
be paid in full prior to delivery of any of the property.
The
City of Show Low will accept the following payment options: American
Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa, PayPal, money order, check, and
cash. Payments may be made by FAX, mail or in person. The City does not
accept Billpoint.
Credit
card payments may be made in person at City Hall located at 550 N 9th
Place, Show Low, Arizona, 85901; or on-line using PayPal. To make a
payment at City Hall, please download and fill out the
Final Bid form. The Final Bid form may be filled out on-line or printed
and completed by hand. Final Bid forms must be printed and signed before
paying in person, the credit card portion of the Final Bid form may be
left blank only when paying in person.
PayPal
payments may be made following the close of the auction by logging on to
the auction site, selecting the link to “Past Listings” and opening the
item. A link to the PayPal site will be available to the winning bidder.
Please bring a copy of the paid invoice when picking up your item when
paying through Paypal.
To pay
by FAX, download and print the Final Bid form. The Final Bid form may be
filled out on-line or printed and completed by hand. Final Bid forms
must be printed and signed before FAXING to: 928-532-4009.
To pay
by MAIL, download the Final Bid form. The Final Bid form may be filled
out on-line or printed and completed by hand. Final Bid forms must be
printed and signed before mailing to:
City
of Show Low Surplus
1281 E Thornton
Show Low, AZ 85901
Please
allow 3-5 business days for processing.
Business and cashiers checks, money orders, and cash payments will be
accepted at Show Low City Hall located at 550 N 9th Place. Please download and fill out the
Final Bid form, leave the credit card information blank. The Final Bid
form may be filled out on-line or printed and completed by hand. Final
Bid forms must be printed and signed before bringing in the form with
your payment when paying in person, or mail it with your payment to the
address listed above.
Make
checks payable to the “City of Show Low”; be sure to include the item
number in the message area of your payment. Personal checks will not be
accepted.
5.
TITLE
Ownership to personal property will be transferred to the purchaser
after full and final payment is made. Additionally, possession of the
vehicles shall not occur until the Arizona MVD Certificate of Title has
been duly signed and is delivered to the purchaser simultaneously with
the vehicle.
6.
REMOVAL OF PROPERTY
Property will be made available for pick up on the second business day
after the auction closes. The successful bidder may remove the property
upon full payment of the quoted bid price and administrative fees when
applied. All property must be removed within eleven (11) working days of
the auction’s close. Exceptions can be granted for circumstances beyond
the purchaser’s control such as, but not limited to severe weather
conditions. Proof of payment is necessary before any property will be
delivered to your possession. The purchaser is responsible for all
transportation arrangements. Items purchased will be released only to
the purchaser or an authorized representative. The representative must
provide written authorization from the purchaser before any property
will be released to them.
Surplus property will be available for removal from the Show Low Public
Works Yard located at 1281 E Thornton, unless otherwise specified in the
Invitation. Property may be removed Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m.
until 2:30 p.m. except on holidays. The City of Show Low will assist n
loading the property in or onto the purchaser provided transportation.
It is
the purchaser’s responsibility to comply with the applicable Federal,
State and local laws, ordinances and regulations regarding registration,
licensing, handling, possession, transportation, sale, use or disposal
of the property listed in the Invitation. Purchasers or users of the
property are not exempt from violation of such laws because the City of
Show Low is party to this sale or had any interest in the property at
the time.
7.
DEFAULT
If,
after the award, the Purchaser breaches this contract by: a) failure to
furnish full and final payment within the time allowed in this
invitation, or b) failure to remove the property within the time allowed
in this invitation, the purchaser shall lose all right, title, and
interest which they might otherwise have acquired in and to such
property as to which a default has occurred. If default occurs, the City
of Show Low may in its discretion award interest in an auction item to
the next highest bidder.
8.
USER ID’S
Any
user ID deemed by the City of Show Low to mislead other bidders during
the course of the auction, or is vulgar or distasteful will be removed
from the auction system. If the winning bidder’s user ID is deemed by
the City as misleading, vulgar or distasteful, the City will at its
discretion retain the item for a future auction or award interest in the
item to the next highest bidder.
9.
INCORRECT BID ENTRIES
If near the close of the auction,
a bidder intentionally or unintentionally enters
an incorrect
bid amount that prevents other bidders from making a reasonable
incremental
bid, the City will in its discretion retain the item for a future
auction or
award interest in the item to the next highest bidder. If the incorrect
bid is
entered one or more business days prior to the auction closed date, the
bidder making
the incorrect entry should contact the City of Show Low. A
correction
will be made to the bid and the auction will be allowed to proceed
until
closing.
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