Selling county land through sealed bids

A. Real property may be sold by a call for sealed bids if the council finds that disposition in such a manner is in the public interest and adopts a resolution to that effect, approved by two-thirds of its members. B. All bids shall be sealed when delivered to the director and opened by the director at the time and place stated in the notice published pursuant to subsection (C). The director may reject any bid and waive any defects if the rejection or waiver is in the public interest. C. Notice of any proposed disposition by sealed bids shall be published at least once in each of two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the County, the last publication to be not less than five days before the date set for the receipt of bids. Notice of a proposed disposition by sealed bids shall contain the following: 1. Time and place for opening of the sealed bids. 2. General description of the real property, including the address and the tax map key. 3. Location where bid forms and instructions for bidders may be secured. D. When deemed necessary by the director, bid deposits shall be prescribed in the public notices inviting bids. Unsuccessful bidders shall be entitled to a return of their bid deposit when required by the director. A successful bidder shall forfeit any bid deposit required by the director upon failure on the bidder's part to enter into a required contract within ten days after the award. (Ord. No. 4274, § 2, 2016; Ord. 1558 § 1 (part), 1986)