Bertie County Schools

ADVERTISEMENT FOR SEALED BIDS
SALE OF REAL PROPERTY
BERTIE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
            The Bertie County Board of Education (the “Board”) has authorized by resolution the sale by sealed bid of the following parcel of real property:
            Physical Address: 119 E. Askewville Street, Windsor, NC 27983
 
            Parcel Number: 6806-95-3279
 
            Deed Book/Page: Said real property is more particularly described in Deed Book 
880, Page 677, of the Bertie County Public Registry.  
 
            The Board will accept sealed bids for the property until 5:00 p.m., on Tuesday, January 2, 2024, at the law office of Hornthal, Riley, Ellis & Maland, LLP, located at 301 East Main Street, Elizabeth City, NC 27909.  All bids received shall be opened in public and the amount of each bid announced and recorded.  The record of bids shall be reported to the Board of Education by January 9, 2024.
 
            The Board will determine the highest responsible bidder for the property and will award the bid by its regular meeting on Tuesday, January 9, 2024.  Bids will remain open and subject to acceptance until the Board awards the bid.  
            
            Each bid must be accompanied by a bid deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid.  A bid deposit may take the form of cash, a cashier’s check, a certified check, or a surety bond.  The deposit may take the form of cash, a cashier’s check, a certified check, or a surety bond.  The deposit of the bidder to whom the award is made will be held until the sale of the property is closed; if that bidder refuses at any time to close the sale, the deposit will be forfeited to the Board.  The deposits of other bidders will be returned at the time the Board awards the real property to the highest responsible bidder.  
            
            In order for a bid to be considered, the bidder must be current on payment of all property taxes owed to the County.  
 
            The Board reserves the right to withdraw the property from sale at any time and the right to reject all bids.  
 
            Inquiries about the property and the sale may be made to the Director of Maintenance, Williard Lewis via telephone (252)-794-6036 or email (wlewis@bertie.k12.nc.us).