Public Notice: sale of surplus goods at Shoreline Fire Department

Notice of Sale - Surplus Government Property

Notice is hereby given that the Shoreline Fire Department will be holding a surplus sale to dispose of excess tools, equipment, and supplies.

The sale will be held at the following location

Saturday November 1^st :

Shoreline Fire Department

Headquarters Station 61

17525 Aurora Ave N.

Shoreline, WA 98133

(Be advised, parking may be limited)

(enter from Aurora, southbound)

·       Sale begins at 9am – No Previews

·       Silent Auction bidding ends at 2pm

·       Sale ends at 3pm – all items to be picked up by 5pm

Items at the sale are either pre-priced at disposal prices or are available for bid by silent auction. 

Rules for silent auction are as follows:

1.      Items listed at “bid” price will have a bid sheet attached.

2.      All items will have a minimum bid which is the declared “value” of the item

3.      Persons wanting to place a bid on the item shall write their name and phone number at which they can be reached after 2pm of the day of the sale, and their bid price.

4.      Beginning at 2pm, bid sheets will be collected by a Department official.  Once the sheet is collected the bidding shall be considered closed.

5.      If parties are involved in bidding, or attempting to bid as the sheet is collected, each interested party may verbally submit a bid to the Department official.

6.      The highest bid accepted by the Department official at that time shall be considered the sale price.

7.      Upon collection of bid sheets, the top bidder for each item shall be contacted by phone (after 2pm), or in person if they are present.  If the top bidder is not reached by phone (or person) after the first attempt, the next highest bidder shall be considered the highest bidder.

8.      All Silent auction items are to be paid for by 4pm, or the top bidder shall be disqualified and the item shall be offered to the next highest bidder to purchase by 5pm.

9.      Any remaining items not bid upon at the minimum bid shall be retained by the department for possible later sale or disposal. 

10.   Any disputes shall be resolved by the Department official and his decision shall be final.

Any inquiries should be directed to Assistant Chief Tim Dahl – 206-533-6500

All items are sold “as is” with no implied or actual guarantees or warranties.