Sales to Local Units of Government
Property not sold or transferred to a state agency may be offered to local units of government. By law, State Surplus must first offer all state-owned surplus property that had an original acquisition cost of $2,500 or more to local units of government through the sealed bid process. To receive notifications of sale opportunities, send your full local government name and address to:
State Surplus
601 W. McCarty Street, Suite 100
Indianapolis, In 46225
Alternatively, please help us reduce mailing costs by sending your email address to Christina Hamilton. By doing so, you will be added to our local unit of government email distribution list. Notifications of sales to Local Units of Government contain the name and phone number of the contact person for each surplus property location.
Once you receive the notice, you may request a bid packet by phoning (317) 234-3685. State the sale number, your name, the name of your agency and the agency's full address. A bid packet will be mailed to you, or you may pick one up at our facility. The bid packet has full instructions printed on the reverse side. Failure to follow the instructions will result in a rejection of your bid. Local units of government may present a claim voucher; full payment is due within 90 days from the date of the sale. Local units of government are also welcome to bid at our public auction. No special preference is given to local units of governmnet at the public auction.
Bid packets for vehicles that are available for bid to local units of government are available from Fleet Services. Please contact Alesia Walker at Fleet Services at (317) 232-1379 for more information.
