Public Notice: NOTICE OF SALE OF SURPLUS TABLETS AND LAPTOPS
Pursuant to G.S. 115C-518 and 160A-269, the Lenoir County Board of Education hereby gives notice that it has received an offer to purchase surplus tablets and laptops most of which have been used by students and teachers for at least three years and are currently unsuited to meet the continued needs of students and teachers. The property consists of approximately 681 MacBook Air “Core i3” 1.1 laptops (13-inch, 2020, MYE62LL/A); 32 MacBook Air “Core i3” 1.1 laptops (13-inch, 2020, MYE52LL/A); 5 Macbook Air “Core i3” 1.1 (13-inch, 2020, MWTJ2LL/A); 1 MacBook Air “Core i3” 1.1 (13-inch, 2020, MWTM2LL/A); 1 MacBook Air “Core i5” 1.1 (13-inch, 2020, MVH22LL/A); 1 MacBook Air “Core i5” 1.3 (11-inch, 2013, MD711LL/A); 1 MacBook Air “Core i5” 1.6 (13-inch, 2015, MJVE2LL/A); 8,371 iPad 8th Generation (10.2-inch, 2020, 32GB, Wi-Fi); 676 iPad 8th Generation (10.2-inch, 2020, 128GB, Wi-Fi); 742 iPad 7th Generation (10.2-inch, 2019, 32GB, Wi-Fi); and 32 iPad 7th Generation (10.2-inch, 2019, 128GB, Cellular). All devices will include power cords and bricks. The property is being sold “AS IS” with no representation from the Lenoir County Public Schools regarding the fitness or suitability of the laptops or tablets for any purpose. Please contact Charles White, Director of Media and Technology for the Lenoir County Public Schools, at (252) 527-1109 for additional information regarding the property. The offer to purchase is in the amount of $855,834.00. The offer also includes the following nonmonetary terms: secure pickup by bidder of the computers at designated LCPS locations after March 3, 2025, inclusive of packing and shipping costs; verification of inventory at time of pickup; full payment by bidder at time of pickup; “Letter of Good-standing” from bidder’s bank or financing partner; minimum of three K-12 public school references with at least one reference valued at $1 million or more; inclusion of a per unit price; and maintenance of general liability insurance policy with coverage of up to $1 million per incident. The full terms of the offer, titled “Upset Bid Solicitation – Additional Terms,” are available at www.lcpsnc.org under the “Public Notice” tab.
Notice is hereby given that within 10 days any person may raise the bid by not less than ten percent (10%) of the first one thousand dollars ($1,000) and five percent (5%) of the remainder ($854,834.00). Therefore, the lowest acceptable upset bid is $898,674.70. The individual submitting the upset bid will also need to agree to pay for the cost of the bid, plus agreement to the terms summarized above and posted on the District’s website, which address is included above. When a bid is raised, the bidder shall deposit five percent of the total increased bid in cash or certified funds with the Lenoir County Public Schools to the attention of Helen Hooker, Interim Finance Director. The Lenoir County Public Schools shall re-advertise the offer at the increased bid. This procedure shall be repeated until no further qualifying upset bids are received, at which time the Board may accept the offer and sell the property to the highest bidder. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all offers at any time. This the 19th day of February 2025.
