NOTICE OF PENDING

SEALED BID AUCTION OF STATE LAND LEASE

NOTICE is hereby provided that the State Board of Land Commissioners (“Board”) has authorized an auction for a lease of approximately 320 acres on the following parcels of state trust land located in Kiowa County, Colorado:

Section 10, T19S, R47W (NE4) 6th PM - 88.60 Grazing Acres

Section 10, T19S, R47W (NE, SW) 6th PM – 71.4 Dry Land Acres

Section 11, T19S, R47W (NW) 6th PM – 160.0 Dry Land Acres

(231.4 Dry Land Ag Purpose, 88.6 Grazing Ag Purpose)

The above-described lease parcels will be auctioned for lease.  The minimum acceptable bid is $20.00 p/ Acre for the Dry Land parcels and $3.50 p/ Acre for the Grazing Parcel.

The publication of this Notice on July 7, 2017 begins a notice and public bid period during which sealed bids may be submitted to the Board.  To be considered, sealed bids must be received by 12 p.m. on July 28th, 2017 at the Board’s Southeast District Office located at 700 South Main, Lamar, CO 81052.

Sealed bids must be submitted on the Board’s Agricultural Lease Application with a check for the $100 non-refundable application fee, a Resource Management Questionnaire and a separate check for the full amount of the first year’s rental bid. Interested parties must request an application from the District Office listed below. The words “Sealed Bid for Kiowa County 320 Auction” must be clearly marked on the outside of the sealed envelope.  Sealed bids received via facsimile or electronic mail will not be considered.  

Board staff will open the sealed bids at 10:00 A.M. on July 31st, 2017 at the office of the Board, 700 South Main, Lamar CO 81052. This Bid Opening will be open to the applicants and to the public in general.

Participation in the bidding process does not create any rights for the winning bidder or anyone else participating in the bidding process. 

The successful applicant will be required to cooperate with the Board in complying with the mandates of  § 36-1-118(1,2,3) and § 36-1-119. 

Property Information:

Location:               7 miles East and 4 miles South of Eads, County Rd. 47

AUM’s:         N/A

Minimum Bid:           $20.00 p/ Acre for Dry Land purpose , $3.50 p/ Acre for Grazing purpose

Lease Term:                10 years

Improvements:      N/A

Water:                     N/A

Use of Property:    Dry Land Farming and Grazing

Possession:           Upon receipt of confirmation letter

All leases will be “as is where is”. There is currently no agriculture lease on this property.

For more information or to receive an application, please contact the Southeast District office at (719)336-3031.  Unsuccessful bidders will have the first year’s rental bid returned to them within 15 working days of the final approval of a lease application.

First Published July 7, 2017

Last Published July 21, 2017

In The Kiowa County Press