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San Juan County Terms and Conditions for Public Surplus Purchases

ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS IS, WHERE IS. THERE ARE NO EXPESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES ON ANY ITEMS LISTED.
GENERAL

Items are offered for sale by San Juan County, herein referred to as "Seller". In making the offer, a third-party web site provider, Public Surplus, LLC, is utilized.
Individual(s) submitting bid offers are identified herein as "Buyer(s)".

PAYMENT

 Payment is due within five (5) calendar days after the close of auction. NO CASH TRANSACTIONS. All payments shall be made by Credit Card, Money Order, Certified or Cashiers Check.
Credit card payments (Visa, MasterCard, Discovery or American Express only) shall be made by following the 
https://pay.govpros.us/NM/SanJuan/PublicSurplus

Payments made using the link above will incur an additional 2.3% processing fee with a $2.00 minimum when using Credit Cards and for E-Checks there will be a $2.50 fee that shall
be added to the final sale price.

Payments made by Money Order, Certified or Cashiers Check shall be sent to:
San Juan County
213 S. Oliver Dr.
Aztec, NM 87410

Failure to purchase items awarded may result in a permanent ban from future auctions. Buyers must be prepared to show proof of identity at time of payment and pick up.
All sales are subject to Seller confirmation.

ADDITIONAL FEES

Except for vehicles which will be registered for use on public highways, a 5% governmental gross receipts tax will be added to all purchases made unless the Buyer provides
a valid tax-exempt certificate at the time of payment. The Buyer shall add and include the taxes when making payment to San Juan County.

BID DEPOSITS

SAN JUAN COUNTY may require bid deposits to ensure fairness and equity to all buyers as a way to decrease default bidding. The deposit will only be applied if the winning
bidder defaults on their auction. If no default occurs or the bidder does not win the auction the deposit will be reversed. Public Surplus will collect and retain the deposit
if there is a default by the winning bidder.

REMOVAL

WE DO NOT SHIP ITEMS AND WE DO NOT ALLOW THIRD PARTY PICKUP

NO EXCEPTIONS!

Items are available for pick up only:
San Juan County
Central Purchasing Warehouse Auction
213 S. Oliver Dr.
Aztec, NM 87410

Pickup times are Monday & Wednesday between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm, Holidays excluded. The warehouse is located within the Central Purchasing Facility. To access the Warehouse and
Personnel, the buyer(s) must first enter through the east side lobby doors of the Facility.
The item purchased immediately becomes the responsibility of the purchaser at the time of award. The Seller will execute its usual care for protection up to the time for removal
but will not be responsible for any loss or damage whatsoever. No property may be removed by the purchaser prior to making full payment. The Buyer is required to provide personnel
to load the items purchased onto the Buyer's vehicle. At the Seller's discretion, the Seller may provide forklift assistance for the loading of certain items.

All items must be removed within ten (10) calendar days following the close of auction for the awarded item(s). Starting the eleventh (11) workday, we reserve the right to re-list or
dispose of the item or offer to the next high bidder. Any item left after the removal deadline, whether paid for or not, will be subject to resale or disposal without any obligation
to refund any amount to the original Buyer.

NOTICE

Disposal of ANY items into Seller's waste containers is strictly forbidden and may result in legal action being taken.

REPRESENTATION AND WARRANTY: ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS IS, WHERE IS. THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES AS TO MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS OF USE, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, ON ANY ITEM IN THIS SALE.
All descriptions of items in this sale are believed to be correct, and we have tried to describe each item to the best of our ability, but we do not always have firsthand knowledge of
the items sold. All items are sold with the possibility of missing parts or components unless specified in each item's auction. Any costs to make an item functional are the responsibility
of the awarded bidder. NO REFUNDS SHALL BE MADE.

CONTACT INFORMATION

For questions, inspection of equipment (which will be by appointment only), or pick-up arrangements, contact the Central Purchasing Warehouse at 505-334-4554 and
505-334-4553.

HOLD HARMLESS

Buyer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Seller for all damages, claims or liability for injuries to persons or property caused during the sale or by the removal of the item.
Purchaser must understand that he/she is buying the property entirely upon his/her own examination, evaluation, or opinion based on the information given in each items posting. The Seller assumes
no responsibility for any accidents on Seller's or other property.?

LEGAL

Technology equipment, such as computers, is not sold with the intention to transfer ownership of any software or operating system. Hard drives are formatted or removed. The Seller is not
licensed to sell software and cannot provide software to a Buyer. If residual software exists, it is by oversight.

SALE OF VEHICLES

Odometer/Hour meter readings are represented to the best of our knowledge. Actual usage of parts, engines, transmissions, etc. may be higher or lower as vehicles have undergone repairs
and replacements of vehicle components. Titles for vehicles will be available for pickup with proof of payment. The Seller reserves the right to hold titles and vehicles thirty (30) business days.

WITHDRAWAL OF ITEMS

Despite our efforts to avoid withdrawal of items from the sale after they have been advertised or offered, it may become necessary; therefore, the Seller reserves the right to remove any, all,
or any portion of items from sale or auction.

BIDDER REJECTION

The Seller reserves the right to refuse any or all bids.

DISPUTE

If any dispute arises over price, quantity or between bidders, the Seller reserves the right to settle any and all such disputes and their decision shall be final. If there is a possibility of a tie
for a single item, the bid is awarded to the Buyer with the earlier placed bid.

BIDDING

Persons who are under the age of 18 years are not eligible for bidding. Please refer to Public Surplus' terms and conditions. A detailed explanation of the Public Surplus bidding process can be found
on the Public Surplus website under Help/Buyer information.

PRIVACY

Information gathered is used for the purpose of conducting the auction sale and will not be used for any unrelated purpose. Personal information will not be released to any other party, except as
required by law.

WEB SITE LIABILITY

Items are offered for sale using the services and web site of Public Surplus, LLC. (www.publicsurplus.com). Under no circumstances will the Seller be liable to any person or business entity for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential, or other damages or losses based on or caused by any use of the auction web site or any other web site to which the site is linked, the content
of such web sites, or any viruses or other harmful components derived from any such web sites, including, without limitation, any lost profits, revenue, or use, business interruption, or loss of computer programs or information.

Bidder must read the entire Terms and Conditions for complete information.