Aztec Municipal School District
Terms and Conditions
For
Public Surplus Purchases
ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS IS, AND
WHERE IS. THERE ARE NO EXPESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES ON ANY ITEMS
LISTED.
GENERAL: Items are offered for sale by the Aztec
Municipal Schools, herein referred to as the 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)".
NOTICE OF AWARD: Successful bidders will receive a Notice of Award by email from PublicSurplus.com
PAYMENT: PayMac. a third-party payment processing company, receives all payments for Aztec Municipal School District. Payment for an awarded item must be received within five (5) business days after the date of the Notice of Award of the successful bid.
Payment may only be made online by credit card, or by wire transfer. NO CASH, CHECKS, OR MONEY ORDERS WILL BE ACCEPTED. If you choose to pay with a credit card, please follow the instructions below. The credit card limit per transaction is $4,000.00. For payments larger than this amount, follow the instructions listed under Wire Transfers.
Payment by Credit Card
Login to the Public Surplus site. Click on the My Stuff link and then click on the Past Bids link. Click on the description of the auction and then click on the Pay Online link located on the right hand side of the screen. Follow the steps to complete the transaction. A receipt will be emailed to you once the payment has cleared.
Partial Payment
There will be NO partial payments allowed for an auction. All auctions must be paid in full according to the specified payment process. For example, you WILL NOT be able to partially pay for an auction by Credit Card and pay the remainder by another payment method, such as a wire transfer. All credit card payments must be made using a single credit card.
Wire Transfers
For payments over $4,000.00, a Wire Transfer is required. If you need to do a wire transfer, please email support at buyersupport@publicsurplus.com and ask for wire instructions or request the instructions via live chat. These instructions will be emailed to you. Please follow them exactly to ensure prompt payment.
Pick-Up and Third Party Pick-Up Procedures
Upon receipt of payment, You will be notified by email sent to the address You provided at registration with Publicsurplus.com. You may then contact Agency Name and arrange for a mutually convenient pick-up time. You must bring to the pick-up location (1) the Notice of Award, (2) the Paid Receipt and (3) personal picture identification (such as a Driver License). You must present all three identification items at the scheduled pick-up, or the auction item(s) will not be released to you.
2. If you are picking up an item for someone else, you will need to bring the Notice of Award and the Paid Receipt (photo copies are acceptable), plus a note from the designated winning bidder specifically naming you as authorized representative, along with your own personal picture identification. In addition, you must arrange for the winning bidder to send an e-mail from the winning bidder e-mail address used for the auction, stating that you are authorized to pick-up the item.
Failure
to purchase items awarded may result in a permanent ban from future
auctions and result in closure of Buyers Public Surplus account.
Buyers must be prepared to show proof of identity (Picture ID) 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, applicable sales 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 tax when making payment.
BID
DEPOSITS: Aztec Municipal School District may
require bid deposits in order to ensure fairness to all bidders. The
deposit will be reversed if no default occurs or the bidder does not
win the auction. The deposit will be retained if the winning bidder
defaults.
BUYER
PREMIUM: A Buyer Premium of 10.5% will be added
to the final sale price with a $1 minimum charge per auction to
collect payment. The premium will be visible during the bidding
process and will be included in the payment required.
REMOVAL:
WE DO NOT SHIP ITEMS; items are available for local pick up only. If
you require shipping, you must arrange pickup, packaging, insurance
and delivery with the carrier of your choice. Unless otherwise
specified, the pickup location is:
Aztec Municipal School
District
1118 West Aztec Blvd
Aztec, NM 87410
Normal
pickup times are Monday through Friday between 9:00-11:00 am and
12:00-3:00 pm local time, district holidays excluded.
Summer
hours are as follows: Monday - Thursday from 7:30 am to 3:30 pm local
time.
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. Property
may not be removed until the buyer has paid the account in full. The
Buyer is required to provide personnel to load the items purchased
onto the Buyers vehicle. At the Sellers discretion, the Seller may
provide forklift assistance for the loading of certain items.
All
items must be removed from the Seller's property within ten (10)
business days following the close of auction for the awarded item(s).
Starting the eleventh (11) workday, a storage fee of 15% of the
accepted bid will be assessed for each workday up to 15 calendar
days, at which time 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.
Disposal of ANY items into Sellers waste
containers is strictly forbidden and may result in legal action being
taken.
REPRESENTATION AND WARRANTY: ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS
IS AND 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 first hand knowledge of the items
sold. All items are sold with the possibility of missing parts or
components unless specified in each items 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 or pick-up arrangements, contact the Central
Office at 505-334-9474 ext. 1016, or e-mail
advalddu@aztec.k12.nm.us
HOLD HARMLESS: Buyer agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless Seller for any and 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/Hourmeter
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. Titles may be subject to any restrictions as
indicated in the item description on the website. Open titles cannot
be issued. Aztec
Municipal School District
will not issue replacement titles.
WITHDRAWL
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. If the bid for an
item unexpectedly exceeds $2500.00, the item may be withdrawn pending
Aztec Municipal School District Board approval.
BIDDER
REJECTION: The Seller reserves the right to refuse any or all
bids.
DONATIONS: Items not sold during the public auction
may be eligible for donation to 50l(c)(3) non-profit organizations,
governmental units, or an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo in New
Mexico. If interested, please contact Duwana Valdez, at the Central
Office at 505-334-9474 ext. 1016.
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.
EMPLOYEE
PURCHASES: To avoid any potential appearance or perception of
impropriety, Aztec Municipal School District employees will not be
eligible to bid on or purchase certain surplus items listed on the
Aztec Municipal School District on-line auction. These certain items
include those that originate in the same division, unit or area in
which the employee works. In addition, employees authorizing the
decision to surplus items for auction are not eligible to bid on
those items which they authorize. See item code for originating.
All items are sold As Is, Where Is, without warranty,
expressed or implied. Buyer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
Seller for any and all damages, claims or liability for injuries to
persons or property caused during the sale or by the removal of the
item.
Items sold must be paid for within 5 days and picked
up within 10 days of close of auction at the Aztec Municipal Schools
location indicated. Pick up times are Monday through Friday between
9:00 am and 3:00 pm, district holidays excluded, unless otherwise
stated. Except for vehicles which will be registered for use on
public highways, the applicable 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.
All computers
are sold without operating system (Windows). All hard drives have
been formatted or removed.
Acceptance
of Terms and Conditions. By submitting a bid, the bidder agrees
that the bidder has read, fully understood, and accepted these Terms
and Conditions of Online Sales, and agrees to pay for and remove the
property, if the bid is accepted, by the dates and times specified.
*THESE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE*