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Knox County Board of Education opens sealed bids on 26 surplus items; winners to be notified
Summary
At a sealed-bid opening, the Knox County Board of Education clerk read bids for 26 surplus items — including dozens of school buses, passenger vehicles and portable buildings — and said winners will be notified by the end of the day and must submit payment within three days.
The Knox County Board of Education opened sealed bids for 26 surplus items, and the clerk read aloud offers from local buyers for school buses, passenger vehicles and portable buildings. The clerk said winners will be notified by the end of the day and "have three days to submit payment to the Knox County Board of Education," after which the board will contact the second-highest bidder if payment is not made on the fourth day.
Why it matters: The auction disposes of retired school fleet vehicles and surplus portable buildings and establishes time frames for payment and removal that successful bidders must meet. The proceeds support the district's disposal process and reduce storage and maintenance burdens on district property.
At the opening, the clerk read notable high bids that included a $6,100 bid on a black 2015 Nissan Altima and a $5,000 bid on a 2014 Nissan Altima; the clerk said those high bids came from a bidder whose name was difficult to read and that staff would call the phone number on the bid if that bidder wins. Other bidders and amounts read aloud included Jacob Sailor (e.g., $2,600 on a maroon 2014 Nissan Altima; $2,525 on a black 2015 Nissan Altima), Glenn Hobbs ($2,205 on a maroon 2014 Nissan Altima; $2,105 on a black 2015 Nissan Altima), and multiple bidders who placed $1,200 bids on a range of buses.
The clerk also read numerous bids on portable buildings: Brandon Roark bid $1,205.50 on a tan 12x10 building and $805.75 on a gray 16x8 building; Norman Mills bid $850 on a tan 8x10 building; and other bidders placed lower-dollar offers. Several bidders placed multiple bids across vehicles and buildings; the clerk read each sealed bid in the order received.
The clerk flagged a handful of entries where the written name was hard to read and said staff would call the phone numbers on those forms to confirm identity if needed. The clerk reiterated pickup windows: winners have seven days to collect buses and two weeks to collect vehicles and buildings after payment is made.
The auction concluded after the clerk finished reading all bids. The board did not announce winners during the reading; instead, the clerk said the board would notify winners later the same day and begin the payment/pickup process once payments are received.
