Sale of any real property together with the improvements located thereon shall be by quitclaim deed on an “as is,” “where is” basis subject to all outstanding taxes, any special liens or assessments, comprehensive land use plans, zoning, restrictions, prohibitions and other requirements imposed by governmental authority; qualifications and matters appearing on the plat, or otherwise common to the subdivision, restrictive covenants, public utility easements and all outstanding easements, reservations and other interests. The sale shall be subject to a reservation in favor of the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund of the State of Florida (TRUSTEES) of an undivided three-fourths interest in phosphate, minerals, and metals and one-half interest in all petroleum with the privilege to mine and develop the same in compliance with Section 270.11, Florida Statutes. The balance of the purchase price required to be paid by the successful BIDDER shall be cash in the form of a certified or cashier’s check.  The TRUSTEES will not extend credit. Therefore, each BIDDER is responsible for arranging any necessary financing and the name of any lender to be involved. If applicable, the name of the lender must be included in the bid.
 

The successful BIDDER shall pay for all costs incurred by the State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection, including but not limited to, those related to zoning changes, advertising and appraisals, and all costs of closing, including but not limited to, title insurance, documentary stamp tax on the quitclaim deed, recording costs, and any other closing costs that BIDDER may incur. Furthermore, the TRUSTEES may require that the closing be processed by and through a title insurance company office, or other agent, designated by the TRUSTEES, and the successful BIDDER shall pay any costs charged by such company or agent for this closing service.
 

The successful BIDDER shall pay all costs of sale incurred by the TRUSTEES or other parties on behalf of the TRUSTEES, by separate certified or cashier’s check, made payable to the State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection or an escrow agent designated by the DEPARTMENT, at the time of closing. Any bid containing or accompanied by counterproposals or offers as to the sale terms or conditions shall be deemed non-responsive and rejected. Each bid shall be accompanied by a bid guarantee in the form of a certified or cashier’s check from a financial institution as defined by Section 655.005, Florida Statutes, made payable to the State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection in the amount of ten percent of the BIDDER’S bid. The bid guarantee shall be forfeited to the TRUSTEES if the successful BIDDER fails to perform as specified after written notification of award. Bid guarantees of unsuccessful BIDDERS will be returned within ten working days after the TRUSTEES’ decision.

NOTICE: The above is not intended to represent the complete bid conditions. ALL OFFERS MUST BE SUBMITTED USING THE FORM CONTRACT IN THE OFFERING PACKAGE. COMPLETE THE BLANKS ONLY. ANY CHANGES TO THE CONTRACT WHETHER ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS WILL CAUSE THE CONTRACT TO BECOME INELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION.

PLEASE REFER TO THE BID CONDITIONS AND CONTRACT FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL BID NUMBER FOR MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION AND REQUIREMENTS

NOTE – All acreages are approximate

CURRENT PROPERTIES FOR BID