USA | NJ | OCEAN COUNTY | LAKEWOOD | 08701 Small City
Lakewood School District - NJ
Purchase of vacant land at 133 Dr. Martin Luther King Drive, Lakewood, New Jersey **** by the Lakewood Board of Education
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The sale of the property shall take place in accordance with the following timeline: action on the bid shall take place no later than the second regular meeting of the board following the bid opening.
The purchase price for the property shall be as indicated in the accepted bid the purchase price, payable as follows: purchaser shall pay the deposit defined herein to the escrow agent definedherein to be held and disbursed by escrow agent, pursuant to the provisions hereof, and shall bepaid to, or at the direction of, seller at the closing and purchaser shall pay the balance of purchase price, plus or minus prorationsprovided in this agreement, and any closing costs, to seller at closing by wire transfer ofimmediately available funds to the seller, or by other means acceptable to seller.
The board does not guarantee the condition of the property after the deed has been delivered to the successful bidder at the closing of title. This means that the property is being sold as is.
The agreement of sale, if awarded, shall be awarded to the highest responsible bidder in the boards discretion. Whenever two or more bids are equal, the board of education has the absolute discretion to accept either bid.
At the time of the opening of the bids, each bidder will be presumed to have inspected the property and to have read and become thoroughly familiar with the notice to bidders, instructions to bidders, bid specifications and any other bidding documents.
The successful bidder shall forfeit their $50,000 as liquidated damages for failing to enter into said agreement of sale. In the event the successful bidder enters into an agreement of sale and subsequently breaches the executed agreement of sale after all contingencies have been met, the board shall retain the earnest deposit monies paid pursuant to the bid documentscontract as a partial, nonexclusive measure of damages.
Prebid inspections of the property may be scheduled by appointment only from february 9, 2026 thru february 13, 2026 between the hours of 9: 00 a. m. and 2: 00 p. m. by contacting the purchasing manager, diane piasentini at **** or dpiasentini@lakewoodpiners. org.
The board has set a minimum bid amount of 1, 000, **** one million dollars for block 765, lot 1. 04 for the purchase of the property.
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