FILE:  DFK

Cf:  DFL

SALE OF SURPLUS EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES

Merchandise and equipment no longer usable for the purpose for which it was acquired or built shall be declared surplus by the Superintendent or his/her designee upon notification by the department or school to which the merchandise or equipment has been assigned.  The equipment and appliances will then be inspected by central office administration to determine if they are usable or should be declared surplus by the School Board.  If the items are declared surplus, the Lafayette Parish School Board shall then call for sealed bids and/or public auction or any other method allowed by law for the sale of such merchandise or equipment.  A minimum fair value price shall be established for each item and the bid price shall start at that point for items considered worthy.  Said bids shall be opened publicly and disposed of in a prudent, businesslike manner.  The School Board shall reserve the right to accept or reject any and all bids.

Items declared surplus or unfit for further use by the School Board shall be stored at the school or department where assigned until the merchandise or equipment is properly sold or other plans for disposition are approved by the Superintendent or his/her designee.

The sale of surplus merchandise or equipment shall be final, on an "as is" or "where is" basis, and shall carry no warranties whatsoever.  If not sold, these items shall be sold as junk, or if no salvage value can be realized, destroyed in the most economical manner possible.

Adopted:  November 1, 1989 (Files: DP and DP-R)

Revised:  April 1, 1998

Revised:  October 7, 2015

Ref:    La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§17:87.6, 38:2320, 41:891, 41:892, 49:125

Board minutes, 11-1-89, 4-1-98, 10-7-15

Lafayette Parish School Board