From August 17-25, a public online auction will sell hundreds of items from the state of Alabama’s surplus assets, including used cars, computers, machinery, furniture and more.
Surplus Property, a division of the Alabama Department of Business and Community Development, will conduct the auction through the online bidding site GovDeals.com from 7:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 17, through 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25. Items being auctioned include surplus government equipment as well as items voluntarily left behind by passengers at several southeastern U.S. airports. A list of the items will be available to view starting Saturday. at https://www.govdeals.com/alabamasurplus.
Potential bidders may view the items on-site at Surplus Property’s warehouse and grounds at 4590 Mobile Highway in Montgomery from Wednesday, August 21 through Friday, August 23. Viewing hours are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily.
Bidders must be registered with GovDeals. For more information on the bidding process, see https://adeca.alabama.gov/publicauctions.
Surplus Property typically holds quarterly auctions each year, depending on the amount of surplus items. The Montgomery warehouse and another in Eva in Morgan County sell items year-round to other state agencies, municipalities, counties and qualified nonprofits. Items that do not sell during certain periods are auctioned off.
ADECA administers a variety of grant programs for law enforcement, victim assistance, economic development, energy conservation, water resource management, broadband expansion and recreational development.
