The City of San Angelo will launch an online auction of surplus vehicles and other equipment on Friday, May 9, at renebates.com. The 56 items available for purchase are already available for viewing at the website by searching for “San Angelo.”
Among the available items are decommissioned police cars and other vehicles, pickup trucks, a six-yard dump truck, composting equipment, metal shelving, a towable manlift, a large mower, trailers, a boat, a tractor, a forklift and audio-visual equipment. The equipment was previously owned by the City and the San Angelo Police Department Narcotics Task Force.
Bidding will close at 2 p.m. May 27.
This will be the second fully online auction the City has conducted, a departure from years past when the City conducted a large live auction that incorporated online bidding. The first fully online auction in August generated net proceeds in excess of $168,000 – a significant increase over prior live auctions because bidders came from around the state and region.
The auction is being administered by Rene Bates Auctioneers, which conducts online auctions for a number of Texas municipalities and other governmental entities. Funds raised will be returned to the appropriate City fund, such as the general, water or airport funds.
For more information, contact City Vehicle Maintenance Superintendent Ryan Kramer at 325-657-4329 or [email protected].
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