Ministry Announces Public Auction of Vehicles For as Low as Sh30,000; How to Bid

The State Department for Environment and Climate Change under the Ministry of Environment has announced a public auction of a number of assorted items, including motor vehicles going for as low as Ksh30,000.  

In a notice on Tuesday, June 4, the state department invited bidders for the auction which will take place on Friday, June 14 at the Kenya Meteorological Department Offices along Ngong Road.

"The State Department for Environment and Climate Change shall sell by public auction the listed assorted furniture, scrap metal boarded unserviceable motor vehicles on Friday, June 14, starting from 10 am at the Kenya Meteorological Department offices auction grounds at Dagoretti Corner along Ngong Road," read part of the notice.

Among the vehicles to be auctioned were a Nissan Tida going for Ksh30,000, Isuzu NPR (Ksh250,000), Mitsubishi van (Ksh150,000), Volkswagen Passat (Ksh200,000), Diahatsu Terio (Ksh298,000), Toyota Prado (Ksh300,000) and a Mitsubishi V31W Pajero at Ksh100,000.

Other vehicles were a Toyota Corolla with a reserve price of Ksh80,000, a Mitsubishi Pajero (Ksh120,000), and another Volkswagen Passat at Ksh200,000.

Besides motor vehicles, the state department announced the auction of furniture, assorted tires, hydrogen generators, concrete posts, hydraulic motor parts, GI pipes, a satellite dish, a lawn mower, combating rollers, a diesel tank, and galvanized water storage tanks.

Interested bidders were requested to obtain detailed bidding documents from the state department's headquarters at the NHIF Building 11th Floor during normal working hours.

They were also asked to view the items at the listed locations from June 4 to June 11 during working hours and were required to pay a non-refundable deposit of Ksh10,000.

The successful bidders shall pay 25 percent of the purchase price and all costs, applicable duties, and taxes assorted with the transfer of the purchased motor vehicles.

"The unsuccessful bidders will be refunded bid deposits on presentation of the original receipt within a reasonable time after the auction. The state department and the appointed auctioneer reserve the right to reject all bids below the reserve price," the notice further read.

The state department further noted that all purchased vehicles shall be collected in the various locations within seven days, failure to which the successful winner of the bid shall be charged Ksh1,000 a day in storage fee.