LEGAL NOTICE

Invitation to Bid

Sale of Property

Notice is hereby given that the Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners will receive sealed bids for the purchase of approximately 5 (five) acres of land located in the Santa Rosa Industrial Park East. The use of said land will be limited to an end user with the employment of at least 10 jobs and $1 million capital investment.

Please submit electronic responses via the County e-Procurement Portal: https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/santarosafl . Submittals may be received up to but not later than 10:00 a.m. on March 12, 2025, at which time will be publicly opened via Teams. Without exception, responses will not be accepted after the submission deadline regardless of any technical difficulties such as poor internet connections.

Bidders shall submit all inquiries regarding this bid via the County e-Procurement Portal, located at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/santarosafl. Please note the deadline for submitting inquiries is 12:00 p.m. on March 7, 2025.

Santa Rosa County will retain the right of first refusal in the event the property is sought to be sold. Santa Rosa County reserves the right to negotiate a higher sales price with the highest responsive bidder. Santa Rosa County reserves the right to award more than one bid if it determines such to be in the best interest of Santa Rosa County.

Each bidder will submit a minimum of $500.00 earnest money deposit which will be nonrefundable should such bidder be awarded the purchase. The deposit will be credited against the purchase amount.

Santa Rosa County reserves the right to waive informalities in bids with or without cause, to reject all bids, or to accept the bid that it determines to be in the best interest of the County.

Each bidder making a purchase proposal agrees that if it is awarded the bid, it will enter into a purchase agreement described herein within thirty days of the bid event. The purchase agreement may be assigned by the successful bidder to an assignee approved by Santa Rosa County at the Countys sole discretion.

By order of the Board of County Commissioners of Santa Rosa County, Florida.

Feb. 26, March 5, 2025