State to host surplus auction March 18
-- GSD State and Federal Surplus, March 2006

State and Federal Surplus will host a miscellaneous property auction March 18 at 4200 Surface Road, Columbus.

The hundreds of items for sale include commercial kitchen equipment and office equipment as well as hand tools and machinery. To view some of the items, please
click here.

The auction begins at 9 a.m.; doors open at 8 a.m. All participants are required to register on the day of the auction. Payment must be made in full on day of sale by cash or credit card. No fee is charged for credit card transactions.

Surplus property auctions provide the general public an opportunity to purchase quality goods at reduced prices and enable the state to recoup a portion of its initial investment. Auctions have generated $2.2 million to date in fiscal year 2006.

Public auctions are the last step in the state's surplus program. State agencies declare property as surplus because it is damaged or at the end of its life cycle for government use. The property is then made available to other state agencies, state higher education facilities, tax-supported agencies, municipal corporations and other political subdivisions of the state, including public schools. Additionally, remaining property is sold at the public auctions. Many of the auction merchandise also include items collected by the Transportation Security Administration from airline passengers.

For more information on payment requirements, directions and other information about surplus property auctions, visit the State and Federal Surplus Web site at www.ohio.gov/surplus or call
(614) 466-5052.