INVITATION TO OFFER – POLK COUNTY

OFFER NUMBER: DSL-ITO-21-003

PARCEL IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS:  24-28-18-00000000-011030

The property in Lakeland, Polk County, Florida, is being offered for sale by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of State Lands through competitive sealed invitation to offer DSL-ITO-21-003.

The location is centrally located along East Memorial Blvd, a major thoroughfare with average daily traffic count of 41,863 vehicles and within the Mid-Town Community Redevelopment District (CRA).

• 2.63 ± acres 
• 30,205 SF, single story building constructed in 1961
• Adjacent parking area on east side and gated, covered parking on Southwest side
• Zoning: (O-2) Office
• Polk County Property Appraiser ID number: 24-28-18-00000000-011030
• Site access by appointment only

The property is to be sold via sealed invitation to offer “as is, where is.” Offers will be accepted until noon, June 24, 2021. Any offer received after that time will be returned to the offeror unopened. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is not responsible for offers mailed that do not arrive by noon, June 24, 2021. All offers received by the offer submission deadline will be publicly opened at 2 p.m., June 24, 2021.

A minimum acceptable offer of $875,000 has been set by the state, with a deposit in the amount of 10% of the offeror’s offer amount due and included in the prospective buyer’s offer to purchase the property and is further defined in the offer package. Any award made will be to the highest responsive OFFEROR, provided it is in the TRUSTEES’ interest to accept the offer. Any offers less than the minimum acceptable offer will be considered counterproposals and will be deemed non-responsive and rejected. Deposits of buyers who are not the successful buyer of the property will be returned to the offering party. The TRUSTEES or the DEPARTMENT, as staff to the TRUSTEES, reserve the right to reject any or all offers (see Offer Conditions for complete instructions).

Learn more about state-owned lands available for purchase and the invitation to offer process.

About State of Florida Surplus Lands 

All properties are sold “as-is, where-is.” It is the bidder’s/offeror’s responsibility to visit and/or verify all conditions of the property and all conditions and requirements of the bid/offer instructions prior to placing a bid/offer. A BIDDER/OFFEROR will not be relieved of any liabilities and/or obligations resulting from lack of knowledge of conditions or requirements. The acreage used in this brochure/website is estimated and not based on a survey. The purchase price of a surplus property will not be reduced regardless of any difference between the estimated acreage and the acreage determined by a survey or other means.

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