The Kenya Airports Authority, (KAA) has announced a public auction of obsolete and unserviceable assets including unused motor vehicles.
In the public announcement, the authority said those interested in viewing the items can do so between September 12 and 14, 2023 during working hours.
Consequently, KAA announced that the action, which is open to the public, will take place from 14 to 16 September 2023.
Among the items to be auctioned include unused furniture and seats, unused fire extinguishers and cylinders and unused computers and other ICT equipment.
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More items set for this auction are general electro-mechanical parts, general building hardware materials and unused motor vehicles.
Where KAA Auction will take place
The public auction notice stated the venues and timelines will vary depending on the venues.
On Thursday, the 14th of September, from 10:00 am, the auction will be held in Eldoret International Airport and will include items for disposal at the Lokichogio Airport.
Additionally on Friday September 15 the auction will take place from 10:00 am, at Kenya Airports Authority headquarters at Airport North Road, in Nairobi.
This auction shall include items for disposal at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
On the same day, a parallel auction will be held at Wilson Airport, with items for disposal included at the Wajir Airport.
The final day of the auction will be on Saturday the 16th of September. The auction on this day will be held at the Moi International Airport with items for disposal included at the Ukunda Airstrip and the Malindi Airport.
Conditions for sale
“The KAA also requires that all the interested purchasers view the items as per the viewing dates set and verify their respective details.
This is because these are not warranted by either the auctioneer or by the KAA as the items being offered on sale are on “as is where is basis” stated by the public notice.
This indicates that the items shall be sold in their existing state and therefore the responsibility rests upon the buyer to exercise due diligence before bidding.
Additionally, during the auction, in the case of the bid price being lower than the deposit price, the bidder shall be refunded the difference between the bid price and the deposit amount.
Interested parties are required to download the catalogue containing the details of items earmarked for disposal from the KAA website.
“The sales will be subject to reserve price” notes KAA through their public notice. Reserve price refers to the minimum price that a seller is willing to accept from a buyer.
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Moreover, the public notice also stated that all the purchased items shall be paid for and collected from the respective KAA premises within 7 days from the date of the auction.
Failure to do this will result in a charge storage rate of Kshs 500 per day. Items not collected within 14 days of the auction will be forfeited by the authority.
