Purchasing

Policy

Louisiana Revised Statute 42:1109 et seq. prohibits "public servants" (parish employees) from entering into contracts and other transactions that are under the jurisdictions of the agency of the "public servant". Therefore, the following people are prohibited from bidding on surplus items:

All council members; The Parish President; All employees of the Purchasing Department; All employees of the department from which the surplus item came, including supervisors and the department head; Employees and staff of the Parish President and Administration; the children, spouses of children, brothers, sisters, parents, spouse, and the parents of the spouse, of the above listed persons; and any corporation, partnership, or other legal entity in which a person described above has a controlling interest.

The HIGHEST qualified bid will be the one determined to offer the best advantage to the Parish of Terrebonne. The Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government reserves the right to reject any bid for just cause in the best interest of Terrebonne Parish.

Online Auctions

Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government has contracted with an on-line auction site, Central Auction House, Ltd (CAH), to liquidate adjudicated properties and surplus items. By using CAH, it will be beneficial to allow the continuous sale of adjudicated properties and surplus items.

The surplus auctions will be posted on www.centralauctionhouse.com under Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government. To participate in the online bidding, you will have to register with Central Auction House (CAH). There is no cost to register.

Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government shall collect a website transaction fee of 10% of the winning bid amount in addition to the winning bid amount from each winning bidder on surplus moveable items and a website transaction fee of 5% of the winning bid amount in addition to the winning bid amount from each winning bidder on surplus real estate auction items.

For additional information or to receive e-mail alerts of the online auctions, please contact Amanda Porche, Property Clerk at (985) 873-6765 or aporche@tpcg.org. Auction dates and list of items will also be available at Surplus/Auction Items page on parish website.

Related Resources

• Online Sales Terms and Conditions