MoDOT to sell surplus items at local auctions

Potential buyers and bargain hunters will soon have an opportunity to bid on surplus items from the Missouri Department of Transportation, according to a news release. The agency initiated auctions in 2011 as a response to Missouri's decline in transportation funding in recent years.

MoDOT has scheduled two public auctions of equipment and tools, on Sept. 13 in Springfield and Sept. 20 in Sarcoxie.

"The department now operates with fewer employees and facilities, and we don't need all the equipment and tools we had when we were a larger organization," MoDOT General Services Director Deborah Rickard said in a news release. "These auctions are part of our tiered approach to sell unneeded equipment and recoup an estimated $44 million from equipment reductions across the state."

MoDOT first redistributed some of its equipment to the remaining MoDOT buildings around the state. The department also has offered excess equipment to other state agencies and municipalities. The public auctions on Sept. 13 and Sept. 20 are two of at least 10 auctions around the state to sell the remaining supplies and equipment that MoDOT no longer needs.

The Sept. 13 auction begins at 9:30 a.m. at the MoDOT maintenance facility at 4101 W. Sunshine St. in Springfield, and the Sept. 20 auction starts at 9:30 a.m. at the MoDOT maintenance facility on West Highway 37 in Sarcoxie. Both auctions are being conducted by Crawford Auction Service of Osceola.

Arrangements are under way for additional public auctions around the state. Dates and locations will be posted online at MoDOT.org.[[In-content Ad]]