Location
American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Auditorium and Parking Lot: No. 57, Lane 69, Section 2, Jianguo South Road, Da-an District, Taipei 106
Time
Wednesday April 19th from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Registration:
Participation in the on-site auction viewing is limited to 200 attendees. All attendees, including AIT staff, must send an e-mail with your name, local identification number, and contact phone number to aitauction@state.gov by April 14th at 3:00 p.m. to register. Attendees will be notified via email before 5:00 p.m., April 14th of their successful registration. The sealed bid auction is open to the general public. AIT staff may participate except for GSO, FMO and their families or friends (both American and Taiwan employees).
How to bid:
Items will be available for viewing only during the time listed above. Interested bidders must submit their sealed bids (Bid Slip Microsoft Word DOCX File, 92 KB | PDF, 376 KB) to the bid box by lot number in person by 2 p.m. on April 19th. This time we also have an e-bid option for you. If you can’t participate on the auction date, you are welcome to place your bid by e-mail to Taipeiebid@state.gov. After bidding closes, all sealed bids will be opened by AIT Property staff and lots will be awarded to the highest bidder.
Payment and pickup Time:
Monday May 1st and Tuesday May 2nd between the hours of 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Winning bidders will be notified shortly after bidding closes, and all winning bids must be collected during the above stated times. Winning bidders should coordinate with AIT property staff to minimize wait time during pickup.
Pickup location:
American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Warehouse: No. 7, Lane 134, Section 3, Xinyi Road, Da-an District, Taipei 106
Winning bidders are responsible for collecting their items or they will be not be allowed to register for future auctions. Only cash will be accepted as payment.
Auction items include:
Furniture, Forklift, Computer Storage Case and other items (Bid Items PDF, 5.25 MB)
Note:
Items are sold on an “as is, where is” basis, and no repairs, refurbishment or maintenance of any kind will be done on any item before or after the sale under any circumstances. All sales are final; no refunds, returns or exchanges are allowed or permitted. AIT reserves the right to remove any item from the sale if the bids are considered insufficient. The buyer is solely responsible for removal of the items from the warehouse within the specified pickup time.
For any other questions please contact the AIT property section at aitauction@state.gov
