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[ View/Ask ]THE ENTIRE DEBRIS PILE, WHICH CONSISTS LARGELY OF DIRT AND AN UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF NON-FERROUS DEBRIS, MUST BE REMOVED BY THE WINNING BIDDER WHO CAN THEN EXTRACT METALS FROM THE PILE AT THEIR LOCATION; PLEASE ADJUST BIDS ACCORDINGLY.
LEGAL DISCLAIMER:
BUYER HEREBY RELEASES AND INDEMNIFIES THE CITY, ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS, AND EMPLOYEES FROM ANY AND ALL LIABILITIES OR COSTS ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED WITH, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ANY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION, POLLUTION, OR HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DIRT PILE OR ANY MATERIALS WITHIN IT THAT ARISE AFTER THE DIRT PILE IS IN BUYER’S POSSESSION. THIS INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, ANY RISKS, DAMAGES, OR COSTS RELATED TO THE TRANSPORTATION, HANDLING, LOADING, HAULING, OR DISPOSAL OF THE DIRT PILE OR ANY MATERIALS CONTAINED WITHIN IT.
THE WINNING BID WILL BE THE PRICE PAID FOR PURCHASE OF THE ENTIRE DEBRIS PILE, AND NO ADJUSTMENTS WILL BE MADE PURSUANT TO THE FINAL SALE.
BUYER MUST PROVIDE ALL LABOR, LOADING EQUIPMENT, CLEANUP AND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SALE.
All transport vehicles sent by winning bidders to our facility at 10101 S. Stony Island to pick up scrap materials will be weighed upon entry to establish a tare weight prior to removal of any scrap. It is the responsibility of the winning bidder to know the tare weight of the transport vehicles prior to weigh-in at our facility and identify (to City personnel) any discrepancies between these two weights prior to removal of any materials.
Once the winning bidders’ transport vehicles that have been loaded with scrap exit the City facility, it will be deemed that they have accepted the weights of materials removed. No disputes concerning weight will be accepted pursuant to the winning bidders’ removal of scrap or other weighed materials from the City’s facility.
PHOTOS REPRESENT A SAMPLE OF THE DEBRIS PILE BEING OFFERED FOR AUCTION.
IMPORTANT PAYMENT CHANGES - PLEASE READ! Payments made by Cashier's Check, Money Orders, or MoneyGrams will no longer be accepted at the Salvage Yard or by mail in 2019. All Auctions with end dates of January 15, 2019 (or later) will be subject to this change. Payments must be made either by credit card through this website or by cash, Cashier's Check, Money Order, MoneyGram, or credit card at one of the following four Revenue Payment Center locations:
Payment Centers
- 4770 South Kedzie
- 4445 North Pulaski
- 2006 East 95th Street
9:00a.m. - 5:00p.m. (M-F)
City Hall
121 North LaSalle, Room 107A
9:00a.m. - 5:00p.m. (M-F)
You must provide your Payment Center Receipt along with your Public Surplus Winning Bidder Notification and signed Affidavit at time of equipment pick-up.
IMPORTANT: Third (3rd) party payments are not accepted on any auctions. The winning bidder MUST make payment (please read the linked Terms and Conditions). Third-party payment may result in default of the bidder/auction.
On-site inspection is encouraged. The information listed above is all the information that is available to us on the item(s) for sale. We encourage all interested parties to view the items before bidding, as specified in our terms and conditions.
Equipment Inspection:
Salvage Operations
10101 South Stony Island Avenue
Monday through Friday, 8a-3p CST
Closed Saturday, Sunday & Holidays
THIS SURPLUS ASSET IS BEING SOLD "AS IS", WITH NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Please review the City of Chicago Online Auction Terms and Conditions.
All auction questions must be directed to the Public Surplus online question section or to the Department of Procurement Services. Failure to abide by these rules may result in being blocked from bidding on future auctions.
Good Luck and thank you for participating in our program.