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Notice of Intended Disposition of Property <br />RIVER WEST DEVELOPMENT AREA <br />Lots 281 & 282 & W 1/2 Vac Alley E & Adj O P South Bend <br />Tax ID: 018-3008-0251 <br />Commonly Known As: 214 W. Wayne St. <br />South Bend, Indiana <br />Notice is hereby given that the Redevelopment Commission of the City of South Bend, Indiana, will receive sealed offers for the <br />purchase of certain property situated in the River West Development Area until 9:00 a.m. (local time) on December 12, 2024 in <br />the Office of the Department of Redevelopment, 1400 S. County-City Building, 227 West Jefferson Boulevard, South Bend, <br />Indiana, 46601. All offers will be publicly opened and read aloud at 9:30 a.m. (local time) on the December 12, 2024 at the <br />Regular Meeting of the Redevelopment Commission to be held that date and time in Room 1308 County-City Building, 227 West <br />Jefferson Boulevard, South Bend, IN 46601, or in the event of cancellation or rescheduling, at the Redevelopment Commission’s <br />subsequent regular meeting or rescheduled regular meeting held at a time and place given by public notice. Bid proposals for <br />the purchase of the property offered will be considered. <br />The property being offered is located at Lots 281 & 282 & W 1/2 Vac Alley E & Adj O P South Bend Tax ID: <br />018-3008-0251, commonly known as 214 W. Wayne St. in the River West Development Area, South Bend, Indiana. Any <br />proposal submitted must be for the site as noted on the Offering Sheet. The required re-use of the property is for projects that <br />are permitted within the DT Downtown zoning designation. Strong emphasis will be placed during the review process on <br />compatibility with and support of the River West Development Area and the surrounding businesses and neighborhood. <br />A packet containing bid forms, the Offering Sheet and other pertinent information may be picked up at the Department of <br />Community Investment, 1400 S. County-City Building, 227 West Jefferson Boulevard, South Bend, IN 46601. <br />The Commission reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to make the award to the highest and best bidder. In <br />determining the best bid, the Commission will take into consideration the following: <br />1. The use of the improvements proposed to be made by each bidder on the property, and their compatibility with and <br />support of the proposed re-use as described in the Offering Sheet; <br />2.Each bidder’s ability to improve the property with reasonable promptness; <br />3.Each bidder’s proposed purchase price; <br />4.Any factors which will assure the Commission that the sale, if made, will further the carrying out of the Development <br />Plan for the River West Development Area and will best serve the interest of the community from the standpoint of <br />human and economic welfare; and <br />5.The ability of each bidder to finance the proposed improvements to the property with reasonable promptness. <br />The Commission further reserves the right to waive any formalities in bidding which are not mandatory requirements. <br />A bid submitted by a trust (as defined in IC 30-4-1-1(a)) must identify each: <br />(A)beneficiary of the trust; and <br />(B) settlor empowered to revoke or modify the trust. <br />To secure the execution of the disposition agreement, the purchase of the property and the redevelopment thereof in accordance <br />with the agreement, the bidder must submit with the proposal a faithful performance guaranty, in the sum of ten percent (10%) of <br />the amount offered for the purchase of the property. The guaranty sum may be in the form of a certified check, a cashier’s check, <br />surety bond, letter of credit from a bank or trust company as approved by the Redevelopment Commission, or by other sufficient <br />security, but the form, substance and terms of the performance guaranty must be approved as satisfactory by the <br />Redevelopment Commission. The performance guaranty, if by cashier’s or certified check, shall be deposited in any account of <br />the Department of Redevelopment, City of South Bend, in a bank or trust company selected by the Redevelopment Commission. <br />CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA <br />DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY INVESTMENT <br />Joseph Molnar, Assistant Director of Growth & Opportunity <br />Publish Dates: November 22 and November 29 2024 <br />11