The National Youth Service (NYS) announced a mass auction of vehicles and other spare parts, inviting interested bidders from across the country to participate.
In a statement dated Tuesday, August 15, NYS revealed that the auction will run for 18 days from August 29 to September 15, with the event starting at 10 am.
Other items on auction were plant equipment, scraps, old tyres, tubes, electronics, and other assorted items.
The auction will be conducted in different counties, including Nairobi, Nakuru, Homabay, Kisumu, Uasin Gishu, Machakos, Samburu, Lamu, Machakos, Mombasa, Taita Taveta, and Tana River.
Some of the venues for the auction are Nairobi Holding Unit Ruaraka, Tumaini Farm Unit, Lambwe Development Unit, NYS College Gilgil, Kisumu Station, NYS Technical Training Institute Naivasha, Kerio Valley Field Unit Auction in Turbo, Yatta Field Unit, Kirimuni Field Unit, Hindi Development Unit, Mavoloni Field Unit, and Witu Development Unit.
Bidders will also congregate at Athi River Field Unit, NYS Technical College Mombasa, Mwatate Field Unit, Tana Basin Road Project, and Garissa Mbalambala Field Unit Auction.
How to Bid
Trenad Auctioneers was tasked with conducting the mass auction.
Interested bidders are advised to visit the NYS website www.nys.go.ke or Public Procurement Information Portal (PPIP) www.tenders.go.ke for free.
All interested bidders are required to pay a refundable deposit of Ksh10,000 per lot, while those for machinery and plant equipment will part with a deposit in cash of Ksh20,000. Those interested in scrap metal will pay Ksh50,000, and bidders seeking miscellaneous items will be charged Ksh5,000.
Payments should be made to the NYS preferred account, and the bidder should provide the bank slip to the respective field office (branch) to get a bidding number.
NYS warned that individuals without bidding numbers will not be permitted to participate in the auction.
Unsuccessful bidders will have their deposits refunded, unlike the successful ones, who will sign an agreement authorising the money to be deducted from the overall purchase price.
"The successful bidder shall pay 25 per cent of the purchase price within 24 hours and the balance paid within 14 days in the National Youth Service Account," read part of the statement.
