A public auction of state-owned equipment will be held by the Iowa Department of Transportation on its grounds in Ames, Saturday, April 22, beginning at 9 a.m. The sale will be held in the auction building south of the Iowa DOT’s sign shop on South Fourth Street in Ames.

Laptop computers, equipment for offices and shops, automotive supplies, and many other items are included in the sale. The computers are sold with no operating system or software. There will also be a limited number of vehicles included in this auction.

Office equipment to be sold includes 60 laptop computers, several copiers, tables, chairs, and storage and file cabinets. Shop equipment items include a bench grinder, a chain hoist, jacks, various saws, drill presses, generators, mowers, a pressure washer, and truck boxes. Automotive supplies, radios, and many other items are also included in this sale.

Items for sale may be inspected at the sale site from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, April 21, and from 7 to 9 a.m. Saturday, April 22.

Please bring a driver’s license or state-issued identification card with you to the sale. The information from your driver’s license will be scanned into the system and a bid number will be printed for you to use at the auction. For those without a driver’s license, information will be entered manually.

Final payment for all items is due the day of the sale. Payment for the items must be made in cash, cashier’s check, or certified check. Personal or company checks will be accepted, if accompanied by satisfactory identification. Sales tax will be collected. Dealers must provide tax-exemption numbers to be exempted from the tax. All items must be removed from Iowa DOT property within five business days of the sale.

Lynch Auction Co. of Boone will conduct the auction. Coffee, sandwiches, and cold drinks will be available for purchase at the auction site.

A listing of auction items is also available on the Iowa DOT’s website at www.iowadot.gov/auction/auctlist.htm.