A recent public request for sealed bid was issued for surplus Comfor Management Services Ltd. (CMSL) assets which, according to CMSL president Quentin Beach received a good amount of public interest.
"We received a total of nine sealed bids for the equipment listed and were pleased to see so much local interest. As a community owned corporation, we try to ensure that benefits derived from the community forest return the community," Beach said.
According to Beach the equipment up for bid was surplus to the needs of Burns Lake Community Forest Ltd. and Sheraton Holdings Ltd.
Five of the eight unwanted pieces of equipment were successfully sold to a number of local bidders.
Up for auction was a John Deere 450 crawler (upset price of $6,000) which was sold for $7,500.
A Thomas Skidsteer 245 HK (upset price of $9,000) that sold for $10,100, a Thomas Skidsteer 233 HD (upset price of $6,500 that resulted in a tied bid between two parties, a 1974 Kenworth Truck with Hiab (upset price of $5,500) that sold for $5,850 and a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD (upset price of $8,000) that sold for $10,100.
The three unsold items were a 1969 Caterpillar 966 loader (upset price of $19,000), a Cardinal Ancoma truck scale (upset price of $10,000 and a 1993 Hyundai Robex 320 LCM (upset price of $12,000).
Beach said, "Proceeds from the sale will go into general revenues for the companies involved." A decision is yet to be made about what to do with the unsold equipment. Possibilities include keeping them or sending them to a Ritchie Bros. auction.