Commissioners reject very low bid on South Side Annex

Commissioners reject very low bid on South Side Annex

YOUNGSTOWN

The Mahoning County commissioners this morning rejected the bid by the non-profit Warrior’s Inc. to buy the county’s South Side Annex at 2801 Market St. for $75,000 because it fell short of the advertised minimum bid of $426,667.

In a November bid opening in the county purchasing office, Warriors Inc., 2733 Market St., was the sole bidder for the former county office complex, which was appraised at $640,000.

James Fortunato, county purchasing director, said he expects the county will now hire an auctioneer and schedule an auction, at which the annex will be sold to the highest bidder.

Warriors, which operates the Eagle’s Christian Preschool across Hylda Avenue from the annex, said in a document accompanying its bid that it wanted to use the annex to expand its preschool and offer more services to youth and families.

The annex closed after the auto title department, the last county agency to leave the building, moved to Oakhill Renaissance Place in October 2012.