NOTICE TO BIDDERS SALE OF CITY-OWNED PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that the City of South Bend, Indiana ("the City"), through its Board of Public Works (the "Board"), is offering for sale the following parcel of real estate located in South Bend, Indiana. Address: VAC LOT 39 MICHIGAN, SOUTH BEND, IN 46614 Parcel No. 018-7148-5276 Legal Description: Lot 39 Ex W 150 Ft Chippewa Hts 2nd Plat The City has received a petition to purchase the above-described parcel of property, which is held by the Board on behalf of the City pursuant to Indiana Code 36-9-6-3(a). The Board is offering the property for sale to the highest bidder in excess of the minimum offering price or otherwise in accordance with Indiana Code 36-1-11-5. Tracts with an assessed value less than $10,000.00 based on the most recent assessment of the tract are not required to be appraised. The tract's assessed value is $8,800. for property tax purposes. The minimum offering price is $8,450. Bidders will be responsible for the cost of advertising, a sales disclosure form, transfer, and recording upon a successful negotiation and sale of the tract. The cost of advertising is estimated at $100, a sales disclosure form is estimated at $20, transferring is estimated at $10, and recording is estimated at $26. In compliance with Indiana Code 36-1-11-16, this parcel may not be sold to a person who owes delinquent taxes, special assessments, penalties, interest or cost directly attributable to a prior tax on a tract of real property listed under Indiana Code 6-1.1-24-1. An offer to purchase the parcel that is submitted by a trust must identify each beneficiary of the trust and settler empowered to evoke or modify the trust. The address of the property as described above must be included in the subject line of the email to which you have attached your bid. The name of the bidder, address, contact email address and phone number must be included in the body of the email. Bids to purchase said parcel must include price bid for the property plus an explanation of the bidder's intended use of the property and be received electronically at bpwbids@southbendin.gov on or before: (4/14/26 at 9:00 a.m.) BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS Hillary Horvath, Clerk Publish Two (2) Times: (3/13/26 3/20/26) March 13, 20 2026 LSBN0477361