079-093-087A Meriden Item No. 856 Bid Date: Wednesday June 24, 2026 2:00 PM

PUBLIC BID

MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT

- Offered by -

State of Connecticut, Department of Transportation

Item No. 856

Bid Date: Wednesday June 24, 2026, 2:00 PM

Location: Southwesterly side of Columbia Street (between Lincoln Street and Colony Street)

Size: 25,556± square feet of vacant land

Frontage: 240± feet along Columbia Street

Zone: TOD-HC, Transit Oriented Development-Historic Commercial

Utilities: Water, Sewer, Electric, and Gas

Asking Price: $50,000.00

Deposit: 10% to be submitted with bid by a bank or certified check made payable to “Treasurer, State of Connecticut”

Please Note, a One Thousand Dollar ($1,000.00) administrative fee will be added to the final negotiated sales price.

All properties are subject to the municipality’s right of first refusal, as stated in Connecticut General Statute 3-14b, and to any state of fact as may appear of record or any inspection of the property may disclose. 

Bids must be mailed to:

Department of Transportation, Contracts Unit

2800 Berlin Turnpike, P.O. Box 317546

Newington, CT 06131-7546

Bids must be received by the Department no later than 2:00 P.M. on WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2026. It is the bidder's responsibility to verify that their bid has been received by sending an email to dotcontracts@ct.gov. Bids will be opened on WEDNESDAY, June 24, 2026, at 2:00 P.M. and bid results can be obtained by contacting the Property Agent listed below.

Official State forms may be obtained at the Connecticut Department of Transportation, Property Management Division, P.O. Box 317546, Newington, Connecticut 06131-7546 or by calling Shandi Wong at (860)594-2471 or through email: shandi.wong@ct.gov. 

For more public bid information visit our website at: http://www.ct.gov/dot/properties

If you are interested in this property, please contact DOT Property Management at dot.propertymanagement@ct.gov 

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       - PLEASE NOTE –

All properties inclusive of the real property and all buildings and improvements situated thereon, if any, shall be sold in their "AS IS" condition. The State shall not make any warranties or representations whatsoever.  Each bidder shall be solely responsible for inspecting all public records, inspecting the subject premises and drawing their own conclusions.  The information contained within the bid and from all officers, agents and employees of the State has been obtained from the State's records and the State makes no warranties or representations as to accuracy or completeness of this information. Nothing within this bid package may be construed as an expressed or implied warranty, representation or a waiver or limitation of the State's sovereign immunity.

The State reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, and to withdraw this invitation to bid at any time before or after bids are opened.  It also reserves the right to negotiate with the highest bidder prior to acceptance or rejection of bids or its withdrawal of this invitation.