Hosting Online Tax Sale Services

The Vendor is required to provide to conduct one (1) tax sale per year in the month of December for Taxes/Sewer, approximately 5,000 items.
- Must presently conduct internet-based electronic municipal tax lien sales in at least two states; or
- Conducted internet-based electronic municipal tax lien sales in the past two years that have included bidders from more than one state: or
- Be affirmatively market a system for performing internet-based electronic municipal tax lien sales in more than one state.
- The tax lien sale line items shall be publicly available on the third-party vendor’s website free-of charge without requiring registration or membership prior to viewing.
- Must provide information to the Township of any unused portion of the deposit, this amount must be returned to the bidder after the conclusion of the sale.
- Online display of winning bids immediately upon completion of the auction.
- Access for the tax collector to remove and update the tax lien sale list in real time.
- Access for the tax collector to review a detailed history of all funds transferred, as well as a transaction log of all bid submissions and results.
- Provision for the electronic transfer of information and data from and to the municipality.
- The electronic municipal tax lien service shall give the tax collector the ability to accept and process payments by ACH transfer, bank wire transfer, certified check, or cash. Cash payments may be accepted in person by the tax collector; however, the tax collector must immediately input data into the electronic tax lien sale system to reflect any such payment. Payment must be made within 24 hours after the bidding is close.