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    LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD

    Submit a Bid for an Expired Pennsylvania Restaurant Liquor License

    The PLCB is now accepting sealed bids for 20 expired restaurant licenses - bids due noon, October 5

    PLCB now accepting sealed bids for 16th regular auction of expired restaurant licenses 

    Bids for licenses not transferrable across county lines in 20 counties due October 5

    The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) has issued an invitation for bids for  20 expired restaurant licenses available through its 16th license auction since Act 39 became effective in August 2016.

    This auction includes one license in each of the following 20 counties: Adams, Berks, Bucks, Cambria, Carbon, Crawford, Delaware, Greene, Jefferson, Lancaster, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton, Schuylkill, Snyder, Washington, and Wayne.

    Unlike the excess license auction conducted earlier this year, licenses available in this auction cannot be transferred across county lines. They may only be transferred to another municipality within the same county, consistent with applicable laws and regulations.

    Bids for this license auction are due by noon Monday, Oct. 5.  The 16th auction will again use a sealed bid process. Bids will be opened Thursday, Oct. 8, and auction winners will be determined soon thereafter.

    The minimum bid for each license is $25,000, and each bid must be accompanied by a bid surety of $5,000 or 5% of the total bid amount – whichever is higher – to avoid frivolous and underfunded bids.

    The highest responsive bidder for each license, upon notification of auction award, will have up to 30 days to remit bid payment to the PLCB and up to six months to submit an application for the license. If bid payment is not received timely, the second-highest bidder will have the opportunity to apply for the license.

    The Invitation for Bids is available online. Once on the page, scroll down to “Related Solicitation Files” and click the links to view. 

    Bidders with questions regarding this invitation for bids must submit inquiries via email to RA-LBLicenseAuction@pa.gov by noon Thursday, Aug. 27. Questions and answers will be posted to the Department of General Services e-marketplace on Thursday, Sept. 3.

    Lists of winning bids from each of the 15 previous auctions can be viewed through the links to the right.