Masters, Rose Bowl and travel packages among items available for bid at 2015 auction

LAS VEGAS, NEV. (Jan. 27, 2015) – The Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program – a business intensive program that awards students with a four-year bachelor of science degree in Concrete Industry Management – is pleased to announce the list of sports and travel packages available for their tenth annual auction at the World of Concrete. The auction is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 4 in the North Hall, Room N262 of the Las Vegas Convention Center. The silent auction will be held from 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. PST and the live auction begins at 1 p.m. PST.

“We have some tremendous sports and travel packages in the CIM Auction this year,” said Mike Philipps, chairman of the CIM auction committee, “These items offer the opportunity for some once-in-a-lifetime travel and the Auction supports a great cause.”

This year’s CIM auction, in addition to equipment, parts, materials, construction software and supplies, offers bucket list sports and vacation packages including: The Masters; Players Tournament Championship; The Rose Bowl; Indianapolis 500; NFL tickets; NASCAR races; NBA and NHL tickets; Los Angeles, San Antonio, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Orlando, Nashville, New York, Las Vegas and Chicago travel packages, college football tickets (Alabama, Notre Dame, Florida); quail hunts and more. For a full list of auction items, visit the website here. 

Once again this year, in addition to on-site bidding, internet bidding will be available on the Ritchie Bros. website. To participate in the live auction online, bidders must register one week in advance. This year, all items are available for bid whether in attendance at the show or not. Bidding can begin on the items in the silent auction immediately and can continue on any mobile device straight through the event. The live auction items will only be available for bidding during the event itself, but can be bid on either in person or online. Auction participation instructions are available on the CIM website.