Bond Counsel Services

The vendor is required to provide bond counsel services complete legal representation on all issues of state and federal law, including taxation, with respect to the issuance of authority bond issues.
•    Advise the authority in structuring tax-exempt financings, including tax-exempt equipment financings, financings incorporating derivative structures, and other forms of debt financings. 
•    Draft and review legal documentation necessary to issue debt including, as appropriate, bond resolutions, preliminary and official statements, notice of sale and bid forms, bond purchase agreements, loan agreements, indentures, supplemental indentures, and tax regulatory agreements. 
•    Render unqualified legal opinions concerning the validity and the tax-exempt status of the authority’s debt issuances. 
•    Prepare and distribute closing documentation and coordinate and conduct the closing of bond, note, or other financing transactions. 
•    Seek, on behalf of the authority, any necessary opinions, letter rulings, or other documentation from the internal revenue service or other bodies. 
•    Provide sophisticated legal advice on federal tax matters including, but not limited to, construction fund reimbursement, arbitrage, and private activity. 
•    As necessary, assist the authority with examinations initiated by the internal revenue service, and resolving issues regarding the authority’s debt that are raised by bondholders, rating agencies, or public officials.

- Contract Period/Term: 3 years
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: August 27, 2025