Municipal Advisor Services

The Vendor is required to provide municipal advisor services for include:
• Legal considerations: with the concurrence and at the direction of the county, coordinate with bond counsel and counsel for the county to jointly analyze existing market conditions, legislation and regulations affecting the debt issue.
• Do not include the cost of bond counsel in the proposal.
• Financial planning and sale cost: evaluate all financial options available to the county and advise it as to the most feasible and cost-effective method of sale.
• Prepare economic and financial analyses, spread sheets and financial options for submission to the county as required.
• The event of negotiated sales, the awarded proposer will assist the county in the selection of the underwriting firm or group and assist the county in negotiating rates and other associated costs.
• Public notices: arrange for the appropriate publication of sale notices as necessary (costs of publication will be paid by the county).
• Credit ratings: evaluate impact of credit ratings and in coordination with the county prepare and submit, on behalf of the county, all appropriate information, documentation and credit rating applications to rating agencies (the costs and expenses of credit ratings will be paid by the county).
• Debt issue evaluations: assist in evaluating sale bids and underwriting proposals, as applicable.