Specifications include, but are not limited to: Doña Ana County (County) is soliciting qualifications-based proposals for Bond Counsel Services through a competitive contract award process. 1. Assist in the preparation of a work plan and timetable setting forth the actions necessary for any election and other required proceedings prior to the offering and sale of each series of bonds. 2. Collaborate with County Staff to structure issues in a manner that minimizes the County's transaction costs and its credit risk in the transactions. 3. Prepare, in consultation with County Staff, all resolutions, ordinances, agreements preliminary offering statements, official statements, and other documents and instruments pursuant to which bonds will be authorized, secured and delivered and coordinate with the County's Legal Department, the County's Financial Advisor, and Underwriters with respect to the bonds and their counsel and the officials and any other consultants of the County. 4. Attend meetings of the Board of County Commission and other meetings as required or requested by the County. 5. Prepare information for and participate in presentations to rating agencies and prospective bond purchasers as required or requested by the County. 6. Represent the County's interests in the preparation of any agreement that provides for the sale of bonds; ensure that professionals and investment banking firms retained by or contracted with the County disclose all conflicts of interest with the County through the use of due diligence reviews. 7. Coordinate with the County and its consultants in preparing official statements or other securities laws disclosure documents, including review of the information therein describing the bonds and the security thereof; and provide such information as needed or requested to enable the County to make a proper disclosure. 8. Render advice to the Board of County Commissioners or other authorized officials of the County to the effect that any representation or certification made by an employee or official in connection with the issuance of the bonds is authorized or required by law and is properly supported by fact.
