Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Authority is requesting proposals from qualified municipal advisory firms with public sector experience to provide services related to financial planning, strategic financial planning, and debt management including the following: Services Related to Financial Planning and Policy Development • Assist the Authority with financial planning efforts and process by assessing capital needs, identifying potential revenue sources, analyze financing alternatives such as pay-as-you-go, lease/purchasing, short-term vs. long-term financings, assessments, user fees, impact fees, developer contributions, public/private projects, and grants and provide analysis of each alternative as required as to the budgetary and financial impact. • Assist the Authority in the formulation of financial and debt policies • Review current debt structure, identifying strengths and weaknesses of structure so that future debt issues can be designed to maximize ability to finance future capital needs. This will include, but not be limited to, reviewing existing debt for the possibility of refunding/restructuring that debt to provide the Authority with savings and/or debt service relief. • Analyze future debt capacity to determine the Authority’s ability to raise future debt capital. • Assist the Authority in the development of the Authority’s “Capital Improvement Program” by identifying sources of capital funding. • Develop, manage and maintain computer models for long-term capital planning which provide for inputs regarding levels of fees and/or taxation, growth rates by operating revenue and expenditure item, timing, magnitude and cost of debt issuance, and project operating and capital balances, selected operating and debt ratios and other financial performance measures as may be determined by the Authority. • Conduct strategic modeling and planning and related consulting. • Attend meetings with Authority’s staff, consultants and other professionals and the Authority. • Undertake financial planning and policy development assignments made by the Authority regarding financings, and financial policy including budget, tax, cash management issues and related fiscal policy and programs. • Assist the Authority in preparing financial presentations for public hearings and/or referendums. • Provide special financial services as requested by the Authority.