The Financial Advisor will have primary responsibility for the preparation of bonds and notes for investor marketing and direct placements, including the RIIB and WIFIA programs, and will perform the full range of services customarily performed by Financial Advisors for comparable public authorities including: A. Make qualified staff available for consultation with the Chairman, Executive Director, Chief Financial Officer and staff. B. Update and modify the Model as needed to identify optimal capital funding solutions. C. Attend NBC Board meetings and make presentations as necessary. D. Prepare written testimony and provide oral testimony at hearings before the RIPUC and the Division of RIPUC in support of rate filings and debt issuance. E. Provide expert advice to NBC on financing alternatives including: • Evaluate material risks, potential benefits, structure and other characteristics • Identify conditions under which the recommended transaction or product is suitable • Indicate whether reasonable feasible alternatives have been investigated • Identify the relative advantages of a competitive or negotiated issuance F. Consult with NBC’s bond counsel with regard to the terms and conditions of bond and note issues.
