(a) assistance in determining the amount, size and timing of borrowings contemplated by the County for its own capital program and as a conduit for other borrowings; (b) assistance in formulating the credit structure, maturity schedule, call provisions and other terms and conditions of debt offerings, as required for any other offering; (c) assistance in deciding whether each issue can and/or should be sold on a negotiated, competitive, or private placement basis; (d) preparation of necessary legal documents concerning debt transactions; (e) examination of various debt financing alternatives, including variable rate debt, interest rate swaps and other derivative products (if and when they become feasible under State statute)