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Lewis
Young Robertson & Burningham, Inc. ("LYRB")
provides a wide range of financial advisory services related
to the funding of capital projects. These services have
been developed with the benefit of over seventy years
of municipal bond experience garnered by its finance professionals.
General
Services The
following are rendered in connection with our overall portfolio of services for
our client's benefit prior to the issuance of any particular debt instrument. |
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Advice
regarding current methods available for financing new
facilities and improvements to existing facilities. |
| Analysis
of cost savings or other benefits resulting from refinancing or restructuring
outstanding debt obligations. |
| Advice
regarding fiscal matters that are preliminary to the issuance of debt. |
| Advice
regarding the potential availability of private, state and/or federal funding
and assistance in applying
for such funding. |
| Assistance
on the structuring, issuance and method of sale of indebtedness being considered. |
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Researching
and providing information about bond market conditions,
interest rates, tax levies, user charges, and other revenues
available to meet debt repayment. |
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Advice
pertaining to the placement of indebtedness relating to
debt obligations, including assistance in communications
with prospective purchasers of debt instruments. |
Specific
Transaction Related Services
In preparation
for a specific issuance of debt obligations, LYRB provides
the following services:
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Assistance
in the formulation of a coordinated finance plan and schedule
for the authorization, issuance, placement or sale of
the proposed debt obligation. |
| Preparation
of a detailed quantitative analysis of debt service payments and source of payment. |
| Advice
and assistance in the compilation of relevant and necessary information to be
included in the offering document along with financial and demographic information. |
| Advice
and assistance in retaining other professionals, as necessary, including bond
counsel, disclosure counsel, trustee, paying agent, financial printing, feasibility
consultant, CPA verification, title services and underwriter. |
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Attendance
and participation in "due diligence" meetings
and all other meetings, as requested and necessary. |
| Advice
and assistance regarding the method of placement or sale of the indebtedness along
with identifying potential purchasers, as necessary. |
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Advice
and assistance regarding presentations to rating agencies
and/or bond insurers. |
| Advice
and assistance with preparation of applications to state agencies for low interest
rate loans or interest rate buy-down loans. |
| Advice
and assistance with the evaluation of the appropriateness of interest rate swaps,
issuance of variable rate debt, purchase of interest rate caps and/or collars,
identification of liquidity facilities and related aspects of such debt obligations. |
| Advice
and assistance regarding appropriate investments for bond proceeds including debt
service reserve funds and construction funds. |
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