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EXHIBIT "A" SCOPE OF SERVICES The specific tasks to be performed and completed by Consultant in performing the financial advisory services are as provided below in this Exhibit "A". Consultant shall complete all services under this Agreement within the Term, as described in Section 5.1. 1. Assist in the selection of appropriate team members, such as underwriter, bond counsel, and other members of the financing team (depending on method of sale). 2. Prepare fee comparables necessary to negotiate professional service fees. 3. Identify which bond programs maybe appropriate, such as Revenue Bonds and Certificates of Participation (COPs), to name a few. 4. Coordinate review and approval of financing documents with outside State agencies. 5. Evaluate the financing structure, to include debt service schedules; call features; bond security; flow of funds; sources and uses of funds including costs of issuance; underwriters discount and original issue discount; investment of bond proceeds; and estimated positive and negative cash flow to the Client. 6. Assist client staff, underwriters and other financing team members in working with credit rating agencies and financial institutions, and prepare any presentation materials and documentation for rating and credit reviews. 7. Preparation of the necessary financial tables for inclusion in the Official Statement. 8. Work with client staff, bond counsel, disclosure counsel, underwriters and other participants, to review, prepare and advise on information contained in the preliminary and final official statements, Indenture of Trust, fiscal agent agreement, investment agreements, and other legal and disclosure documents and materials required to facilitate the sale of the bonds. 9. Prepare a pre -pricing book and comparable rates and scales to ensure the client is receiving the best yield in the market. 10. Assist in the final closing of the financing and monitor market conditions including interest rate "spreads" between various tax-exempt and taxable securities, up until the actual marketing and pricing of the bonds.