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EXI3IBIT "A" <br />SCOPE OF SERVICES <br />The specific tasks to be performed and completed by Consultant in performing the financial <br />advisory services are as provided below in this Exhibit "A ". Consultant shall complete all <br />services under this Agreement within the Term, as described in Section 5, 1, <br />I. Assist in the selection of appropriate team members, such as underwriter, bond counsel, <br />and other members of the financing team (depending on method of sale). <br />2. Prepare fee comparables necessary to negotiate professional service fees. <br />3. Identify which bond programs may be appropriate, such as Revenue Bonds and <br />Certificates of Participation (COPS), to name a few. <br />4. Coordinate review and approval of financing documents with outside State agencies. <br />5. Evaluate the financing structure, to include debt service schedules; call features; bond <br />security; flow of funds; sources and uses of finds including costs of issuance; <br />underwriters discount and original issue discount; investment of bond proceeds; and <br />estimated positive and negative cash flow to the Client. <br />6. Assist client staff, underwriters and other financing team members in working with credit <br />rating agencies and financial institutions, and prepare any presentation materials and <br />documentation for rating and credit reviews. <br />7. Preparation of the necessary financial tables for inclusion in the Official Statement. <br />8. Work with client staff, bond counsel, disclosure counsel, underwriters and other <br />participants, to review, prepare and advise on information contained in the preliminary <br />and final official statements, Indenture of Trust, fiscal agent agreement, investment <br />agreements, and other legal and disclosure documents and materials required to facilitate <br />the sale of the bonds. <br />9. Prepare a pre - pricing book and comparable rates and scales to ensure the client is <br />receiving the best yield in the market. <br />10. Assist in the final closing of the financing and monitor market conditions including <br />interest rate "spreads" between various tax - exempt and taxable securities, up until the <br />actual marketing and pricing of the bonds. <br />25B -31 <br />