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REGISTRAR <br />The City will name the registrar which shall be subject to applicable SEC regulations. The City <br />will pay for the services of the registrar. <br />OPTIONAL REDEMPTION <br />The City may elect on July 1, 2001, and on any day thereafter to prepay Bonds due on July 1, <br />2002. Redemption may be in whole or in part and if in part, the City will notify DTC of the <br />particular amount to be prepaid, DTC will determine by lot the amount of each participant's <br />interest to be redeemed and each participant will then select by lot the beneficial ownership <br />interests to be redeemed. All prepayments shall be at a price of par plus accrued interest. <br />SECURITY AND PURPOSE <br />The Bonds will be general obligations of the City for which the City will pledge its full faith and <br />credit and power to levy direct general ad valorem taxes. In addition the City will pledge special <br />assessments against benefited property. The proceeds will be used to refinance a portion of <br />the City's General Obligation Temporary Improvement Bonds, Series 1996A, dated <br />September 1, 1996 and to finance sewer and watermain improvements within the City, <br />TYPE OF PROPOSALS <br />Proposals shall be for not less than $520,800 and accrued interest on the total principal amount <br />of the Bonds. Proposals shall be accompanied by a Good Faith Deposit ( "Deposit ") in the form <br />of a certified or cashier's check or a Financial Surety Bond in the amount of $5,250, payable to <br />the order of the City. If a check is used, it must accompany each proposal. If a Financial <br />Surety Bond is used, it must be from an insurance company licensed to issue such a bond in <br />the State of Minnesota, and preapproved by the City. Such bond must be submitted to <br />Springsted Incorporated prior to the opening of the proposals. The Financial Surety Bond must <br />identify each underwriter whose Deposit is guaranteed by such Financial Surety Bond. If the <br />Bonds are awarded to an under,n rri4 ®r t i it n 1 Surety B that <br />under ,,A U�a ,y a Financial 1J �� Wind, then 1 aL purchaser cl IaSEr iS <br />required to submit its Deposit to Springsted Incorporated in the form of a certified or cashier's <br />check or wire transfer as instructed by Springsted Incorporated not later than 3:30 P.M., Central <br />Time, on the next business day following the award. If such Deposit is not received by that <br />time, the Financial Surety Bond may be drawn by the City to satisfy the Deposit requirement. <br />The City will deposit the check of the purchaser, the amount of which will be deducted at <br />settlement and no interest will accrue to the purchaser. In the event the purchaser fails to <br />comply with the accepted proposal, said amount will be retained by the City. No proposal can <br />be withdrawn or amended after the time set for receiving proposals unless the meeting of the <br />City scheduled for award of the Bonds is adjourned, recessed, or continued to another date <br />without award of the Bonds having been made. A single rate of interest shall be specified. <br />Bonds of the same maturity shall bear a single rate from the date of the Bonds to the date of <br />maturity. No conditional proposals will be accepted. <br />AWARD <br />The Bonds will be awarded on the basis of the lowest interest rate to be determined on a true <br />interest cost (TIC) basis. The City's computation of the interest rate of each proposal, in <br />accordance with customary practice, will be controlling. <br />The City will reserve the right to: (i) waive non - substantive informalities of any proposal or of <br />matters relating to the receipt of proposals and award of the Bonds, (ii) reject all proposals <br />without cause, and, (iii) reject any proposal which the City determines to have failed to comply <br />with the terms herein. <br />