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OPTIONAL REDEMPTION <br /> The City may elect on February 1, 2005, and on any day thereafter, to prepay Bonds due on or <br /> after February 1, 2006. Redemption may be in whole or in part and if in part, at the option of <br /> the City and in such order as the City shall determine and within a maturity by lot as selected by <br /> the registrar. 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 finance public <br /> improvements within the City. <br /> TYPE OF PROPOSALS <br /> Proposals shall be for not less than $814,275 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 $8,250, 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 underwriter using a Financial Surety Bond, then that purchaser 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 be withdrawn or amended after the time set for receiving proposals unless the meeting of the 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. Rates shall be in integral multiples of 5/100 or <br /> 1/8 of 1%. Rates must be in ascending order. Bonds of the same maturity shall bear a single <br /> rate from the date of the Bonds to the date of maturity. No conditional proposals will be <br /> 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 /> BOND INSURANCE AT PURCHASER'S OPTION <br /> • If the Bonds qualify for issuance of any policy of municipal bond insurance or commitment <br /> therefor at the option of the underwriter, the purchase of any such insurance policy or the <br /> issuance of any such commitment shall be at the sole option and expense of the purchaser of <br /> the Bonds. Any increased costs of issuance of the Bonds resulting from such purchase of <br /> Page 8 <br />