Alaska Municipal Bond Bank Authority- RFP 2025-0400-0395- Financial Advisory Service

The Alaska Municipal Bond Bank Authority is seeking a nationally recognized financial advisory firm to provide financial and municipal advisory services related to the issuance of bonds and making loans. The work includes modeling and tracking the Bond Bank's full portfolio of debt, assisting in maintaining and improving the Bond Bank's credit ratings, and providing written analyses and recommendations. The selected firm will also be responsible for structuring authorized Bond Bank bond issues, negotiating the most advantageous structure of couponing and yield for the Bond Bank's bond sales, and verifying bond pricings. Key considerations for the proposal evaluation include understanding of the project, methodology used, management plan, experience, and qualifications. • The firm should have experience in pooled conduit financing of municipal debt. • The firm should demonstrate a thorough understanding of the Bond Bank programs and the financial advisor's role. • The firm should have a comprehensive methodology that depicts a logical approach to fulfilling the continued operation of the Bond Bank's existing programs. • The firm should have a well-defined management plan that supports all project requirements and logically leads to the deliverables required in the RFP. • The firm should have a strong history of completing similar projects on time and within budget.