The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to obtain proposals from qualified law firms who are interested in providing a Bond Counsel and related services to assist the St. Tammany Parish Government (Parish) in the issuance and sale of bonds and other debt/financing instruments (including refunding of existing bonds). The selected Proposer shall render opinion(s) on the validity of the debt offering(s), the security for such offering(s), and whether and to what extent interest on any bonds/debt is exempt from income and other taxation. The selected firm shall provide and file all required documentation, proceedings, preliminary official statements, official statements, analyses, reports, etc., and other communications in support of the bond/debt issue and/or which are required by State or Federal regulation. The opinion of Bond Counsel shall provide assurance both to the Issuer (the Parish) and to investors who purchase the bonds that all legal and tax requirements relevant to the matters covered by the opinion are met.
