Bond and Disclosure Counsel Services

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR BOND AND DISCLOSURE COUNSEL SERVICES Proposal Issued: Proposal Due: March 11, 2024 March 25, 2024 I. OBJECTIVE The Berkeley Unified School District (District) is seeking proposals from qualified legal firms to serve as bond and disclosure counsel who are experienced in providing California educational entities with legal services related to the issuance of general obligation bonds, parcel taxes, leases, certificates of participation as well as bond and parcel tax elections. The overall objective is to permit firms the opportunity to submit their relevant school district legal experience, client references, and proposed schedule of fees for consideration by the District. II. INSTRUCTIONS It is the intent of the District to select a firm that can meet or exceed the requirements set forth in this Request for Qualifications and Proposals. Interest and qualified firms wishing to submit a Proposal for this RFP should send an ELECTRONIC Proposal, labeled “RFP 2024-03-04” by email to District’s Program Manager: Prachi Amin, prachi.amin@vpcsonline.com All Proposers must notify the District of their intention to respond or not to respond to the RFP via e-mail to Prachi Amin ALL RESPONSES ARE DUE BY 11:00 AM, March 25, 2024. Any Response received after that date and time will not be accepted. ELECTRONIC RESPONSES WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED. Please do not contact District staff or members of the District’s Board of Education for information or questions related to this RFP. Each Response must conform and be responsive to the requirements set forth in this RFP. The District reserves the right to waive any informalities or irregularities in received Responses. Further, the District reserves the right to reject all Responses and to negotiate contract terms with one or more Proposers for one or more of the work items. The District retains the sole discretion to determine issues of compliance and to determine whether a Proposer is responsive, responsible, and qualified. If Proposers have any questions regarding this RFP, please email the District’s Program Manager, Prachi Amin, at prachi.amin@vpcsonline.com before Thursday, March 14, 2024. All responses to questions regarding this RFP will be answered by email by Prachi Amin by March 15th to each firm receiving the RFP. 2 RFP RESPONSE SCHEDULE SUMMARY: The District reserves the right to change the dates on the schedule without prior notice.