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BIDDING PARAMETERS <br /> Proposals shall be for not less than $2,106,938 plus accrued interest, if any, on the total principal amount <br /> of the Bonds. No proposal can be withdrawn or amended after the time set for receiving proposals unless <br /> the meeting of the City scheduled for award of the Bonds is adjourned, recessed, or continued to another <br /> date without award of the Bonds having been made. Rates shall be in integral multiples of 1/100 or 1/8 of <br /> 1%. The initial price to the public for each maturity must be 98.0%or greater. Bonds of the same maturity <br /> shall bear a single rate from the date of the Bonds to the date of maturity. No conditional proposals will <br /> be accepted. <br /> GOOD FAITH DEPOSIT <br /> Proposals, regardless of method of submission, shall be accompanied by a Deposit in the amount of <br /> $21,250, in the form of a certified or cashier's check, a wire transfer, or Financial Surety Bond and <br /> delivered to Springsted Incorporated prior to the time proposals will be opened. Each bidder shall be <br /> solely responsible for the timely delivery of their Deposit whether by check, wire transfer or Financial <br /> Surety Bond. Neither the City nor Springsted Incorporated have any liability for delays in the transmission <br /> of the Deposit. <br /> Any Deposit made by certified or cashier's check should be made payable to the City and delivered to <br /> Springsted Incorporated, 380 Jackson Street, Suite 300, St. Paul, Minnesota 55101. <br /> Any Deposit sent via wire transfer should be sent to Springsted Incorporated as the City's agent <br /> according to the following instructions: <br /> Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., San Francisco, CA 94104 <br /> ABA#121000248 <br /> for credit to Springsted Incorporated, Account#635-5007954 <br /> Ref: Elk River, MN Series 2014A Good Faith Deposit <br /> Contemporaneously with such wire transfer, the bidder shall send an e-mail to <br /> bond_services @springsted.com, including the following information; (i) indication that a wire transfer has <br /> been made (including the fed reference number and time released), (ii) the amount of the wire transfer, <br /> (iii) the issue to which it applies, and (iv) the return wire instructions if such bidder is not awarded the <br /> Bonds. <br /> Any Deposit made by the successful bidder by check or wire transfer will be delivered to the City following <br /> the award of the Bonds. Any Deposit made by check or wire transfer by an unsuccessful bidder will be <br /> returned to such bidder following City action relative to an award of the Bonds. <br /> If a Financial Surety Bond is used, it must be from an insurance company licensed to issue such a bond <br /> in the State of Minnesota and pre-approved by the City. Such bond must be submitted to Springsted <br /> Incorporated prior to the opening of the proposals. The Financial Surety Bond must identify each <br /> underwriter whose Deposit is guaranteed by such Financial Surety Bond. If the Bonds are awarded to an <br /> underwriter using a Financial Surety Bond, then that underwriter is required to submit its Deposit to the <br /> City in the form of a certified or cashier's check or wire transfer as instructed by Springsted Incorporated <br /> not later than 3:30 P.M., Central Time on the next business day following the award. If such Deposit is <br /> not received by that time, the Financial Surety Bond may be drawn by the City to satisfy the Deposit <br /> requirement. <br /> -3- <br />