Municipal Advisor Services for Bond Financing

The City of Burbank requires offsite municipal advisor and financial consulting services to support the government authority's debt management, long-term capital planning, and anticipated issuance of approximately $150 million in lease revenue bonds. The chosen vendor must deliver independent financial advice, transaction structuring, and debt obligation analysis for an initial contract term covering the bond issuance plus three years of ongoing support, with additional authorized hourly services and an optional retainer. Eligible applicants are onshore USA organizations. Applicants must submit all written questions by November 2, 2026, and deliver proposals by November 16, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. PT. Proposals must contain all mandatory submission documents, with pricing segregated from firm qualifications. The City evaluates proposals using a maximum 100-point scale based on qualifications (SC-1/SC-2, 60 points combined), technical approach (SC-3, 20 points), proposed price (SC-4, 5 points), and optional shortlisted interviews (SC-5, 15 points).