26-XX_Arbitrage_Rebate_&_Opinion_Service.pdf
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- Solicitation number
- 26-47
- Issued by
- Bay County, Florida
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This is a Request for Solicitation form issued by the Bay County Purchasing Department for arbitrage rebate and opinion services. Bay County, Florida is seeking qualified consultants to conduct annual arbitrage and rebate opinion services on the County's tax-exempt debt subject to the Tax Reform Act of 1986 and related IRS regulations. The scope of work includes computing yields on the County's debt, calculating amounts of rebate, yield reduction payments, and spend-down penalty payments, and providing legal opinions on such computations. The solicitation was prepared on May 28, 2026, with the requesting department being the Budget Office under the direction of Suzie Kogot. The County has selected a Request for Proposal (RFP) as the solicitation method, evaluated on qualifications and price. The contract term is three years base plus three one-year renewal periods. No pre-bid meeting or site visit is required, as all work will be performed remotely.
The estimated annual budget for this service is $9,000, funded through County general revenue with confirmation that amounts will be budgeted in FY27 and ongoing years. Insurance requirements include $1,000,000 in general liability and $1,000,000 in professional liability coverage, with subcontractors required to carry the same levels. Work compensation and business auto insurance are not required since services will be performed remotely. The project was approved by Department Director Maranda Griffin and Chief Financial Officer Suzie Kogot on May 28, 2026, with Risk Management approval from Eve Tooley on the same date. Purchasing and Chief Procurement Officer approvals were pending at the time this form was completed. The solicitation is assigned to the Arbitrage Compliance Specialists within the Budget Department and is funded through Department Account Number 5707370.
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Bay County Purchasing Department Request for Solicitation
This form must be completed in its entirety prior to publication of any solicitation.
Solicitation Title: Date:
Requesting Department:
Department Point of Contact:
Office: Cell: Email:
Prepared by: Date:
Department Director Approval: Date:
Project Number, if applicable:
Funding Source? Please specify Funding Type (County, Surtax, FEMA, HUD, FDOT, LAP, ARPA, HMGP, CDBG, etc.):
If Grant funded, provide grant title/number:
If Grant not awarded/final, describe status and/or funding options:
Grantor approval/concurrence required before advertising or at contract approval?
Solicitation Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐ Contract Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐
Federal Requirements Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐
Davis Bacon Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐
Buy America Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐
Buy American Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐
Independent Cost Estimate Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐
Pre-Bid Meeting Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐ Mandatory Yes ☐ No ☐
Site Visit Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐ Mandatory Yes ☐ No ☐
Permit Required Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐ Entity:
Bonding Required Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐ (Fl. Statute - Public Work >$200K required)
Design/Build Project Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐ (Requires Design/Build Memo)
Contractor License (Type) Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐ (General, Building, Electrical, Mechanical, Plumbing, etc.)
Professional License (Type) Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐ (Architect, Engineer, etc)
Contract Term Requested:
Construction Contracts:
Liquidated Damages Amount $ Construction Time
Consultant assisting with Scope of Work/Specifications, Cost Estimate, or providing support documents Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐ Consultant Name:
Introductory Paragraph (this should be a descriptive paragraph of the project)
This form must be completed in its entirety prior to publication of any solicitation.
Any Special Provisions?
De
No
Ch
Da Potential Vendors Budget Requirements partment Account Number Amount
Estimated Budget $ Approved FY Budget tes/Comments:
ief Financial Officer/Budget Office Approval te skogot Suzie Kogot
This form must be completed in its entirety prior to publication of any solicitation.
Insurance Requirements Standard Insurance Requirements: $1M GL, $1M Business Auto, Work Comp, Additional Insurance Requirements:
Excess or Umbrella Liability Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐
Professional Liability $ Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐
Owners Protective Liability Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐
Builders Risk Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐
Installation Floater Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐
Vendor’s Equipment Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐
Pollution $ Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐
USL&H Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐
Jones Act Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐ Other:
Other:
Other:
Chief Risk Officer /Risk Management Approval Date:
Solicitation Type
☐ Invitation to Bid (ITB) Based on lowest price
☐ Request for Proposal (RFP) Based on qualifications & price
☐ Request for Qualification (RFQ) Based on qualifications only.
CCNA/Federal Brooks Act may apply. CCNA compliance applies to Architects, Engineers, & Surveyors
Attachments: The following electronic documents provided to Purchasing
Scope of work/Specifications (word format) Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐
A/E scope/specifications - Drawings/Plans Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐
Grant Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐
Design/Build Memo Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐
Other Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐ Purchasing Approvals
Date Received:
Date Approved for Advertising:
Assigned to:
Solicitation Number:
Purchasing Administrator:
Chief Procurement Officer:
| Solicitation Title: Arbitrage Rebate & Opinion Service |
| Date: May 28, 2026 |
| Requesting Department: Budget Office |
| Department Point of Contact: Suzie Kogot |
| Office: 850-248-8240 |
| Cell: |
| Email: budget@baycountyfl.gov |
| Prepared by: Suzie Kogot |
| Date-0: May 28, 2026 |
| Department Director Approval: Maranda Griffin |
| Date-1: May 28, 2026 |
| Project Number if applicable: |
| ARPA HMGP CDBG etc: County |
| If Grant funded provide grant titlenumber: n/a |
| Grantor approvalconcurrence required before advert: n/a |
| No: Off |
| NA: On |
| ChkBox: Off |
| No-0: Off |
| NA-0: On |
| ChkBox-0: Off |
| No-1: Off |
| NA-1: Off |
| ChkBox-1: On |
| No-2: Off |
| NA-2: Off |
| ChkBox-2: Off |
| No-3: Off |
| NA-3: Off |
| ChkBox-3: Off |
| No-4: Off |
| NA-4: Off |
| ChkBox-4: Off |
| No-5: Off |
| NA-5: Off |
| ChkBox-5: Off |
| No-6: Off |
| NA-6: On |
| ChkBox-6: Off |
| No-7: Off |
| ChkBox-7: Off |
| No-8: Off |
| NA-7: On |
| ChkBox-8: Off |
| No-9: Off |
| ChkBox-9: Off |
| No-10: Off |
| NA-8: On |
| ChkBox-10: Off |
| Entity: |
| No-11: Off |
| NA-9: On |
| Fl Statute Public Work 200K required: Off |
| No-12: Off |
| NA-10: On |
| Requires DesignBuild Memo: Off |
| Contractor License Type: |
| No-13: Off |
| NA-11: On |
| ChkBox-11: Off |
| Professional License Type: |
| No-14: Off |
| NA-12: On |
| ChkBox-12: Off |
| Contract Term Requested: 3 year base + three 1-year periods |
| Liquidated Damages Amount: |
| Construction Time: |
| No-15: Off |
| NA-13: On |
| Consultant Name: Off |
| Consultant Name-0: |
| Textfield: The County desires to hire a consultant to conduct annual arbitrage and rebate opinion services. Work includes, but is not limited to, computing yields on its debt, amounts of rebate, yield reduction payments, spend-down penalty payments, and legally opining on such computations. Debts and tasks are outlined in Exhibit 1. |
| Textfield-0: N/A |
| Textfield-1: Arbitrage Compliance Specialists |
| Department: Various |
| Account Number: 5707370 |
| Textfield-2: 9,000 |
| Department-0: |
| Account Number-0: |
| Textfield-3: |
| Department-1: |
| Account Number-1: |
| Textfield-4: |
| Textfield-5: 9,000 |
| Approved FY Budget: FY27 budget |
| Textfield-6: Confirmed amount will be budgeted in each department for FY27. Estimating based off of current renewal contract. |
| Chief Financial OfficerBudget Office Approval: |
| Date-2: 5/28/26 |
| No-16: Off |
| NA-14: Off |
| ChkBox-13: Off |
| Professional Liability: 1,000,000 |
| No-17: On |
| NA-15: Off |
| ChkBox-14: Off |
| No-18: Off |
| NA-16: Off |
| ChkBox-15: Off |
| No-19: Off |
| NA-17: Off |
| ChkBox-16: Off |
| No-20: Off |
| NA-18: Off |
| ChkBox-17: Off |
| No-21: Off |
| NA-19: Off |
| ChkBox-18: Off |
| Textfield-7: |
| No-22: Off |
| NA-20: Off |
| ChkBox-19: Off |
| No-23: Off |
| NA-21: Off |
| ChkBox-20: Off |
| No-24: Off |
| NA-22: Off |
| ChkBox-21: Off |
| Other: Note: Since all work will be remote, we don't have to get confirmation of Auto or WC. |
| Other-0: Subs will also need to have same, 1 MIL GL and I MIL Professional. |
| Other-1: |
| Chief Risk Officer Risk Management Approval: Eve Tooley |
| Date-3: 5/28/26 |
| Invitation to Bid ITB: Off |
| Request for Proposal RFP: On |
| Request for Qualification RFQ: Off |
| No-25: On |
| NA-23: Off |
| ChkBox-22: Off |
| No-26: Off |
| NA-24: Off |
| ChkBox-23: Off |
| No-27: Off |
| NA-25: Off |
| ChkBox-24: Off |
| No-28: Off |
| NA-26: Off |
| ChkBox-25: Off |
| Other-2: |
| No-29: Off |
| NA-27: Off |
| ChkBox-26: Off |
| Textfield-8: |
| Textfield-9: |
| Purchasing Administrator: |
| Chief Procurement Officer: |
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