ESBD_383484_1732665156454_Attachment C - Pre-Qualified Firms.pdf

This is a list of pre-qualified firms for bond underwriting services for General Obligation Bonds under RFQ 2019-P04 and RFQ 2021-Q05 for Hidalgo County, Texas. The document lists 20 pre-qualified financial institutions that have been approved to provide bond underwriting services, including major national firms like Citigroup Global Markets, JP Morgan, and Morgan Stanley, as well as regional institutions and specialized municipal finance firms.

The list represents a diverse pool of qualified underwriters ranging from large Wall Street firms to regional and specialized municipal finance companies. Notable firms include UMB Bank, Hilltop Securities, RBC Capital Markets, Piper Sandler & Co., Estrada Hinojosa & Company, Frost Bank, and Siebert Williams & Shank Co., LLC, demonstrating a mix of national, regional, and minority-owned financial institutions qualified to handle general obligation bond underwriting services for the county.