LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE

DISTRICT Contracts Office

770 Wilshire Boulevard, 6th Floor Los Angeles, California 90017

RFP Number: REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

(RFP) NO. 26-03 BOND SYNDICATE

(UNDERWRITING SERVICES)

Addendum Number: 1 - MANDATORY PRE-PROPOSAL

CONFERENCE

Date: JUNE 4, 2026

NOTICE TO PROPOSERS: THIS ADDENDUM SHALL BECOME PART

OF THE RFP, AND PROPOSERS SHALL ACKNOWLEDGE, IN WRITING,

RECEIPT AND INCORPORATION OF ALL ADDENDA AND CLARIFICATIONS

IN THEIR RESPONSE. FAILURE OF THE BIDDER/PROPOSER TO

RECEIVE ADDENDA SHALL NOT RELIEVE THE BIDDER/PROPOSER FROM

ANY OBLIGATION UNDER ITS BID / PROPOSAL AS SUBMITTED. THE BIDDER/

PROPOSER SHALL IDENTIFY AND LIST IN ITS BID/PROPOSAL ALL ADDENDA

RECEIVED AND INCLUDED IN ITS BID/PROPOSAL; FAILURE TO DO SO MAY

BE ASSERTED BY THE DISTRICT AS A BASIS FOR DETERMINING THE BID

NON-RESPONSIVE.

Offerors are cautioned that, notwithstanding any remarks, clarifications, or responses provided at the conference, all terms and conditions of the solicitation remain unchanged unless they are changed by written amendment. It is the responsibility of each offeror, prior to submitting a proposal, to seek clarification of any perceived ambiguity in the solicitation or created by an amendment of the solicitation.

Statements and materials discussed at the conference are informational only, are not binding upon the District and do not replace reading, reviewing and complying with this RFP.

Please be reminded: UNAUTHORIZED COMMUNICATIONS

Proposers shall not, prior to Award, contact or communicate, either verbally or in writing, with any of the following persons (other than the person named above) for the purpose of discussing the requirements of the RFP Documents or the RFP process: (1) any trustee, officer, employee, or representative of the District; or (2) any consultant, or employee of a consultant, providing the District with assistance, advice, or professional services relating to the matters covered by the RFP Documents or who is involved in any aspect of the RFP evaluation or scoring processes. Unauthorized communication by a Proposer in violation of the foregoing may result in disqualification.

CONTACT FOR ALL COMMUNICATIONS IS:

Ms. Dorothea Mc Farline District Procurement Manager mcfarld@laccd.edu

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