Municipals Calendar: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center plans $535 million revenue bonds

WEEK OF OCTOBER 5

DELAWARE: $400 million series 2009 general obligation bonds; negotiated; Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. (lead); proceeds to fund general capital expenses; pricing week of Oct. 5.

OCTOBER 6

CALIFORNIA HEALTH FACILITIES FINANCING AUTHORITY/CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER: $535 million series 2009 revenue bonds (A2//A+); negotiated; Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. and Goldman, Sachs & Co. (lead); bonds due 2010 to 2024 with term bonds due 2029, 2034 and 2039; proceeds to construct, equip and renovate health facilities operated by Cedars-Sinai; pricing Oct. 6.

CHICAGO: $90.547 million series 2009 sales tax revenue refunding bonds; negotiated; Rice Financial Products Co. (lead); BMO Capital Markets LLC, Gardner Rich LLC and Guzman & Co. (co-managers); 2009A bonds due 2018 to 2029; 2009B bonds due 2031; proceeds to refund a portion of the principal and interest on outstanding series 1998 and 2005 sales tax revenue bonds; pricing Oct. 6.

• $68.325 million series 2009A sales tax revenue refunding bonds

• $2.15 million series 2009B taxable sales tax revenue refunding bonds

• $20.072 million series 2009C taxable revenue refunding capital appreciation bonds

METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY: $596.565 million series 2009A transportation revenue bonds; negotiated; Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. (lead for 2009A-1 bonds); Ramirez & Co. Inc. and Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. (lead for 2009A-2 bonds); Barclays Capital Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Jefferies & Co., Loop Capital Markets LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc., M.R. Beal & Co., Ramirez & Co. Inc., Raymond James & Associates, Siebert Brandford Shank & Co. LLC and Wells Fargo Securities Inc. (co-managers); proceeds to fund transit and commuter projects; pricing Oct. 6.

• $500 million series 2009A-1 Build America Bonds

• $96.565 million series 2009A-2 tax-exempt bonds

MINNESOTA: $60.4 million series 2009 911 revenue bonds (//AA-); negotiated; Jefferies & Co. and Piper Jaffray & Co. (lead); Cronin & Co. Inc. and Siebert Brandford Shank & Co. LLC (co-managers); bonds due 2010 to 2025; proceeds to fund state's emergency radio infrastructure; pricing Oct. 6.

NORTH CAROLINA: $383.275 million series 2009A general obligation refunding bonds (Aaa/AAA/AAA); competitive; Davenport & Co. LLC (financial adviser); bonds due 2010 to 2020; proceeds to refund series 1999 school building bonds, 2001A public improvement bonds, 2003 G.O. highway bonds, 2004 G.O. highway bonds, 2006A G.O. higher education bonds and 2007A public improvement bonds; pricing Oct. 6.

OHIO WATER DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY: $82.415 million series 2009B water development fresh water refunding bonds; negotiated; Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities Inc. (lead); Huntington Investment Co., Jefferies & Co. and Blaylock Robert Van LLC; bonds due 2009 to 2027; proceeds to refund authority's series 2001A, 2002 and 2004 bonds; pricing Oct. 6.

PHOENIX, ARIZ.: $480.43 million series 2009 various purpose general obligation bonds (Aa1/AAA/); negotiated; RBC Capital Markets Corp. (lead); proceeds to fund capital expenditures; pricing Oct. 6.

• $79.85 million series 2009A tax-exempt bonds

• $201.015 million series 2009B taxable bonds

• $69.045 million series 2009C taxable bonds

• $130.43 million series 2009D tax-exempt bonds

OCTOBER 7

GWINNETT COUNTY WATER AND SEWERAGE AUTHORITY (GEORGIA): $271.775 million series 2009 revenue bonds; competitive; Public Financial Management Inc. (financial adviser); 2009A bonds due 2010 to 2028 and 2009B bonds due 2028 to 2029; proceeds to fund improvements and extensions to county's water and sewer system, as well as refund authority's series 2004 bonds; pricing Oct. 7.

• $247.82 million series 2009A revenue bonds

• $23.955 million series 2009B Build America Bonds

MEDICAL CENTER EDUCATION BUILDING AUTHORITY/UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER: $104.725 million series 2009 revenue refunding bonds (/AA-/); negotiated; RBC Capital Markets Corp. (lead); Kipling Jones & Co., Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities Inc. (co-managers); bonds due 2010 to 2029 with term bonds due 2032 and 2034; proceeds to refund authority's series 1998 fixed-rate bonds and the 2008A and 2008B variable-rate revenue bonds; pricing Oct. 7.

WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY (MICHIGAN): $110 million series 2009 revenue bonds (Aa3/AAA/); negotiated; Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. (lead); proceeds to fund capital improvements to the university; pricing Oct. 7.

OCTOBER 8

CALIFORNIA: $4.5 billion series 2009 tax-exempt and Build America Bonds general obligation bonds; negotiated; Goldman, Sachs & Co., Siebert Brandford Shank & Co. LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.; proceeds for capital expenditures; ROP Oct. 6 and Oct. 7; pricing Oct. 8.

DORMITORY AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK: $349.805 million series 2009 state personal income tax revenue bonds; negotiated; Goldman, Sachs & Co. (lead); Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. and M.R. Beal & Co. (co-managers for 2009G bonds); Citi, Merrill Lynch, M.R. Beal, Morgan Keegan & Co. Inc., Rice Financial Products Co., Siebert Brandford Shank & Co. LLC and Wachovia Bank NA (co-managers for 2009H bonds); 2009G bonds due 2010 to 2022; 2009H bonds due 2039; proceeds to fund capital projects and improvements for the City University of New York's community and senior college campuses; pricing Oct. 8.

LOS ANGELES METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY: $320.935 million series 2009A sales tax revenue refunding bonds (Aa3/AAA/); negotiated; Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. (lead); J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Prager, Sealy & Co. LLC and Stone & Youngberg (co-managers); bonds due 2010 to 2026; proceeds to refund debt and repay commercial notes; pricing Oct. 8.

NORTH TEXAS TOLLWAY AUTHORITY: $163.715 million series 2009C system first-tier current interest revenue refunding bonds (A2/A-/); negotiated; Siebert Brandford Shank & Co. LLC (lead); Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., First Southwest Co. and Southwest Securities Inc. (co-managers); proceeds to refund authority's series 2008E-1 and 2008G bonds; pricing Oct. 8.

WISCONSIN HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY/FROEDTERT & COMMUNITY HEALTH INC. OBLIGATED GROUP: $186.955 million series 2009C revenue bonds; negotiated; Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. and Ziegler Capital Markets Inc. (lead); proceeds to refund authority's series 2005D bonds and finance, refinance or reimburse costs related to capital projects; pricing Oct. 8.

OCTOBER

COMMUNITY HOSPITALS OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA OBLIGATED GROUP: $200 million certificates of participation (Baa2/BBB-/); negotiated; Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (lead); proceeds to finance or reimburse obligated group for construction, expansion, improvement and equipment of hospital facilities; pricing in October.

ON THE HORIZON

ATLANTA: $433.435million series 2009B water and wastewater revenue bonds (Aa2/AAA/AA+); negotiated; Goldman, Sachs & Co., SunTrust Robinson Humphrey and Terminus Securities (lead); Jackson Securities Inc., Morgan Keegan & Co. Inc., Raymond James & Associates Inc., Siebert Brandford Shank & Co. LLC and Wells Fargo Securities Inc. (co-managers); bonds due 2010 to 2024 with term bonds due 2029, 2034 and 2039; proceeds to refund city's series 2001B and 2001C bonds.

DORMITORY AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK: $50 million series 2009 state personal income tax qualified school construction revenue bonds; negotiated; Goldman, Sachs & Co. (lead); bonds due Sept. 15, 2025; proceeds to fund grants to local school districts throughout state for costs associated with the Expanding our Children's Education and Learning (EXCEL) program.

LAKELAND, FLA.: $100 million series 2009 variable-rate energy system refunding bonds (A1/A+/A+); negotiated; Goldman, Sachs & Co. (lead); bonds due 2012 to 2014; proceeds to refund city's series 2008A and 2008B variable-rate refunding revenue bonds.

MOBILE DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY/AUSTAL USA LLC (ALABAMA): $60 million series 2009 variable-rate revenue bonds; negotiated; Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. and Thornton Farish Inc. (lead); bonds due Sept. 1, 2039; proceeds to fund manufacturing facilities of Austral USA LLC to expand ship building capabilities.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY HIGHER EDUCATION AND HEALTH AUTHORITY/ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OBLIGATED GROUP (PENNSYLVANIA): $148.19 million series 2009 hospital revenue bonds (/A/A); negotiated; Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Wells Fargo Securities Inc. (lead); bonds due 2011 to 2019 with term bonds due 2024, 2029 and 2033; proceeds to fund improvements to Abington Memorial's hospital facilities.

NORTH CAROLINA MEDICAL COMMISSION/DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM: $180 million series 2009A health care facilities revenue bonds (Aa2/AA/AA); negotiated; Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (lead), J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., SunTrust Robinson Humphrey and Wells Fargo Securities Inc.; bonds due 2030, 2034, 2039 and 2042; proceeds to construct, acquire, equip, expand and renovate health care facilities operated by the health system.

TARRANT COUNTY CULTURAL EDUCATION FACILITIES FINANCE CORP./TARRANT COUNTY SENIOR LIVING FACILITY INC.: $164.885 million series 2009 retirement facility revenue bonds; negotiated; Ziegler Capital Inc. (lead); proceeds to construct a senior living complex with 181 apartments.

• $98.085 million series 2009A fixed-rate bonds

• $10 million series 2009B accelerated redemption reset option securities

• $31.2 million series 2009C-1 tax-exempt mandatory paydown securities

• $25.6 million series 2009C-2 tax-exempt mandatory paydown securities

UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF NEW HAMPSHIRE/NEW HAMPSHIRE HEALTH AND EDUCATION FACILITIES AUTHORITY: $110 million series 2009A revenue bonds (A1/A+/); negotiated; Barclays Capital Inc. (lead); J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. (co-managers); proceeds to finance university improvements and refinance the series 2006A and 2006B1 revenue bonds.

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