Municipals Calendar: Massachusetts Port plans $322.4 million revenue bond sale

WEEK OF JULY 19

HARRIS COUNTY (TEXAS): $225 million series 2010A1, A2 toll road senior lien revenue and refunding bonds; negotiated; Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (lead); proceeds will be used to refund and defease all outstanding series 2009B toll road senior lien revenue and refunding bonds; pricing July 22.

WEEK OF JULY 26

CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL FINANCE AUTHORITY/EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTER: $109.815 million series 2010A revenue bonds (Baa1//A-); negotiated; Bank of America Merrill Lynch (lead); Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. (co-manager); proceeds to refinance a bank loan, reimburse the medical center for prior capital expenditures and fund future capital expenditures; pricing week of July 26.

TAMPA: $56.1 million series 2010 solid waste system refunding revenue bonds (A3//A); negotiated; RBC Capital Markets Corp. (lead); Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. and Fifth Third Securities Inc. (co-managers); proceeds to refund city's series 1999 solid waste revenue bonds; pricing week of July 26.

JULY 27

MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY: $322.415 million series 2010 revenue and refunding bonds; negotiated; Siebert Brandford Shank & Co. LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. (lead); Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Fidelity Capital Markets Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. (co-managers); proceeds to finance a bus maintenance facility, improvements to terminals, a new parking deck and upgrades to the Black Falcon Cruise Terminal, as well as refund series 1998A, 1998D and 2008B bonds; pricing July 27.

• $97.09 million series 2010A non-AMT revenue bonds (Aa3)

• $139.97 million series 2010B non-AMT revenue refunding bonds (Aa3)

• $25.03 million series 2010C AMT revenue refunding bonds (Aa3)

• $60.325 million series 2010E PFC revenue refunding bonds (A2)

NEW YORK CITY: $800 million fiscal series 2011 general obligation bonds; negotiated; Barclays Capital Inc. (lead); Loop Capital Markets Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (co-managers); proceeds to fund general capital improvements; pricing July 27.

OCEAN COUNTY (NEW JERSEY): $91.09 million improvement bonds (Aaa//AAA); competitive; Public Financial Management (financial adviser); proceeds to pay for college building costs and to advance refund a portion of the series 2001, series 2002 and series 2003 general improvement bonds; pricing July 27.

• $31.09 million series 2010 general improvement bonds

• $43.83 million series 2010 general obligation refunding bonds

• $15 million series 2010 general improvement bonds

• $1.17 million in series 2010 college capital improvement bonds

JULY 28

STATE OF MARYLAND: $289.76 million general obligation bonds (Aaa/AAA/AAA); competitive; proceeds for public purposes, including for state facilities, local governments and grants and loans; pricing July 28.

• $165 million second series B bonds due 2013-2021

• $75 million second series C bonds due 2022-2025

• $49.76 million second series D bonds due 2025

WEEK OF AUGUST 2

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY EXPRESSWAY AUTHORITY: $350 million series 2010 toll system revenue bonds (A3/A/A-); negotiated; Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (lead); Bank of America Merrill Lynch, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Morgan Keegan & Co. Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc., Raymond James & Associates Inc., Sterne, Agee & Leach Inc., Rice Financial Products Co. and Siebert Brandford Shank & Co. LLC (co-managers); proceeds to finance authority's 2011 to 2015 work program; pricing week of Aug. 2.

AUGUST 3

STATE OF MINNESOTA: $865 million general obligation state bonds; competitive; Public Resources Advisory Group (financial adviser); proceeds to finance programs and capital projects, including educational facilities and parks, the state trunk highway system and to develop the state's agricultural resources by financing the Rural Finance Authority's programs; pricing Aug. 3.

• $635 million of series 2010A state various purpose bonds due 2011 to 2030

• $225 million of series 2010B state trunk highway bonds due 2011 to 2030

• $5 million of series 2010C taxable state bonds due Aug. 1, 2015

AUGUST 4

MISSISSIPPI HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES AUTHORITY/NORTH MISSISSIPPI HEALTH SERVICES: $75 million series 2010-1 revenue bonds (Aa3/AA/AA); negotiated; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. (lead); proceeds to expand and renovate medical center's West Bed Tower, construct a new five-story bed tower next to West Bed Tower, replace an existing electronic medical records system and construct a central sterile processing facility; pricing Aug. 4.

ON THE HORIZON

BALTIMORE COUNTY (MARYLAND): $72.64 million series 2010 general obligation bonds; negotiated; proceeds to fund capital projects.

• $59.385 million series 2010 Baltimore County Metropolitan District refunding bonds

• $13.255 million series 2010 Baltimore County Consolidated Improvement District refunding bonds

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY: $205 million series 2010B general revenue tax-exempt bonds (Aa2/AA/); negotiated; Bank of America Merrill Lynch and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. (lead); 2010A bonds are due 2044 to 2050; proceeds to construct, furnish and equip replacement for Morrill Hall; renovate, remodel and equip Brody, Bailey and Emmons halls; and upgrade the university's power plant.

CLEVELAND CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (OHIO): $113.44 million series 2010 school improvement refunding bonds (Aa2/AA-/); negotiated; RBC Capital Markets Corp. (lead); Blaylock Robert Van LLC (co-managers); bonds due 2013 to 2030; proceeds to refund bond anticipation notes and refund series 2002 bonds.

COLUMBUS (OHIO): $431.715 million series 2010 unlimited and limited tax general obligation bonds (Aaa//AAA); negotiated; Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. (lead); Blaylock Robert Van LLC; Fidelity Capital Markets Inc.; Fifth Third Securities Inc.; The Huntington Investment Co.; M.R. Beal & Co.; PNC Capital Markets LLC; and RBC Capital Markets Corp. (co-managers); proceeds to fund capital improvements, including water system improvements, sanitary sewer improvements, parks and recreation projects and public safety and health projects.

• $129.245 million series 2010A unlimited tax bonds

• $16.315 million series 2010B limited tax bonds

• $266.38 million series 2010C unlimited tax Build America Bonds

• $14.04 million series 2010D limited tax Build America Bonds

FLORENCE COUNTY (SOUTH CAROLINA)/MCLEOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER OF THE PEE DEE INC.: $122.415 million series 2010A hospital revenue bonds (/A+/AA-); negotiated; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. (lead); Wells Fargo Securities LLC (co-manager); proceeds to construct, acquire and equip hospital facilities, as well as refund hospital's series 2004B bonds and a portion of its series 1998A bonds, if market conditions are favorable.

FLORIDA GOVERNMENTAL UTILITY AUTHORITY: $62.325 million series 2010 North Fort Myers Utility System revenue bonds; negotiated; Wells Fargo Securities LLC (lead); proceeds to fund improvements to the North Fort Myers utility system.

• $9.955 million series 2010A tax-exempt bonds

• $52.37 million series 2010B Build America Bonds

GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (WASHINGTON, D.C.): $138 million series 2010 taxable bonds (A1/A+/); negotiated; Barclays Capital Inc. (lead); J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Loop Capital Markets LLC (co-managers); bonds due 2010 to 2020; proceeds to redeem series 1999A District of Columbia university revenue bonds and fund general expenses.

GROSSMONT UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT (CALIFORNIA): $80 million series 2010 general obligation bonds; negotiated; De La Rosa & Co. (lead); Stone & Youngberg LLC, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (co-managers); proceeds to fund improvements to district's school facilities.

HAMILTON COUNTY (OHIO): $53.125 million series 2010 student housing revenue refunding bonds; negotiated; RBC Capital Markets Corp. (lead); proceeds to refund bonds, which were used to renovate, expand and construct student housing at the University of Cincinatti.

ILLINOIS FINANCE AUTHORITY/GREENFIELDS OF GENEVA: $117.48 million series 2010 revenue bonds; negotiated; Ziegler Capital Markets (lead); 2010B bonds due Feb. 15, 2017; 2010C-1 bonds due Feb. 15, 2017; 2010C-2 bonds due Feb. 15, 2016; 2010C-3 bonds due Feb. 15, 2016; proceeds to reimburse Greenfields of Geneva for construction of a senior living facility in Geneva, Ill., as well as to provide working capital for facility.

• $88.48 million series 2010A

• $5 million series 2010B accelerated redemption reset option securities

• $4.575 million series 2010C-1 tax-exempt mandatory paydown securities

• $8.35 million series 2010C-2 tax-exempt mandatory paydown securities

• $11.075 million series 2010C-3 tax-exempt mandatory paydown securities

IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DISTRICT (CALIFORNIA): $250 million series 2010B Build America Bonds electric system revenue certificates of participation (A1/AA-/); negotiated; Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Goldman, Sachs & Co. (lead); Barclays Capital Inc. and De La Rosa & Co. (co-managers); certificates due 2018 to 2040; proceeds to finance the El Centro Unit 3 Repower Project, which will provide an additional 100 megawatts of generation capacity to the El Centro Generating Station.

INDIANA BOND BANK: $58 million series 2010B purchase funding bonds (/AA+/); negotiated; Raymond James & Associates Inc. (lead); Blaylock Robert Van LLC (co-manager); proceeds to finance school construction.

LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT: $175 million 2008 election series 2010C general obligation bonds (Aa1/AA/); negotiated; Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. (lead); Goldman, Sachs & Co., Ramirez & Co. Inc., Backstrom McCarley Berry & Co. LLC, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., De La Rosa & Co. and Siebert Brandford Shank & Co. LLC (co-managers); proceeds to install upgraded emergency lighting and security systems at all community colleges in the city, improve and add walkways, sidewalks and roads at the campuses and construct energy infrastructure systems.

LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT: $125 million election of 2008 series 2010 general obligation bonds; negotiated; Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (lead); De La Rosa & Co.; Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.; Backstrom McCarley Berry & Co. LLC; Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Goldman, Sachs & Co.; Ramirez & Co. Inc.; and Siebert Brandford Shank & Co. LLC (co-managers); proceeds to install upgraded emergency lighting and security systems at all community colleges in the city, improve and add walkways, sidewalks and roads at the campuses and construct energy infrastructure systems.

MARYLAND: $200 million second series A general obligation bonds (Aaa/AAA/AAA); negotiated; Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and M&T Securities, Inc.(co-senior managers); Bank of America Merrill Lunch; RBC Capital Markets Corp.; Siebert Brandford Shank & Co., LLC; Barclays Capital Inc.; Goldman, Sachs & Co.; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.; Loop Capital Markets, LLC; and Morgan Keegan & Co. (co-managers); bonds due 2010 to 2018; proceeds for public purposes, including for state facilities, local governments and grants and loans.

METROPOLITAN AIRPORTS COMMISSION (MINNESOTA): $136.55 million series 2010 senior airport revenue bonds; negotiated; Barclays Capital Inc. and Piper Jaffray & Co. (lead); Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., RBC Capital Markets Corp. and Wells Fargo Securities LLC (co-managers); proceeds to finance capital improvements and repay existing commercial paper notes.

NEW MEXICO FINANCE AUTHORITY: $55.96 million series 2010 revolving fund revenue bonds; negotiated; RBC Capital Markets Corp. (lead); Piper Jaffray & Co. and Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. (co-managers); proceeds to fund capital projects.

• $29.49 million series 2010B-1 tax-exempt bonds

• $26.47 million series 2010B-2 taxable bonds

PHILADELPHIA: $285 million series 2010-2011A tax and revenue anticipation notes (MIG1/SP-1+/); negotiated; Bank of America Merrill Lynch (senior manager): Seibert Brandford Shank & Co., LLC, RBC Capital Markets Corp. and Wells Fargo Securities LLC (co-managers); due June 30, 2011; proceeds to pay general expenses and obligations.

PORT OF HOUSTON AUTHORITY (TEXAS): $300 million series 2010 improvement and refunding bonds; negotiated; Bank of America Merrill Lynch (lead); Jefferies & Co., Ramirez & Co. Inc., RBC Capital Markets Corp., Rice Financial Products Co., Siebert Brandford Shank & Co. LLC and Wells Fargo Securities LLC (co-managers); proceeds to finance improvements to city's port and refund existing port debt.

• $250 million series 2010D unlimited tax port improvement and refunding bonds

• $50 million series 2010E unlimited tax refunding bonds

RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS: $350 million series 2011general obligation tax anticipation notes; negotiated; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. (lead); Morgan Keegan & Co. Inc. and Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. (co-managers); notes due June 30, 2011; proceeds to fund general expenses of the state.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC POWER AUTHORITY/TIETON HYDROPOWER PROJECT: $53.365 million series 2010 revenue bonds (A1/AA-/); negotiated; Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (lead); proceeds to refund bonds used to expand the Tieton Hydropower Project.

• $37 million series 2010A bonds

• $16.365 million series 2010B taxable bonds

TEXAS TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION: $1.5 billion series 2010 state highway fund first tier revenue bonds (Aaa/AAA/); negotiated; Goldman, Sachs & Co. (lead); Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Estrada Hinojosa & Co. Inc., Morgan Keegan & Co. Inc., M.R. Beal & Co. Inc., Piper Jaffray & Co. Inc. and Southwest Securities Inc.; proceeds to construct and improve state highways.

• $115.565 million series 2010A tax-exempt bonds

• $1,384,435,000 series 2010B Build America Bonds

TOHOPEKALIGA WATER AUTHORITY (FLORIDA): $95 million series 2010A utility system revenue refunding bonds (Aa3/AAA/); negotiated; FirstSouthwest Co. (lead): proceeds to refund existing debt issued to improve and expand utility system.

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