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Published on 11/13/2013 in the Prospect News Municipals Daily.

Municipal Calendar: California Public Works plans $625 million deal

Week of November 11

CALIFORNIA STATE PUBLIC WORKS BOARD: $625 million series 2013I lease revenue bonds (A2/A-/A-); negotiated; RBC Capital Markets LLC and Goldman Sachs & Co. (joint bookrunners); Blaylock Robert Van LLC (co-senior manager) Brandis Tallman LLC, City National Securities Inc., Comerica Securities, Edward D. Jones & Co. LP, Estrada Hinojosa & Co. Inc., Great Pacific Securities, BofA Merrill Lynch, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA) Inc., Siebert Brandford Shank & Co. LLC, Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. LLC, Westhoff, Cone & Holmstedt and Wulff Hansen & Co. (co-managers); proceeds to finance a new animal health and food safety laboratory and the construction of a new courthouse in San Diego; pricing week of Nov. 11.

CHARLESTON COUNTY (SOUTH CAROLINA): $85.5 million series 2013 special source revenue bonds (/AA+/AA); negotiated; Wells Fargo Securities LLC (lead); BofA Merrill Lynch and Raymond James/Morgan Keegan (co-managers); bonds due 2018 to 2033 with a term bond due in 2038; proceeds to defray the cost of extending South Aviation Avenue in North Charleston; pricing week of Nov. 11.

HIDALGO COUNTY REGIONAL MOBILITY AUTHORITY (TEXAS): $60,955,000 series 2013 senior lien vehicle registration fee revenue and refunding bonds (/AA-/); negotiated; Raymond James/Morgan Keegan and Estrada Hinojosa & Co. Inc. (lead); Frost Bank and Stephens Inc. (co-managers); bonds due 2014 to 2033 with term bonds due in 2038 and 2043; proceeds to finance transportation projects; pricing week of Nov. 11.

MISSOURI HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY/ST. LOUIS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY: $88,405,000 series 2013 revenue bonds (/BBB+/BBB+); negotiated; Wells Fargo Securities LLC (lead); bonds due 2014 to 2028 with term bonds due in 2033 and 2043; proceeds to finance or refinance the construction, equipment and installation of certain educational facilities for the college, as well as to refund the college's series 2006 revenue bonds; pricing week of Nov. 11.

MISSOURI STATE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT AND ENERGY RESOURCES AUTHORITY: $102.17 million series 2013A water pollution and drinking water state revolving funds program refunding revenue bonds (Aaa//AAA); negotiated; BofA Merrill Lynch and Wells Fargo Securities LLC (lead); George K. Baum & Co., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Piper Jaffray & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Siebert Brandford Shank & Co. LLC and Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. Inc.; bond due 2014 to 2027 proceeds to finance loans to local governments for qualified clean and wastewater facilities, as well as to refund existing debt; pricing week of Nov. 11.

NEW YORK CITY MUNICIPAL WATER FINANCE AUTHORITY: $375 million series 2014BB water and sewer system second general resolution revenue bonds; negotiated; M.R. Beal & Co. (lead); Barclays, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Ramirez & Co. Inc. and Raymond James/Morgan Keegan (co-senior managers); BofA Merrill Lynch, Fidelity Capital Markets LLC, Goldman, Sachs & Co., Jefferies & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Loop Capital Markets LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, RBC Capital Markets LLC, Rice Financial Products Co., Roosevelt & Cross Inc., Siebert Brandford Shank & Co. LLC, TD Securities (USA) LLC, U.S. Bancorp Investments Inc., Wells Fargo Securities LLC, BMO Capital Markets LLC, Cabrera Capital Markets LLC, CastleOak Securities LP, Lebenthal & Co. LLC, Northern Trust Co. and The Williams Capital LP (co-managers); proceeds to repay commercial paper notes and finance water and sewer capital projects; pricing week of Nov. 11.

NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY: $55,105,000 series 2013D affordable housing revenue bonds; negotiated; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Ramirez & Co. Inc. and Siebert Brandford Shank & Co. LLC (lead); Lebenthal & Co. LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Roosevelt & Cross Inc. (co-managers); bonds due 2016 to 2023 with term bonds due 2016, 2028, 2033, 2038 and 2046; proceeds to finance three mortgage loans for the construction and rehabilitation of three housing projects; pricing week of Nov. 11.

PALM BAY (FLORIDA): $51.24 million series 2013 taxable special obligation refunding bonds (/A+/AA-); negotiated; RBC Capital Markets LLC and Raymond James/Morgan Keegan (lead); proceeds to refund the city's series 2008 taxable special obligation refunding bonds; pricing week of Nov. 11.

SOUTH DAKOTA BUILDING AUTHORITY: $81,645,000 series 2013 revenue bonds; negotiated; BMO Capital Markets LLC (lead); proceeds to finance capital improvements to existing authority facilities and to construct new facilities; pricing week of Nov. 11.

• $67,145,000 series 2013B tax-exempt bonds

• $10 million series 2013C taxable bonds

• $4.5 million series 2013D taxable bonds

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM: $210,365,000 series 2013 permanent university fund bonds (Aaa/AAA/AAA); competitive; First Southwest Co. (financial adviser); bonds due 2014 to 2033; proceeds to finance capital projects for universities within the system, as well as to refund existing debt; pricing week of Nov. 11.

VALPARAISO (INDIANA)/PRATT PAPER LLC: $200 million series 2013 exempt facilities revenue bonds; negotiated; BofA Merrill Lynch (lead); proceeds to construct and equip a linerboard and corrugated medium mill facility in Valparaiso for Pratt Paper; pricing week of Nov. 11.

Week of November 18

November 20

MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: $250 million series 2013 second issue consolidated transportation bonds (Aa1/AAA/AA+); competitive; Public Financial Management Inc. (financial adviser); bonds due 2016 to 2028; proceeds to finance transportation projects within the state; pricing Nov. 20.

November 21

GLENDALE (CALIFORNIA): $60 million series 2013 electric revenue bonds (Aa3/AA-/A+); competitive; Public Financial Management Inc. (financial adviser); bonds due 2015 to 2033 with term bonds due 2038 and 2043; proceeds to finance improvements to the city's electric system; pricing Nov. 21.

On The Horizon

AHS HOSPITAL CORP. (NEW JERSEY): $112 million series 2013 taxable bonds (A1/A+/); negotiated; Goldman, Sachs & Co. (lead); proceeds for general corporate purposes.

ALLEGHENY COUNTY (PENNSYLVANIA): $186 million series 2013 general obligation bonds (A1/A+/); negotiated; PNC Capital Markets LLC (lead); Drexel Hamilton LLC, The Huntington Investment Co., Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, RBC Capital Markets LLC and Rice Financial Products Co. (co-managers); proceeds to refund the county's series C-57 notes.

• $135 million series C-71A taxable G.O. refunding bonds due 2013 to 2021

• $16 million series C-71B G.O. refunding bonds due 2021 to 2023

• $35 million series C-72 bonds due 2014 to 2027

ATLANTA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY/GEORGIA TECH: $116,095,000 series 2013 TUFF-GATV revenue bonds (A2/A/); negotiated; BofA Merrill Lynch and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey (lead); proceeds to refund the authority's series 2002A-B and 2005A-B revenue bonds.

• $45,645,000 series 2013A-1 revenue bonds due 2020 to 2033 with term bonds due 2038 and 2043

• $5.62 million series 2013A-2 taxable revenue bonds due 2014 to 2020

• $5.35 million series 2013B-1 revenue bonds due 2025 to 2028

• $56,415,000 series 2013B-2 taxable revenue bonds due 2014 to 2033 with term bonds due 2028, 2033 and 2043

• $3,065,000 series 2013C revenue bonds due 2014 to 2027

BRIDGEPORT (CONNECTICUT): $71.5 million series 2013B general obligation tax anticipation notes (/SP-1+/); negotiated; Raymond James/Morgan Keegan (lead); notes due Feb. 18, 2014; proceeds to pay expenses for the city due to cash flow needs.

BRISTOL TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT (PENNSYLVANIA): $122.94 million series 2013 general obligation bonds (A1); negotiated; Boenning & Scattergood (lead); proceeds to finance capital improvements to the district's infrastructure.

CALIFORNIA STATE PUBLIC WORKS BOARD: $625 million series 2013I lease revenue bonds (A2/A-/A-); negotiated; RBC Capital Markets LLC and Goldman Sachs & Co. (joint bookrunners); Blaylock Robert Van LLC (co-senior manager) Brandis Tallman LLC, City National Securities Inc., Comerica Securities, Edward D. Jones & Co. LP, Estrada Hinojosa & Co. Inc., Great Pacific Securities, BofA Merrill Lynch, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA) Inc., Siebert Brandford Shank & Co. LLC, Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. LLC, Westhoff, Cone & Holmstedt and Wulff Hansen & Co. (co-managers); proceeds to finance a new animal health and food safety laboratory and the construction of a new courthouse in San Diego.

CATHOLIC HEALTH SERVICES OF LONG ISLAND (NEW YORK): $290 million series 2013 taxable bonds (Baa1/BBB+/BBB+); negotiated; Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Goldman, Sachs & Co. (lead); proceeds to finance corporate needs for Catholic Health Services.

CHICAGO/CHICAGO MIDWAY AIRPORT (ILLINOIS): $326.02 million series 2013 senior lien revenue refunding bonds; negotiated; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (lead); BofA Merrill Lynch, Cabrera Capital Markets LLC, PNC Capital Markets LLC, Siebert Brandford Shank & Co. LLC, Stern Brothers & Co., Stinson Securities LLC, U.S. Bancorp Investments Inc., Wells Fargo Securities LLC and Williams Capital Group LP (co-managers); proceeds to refund existing debt and repay certain commercial paper notes.

• $122.87 million series 2013A AMT bonds

• $141,445,000 series 2013B non-AMT bonds

• $61,705,000 series 2013C taxable bonds

COLLIER COUNTY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (FLORIDA)/ARLINGTON OF NAPLES: $189.84 million series 2013 continuing care community revenue bonds; negotiated; Ziegler Capital Inc. (sole); proceeds to finance capital improvements at the Arlington of Naples continuing care facility, as well as to refund the authority's series 2011 notes issued for the project.

• $127.84 million series 2013A bonds

• $12 million series 2013B-1 mandatory paydown securities

• $50 million series 2013B-2 mandatory paydown securities

COLORADO HEALTH FACILITIES AUTHORITY/COLORADO WEST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM: $76.19 million series 2013 hospital revenue bonds; negotiated; Cain Brothers (lead); bonds due 2033, 2043 and 2048; proceeds to finance the construction and equipment of a new hospital, as well as to reimburse the health care system for capital improvements and land acquisitions.

DAVIE (FLORIDA): $116,285,000 series 2013 educational facilities revenue bonds (Baa1/BBB/BBB+); negotiated; Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (lead); BofA Merrill Lynch, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, PNC Capital Markets LLC and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Inc. (co-managers); proceeds to finance all or a portion of the costs associated with constructing, acquiring, equipping and designing an oceanographic center on the university's Hollywood campus, seawall and basin improvements at the Hollywood campus, the construction of a sports and recreation center at the Davie campus, storm water and drainage system improvements, as well as to refund the city's series 2004 and 1994 revenue bonds.

• $96,005,000 series 2013A revenue bonds due April 1, 2043

• $20.28 million series 2013B revenue refunding bonds due 2014 to 2028 with term bond due 2034

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA/NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT MUSEUM: $99.43 million series 2013 revenue bonds; negotiated; H.J. Sims & Co. (lead); proceeds to reimburse the city for the costs associated with constructing, equipping and furnishing the National Law Enforcement Museum at 444 E Street in Washington, D.C.

• $77.98 million series 2013A bonds due 2023, 2033 and 2048

• $21.45 million series 2013B bonds due 2048

FORT WORTH (TEXAS): $99.2 million series 2013 bonds and certificates of obligation; negotiated; Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (lead); Barclays, BOSC Inc., Stephens Inc. and M.R. Beal & Co. (co-managers); proceeds to finance storm sewer system and street improvements, as well as improvements to park facilities and to refund existing debt.

• $35,755,000 series 2013 general purpose refunding and improvement bonds due 2014 to 2033

• $63,445,000 series 2013 combination tax and revenue certificates of obligation due 2014 to 2034

HARRIS COUNTY CULTURAL EDUCATION FACILITIES FINANCE CORP./BRAZOS PRESBYTERIAN HOMES (TEXAS): $68,005,000 series 2013B first mortgage revenue bonds (//BB+); negotiated; BB&T Capital Markets and M.E. Allison & Co. Inc. (lead); proceeds to be loaned to the home to finance an expansion project.

IDAHO HEALTH FACILITIES AUTHORITY/TERRACES OF BOISE: $101,925,000 series 2013 revenue bonds; negotiated; Ziegler Capital Markets (lead); proceeds to finance or refinance the construction, acquisition and equipment of residential living apartments at the Terraces of Boise facility, as well as to refinance debt incurred during the project's completion.

• $79,425,000 series 2013A revenue bonds due 2049

• $5 million series 2013B-1 tax-exempt mandatory paydown securities due 2022

• $7.75 million series 2013B-2 tax-exempt mandatory paydown securities due 2021

• $8.5 million series 2013B-3 tax-exempt mandatory paydown securities due 2020

• $1.25 million series 2013C taxable mandatory paydown securities due 2019

ILLINOIS FINANCE AUTHORITY: $134,545,000 series 2013 clean water initiative revolving fund revenue bonds (/AAA/AAA); negotiated; BofA Merrill Lynch (lead); Loop Capital Markets LLC and Ramirez & Co. Inc.; bonds due 2014 to 2023; proceeds to fund loans made by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to local governments for eligible wastewater, sewage and drinking water facilities, as well as to refund existing bonds.

IOWA FINANCE AUTHORITY/UNITYPOINT HEALTH: $71,795,000 series 2013C health facilities revenue bonds (Aa3/AA-/); negotiated; Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (lead); proceeds to refund the authority's series 2005A revenue bonds.

JEFFERSON COUNTY (ALABAMA): $1,738,408,714.95 series 2013 sewer revenue warrants; negotiated; Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (lead); Merchant Capital LLC, Drexel Hamilton LLC, First Tuskegee Capital Markets, Securities Capital Corp., Jefferies & Co., Loop Capital Markets LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, RBC Capital Markets LLC and Siebert Brandford Shank & Co. LLC (co-managers); proceeds to refund and retire existing sewer revenue bonds, as well as to pay past due debt service on those refunded bonds.

• $375 million series 2013A senior lien sewer revenue current interest warrants due Oct. 1, 2053

• $55,693,095.85 series 2013B senior lien sewer revenue capital appreciation warrants due 2025 to 2036

• $69,308,272.15 series 2013C senior lien sewer revenue convertible capital appreciation warrants due 2036 to 2042

• $750,155,000 series 2013D subordinate lien sewer revenue current interest warrants due 2015 to 2018 with term bonds due 2023, 2042, 2051 and 2053

• $71,935,073.95 series 2013E subordinate lien sewer revenue capital appreciation warrants due 2029 to 2038

• $416,317,273 series 2013F subordinate lien sewer revenue convertible capital appreciation warrants due 2038 to 2050

KEEP MEMORY ALIVE (OHIO): $68.6 million series 2013 taxable variable-rate demand bonds (/A/A-1/); negotiated; PNC Capital Markets LLC (lead); bonds due May 1, 2037; proceeds to refund the institute's series 2007A bonds.

KERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (CALIFORNIA): $98,985,000 series 2013 general obligation bonds (Aa2); negotiated; Piper Jaffray & Co. (lead); proceeds to finance capital projects for the district, as well as to refund existing G.O. debt.

• $54,805,000 series 2013C G.O. bonds

• $10,375,000 series 2013 G.O. refunding bonds

• $33,805,000 series 2013 taxable G.O. refunding bonds

LIVONIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS SCHOOL DISTRICT (MICHIGAN): $66 million series 2014 unlimited tax general obligation refunding bonds; negotiated; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (lead); Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. Inc. and Fifth Third Securities Inc. (co-managers); bonds due 2015 to 2025; proceeds to refund the district's series 2004A-B unlimited tax G.O. bonds.

LOUISIANA STATE BOND COMMISSION/BIONITROGEN LOUISIANA HOLDINGS LLC: $1.25 billion tax-exempt bonds; proceeds to construct five plants in Point Coupee Parish, La., to convert biomass into urea fertilizer.

METROPOLITAN SEWER DISTRICT OF GREATER CINCINNATI (OHIO): $430,505,000 series 2013 sewer system improvement and refunding revenue bonds (Aa2/AA+/); negotiated; Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (lead); proceeds to make capital improvements to the system, as well as to refund existing debt.

• $294.51 million series 2013A revenue bonds

• $135,995,000 series 2013B taxable refunding bonds

METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $145.49 million series 2013 water revenue refunding bonds (Aa1/AAA/AA+); negotiated; Goldman Sachs & Co. (lead for 2013A, 2013C); De La Rosa & Co. Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Loop Capital Markets LLC and US Bancorp Inc. (co-managers for 2013A, 2013C); JPMorgan and Loop Capital Markets (lead for 2013B); proceeds to refund existing water revenue bonds.

• $90.46 million series 2013A bonds due 2013 and 2018 to 2021

• $18.7 million series 2013B taxable bonds due 2018

• $13,505,000 series 2013C-1 bonds due 2027

• $14.02 million series 2013C-2 bonds due 2025

• $8,805,000 series 2013C-3 bonds due 2023

MISSOURI HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY/BJC HEALTH SYSTEM: $255 million series 2013C health facilities revenue bonds (Aa2/AA/); negotiated; RBC Capital Markets LLC (lead); BMO Capital Markets LLC, BNY Mellon Capital Markets LLC, Edward D. Jones & Co. LP, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities and US Bancorp Investments Corp. (co-managers); bonds due 2017 to 2028 with term bonds due 2033 and 2039; proceeds to finance or reimburse the health system for costs related to the construction, acquisition, equipment and installation of improvements and additions to BJC Health System facilities.

MOON INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (PENNSYLVANIA)/BAPTIST HOMES SOCIETY: $143.49 million series 2013 revenue bonds; negotiated; H.J. Sims & Co. (lead); bonds due 2023, 2033 and 2048; proceeds to refund the authority's series 2007 variable-rate Baptist Homes Society revenue bonds.

NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORP.: $72 million series 2013A multifamily housing revenue bonds (Aa2); negotiated; BofA Merrill Lynch (lead); proceeds to finance the acquisition of multifamily housing units within the city.

NORFOLK (VIRGINIA): $229,575,000 series 2013 general obligation bonds (Aa2/AA+/AA+); negotiated; BofA Merrill Lynch (lead); Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Raymond James/Morgan Keegan, Siebert Brandford Shank & Co. LLC and Wells Fargo Securities LLC (co-managers); proceeds to finance projects from the city's capital improvement plan and to refund the city's series 2008C G.O. capital improvement bonds, its series 2011A-B G.O. bond anticipation notes, its series 1999 parking system revenue bonds, its 2000B parking system revenue bonds, its series 2004 parking system revenue and refunding bonds, its series 2005A parking system revenue refunding bonds and its series 2012 taxable parking system revenue bonds.

• $145.37 million series 2013A tax-exempt G.O. capital improvement and refunding bonds due 2014 to 2034 with term bonds due 2038 and 2043

• $81,735,000 series 2013B taxable G.O. capital improvement and refunding bonds due 2014 to 2027 with term bonds due 2030 and 2037

• $2.47 million series 2013C taxable G.O. qualified energy conservation bonds due Aug. 1, 2032

OHIO/UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS HEALTH SYSTEM: $97.84 million series 2013A hospital revenue bonds (A2/A/); negotiated; BofA Merrill Lynch and Barclays (lead); BB&T Capital Markets LLC, PNC Capital Markets LLC, the Huntington Investment Co. and Wells Fargo Securities LLC (co-managers); proceeds to refund the system's series 2008B, 2008D and 2008E revenue bonds.

ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD (FLORIDA): $85.16 million series 2013A certificates of participation (Aa2//AA); negotiated; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (lead); BofA Merrill Lynch, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Jefferies & Co., Loop Capital Markets LLC, Raymond James/Morgan Keegan and Wells Fargo Securities LLC (co-managers); certificates due 2015 to 2029; proceeds to refund the board's series 2004A COPs.

PASCO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (FLORIDA): $99.3 million series 2013 sales tax revenue bonds (A1//A+); negotiated; Raymond James/Morgan Keegan (lead); BofA Merrill Lynch, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, PNC Capital Markets Inc. and RBC Capital Markets LLC (co-managers); bonds due 2015 to 2024; proceeds to finance the construction and improvement of schools facilities within the district.

PENNSYLVANIA HIGHER EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY/WIDENER UNIVERSITY: $52.52 million series 2013A revenue bonds (/BBB+/A-); negotiated; BofA Merrill Lynch (sole); bonds due 2014 to 2028 with term bonds due 2033 and 2038; proceeds to current refund the authority's series 2003 revenue bonds issued for the university and to advance refund its series 2005 revenue bonds.

PENNSYLVANIA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY: $129.07 million series 2013-116 AMT single-family mortgage revenue bonds; negotiated; RBC Capital Markets LLC and BofA Merrill Lynch (lead); Barclays, George K. Baum & Co., Drexel Hamilton LLC, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Loop Capital Markets LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, PNC Capital Markets LLC, Quoin Capital LLC and Wells Fargo Securities LLC (co-managers); bonds due 2013 to 2024 with term bonds due in 2028, 2033, 2038, 2040 and 2043; proceeds to finance single-family mortgage loans to qualified Pennsylvania residents.

PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY (WISCONSIN): $51 million series 2013A Linda Paseo student housing senior revenue bonds; negotiated; Guggenheim Securities LLC (lead); proceeds to finance the construction of student housing connected to the Village Linda Paseo project.

RHODE ISLAND HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL BUILDING CORP./ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY: $54.79 million series 2013 higher education facility revenue refunding bonds; negotiated; BofA Merrill Lynch (lead); Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, RBC Capital Markets LLC and US Bancorp Investment Co. (co-managers); bonds due 2014 to 2038; proceeds to refund the university's series 2003 and 2008B revenue bonds.

SAGINAW COUNTY (MICHIGAN): $60.55 million series 2013 general obligation limited tax pension obligation bonds (Aa3); negotiated; Fifth Third Securities Inc. (lead); BofA Merrill Lynch and Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. Inc. (co-managers); bonds due 2014 to 2028 with term bond due in 2033; proceeds to fund unfunded pension liabilities for state employees.

SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY/MEMORIAL GROUP INC.: $159,715,000 series 2013 health facility revenue bonds (/BB+/); negotiated; Piper Jaffray & Co. and Barclays (lead); proceeds to finance the construction, acquire, equip and furnish a 94-bed hospital in Shiloh, Ill., and refund existing debt.

TANGIPAHOA PARISH HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT NO. 1/NORTH OAKS HEALTH SYSTEM (LOUISIANA): $66,245,000 series 2013 hospital revenue bonds (/BBB/); negotiated; Raymond James/Morgan Keegan (lead); proceeds to finance hospital improvements for North Oaks, as well as the refund the district's series 2003A revenue bonds.

• $55,445,000 series 2013A refunding bonds due 2014 to 2028

• $10.8 million series 2013B revenue bonds due 2031 and 2034

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BUILDING AUTHORITY: $250 million series 2013 refunding revenue bonds; negotiated; Jefferies & Co. (sole underwriter for 2013-3); Wells Fargo Securities LLC (lead for 2013-4); Ramirez & Co. Inc. (lead for 2013-5); proceeds to refund existing revenue debt.

• $80 million series 2013-4 taxable revenue refunding bonds

• $170 million series 2013-5 taxable refunding revenue bonds

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH: $320 milion series 2013A general revenue and refunding bonds (Aa1/AA/); negotiated; Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Barclays (lead); BofA Merrill Lynch and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (co-managers); proceeds to construct and acquire university capital projects, as well as to refund existing debt.

VIRGINIA PUBLIC SCHOOL AUTHORITY/PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY: $62.43 million series 2013 special obligation school facility bonds (Aaa/AAA/AAA); competitive; Public Financial Management Inc. (financial adviser); bonds due 2014 to 2033; proceeds to finance school capital expenditures in Prince William County.

WASHINGTON STATE HOUSING FINANCE COMMISSION: $107,295,000 series 2013 nonprofit housing revenue bonds; negotiated; Ziegler Capital Inc. (lead); proceeds to construct residential housing units at Rockwood South Hill in Seattle, as well as to refund variable-rate debt.

• $82,495,000 series 2013A revenue and refunding bonds due Jan. 1, 2049

• $4.65 million series 2013B-1 tax-exempt mandatory paydown securities due Jan. 1, 2021

• $4.65 million series 2013B-2 tax-exempt mandatory paydown securities due Jan. 1, 2020

• $15.5 million series 2013B-3 tax-exempt mandatory paydown securities due Jan. 1, 2020

WILLIAMSTOWN (KENTUCKY)/CROSSWATER CANYON INC.: $62 million series 2013 taxable industrial building revenue bonds; negotiated; Ross, Sinclaire & Associates LLC (lead); bonds due 2020, 2022, 2024 and 2028; proceeds to finance a loan to the corporation and Ark Encounter LLC to construct, acquire, equip and install the initial phase of a biblically themed education and entertainment theme park, including a replica of Noah's Ark, in the city.


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