If the authority determines to sell obligations having an aggregate principal amount of more than five million dollars at a private sale, other than a private sale to the bureau of workers' compensation pursuant to section 152.27 of the Revised Code, the authority, unless it determines that an urgent necessity exists, shall proceed as follows:
(A) The authority shall, by the affirmative vote of a majority of its members in a roll call vote, determine that a private sale is in the best interests of the state.
(B) The authority shall distribute a request for proposal to any person who has filed with the authority a statement of interest in participating in the sale of obligations of the authority within the year prior to the date of the request for proposal. The request for proposal shall invite interested parties to submit proposals for the purchase of the obligations by such parties, shall include a general description of the obligations to be issued, and shall contain a date by which proposals are to be submitted, which date shall be not less than seven days after the date on which the request for proposal is dated and available for general distribution. The authority shall encourage persons to submit annual statements of interest in participating in the sale of obligations of the authority.
(C) The authority shall evaluate the proposals submitted and may hold discussions with any person who submitted a proposal to explore further the proposal and the qualifications of such person. These qualifications shall include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Capability of the person to perform the required services, as indicated by the training, education, and experience of the individuals to be assigned to the transaction;
(2) Performance of the person relative to cost containment, quality of work, and meeting of time requirements;
(3) Ability to effectively market obligations of similar structure and credit as those described in the request for proposal, including, but not limited to, the ability to distribute such obligations on a statewide and national basis.
(4) Financial capacity to underwrite the purchase of the obligations described in the request for proposal.
(D) The authority shall select and rank no fewer than three proposals, submitted by persons the authority considers qualified to complete the sale in the best interests of the state, which the authority considers to have the most merit. If, however, fewer than three proposals are submitted, the authority shall rank each proposal submitted. The authority shall attempt to negotiate a contract with the persons whose proposals the authority has ranked. The authority shall begin the attempt to negotiate with the person whose proposal the authority has ranked first and proceed, in descending order of ranking, to each person whose proposal the authority has ranked. The authority shall end the attempts with the successful negotiation of a contract with such a person. Upon failure to successfully negotiate a contract with any of the persons whose proposals the authority has ranked, the authority may sell such obligations in any manner and for such prices as it determines.
Obligations which are sold at public sale shall be sold either, as determined in the bond proceedings, to the highest bidder or bidders therefor based on the lowest interest cost to absolute maturity, or to the bidder or combination of bidders bidding the lowest interest rate or combination of rates. Notice of sale of obligations to be sold at public sale shall be published once, at least ten full days before the date of sale, in one or more newspapers published in and of general circulation in Franklin county and in one or more financial newspapers or journals. Each of such published notices shall state: the day, hour, and place of the sale; the total principal amount, the permitted discount, if any, and date of the obligations to be sold; the dates of payment of principal and interest; whether or not the obligations are callable; and information relative to the denominations, and amounts of principal maturities. The notices may also state such other information as the authority may determine or authorize, including without limitation thereto, the method, including that of discounting present value, of determining the lowest interest cost or lowest combination of interest rates, limitations on interest rates, and any other conditions and terms of the sale.
The authority may reject all bids and readvertise and reoffer obligations for sale.
Not more than thirty days after the closing of any private sale of its obligations, the authority shall deliver a report of the sale to the governor, the president of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives describing the sale and any benefits to the state from the use of the private sale.
Effective Date: 04-10-1991
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