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INVITATION FOR BID NO. RFP 19-08-23 BID DUE DATE: Wednesday, November 7, 2018 @ 11:00 local time LOCATION for mail/bid delivery: Sunnyside Unified School District No. 12 Warehouse Building/Purchasing Department 2241 E. Wieding Road Tucson, Arizona 85706 Please note, bids delivered to any other address than the Warehouse building or Purchasing Department will be deemed non-responsive and will not be considered for award. Material and/or Service: Request for Proposals to Purchase School Improvement Bonds In accordance with School District Procurement Rules in the Arizona Administrative Code (A.C.C.) promulgated by the State Board of Education pursuant to A.R.S. 15-213, Bids for the material or services specified will be received by the Sunnyside School District, at the above specified location, until the time and date cited. Bids received by the correct time and date shall be opened and the name of each bidder, the amount of each bid, and other relevant information deemed appropriate by the school district shall be recorded. All other information contained in the Bid shall remain confidential until award is made and the bids submitted by bidders and all information contained within will be available for public inspection. Late bids will not be considered. Bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope and marked plainly on the outside of the envelope the invitation for bid number, the bidder’s name, and address. Bids must be submitted on the forms provided by this office; otherwise, they will not be considered. SUSD reserves the right to accept or reject any bid or any part thereof; unless specified otherwise, and to waive any informalities in any bid (for any reason whatsoever), deemed by us to be for the best interest of the District. 1

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INVITATION FOR BID NO. RFP 19-08-23

BID DUE DATE: Wednesday, November 7, 2018 @ 11:00 local time

LOCATION for mail/bid delivery: Sunnyside Unified School District No. 12Warehouse Building/Purchasing Department2241 E. Wieding RoadTucson, Arizona 85706

Please note, bids delivered to any other address than the Warehouse building or Purchasing Department will be deemed non-responsive and will not be considered for award.

Material and/or Service: Request for Proposals to Purchase School Improvement Bonds

In accordance with School District Procurement Rules in the Arizona Administrative Code (A.C.C.) promulgated by the State Board of Education pursuant to A.R.S. 15-213, Bids for the material or services specified will be received by the Sunnyside School District, at the above specified location, until the time and date cited. Bids received by the correct time and date shall be opened and the name of each bidder, the amount of each bid, and other relevant information deemed appropriate by the school district shall be recorded. All other information contained in the Bid shall remain confidential until award is made and the bids submitted by bidders and all information contained within will be available for public inspection. Late bids will not be considered.

Bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope and marked plainly on the outside of the envelope the invitation for bid number, the bidder’s name, and address. Bids must be submitted on the forms provided by this office; otherwise, they will not be considered.

SUSD reserves the right to accept or reject any bid or any part thereof; unless specified otherwise, and to waive any informalities in any bid (for any reason whatsoever), deemed by us to be for the best interest of the District.

Any questions related to a request for bid shall be directed to the contact person whose name appears below.

CONTACT PERSON: Debra HelmeyPHONE NUMBER: (520) 545-2138DATE: 10/17/2018

VENDORS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO CAREFULLY READ THE ENTIRE INVITATION FOR BID.

Authorization: Debra Helmey, Purchasing Supervisor

EMAIL: [email protected]

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SPECIAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

PURPOSE: The purpose of this proposal is to provide Request for Proposals to Purchase School Improvement Bonds as indicated and specified below.

1. EVALUATION SCHEDULE: The proposals will be initially evaluated for conforming to the requirements of the RFP. Then a technical score will be given. The proposals with the two highest scores may be interviewed and businesses inspected to determine the best interest of the district.2. TERMS OF AWARD(S): It is the intent of the school district to issue a contract for the period as indicated under Contract Period . AWARD BASIS: Successful vendor will be determined by Evaluation Criteria as indicated in the bid. Awards will not be made based on price alone. The district reserves the right to arrange for discussions to assist in the evaluation of proposals in accordance with A.A.C. R7-2-1047. 3. Any deviations from the general terms and conditions or exceptions taken shall be described fully and appended to the proposal form on the vendor’s letterhead over the signature of the person signing the proposal form. Such appendages shall be considered part of the vendor’s formal proposal. For the absence of any statements of deviation or exception, the proposal shall be accepted as in strict compliance with all terms and conditions. 4. If a vendor receives a proposal award, an order is placed and vendor is unable to meet the delivery requirements, meet service requirements, or material that meets the Districts needs as outlined in the Request for Proposals, or is unable to hold proposal price, or fails to provide product or service within a reasonable period of time, AND/OR fails to provide product complying with proposal specifications, as determined by the District, the District reserves the right to go to the next lowest proposal price of equal quality which meets proposal specifications. If the proposal item delivered does not meet specifications or is received in an unsatisfactory condition and is in a damaged or unusable condition, or if service is unsatisfactory, vendor must pick up item immediately, and replace to each district’s satisfaction at no additional charge, or issue full credit, for service a return visit must be rescheduled within 24 hours. Rejected items must be removed from the District’s premises by the vendor upon verbal notification.5. EVALUATION: In accordance with R7-2-1041 through R7-2-1050 and ARS 41-2534, award(s) will be made to the responsive and responsible offeror(s) whose proposal(s) is (are) determined in writing to be most advantageous to Sunnyside School District.

Representatives of the District will evaluate the proposals and rank them from most likely to the least likely to meet the requirements outlined in the RFP. If several proposals are very closely ranked, the District may call for interviews to assist in the decision-making. In addition to interviews, the District reserves the option to call for and enter into discussions with the firms considered most likely to meet the requirements for the purpose of negotiations, on pricing and/or other portions of the proposal, if considered by the District to be in the best interest of the District.

Evaluation criteria are listed below in their relative order of importance:a. Qualifications of the Offeror, financial and otherwise, to provide the District with these services for the required period of time, provide appropriate staffing, provide necessary resources and show a history of demonstrated competence. This criteria will be worth 20 points.

b. District’s assessment of the Offeror’s abilities to meet and satisfy the needs of the District, taking into consideration additional services, or expertise offered, that exceed the requirements, or the vendor’s inability to meet some of the requirements of the specifications. This criteria is worth 15 points.c. Cost – While cost is a significant factor in considering the placement of the awards, it is not the only factor. This criteria is worth 25 pointsd. Past performance. This criteria is worth 10 points.

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E. Information obtained by the District from Offeror’s references or other clients. This criteria is worth 10 points.f. Responsiveness of the proposal in clearly stating and understanding the scope of work, and in meeting the requirements of the RFP. This criteria is worth 5 points6. BILLING: The successful bidder is to provide a monthly statement of the services provided.7. NON-COLLUSION STATEMENT: Each proposal shall include a signed Non-Collusion Statement. The statement is enclosed and can be found in the final pages of this document. 8. Award may be made on an all or none basis or to multiple Offerors. Partial offers will be considered for award

Successful vendor providing services shall be required to inform SUSD if they employ any ARIZONA STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM Retirees collecting ASRS pension. If so, vendor shall, as a condition of acceptance:

1. Provide the names of all ASRS retirees it employs2. Provide on a biweekly basis, by ASRS retiree the amount of total wages it paid those

individual during that period in connection to services to SUSD#123. Reimburse Sunnyside Unified School District the amount of  “Alternate Contribution Rate”

(ACR) the District had to pay ASRS as a result of #2 .  The current ACR rate is 9.36% of total wages and this rate is subject to change annually as determined by ASRS.”

PROTESTS

A protest shall comply with and be resolved according ot Arizona Department of Education School District Procurement Code Rule A.A.C. R7-2-1141 – R7-2-1153. Any formal protest of the RFP must be filed with Kenneth Kmak , Director Of Business Operations (District Representative), 2238 E. Ginter Road, Tucson, Arizona 85706, phone number (520) 545-2043. Protest shall be filed within ten days after the protester knows or should have known the basis of the protest, whichever is earlier.

INDEMNIFICATION

The successful bidder shall indemnify and save harmless SUSD from and against all claims, suits, actions, liability, loss, damage and expense arising from any negligent act or negligent omission of the vendor or any subcontractor of the vendor under this contract or any of their respective agents or employees in connection with the performance of this contract.

TERMINATION FOR CONVENIENCE

The school district reserves the right to terminate the contact in whole or in part anytime for the convenience of the school district without penalty recourse. The procurement officer shall give written notice to the contractor of the termination at least thirty days before the effective date of the termination.

PROPRIETARY/ CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

Each vendor is to indicate in his or her proposal if anything is proprietary or confidential in nature.

INFORMATION ABOUT OUR DISTRICTThe Sunnyside School District desires to contract with a vendor to purchase books that have been

identified for disposal. The District has approximately 17,000 students K-12.

INCLUDE WITH YOUR PROPOSAL THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION;1. Length of time your firm has been in business under their current name.2. Length of time your firm has been doing business in Arizona.

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3. Length of time your firm has been providing services offered.4. All offerors must demonstrate the willingness and capability of services as specified within this RFP.5. All offerors must include a list of three (3) customers for references who have used this vendor’s services and the time period used. Any customer listed for reference must be currently operating under an identical or substantially similar service to the proposed. For each reference indicate name of firm, address, contact person, telephone number and date the service began.

Registered Sex Offender Restriction. Pursuant to this RFP, the successful bidder by acceptance of award of this RFP and a purchase order, agrees by acceptance, that no employee of the successful bidder or a sub contractor of the successful bidder, who has been adjudicated to be a registered sex offender, will perform work on District premises or equipment at any time when District students are, or are reasonably expected to be, present. The successful bidder further agrees by acceptance of this order that a violation of this condition shall be considered a material breach and may result in a cancellation of the order at the District’s discretion.

PRICE CLAUSES:

Prices shall be firm for the initial term of the contract. Prices as stated must be complete for the services offered and shall include all associated costs. DO NOT include sales tax on any item in the proposal. Your firm is to indicate the cost of each service.

PURPOSE:The purpose of this RFP is to contract with qualified firm(s) or individual(s) to perform in accordance with RFP requirements and specifications as set forth in the Arizona Procurement Code.

CONTRACT AWARD: Where applicable, the School District Reserves the right to make multiple awards or to award a contract by individual line items, by a group of line items, or to make an aggregate award, whichever is deemed most advantageous to the School District.

CONTRACT PERIOD: It is the intent of the District to award an agreement based on the time frame provided in the Score of Work.

Background:Sunnyside Unified School District #12 consists of 13 elementary schools, 5 middle schools, and 3 high schools. Enrollment is currently 15,428 students with moderate growth predicted for the next several years.Any contract issued from this RFP is subject to cancellation pursuant to A.R.S. 38-511.

Conflict of Interest. As per A.R.S. #38-503, each bidder is to disclose any substantial interest that they have with a Sunnyside Unified School District employee or Governing Board Member. All parties hereby are put on notice that this Contract is subject to termination if any District employee or Governing Board member has substantial interest in the firm and/or services and has not followed State and District rules governing orders in such interest.

Contractor’s Employment Eligibility

By entering into the contract, contractor warrants compliance with A.R.S. 41-4401, A.R.S. 23-214, The Federal Immigration and Nationality Act (FINA), and all other federal immigration laws and regulations.

The District may request verification of compliance from any contractor or subcontractor performing work under this contract. The District reserves the right to confirm compliance in accordance with applicable laws.

Should the district suspect or find that the contractor or any of its subcontractors are not in compliance, the District may pursue any and all remedies allowed by law, including, but not limited to: suspension of work,

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termination of the contract for default, and suspension and/or debarment of the contractor. All costs necessary to verify compliance are the responsibility of the contractor.

Terrorism Country Divestments

Per A.R.S. 35-392, the School District is prohibited from purchasing from a company that is in violation of the Export Administration Act.

Scrutinized Business Operations

Per A.R.S. 35-391, the School District is prohibited from purchasing from a company with scrutinized operations in Iran or Sudan.

Employee Eligibility Verification

Each contractor shall warrant compliance with all federal immigration laws and regulations that relate to their employees and that they have verified employment eligibility of each employee through the E-Verify program. The contractor shall acknowledge that a breach of the warranty shall be deemed a material breach of the contract subject to penalties up to and including termination of the contract.

The contractor further acknowledges that the School District retains the legal right to inspect the papers of any contractor or subcontractor employee who works on the contract to ensure compliance by the contractors or subcontractor.

Federal Requirements

Contractor agrees, when working on any federally assisted projects with more than $2,000 in labor costs, to comply with the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act, the Davis-Bacon Act (Section 29, CFR Part 5), the Copeland “Anti-Kickback” Act, and the Equal Opportunity Employment requirements of Executive Order 11246 as amended by Executive Order 11375. In such projects, Contractor agrees to post wage rates at the work site and submit a copy of their payroll to the District for their files. In addition, to comply with the Copeland Act, Contractor must submit weekly payroll records to the District. Contractor must keep records for three years and allow the federal grantor agency access to these records, upon demand. Contractor also agrees to comply with State of Arizona Executive Order 75-5, as amended by Executive Order 99-4.

When working on any projects funded with Federal grant monies, Contractor additionally agrees to comply with the administrative requirements for grants and cooperative agreements to state and local governments (24 CFR, Part 85, subpart 36 – procurement). This compliance includes sections regarding requirements and regulations pertaining to reporting; patent rights; copyrights; and applicable standards, orders or requirements issued under: Section 306 of the Clean Air Act; Section 508 of the Clean Water Act; Executive Order 11738; EPA regulations; and standards and policies related to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act.

All federally assisted contracts that exceed $10,000 may be terminated by the federal grantee for noncompliance by Contractor. In projects that are not federally funded, Offeror must agree to meet any federal, state or local requirements, as necessary. In addition, if compliance with the federal regulations increases the contract costs beyond the agreed on costs in this Solicitation, the additional costs may only apply to the portion of the work paid by the federal grantee.

If federal grant monies are spent under this contract, Contractor may be asked to provide additional information, disclosures and/or certification in compliance with federal regulations. This additional documentation may pertain to, but is not limited to, the following: federal lobbying (Section 319 of Public Law 101-121), international shipping, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and debarment/suspension status.

Small Business, Minority Owned Firms, and Women’s business Enterprises

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The District shall make a positive effort to utilize small businesses, minority owned firms, and women’s business enterprises, whenever possible

Non Collusion/Anti-Competitive Practice Certification

The Offer is genuine and not made in the interest of, or on behalf of, any persons not herein named. The Bidder or Offeror, including its owners, employees, and agents, have not directly or indirectly induced or solicited: (i) a Bidder to put in a sham Offer; (ii) any other person, firm or corporation to refrain from submitting an Offer; or (iii) in any other manner sought to secure for itself an advantage over any other Bidder or Offeror or to produce a deceptive show of competition in the matter of the Offer or Award of a Contract under the Solicitation.

The Bidder or Offeror has not given, has not offered to give, or does not intend to give at any time hereafter any economic opportunity, future employment, gift, loan, gratuity, special discount, trip, favor, or service to a District official or employee in connection with the submitted Offer.

Conflict of Interest.

As per A.R.S. #38-503, each bidder is to disclose any substantial interest that they have with a Sunnyside Unified School District employee or Governing Board Member. All parties hereby are put on notice that this Contract is subject to termination if any District employee or Governing Board member has substantial interest in the firm and/or services and has not followed State and District rules governing orders in such interest.

SUSPENSION OR DEBARMENT

Sunnyside School District may, by written notice to the contractor, immediately terminate this contract if Sunnyside School District determines that the contractor has been disbarred, suspended or otherwise lawfully prohibited from participating in any public procurement unit or other governmental body. To be eligible for award offeror must declare if at any time they have been suspended, debarred, or otherwise lawfully prohibited from participating in any public procurement activity. This statement is included on the Offer and Acceptance form on the last page of this solicitation

Fingerprinting Requirements:

A contractor, sub- contractor or vendor or any employee of a contractor, subcontractor or vendor, who is contracted to supply services on a regular basis (at least five (5) times during a month) shall at its own expense, obtain a valid fingerprint clearance card in accordance with A.R.S. 41-1758.                              A copy of the valid fingerprint clearance card shall be supplied to the District upon request.An exception to this requirement may be made as authorized in Governing Board policy.

Bidders who fail to respond to Request for Proposals for two consecutive procurements of similar items or services may be removed from the Sunnyside School District master bidder’s list. A notice will be sent if you have not responded to two consecutive Request for Proposals.

SEE PAGE 19 FOR THE OFFER AND ACCEPTANCE FORM ATTACHED TO THIS SOLICITATION

SCOPE OF SERVICES/SPECIFICATIONS & ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:SUNNYSIDE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 12

OF PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA

Request for Proposals to Purchase School Improvement Bonds, Project of 2011, Series G (2018) (the “Bonds”)Proposed General Terms and Conditions

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Terms/Definitions Description

Issuer: Sunnyside Unified School District No. 12 of Pima County, Arizona (the “District”).

Authorization and Purpose:

The Bonds in the principal amount of $9,425,000* will be sold and issued pursuant to the authority from the election of November 8, 2011 (the “Election”), and a resolution to be adopted by the Governing Board of the District (the “Governing Board”) on October 23, 2018 (the “Bond Resolution”). Proceeds from the sale of the Bonds will be used to: (i) make certain school improvements, including construction, renovations and upgrades to existing buildings; (ii) purchase technology, furniture and equipment; and (iii) pay costs incurred in connection with the issuance of the Bonds. After the sale, the District will have no authorized but unissued in bonds available to be issued from the Election. The District has other bonds outstanding which are payable from the same source (described below) as the Bonds, and additional bonds payable from that source may be authorized at future elections in and for the District.

Source of Repayment: Principal of and interest on the Bonds will be payable from a continuing, direct, annual, ad valorem tax levied against all of the taxable property located within the boundaries of the District. The Bonds will be payable from such tax without limit as to rate or amount. See the draft Bond Resolution included in the document link below for additional terms related to the Bonds.

Bank Qualified: Yes.

Principal and Interest Payments:

Interest will be payable on July 1, 2019, and each January 1 and July 1 thereafter until maturity or prior redemption. Principal will mature on July 1. See Preliminary Maturity Schedule below.

Optional Redemption: Entities submitting proposals to propose.

Paying Agent: The District will provide paying agent information.

CUSIPs: The Financial Advisor will apply for CUSIPs unless the winning bidder is a bank or bank affiliate that provides a written representation of its intent to hold the Bonds until maturity or earlier redemption or mandatory tender.

No OS or Credit Rating: The District will not apply for an independent credit rating or produce an official statement. The District has included the 2015 S&P credit rating for informational purposes only.

Bond Counsel: Greenberg Traurig, LLP; contact: Bill DeHaan, Esq., (602) 445-8457, [email protected] or Paul Gales, Esq., (602) 445-8404, [email protected]

Costs: All costs associated with the Bonds will be payable from the proceeds, including the fees and expenses of the Financial Advisor and Bond Counsel. Proposals will disclose all potential additional fees and expenses. Payment of all fees and expenses (including any fees of entities submitting proposals of their agents of counsel) will be contingent upon closing.

Estimated Closing: Week of November 26, 2018 (subject to change).

Proposals Due: Proposals will be submitted to the District by November 7, 2018, on or before 11:00 a.m. local time to Debra Helmey, Purchasing Supervisor, 2238 E. Ginter Road, Tucson, AZ 85706. One original copy of your Proposal should be submitted and one electronic version in Microsoft Word or PDF formatted on a CD or thumb drive shall be included in your sealed container. Proposals will disclose anticipated due diligence and credit approval procedures

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Terms/Definitions Description

and timelines as well as the expiration of any proposed terms, rates, costs and conditions.

Proposal Award: District officials may select a purchaser on a preliminary basis to negotiate terms, conditions, covenants and financing documentation. The District reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, and submit future requests for proposals depending on results, among other factors.

Financial Advisor: Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated; contact: Erika Coombs, Director, (602) 794-4030, [email protected], Bob Casillas, Managing Director, (602) 794-4001, [email protected] and Ken Cherevka, Associate, (602) 794-4014, [email protected].

Please direct all questions to Ms. Debra Helmey, Purchasing Supervisor, [email protected], 520-545-2138 and not to the District’s Financial Advisor.

Documents to be provided in the link herein: https://sendfile.stifel.com[The links within this message can be accessed until October 30, 2018]

2017/18 Adopted Budget 2017/18 AFR 2018/19 Adopted Budget Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2014 through and including

June 30, 2017 Draft Bond Resolution

PRELIMINARY MATURITY SCHEDULE OPTIONS

OPTION A$9,425,000*

(Subject to change)Series 2018

OPTION B$9,425,000*

(Subject to change)Series 2018

MaturityDate

(July 1) Principal*

MaturityDate

(July 1) Principal*2019 $600,000 2019 $600,0002020 1,050,000 2020 1,050,0002021 2,510,000 2021 2,500,0002022 1,625,000 2022 1,625,0002023 0 2023 1,100,0002024 55,000 2024 1,200,0002025 175,000 2025 1,350,0002026 320,0002027 580,0002028 425,0002029 455,0002030 425,0002031 530,0002032 675,000

$9,425,000 $9,425,000

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Average Life: 5.631 years Average Life: 3.730 years

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* Estimated. Subject to change.

THE DISTRICT –DISTRICT INFORMATION

General Information

The District is located in the northeast section of the Pima County, Arizona (the “County”), which is in south central Arizona. The boundaries of the District encompass an area of approximately 94 square miles, lying within and to the south of the City of Tucson, Arizona (the “City”).

Enrollment

The following chart illustrates the current and historical average daily membership of the District’s student population.

AVERAGE DAILY MEMBERSHIPSunnyside Unified School District No. 12

FiscalYear A.D.M. (a)

2017/18 15,4282016/17 15,4502015/16 15,8212014/15 16,3032013/14 16,660

(a) A.D.M. means average daily membership and is computed by taking the average number of students enrolled during the first 100 days of the school year.

Source: The District and the Arizona Department of Education.

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Facilities

The District operates the following school facilities:

SCHOOL FACILITIESSunnyside Unified School District No. 12

FacilityGradeRange

Ocotillo Learning Center PSH – 1Gallego Primary Fine Arts K – 3Craycroft Elementary School K – 4Drexel Elementary School K – 6Elvira Elementary School K – 6Esperanza Elementary School K – 6Liberty Elementary School K – 6Los Amigos Elementary School K – 6Los Niños Elementary School K – 6Mission Manor Elementary School K – 6Rosemarie Rivera Elementary School K – 6Santa Clara Elementary School K – 6Summit View Elementary School K – 6Sierra Middle School 2 – 8Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts 4 – 8Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School 5 – 8Apollo Middle School 6 – 8Challenger Middle School 7 – 8S.T.A.R. Academic Center 9 – 12Desert View High School 9 – 12Sunnyside High School 9 – 12

PSH = Preschool Handicap

Source: The District.

Administration and Governance

The District has 53 principals and administrators, 931 certified personnel and 809 classified personnel. This provides the District with a student to teacher ratio of approximately 25:1.

The District is governed by a five-member Governing Board and administered by one Superintendent. The members of the Governing Board are elected at-large. The present members of the Governing Board are:

GOVERNING BOARDSunnyside Unified School District No. 12

Buck Crouch, PresidentBeki Quintero, Clerk

Eva Carrillo Dong, MemberDaniel Hernandez, Jr., Member

Roberto Jaramillo, Member

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THE DISTRICT –FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Real and Secured Property Taxes Levied and Collected (a)Sunnyside Unified School District No. 12

Combined Collected to June 30th Cumulative CollectionsPrimary and of Initial Fiscal Year to September 21, 2018

Fiscal Secondary District % of % ofYear Tax Rate Tax Levy Amount Levy Amount Levy

2018/19 5.6636$ 19,756,976$ (b) (b) 51,466$ 0.262017/18 5.7009 19,573,812 19,048,742$ 97.32 19,237,526 98.282016/17 5.5498 18,668,195 18,146,130 97.20 18,543,168 99.332015/16 3.9987 13,507,745 12,828,423 94.97 13,409,426 99.272014/15 6.0364 20,582,926 19,815,513 96.27 20,455,263 99.382013/14 5.0003 17,292,125 16,498,464 95.41 17,138,074 99.11

%%

(a) Taxes are collected by the Treasurer of the County. Taxes in support of debt service are levied by the Board of Supervisors of the County as required by Arizona Revised Statutes. Delinquent taxes are subject to an interest and penalty charge of 16% per annum, which is prorated at a monthly rate of 1.33%. Interest and penalty collections for delinquent taxes are not included in the collection figures above, but are deposited in the County’s General Fund. Interest and penalties with respect to the first half tax collections (delinquent November 1) are waived if the full year’s taxes are paid by December 31.

(b) 2018/19 taxes in course of collection:

First installment due 10-01-18, delinquent 11-01-18;Second installment due 03-01-19, delinquent 05-01-19.

Source: Treasurer of the County.

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ASSESSED VALUATIONS AND TAX RATES

Direct and Overlapping Net Limited Assessed Property Values for and Tax Rates (a)Per $100 Assessed Valuation

2018/19Combined Primary

2018/19 and Secondary Tax Net Limited Rates Per $100

Assessed Net Limited AssessedOverlapping Jurisdiction Property Value Property Value

State of Arizona 62,328,357,186$ $0.0000

Pima County 8,333,892,906 5.2337 Pima County Community College District 8,333,892,906 1.3983 Pima County Fire District Assistance Tax 8,333,892,906 0.0441 Pima County Library District 8,333,892,906 0.5153 Pima County Flood Control District (c) 7,576,148,151 0.3335 Central Arizona Water Conservation District 8,333,892,906 0.1400

City of Tucson 3,414,169,185 1.4819

Three Points Fire District 38,177,680 4.7500

Mortimore Addition Street Light Improvement District 3,647,480 0.6264Littletown Street Light Improvement District 1,761,194 0.9260

Pima County Joint Technical Education District 7,908,901,610 0.0500

Sunnyside Unified School District No. 12 426,219,566 5.6636

(b)

(a) The following overlapping jurisdictions are taxed as follows:

Overlapping Jurisdiction Levy/Tax Rate

Central Arizona Groundwater Replenishment

$717.00/acre-foot

(b) Includes the “State Equalization Assistance Property Tax” which is levied by the County and has been set at $0.4741 per $100 Net Limited Assessed Property Value for fiscal year 2018/19. Such amount is adjusted annually pursuant to Section 41-1276, Arizona Revised Statutes.

(c) The assessed value of the Flood Control District does not include the personal property assessed valuation of the County.

Source: Property Tax Rates and Assessed Values, Arizona Tax Research Association and the Finance Department of the County.

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Net Limited Assessed Property Value by Property Classification (a)Sunnyside Unified School District No. 12

Class 2018/19 2017/18 2016/17 2015/16

Commercial, industrial, utilities & mines 252,619,907$ 260,215,288$ 251,470,085$ 246,232,376$ Agricultural and vacant 15,021,099 15,465,738 16,932,104 19,660,609 Residential (owner occupied) 101,947,635 95,718,002 90,715,703 86,759,389 Residential (rental) 52,286,341 52,422,339 51,944,389 51,588,114 Railroad 1,314,770 1,325,840 1,172,900 1,210,480 Historical property 3,012,182 18,204 17,337 - Certain Government property improvements 17,632 17,709 18,723 -

Totals (b) 426,219,566$ 425,183,120$ 412,271,241$ 405,450,968$

(a) Determined by Net Limited Assessed Property Value.

(b) Totals may not add up due to rounding.

Source: State and County Abstract of the Assessment Roll, Arizona Department of Revenue.

Net Full Cash Assessed Value by Property Classification (a)Sunnyside Unified School District No. 12

Class 2014/15

Commercial, industrial, utilities & mines 253,899,084$ Agricultural and vacant 21,764,900 Residential (owner occupied) 86,400,490 Residential (rental) 47,878,980 Railroad 1,272,390

Totals (b) 411,215,844$

(a) Determined by Net Full Cash Assessed Value.

(b) Totals may not add up due to rounding.

Source: State and County Abstract of the Assessment Roll, Arizona Department of Revenue.

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2018/19 Net Limited Assessed Property Value of Major Taxpayers Sunnyside Unified School District No. 12

As % of2018/19 2018/19

Net Limited Net LimitedAssessed Assessed

Major Taxpayer (a) Property Value Property Value

Unisource Energy Corporation 55,115,193$ 12.93Southwest Gas Corporation 24,771,554 5.81Raytheon Company 18,974,523 4.45DDR Tucson Spectrum 12,103,360 2.84Eastgroup Properties LP 4,059,891 0.95Homegoods Inc. 3,108,307 0.73US Reif Tucson Commerce Center AZ LLC 2,680,970 0.63Skywest Airlines 2,640,596 0.62Qwest Corp / Centurylink Communications LLC 2,430,842 0.57Hidden Willows LP 2,340,000 0.55

128,225,236$ 30.08

%

%

(a) Some of such taxpayers or their parent corporations are subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and in accordance therewith file reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”). Such reports, proxy statements and other information (collectively, the “Filings”) may be inspected, copied and obtained at prescribed rates at the Commission’s public reference facilities at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549-2736. In addition, the Filings may also be inspected at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange at 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005. The Filings may also be obtained through the Internet on the Commission’s EDGAR database at http://www.sec.gov. No representative of the District, Bond Counsel, or the Placement Agent have examined the information set forth in the Filings for accuracy or completeness, nor do they assume responsibility for the same.

Source: Assessor of the County.

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Estimated Net Full Cash Value HistorySunnyside Unified School District No. 12

EstimatedFiscal Net Full CashYear Value (a)

2018/19 3,492,361,499$ 2017/18 3,316,547,918 2016/17 3,158,040,878 2015/16 2,910,544,080 2014/15 2,753,191,956

(a) Estimated Net Full Cash Value is the total market value of the property within the District less the estimated Full Cash Value of property exempt from taxation within the District.

Source: State and County Abstract of the Assessment Roll, Arizona Department of Revenue.

DIRECT AND OVERLAPPING BONDED INDEBTEDNESS

Current Year Statistics (For Fiscal Year 2018/19)Sunnyside Unified School District No. 12

Total Direct General Obligation Bonded DebtOutstanding and to be Outstanding $ 67,640,000

*(a)Net Limited Assessed Valuation 426,219,566Net Full Cash Assessed Valuation 481,038,737Estimated Net Full Cash Value 3,492,361,499

* Subject to change.

(a) Includes the Bonds.

Source: State and County Abstract of the Assessment Roll, Arizona Department of Revenue and Property Tax Rates Assessed Values, Arizona Tax Research Association.

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Direct General Obligation Bonded Debt Outstanding and to be OutstandingSunnyside Unified School District No. 12

Final BalanceMaturity Outstanding

Issue Original Date and to beSeries Amount Purpose (July 1) Outstanding

2012A 14,675,000$ School improvements 2028 8,915,000$ 2013B 14,175,000 School improvements 2032 14,175,000 2014D 18,000,000 School improvements 2034 13,900,000 2015E 15,775,000 School improvements 2034 13,275,000 2016F 9,450,000 School improvements 2026 7,950,000

58,215,000$ Plus: The Bonds 9,425,000 Total General Obligation Bonded Debt Outstanding and to be Outstanding 67,640,000$

Total General Obligation Bonded Debt Outstanding**

* Subject to change.

Direct and Overlapping General Obligation Bonded DebtSunnyside Unified School District No. 12

General Proportion ApplicableObligation to the District (a)

Bonded Approximate Net DebtOverlapping Jurisdiction Debt (b) Percent Amount

State of Arizona None 0.68 None

Pima County 275,990,000$ 5.11 14,114,933$ Pima County Community College District None 5.11 None

- City of Tucson 174,640,000 9.64 16,835,296

Sunnyside Unified School District No. 12 67,640,000 100.00 67,640,000

Net Direct and Overlapping General Obligation Bonded Debt 98,590,229$

%

**

*

* Subject to change.

(a) Proportion applicable to the District is computed on the ratio of Net Limited Assessed Property Value for 2018/19.

(b) Includes total stated principal amount of general obligation bonds outstanding. Does not include outstanding principal amount of certificates of participation, revenue obligations or loan obligations outstanding for the jurisdictions listed above. Does not include outstanding principal amounts of various County improvement districts, as the obligations of these districts are being paid from special assessments against property within the various improvement districts.

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Does not include presently authorized but unissued general obligation bonds of such jurisdictions which may be issued in the future as indicated in the following table. Additional bonds may be authorized by voters within overlapping jurisdictions pursuant to future elections.

General Obligation BondsOverlapping Jurisdiction Authorized but Unissued

City of Tucson $20,000,000Sunnyside Unified School District No. 12 (c)

None*

(c) Includes the Bonds.

Source: The various entities, Property Tax Rates and Assessed Values, Arizona Tax Research Association, State and County Abstract of the Assessment Roll, Arizona Department of Revenue and Assessor of the County.

* Subject to change.

Other ObligationsSunnyside Unified School District No. 12

AverageAnnual

PaymentItem Amount Periods Due

Copier $187,468 Annually through November 2018Energy savings 120,240 Annually through August 2021Energy savings 139,730 Annually through August 2021Energy savings 922,425 Annually through October 2030

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PROPOSAL FORMATThe one original copy and (1) electronic copy of the proposal shall be submitted on CD-Rom or flash drive. Offerors shall submit sufficient information with their proposals that will allow the District to accurately evaluate the capabilities and effectiveness of the submitting firm. The following format and information shall be submitted by each offeror:

1. Background information: Offeror shall provide detailed information on the type of business, length of time doing business, and location of business, number of employees, training programs for employees, etc.2. Key individuals assigned to District: Offeror shall clearly detail the personnel that will be assigned to the District for the duration of the project. This information shall include sufficient background information on the personnel to include educational history, advanced degrees, certifications, number of workshops given, length of time doing this type of service.3. Scope of Services: Offerors shall provide a detail on the scope of services, that will be made available to the District. This will be a detailed listing of capabilities, resources, etc., that will be available to the District if awarded a contract. This shall include the specifics on all your costs of services available.4. Experience: Offerors shall provide a minimum of three clients where similar services have been performed. Information shall include name of account, contact person, phone number, and brief review of services performed. Preference may be given to those offerors able to list educational clients Pre-K-12.5. Fee Schedule: Offerors shall provide specific detail by section on their fee schedule. All though a flat hourly rate is preferred, a sliding scale, and/;or commission schedule may be proposed. The fee schedule shall be complete covering all potential costs points including correspondence and travel (if necessary).

Please include the following required form with your offer.

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OFFER AND ACCEPTANCE

The undersigned hereby offers and agrees to furnish the material, service or construction in compliance with all terms, conditions, specifications and amendments in the Solicitation and any written exceptions in the offer.

Arizona Transaction (Sales) Privilege Tax License No.: For clarification of this offer, contact:

__________________________________________________ Name:________________________

Federal Employer Identification No. _____________________ Phone:_______________________

__________________________________________________ Fax:_________________________

Tax Rate:__________________________________________ Email:_______________________

__________________________________________________ ____________________________ Company Name Signature of Person Authorized

To sign offer

_________________________________________________ ____________________________ Address Printed Name

__________________________________________________ ____________________________ City State Zip Title

CERTIFICATION

By signature in the Offer section above, the Bidder certifies:

1. The Offeror shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment in violation of Federal Executive Order 99-4 and 2000-4 or A.R.S. 41-1461-1465.2. The Offeror has not given, offered to give, nor intends to give at any time hereafter any economic opportunity, future employment, gift, loan, gratuity, special discount, trip, favor, or service to a public servant in connection with the submitted offer. Failure to provide a valid signature affirming the stipulations required by this clause shall result in rejection of the offer. Signing the offer with a false statement shall void the offer, any resulting contract and may be subject to legal remedies provided by the law.3. The offeror warrants that it and all proposed subcontractors will maintain compliance with the Federal Immigration and Nationality Act (FINA), A.R.S. 41-4401 and A.R.S. 23-214 and all other Federal immigration laws and regulations related to the immigration status of its employees which requires compliance with federal immigration laws by employers, contractors and subcontractors in accordance with the E-Verify Employee Eligibilty Verification program. 4. In accordance with A.R.S. 35-391, the offeror is in compliance and shall remain incompliance with the export Administration Act.5. In accordance with A.R.S. 35-393 the offeror does not engage in a boycott of Israel.

6. In accordance with A.R.S. 15-512, the offeror shall comply with fingerprinting requirements unless otherwise exempted. 7. The offeror certifies by submission of this proposal that neither it nor its principals is presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participating this this transaction by any federal department or agency8. The submission of the offer did not involve collusion or other anti-competitive practices

ACCEPTANCE OF OFFER

The offer is hereby accepted. The Contractor is now bound to sell the materials or services listed by the attached contract and based upon the solicitation, including all terms, conditions, specifications, amendments, etc. and the Contractor’s Offer as accepted by the school district/Public Entity.

This contract shall henceforth be referred to as Contract No. ________________________________.The Contractor has been cautioned not to commence any billable work or to provide any material or service under this contract until Contractor receives purchase order, contract release document, or written notice to proceed.

Awarded this_______day of ___________________20____

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__________________________________________________ Authorized Signature

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