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EXHIBIT A <br />Services Provided <br />Scope of Services <br />The Firm agrees to furnish and perform the following services with respect to the refunding and legal <br />defeasance of the South Bend, Indiana, Waterworks Revenue Bonds of 2000 and 2006 (the "Outstanding <br />Bonds") from the proceeds of a refunding bond issue (the "Refunding Bonds"). <br />Article I. Financial Advisory Services <br />A. Obtain information from the bond ordinance and other legal documents. <br />B. Determine the amount of funds necessary to refund the Outstanding Bonds, taking <br />into consideration the principal outstanding, accrued interest, redemption premium, <br />and bond issuance costs. <br />C. Suggest for consideration by the Client, sources of refunding the Outstanding Bonds, <br />including such sources as available funds on hand and Refunding Bonds. <br />D. Recommend a financial plan or plans in connection with the refunding of the <br />Outstanding Bonds, the market conditions of tax-exempt bonds, and other <br />considerations. <br />E. Compare the annual principal and interest requirements of the proposed Refunding <br />Bonds with annual principal and interest requirements of the Outstanding Bonds and <br />determine the gross savings and net present value savings to the Client. <br />F. Suggest terms and conditions of borrowing, such as redemption provisions. <br />G. Provide financial information to the Client's bond counsel for preparation of legal <br />documents. <br />H. Advise the Client on methods and procedures relative to the offering of the <br />Refunding Bonds. <br />J. Provide a bond amortization schedule resulting from the sale of the Refunding <br />Bonds. <br />Article H. Disclosure Services <br />A. Assist the Client in connection with the preparation and composition of both a <br />preliminary and a final Official Statement of the type and nature generally prepared <br />in connection with the sale of securities such as the Refunding Bonds, which will <br />disclose technical data, demographic information and financial schedules relating to <br />the Client and the Refunding Bonds. <br />