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EXHIBIT A Services Provided Scope of Services The Firm agrees to perform the following services for the South Bend Redevelopment Commission (the "Commission")with respect to all existing TIF Areas located within the City of South Bend(the"City"). Articles I and II below describe services to be performed on an annual basis. Article III describes additional one-time services that will be performed in the event that the pending 2014 realignment of the TIF Areas is approved. Article I. Calculate Base Value Adjustments ("Neutralization") for Trending and General Reassessments a. Contact the County Auditor's office and, with its cooperation and based on information provided by the County Auditor and Assessor, assist in performing or checking calculations with respect to base value adjustments, including determining base value adjustment factors, appeal and tax rate assumptions, and captured assessed values in conjunction with annual Trending or General Reassessments. In performing this work, we rely on the accuracy of the information provided by the County Auditor and Assessor. We will not audit their information. b. If necessary, travel to the County Auditor's and/or County Assessor's offices to perform field work that may be required. Obtain new tax abatement information, a list of new developments, a list of demolished structures, a list of parcels with tax status changes, and outstanding appeals information (if available) for each TIF Area to use in the calculation. Compare resulting calculations to historical captured value. Article H. Assist With Assessed Value Certification and Abstract Preparation a. Assist the County Auditor's office with the monitoring of captured assessed value amounts for each taxing district that are used during the assessed value certification process. If needed, assist the Auditor's office with any corrections to captured assessed value amounts that must be undertaken prior to certification. b. Assist the County Auditor's office with the monitoring of captured assessed value amounts for each taxing district that are used in the preparation of the County Abstract. If needed, assist the Auditor's office with any corrections to captured assessed value amounts that must be undertaken prior to the completion of the Abstract. Article III. Calculate the Reallocation of Assessed Values Based on the Proposed 2014 Realignment of TIF Areas a. Assist the County Auditor's office in the process of reallocating net,base and incremental assessed values of parcels in connection with the proposed 2014 realignment of the City's TIF Areas.