Municipal Calendar: Massachusetts authority to sell $750 million

Week of June 18

DETROIT (MICHIGAN)/DETROIT WATER AND SEWERAGE DEPARTMENT: $575 million series 2012A sewage disposal system revenue and refunding senior-lien bonds (/A+/A-); negotiated; Goldman Sachs & Co. (lead); BMO Capital Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Siebert Brandford Shank & Co. LLC (co-managers); bonds due 2014 to 2027 with term bonds due 2032 and 2039; proceeds to make improvements, additions and extensions to the city's sewage system, as well as to refund its 2003A revenue bonds; pricing week of June 18.

MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOL BUILDING AUTHORITY: $750 million series 2012A dedicated sales tax refunding bonds; negotiated; Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Jefferies & Co. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (lead); Barclays Capital Inc., Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Ramirez & Co. Inc., Corby Capital Markets Inc., Edward D. Jones & Co. LP, Fidelity Capital Markets LLC, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, Loop Capital Markets LLC, M.R. Beal & Co. Inc., Piper Jaffray & Co., Raymond James/Morgan Keegan, RBC Capital Markets LLC, Siebert Brandford Shank & Co. LLC, Stern Brothers & Co., Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities LLC (co-managers); bonds due 2021 to 2027 and 2030; proceeds to refund the authority's series 2005A dedicated sales tax bonds; pricing week of June 18.

June 19

CHARLES COUNTY (MARYLAND): $76.18 million series 2012 general obligation public improvement and refunding bonds; competitive; Davenport & Co. LLC (financial adviser); proceeds to finance improvements to certain public buildings, facilities and grounds in the county and refund existing G.O. bonds; pricing June 19.

• $72.18 million series 2012 tax-exempt consolidated public improvement and refunding bonds due 2013 to 2032

• $4 million series 2012 taxable public improvement bonds due 2013 to 2027

DURHAM (NORTH CAROLINA): $66.93 million series 2012 general obligation; competitive; Stephens Inc. (financial adviser); proceeds to finance capital improvements within the city and refund the city's series 2005A G.O. bonds; pricing June 19.

• $11.32 million series 2012A G.O. bonds due 2013 to 2032

• $4,885,000 series 2012B taxable G.O. bonds due 2013 to 2015

• $38.62 million series 2012C G.O. bonds due 2013 to 2032

• $12,105,000 series 2012D G.O. refunding bonds due 2013 to 2025

June 20

MONROE COUNTY (NEW YORK): $79,665,000 series 2012 public improvement bonds; competitive; Capital Market Advisors LLC (financial adviser); bonds due 2013 to 2031; proceeds to finance improvements to the county's libraries, parks, community college, zoo and other public facilities; pricing June 20.

GEORGIA: $741.54 million series 2012 general obligation bonds; competitive; Public Resources Advisory Group (financial adviser); proceeds to finance capital outlay projects for the state and refund existing G.O. bonds; pricing June 20.

• $520,055,000 series 2012A G.O. bonds due 2013 to 2032

• $79.9 million series 2012B taxable G.O. bonds due 2013 to 2032

• $141,585,000 series 2012C G.O. refunding bonds due 2014 and 2021 to 2023

Week of June 25

ACTS RETIREMENT-LIFE COMMUNITIES OBLIGATED GROUP: $103,505,000 series 2012 revenue refunding bonds; negotiated; Ziegler Capital Inc. (lead); proceeds to refund existing debt sold for the obligated group by each of the authorities; pricing week of June 25.

• $13,085,000 series 2012 bonds through Palm Beach County Health Facilities Authority, Fla.

• $12,025,000 series 2012 bonds through Gainesville and Hall County Development Authority, Ga.

• $78,395,000 series 2012 bonds through Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority, Pa.

On the Horizon

AKRON (OHIO): $163.02 million series 2012 community learning centers income tax revenue refunding bonds (/AA+/); negotiated; Baird & Co. and Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. (lead); proceeds to refund the city's series 2004 revenue bonds and its series 2010A-C Build America Bonds.

• $156,425,000 series 2012A bonds due 2015 to 2033

• $6,595,000 series 2012B bonds due 2014 to 2015

BERKS COUNTY MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY/READING HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER (PENNSYLVANIA): $252.86 million series 2012 revenue bonds (Aa3/AA/AA-); negotiated; Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and RBC Capital Markets LLC (lead for 2012A); Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and RBC Capital Markets LLC (lead for 2012B); proceeds to construct, equip, acquire and install new and existing buildings operated by Reading Hospital and Medical Center, including emergency care facilities, oncology buildings and cardiology services, as well as to refund the medical center's series 2002 revenue bonds.

• $162,095,000 series 2012A fixed-rate bonds due Nov. 1, 2041, and Nov. 1, 2044

• $90,765,000 series 2012B variable-rate bonds due Nov. 1, 2039

BLACK BELT ENERGY GAS DISTRICT (ALABAMA): $773,845,000 series 2012A gas project revenue bonds (A1/A-/A); negotiated; Goldman Sachs & Co. and Merchant Capital LLC (lead); bonds due 2013 to 2042; proceeds to acquire natural gas as part of a prepaid natural gas purchase agreement.

COOK COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT (ILLINOIS): $157 million series 2012 general obligation bonds (Aa2/AA/AA); negotiated; Loop Capital Markets LLC (lead); Blaylock Robert Van LLC and M.R. Beal & Co. (co-managers); proceeds to construct, acquire, equip and renovate properties operated by the district, as well as to refund existing G.O. debt.

• $45.85 million series 2012A unlimited tax G.O. refunding bonds

• $54.7 million series 2012B limited tax project and G.O. refunding bonds

• $56.45 million series 2012C unlimited tax G.O. bonds

DORMITORY AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK/BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL: $60 million fixed-rate tax-exempt refunding bonds; proceeds to refund the law school's series 2003A-B revenue bonds.

DORMITORY AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK/MIRIAM OSBORN MEMORIAL HOME ASSOCIATION: up to $55 million tax-exempt revenue bonds; negotiated; Herbert J. Sims & Co. (lead); proceeds to make renovations and upgrades to the association's independent and assisted living facilities, as well as to refund its series 2000B revenue bonds.

DORMITORY AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK/MANHATTAN COLLEGE: $55 million (maximum); negotiated; proceeds to construct a student commons building and refund the college's series 2000 insured revenue bonds.

EDMONDS HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT (WASHINGTON): $92,885,000 series 2012 unlimited tax general obligation refunding bonds (Aa1); negotiated; Seattle-Northwest Securities Inc. (lead); proceeds to refund the district's series 2006 general obligation bonds.

ESCAMBIA COUNTY (FLORIDA): $65 million series 2012 solid waste removal revenue bonds; negotiated; Goldman, Sachs & Co. (lead); proceeds to finance solid waste removal projects within the county.

FLOYD COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY (GEORGIA)/FLOYD MEDICAL CENTER: $53.15 million series 2012 revenue anticipation certification (Aa2); negotiated; Wells Fargo Securities LLC and Barclays Capital Inc. (lead); proceeds to finance or refinance the construction, acquisition, renovation and equipment of existing Floyd Medical Center facilities, as well as to refund the medical center's series 2002 certificates.

• Series 2012A bonds due 2013 to 2027 with term bonds due in 2032 and 2042

• Series 2012B bonds due 2013 to 2027 with term bond due in 2032

HAMILTON COUNTY (OHIO)/THE CHRIST HOSPITAL: $315.22 million series 2012 health care facilities revenue bonds (Baa1/BBB+/); negotiated; RBC Capital Markets LLC (lead); bonds due 2017 to 2022 with term bonds due in 2032 and 2042; proceeds to construct and acquire an orthopedic and spine center at the Chicago-based hospital's Auburn Avenue facility.

HOUSTON (TEXAS): $225 million series 2012 combined utility system Sifma index floating-rate refunding revenue bonds (/AA/AA-); negotiated; Loop Capital Markets LLC (lead for 2012A); Wells Fargo Securities LLC (lead for 2012B); proceeds to refund the city's series 2004B-1 combined utility system revenue bonds.

• $125 million series 2012A bonds due May 15, 2034

• $100 million series 2012B bonds due May 15, 2034

HOUSTON (TEXAS)/CONVENTION & ENTERTAINMENT FACILITIES DEPARTMENT: hotel occupancy tax and special revenue refunding bonds (A2/A-/); negotiated; Hutchinson, Shockey, Erley & Co. and Mesirow Financial (lead); bonds due 2026 to 2033; proceeds to refund city's series 2001B-C and 2011A-B hotel occupancy tax and special revenue bonds.

IDAHO HEALTH FACILITIES AUTHORITY/ST. LUKE'S HEALTH SYSTEM: $75 million series 2012A revenue bonds (/A/); negotiated; Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (lead); bonds due March 1, 2047; proceeds to construct, acquire and equip two hospitals, one located in Nampa, Idaho, and one in Fruitland, Idaho.

ILLINOIS FINANCE AUTHORITY/UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER: $74.03 million series 2012A revenue refunding bonds (Aa3/AA-/AA-); negotiated; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (lead); PNC Capital Markets LLC, Loop Capital Markets LLC and Cabrera Capital Markets LLC (co-managers); proceeds to refund the authority's series 2001 revenue bonds sold for the University of Chicago Medical Center.

KAHALA NUI CORP./DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII: $76.78 million series 2012 special purpose senior living revenue refunding bonds (//BBB-); negotiated; Ziegler Capital Markets Inc. (lead); proceeds to refund the corporation's series 2003 revenue bonds, which were used to finance the construction of senior living facilities operated by the corporation.

KENTWOOD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORP. (MICHIGAN)/HOLLAND HOME OBLIGATED GROUP: $50,225,000 series 2012 limited obligation revenue refunding bonds (//BB+); negotiated; Ziegler Capital Inc. (lead); proceeds to refund corporation's series 2000, 2002B and 2006B revenue bonds.

LOUISIANA: $580.7 million series 2012 general obligation refunding bonds; negotiated; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (lead); Barclays Capital Inc., Loop Capital Markets LLC, Raymond James/Morgan Keegan, Southwest Securities Inc. and Stephens Inc. (co-managers); proceeds to refund the state's series 2004A, 2006B-C and 2009A G.O. bonds.

• $436,365,000 series 2012C tax-exempt bonds due 2020 to 2026

• $144,335,000 series 2012D taxable bonds due June 15, 2020

METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $342.79 million series 2012 water revenue refunding bonds (/AAA/AA+); negotiated; Goldman Sachs & Co. and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (lead for 2012C and 2012E bonds); Barclays Capital Inc. (lead for 2012D); Citigroup Global Markets Inc., De La Rosa & Co. Inc., Ramirez & Co. Inc. and Siebert Brandford Shank & Co. LLC (co-managers for 2012C and 2012E); Citigroup Global Markets Inc., De La Rosa & Co. Inc., Ramirez & Co. Inc. and Siebert Brandford Shank & Co. LLC (co-managers for 2012D) proceeds to refund existing revenue bonds.

• $210,215,000 series 2012C bonds due 2017 to 2021

• $43.11 million series 2012D taxable bonds due 2013 to 2017

• $28.42 million series 2012E-1 term mode bonds due July 1, 2032

• $29.82 million series 2012E-2 term mode bonds due July 1, 2035

• $31.22 million series 2012E-3 term mode bonds due July 1, 2037

NORTH CAROLINA CAPITAL FACILITIES FINANCE AGENCY/HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY: $61.17 million series 2012 educational facilities revenue bonds (/BBB+/); negotiated; BB&T Capital Markets and Wells Fargo Securities LLC (lead); bonds due 2013 to 2029 with term bonds due in 2031 and 2034; proceeds to finance the construction, acquisition and equipment of a new three-story residence hall, as well as to refund the university's series 2006, 2007 and 2008 revenue bonds and to repay a line of credit received in 2009.

NORTH CAROLINA MEDICAL CARE COMMISSION/WAKEMED CORP.: $295,765,000 series 2012 health care facilities revenue refunding bonds (A1//AA-); negotiated; Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (lead); BB&T Capital Markets, Wells Fargo Securities LLC and Edward D. Jones & Co. LP (co-managers); proceeds to refund WakeMed's series 2001 and series 2009A revenue bonds.

OSCEOLA COUNTY (FLORIDA): $71.35 million series 2012 tourist development tax revenue refunding and improvement bonds (Aa3/AA-/); negotiated; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (lead); Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Gardnyr Michael Capital Inc. (co-managers); proceeds to finance certain capital improvements within the county, as well as to refund the county's series 2002A and 2009 tourist development tax revenue bonds.

PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD (FLORIDA): $68.12 million series 2012C certificates of participation (Aa3//AA-); negotiated; Bank of America Merrill Lynch, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (lead); COPs due 2016 to 2029; proceeds to refund school board's series 2004A COPs.

PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (CALIFORNIA): $125 million series 2012 general obligation bonds; negotiated; RBC Capital Markets LLC (lead); proceeds to finance capital improvements for the district.

PHILADELPHIA HEALTH AND HIGHER EDUCATION FACILITIES AUTHORITY/TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM OBLIGATED GROUP (PENNSYLVANIA): $318.18 million series 2012 hospital revenue bonds (Ba1/BBB-/BBB-); negotiated; Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Barclays Capital Inc. (lead); PNC Bank, NA (co-manager); proceeds to finance capital projects for the obligated group and to refund existing debt.

• $220.95 million series 2012A revenue bonds

• $97.23 million series 2012B refunding bonds

PHOENIX INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY/ROWAN UNIVERSITY: $178.43 million series 2012 lease revenue bonds (A3/A+/); negotiated; Piper Jaffray & Co. (lead); bonds due 2017 to 2022 with term bonds due in 2027, 2032, 2036 and 2042; proceeds to refinance the costs of renovations and additions to the university.

PUERTO RICO INDUSTRIAL, TOURIST, EDUCATIONAL, MEDICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL FACILITIES AUTHORITY/ANA G. MENDEZ UNIVERSITY: $78 million series 2012 higher education revenue and revenue refunding bonds (/BBB-/); negotiated; Barclays Capital Inc. (lead); proceeds to construct, acquire, equip and renovate university facilities, as well as to repay a loan and refund the university's series 1998 and 1999 revenue bonds.

PUERTO RICO PUBLIC FINANCE CORP.: $400 million series 2012A commonwealth appropriation bonds (Baa2/BBB-/); negotiated; UBS FS Puerto Rico (lead); Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Popular Securities, Santander Securities, Barclays Capital Inc., BBVAPR MSD, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., FirstBank PR Securities, Oriental Financial Services, Ramirez & Co. Inc., Raymond James/Morgan Keegan and Scotia MSD (co-managers); proceeds to refund the corporation's series 2001C, 2002A, 2003A-B and 2004B appropriation bonds.

REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (ILLINOIS): $300 million series 2012A taxable general obligation working cash notes (Aa3/AA/AA); negotiated; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (lead); Bank of America Merrill Lynch, BMO Capital Markets LLC and Loop Capital Markets LLC (co-managers); bonds due April 1, 2014, and June 1, 2014; proceeds to finance the working cash needs of the authority for the coming fiscal year.

SOUTH JERSEY PORT CORP.: $58,115,000 series 2012Q marine terminal revenue refunding bonds (A1/A-/); competitive; Goldman Beale Associates (financial adviser); bonds due 2014 to 2033; proceeds to advance refund the corporation's series 2002K marine terminal revenue bonds.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY (CALIFORNIA): $140 million series 2012 taxable bonds (Aaa/AAA/AAA); negotiated; Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (lead); Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Prager & Co. LLC (co-managers); bonds due May 1, 2042; proceeds to refinance commercial paper and other debt that refinanced capital projects for the university.

TUFTS UNIVERSITY (MASSACHUSETTS): $250 million series 2012A taxable bonds; negotiated; Barclays Capital Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC; bonds due April 15, 2112; proceeds for general corporate needs of the university.

TULSA COUNTY INDUSTRIAL AUTHORITY (OKLAHOMA): $67.83 million series 2012 educational facilities lease revenue bonds; negotiated; D.A. Davidson & Co. (lead); bonds due 2013 to 2022; proceeds to construct new school facilities, renovate existing facilities and upgrade equipment at the school facilities of the county.

WEST CONTRA COSTA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (CALIFORNIA): $100 million series 2012 general obligation refunding bonds (Aa3/A+/A+); negotiated; Piper Jaffray & Co. and De La Rosa & Co. Inc. (lead); proceeds to refund the school district's series 2000C and 2002A-C G.O. bonds.

WEST OTTAWA PUBLIC SCHOOLS (MICHIGAN): $60,255,000 series 2012 general obligation refunding bonds; negotiated; Fifth Third Securities Inc. (lead); Edward D. Jones & Co. and PNC Capital Markets LLC (co-managers); proceeds to refund existing G.O. bonds.

• $41,825,000 series 2012A school loan qualified bonds due 2013 to 2032

• $18.43 million series 2012B non-school bond loan qualified bonds due 2013 to 2020

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