Volume 40 - Issue 47 - November 25, 2021
(Published in the Kansas Register November 25, 2021.)
City of Great Bend, Kansas
Summary Notice of Bond Sale
$5,440,000*
General Obligation Bonds, Series 2021-A
(General Obligation Bonds Payable from Unlimited Ad Valorem Taxes)
Bids
Subject to the Notice of Bond Sale dated November 15, 2021 (the “Notice”), email and electronic bids will be received on behalf of the Finance Director of the City of Great Bend, Kansas (the “Issuer”) in the case of email bids, at the addresses set forth below, and in the case of electronic bids, through PARITY® until 11:00 a.m. (CST) December 6, 2021, for the purchase of the above-referenced bonds (the “Bonds”). No bid of less than 100% of the principal amount of the Bonds and accrued interest thereon to the date of delivery will be considered.
Bond Details
The Bonds will consist of fully registered bonds in the denomination of $5,000 or any integral multiple thereof. The Bonds will be dated December 30, 2021, and will become due on December 1 in the years as follows:
| Year | Principal Amount* |
|---|---|
| 2022 | $30,000 |
| 2023 | 210,000 |
| 2024 | 220,000 |
| 2025 | 230,000 |
| 2026 | 240,000 |
| 2027 | 250,000 |
| 2028 | 255,000 |
| 2029 | 270,000 |
| 2030 | 270,000 |
| 2031 | 275,000 |
| 2032 | 280,000 |
| 2033 | 285,000 |
| 2034 | 290,000 |
| 2035 | 295,000 |
| 2036 | 300,000 |
| 2037 | 305,000 |
| 2038 | 310,000 |
| 2039 | 320,000 |
| 2040 | 325,000 |
| 2041 | 330,000 |
| 2042 | 150,000 |
The Bonds will bear interest from the date thereof at rates to be determined when the Bonds are sold as hereinafter provided, which interest will be payable semiannually on June 1 and December 1 in each year, beginning on December 1, 2022.
Book-Entry-Only System
The Bonds shall be registered under a book-entry-only system administered through DTC.
Paying Agent and Bond Registrar
Treasurer of the State of Kansas, Topeka, Kansas.
Good Faith Deposit
Each bid shall be accompanied (in the manner set forth in the Notice) by a good faith deposit in the form of a cashier’s or certified check drawn on a bank located in the United States of America or a wire transfer in Federal Reserve funds immediately available for use by the Issuer in the amount of $108,800.
Delivery
The Issuer will pay for preparation of the Bonds and will deliver the same properly prepared, executed, and registered without cost to the successful bidder on or about December 30, 2021, to DTC for the account of the successful bidder.
Assessed Valuation and Indebtedness
The Equalized Assessed Tangible Valuation for Computation of Bonded Debt Limitations for the year 2021 is $120,505,649. The total general obligation indebtedness of the Issuer as of the Dated Date, including the Bonds being sold, is $12,720,000.
Approval of Bonds
The Bonds will be sold subject to the legal opinion of Gilmore & Bell, P.C., Wichita, Kansas, Bond Counsel to the Issuer, whose approving legal opinion as to the validity of the Bonds will be furnished and paid for by the Issuer, printed on the Bonds, and delivered to the successful bidder as and when the Bonds are delivered.
Additional Information
Additional information regarding the Bonds may be obtained from the undersigned or from the Municipal Advisor at the addresses set forth below:
Issuer
City of Great Bend, Kansas
Attn: Shawna Schafer, Finance Director
City Hall
1209 Williams
Great Bend, KS 67530
620-793-4111
Fax: 620-793-4108
sschafer@greatbendks.net
Municipal Advisor
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated
Attn: Dave Arteberry
Plaza Colonnade
4801 Main St., Suite 530
Kansas City, MO 64112
816-203-8733
Fax: 816-203-8757
arteberryd@stifel.com
Dated November 15, 2021.
Shawna Schafer
Finance Director
* Subject to change, see the Notice
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