On behalf of the Maryland Department of Transportation of the State of Maryland the Office of the Attorney General is soliciting proposals from qualified law firms experienced in real estate and real estate development matters, and the financing thereof, to assist the OAG in providing advice to MDOT on complex commercial real estate transactions with an emphasis on those involving transportation agencies or transportation facilities including, but in no way limited to, transit oriented developments, public-private partnerships and similar joint development projects. RFP Here.
On behalf of the Maryland Board of Public Works (“BPW") and the Maryland State Treasurer's Office (“STO"), the Office of Attorney General (“OAG") is soliciting proposals from qualified law firms experienced in municipal finance to provide the following services:
(i) bond counsel services for the BPW in connection with the sale and issuance of the State's general obligation bonds and certain special obligation bonds (including tax-exempt, taxable, tax-credit, and refunding bonds, in fixed and variable interest rate form, and related interest rate exchange agreements, if any). Bond counsel services shall include advice and counsel in developing, structuring and documenting the sale and issuance of the State's debt, disclosure law advice, and the rendering of required federal tax law and other necessary legal opinions. (ii) tax and securities law counsel services for the STO related to the State's capital equipment master lease, master energy lease and other capital lease-purchase programs; and (iii) research and counsel on topics related to the State's bond and/or capital lease programs but not specifically related to a specific bond sale or lease, including review and analysis of private business use of State facilities; and other related issues.
(i) bond counsel services for the BPW in connection with the sale and issuance of the State's general obligation bonds and certain special obligation bonds (including tax-exempt, taxable, tax-credit, and refunding bonds, in fixed and variable interest rate form, and related interest rate exchange agreements, if any). Bond counsel services shall include advice and counsel in developing, structuring and documenting the sale and issuance of the State's debt, disclosure law advice, and the rendering of required federal tax law and other necessary legal opinions.
(ii) tax and securities law counsel services for the STO related to the State's capital equipment master lease, master energy lease and other capital lease-purchase programs; and
(iii) research and counsel on topics related to the State's bond and/or capital lease programs but not specifically related to a specific bond sale or lease, including review and analysis of private business use of State facilities; and other related issues.
As a result of this RFP, the Attorney General expects to select two or more Offerors to enter into contracts for bond counsel services for the State.
This Office represents the Maryland Department of Information Technology (“DoIT"), an agency of the State of Maryland. The Attorney General is seeking qualified attorneys with experience advising on issues of software property rights, trademark and patent rights, and complex intellectual property matters to serve, through the OAG, as Assistant Intellectual Property Counsel to DoIT, the Maryland State Lottery, and other to-be-determined State of Maryland entities. Assistant Intellectual Property Counsel will provide legal support, including legal advice and services, under the direction of the Office of the Attorney General (“OAG") for DoIT, its agents and employees, and for other to-de-determined State of Maryland entities. Neither the OAG nor DoIT can make any estimate of the types or amounts of matters that may issue during the term of the contract which results from this Request for Proposals.