247 Bond counsel invitation to qualify

OFFICE OF
GENERAL COUNSEL

Bond Counsel Invitation to Quality

[31 Pa.B. 898]

   The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, acting by and through the Governor's Office of General Counsel (''OGC''), from time to time selects from pools of qualified legal service providers (''Law Firms'') to provide bond-related counsel work on behalf of its various issuing agencies. Selections are generally made from one of four distinct pools of qualified bond counsel, which were established through a formal Invitation to Qualify (''ITQ'') selection process last year. OGC expects to continue making its bond counsel appointments for future Commonwealth financing transactions to Law Firms qualified through the ITQ process.

   At this time, OGC is inviting additional law firms to qualify for participation in each of the four established bond counsel pools.

   OGC strongly encourages all interested Law Firms to participate at this time to ensure consideration of their qualifications to provide bond counsel services to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Please note that law firms currently included in a bond counsel pool are not required to submit qualifications for that pool, but may submit qualifications for inclusion in other pools for which they are not currently qualified.

   Law Firms may seek to provide bond counsel services for one or more of the following Executive Agencies, or groups of Executive Agencies, under the Governor's jurisdiction:

   *  Bond Pool 1
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Office of the Budget, the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) and/or the State System of Higher Education

   *  Bond Pool 2
Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency

   *  Bond Pool 3
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority and the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority

   *  Bond Pool 4
Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority and the State Public School Building Authority

   For more information regarding this ITQ, Law Firms are encouraged to visit OGC's web site at www.ogc.state.pa.us. To request a copy of the ITQ, Law Firms should contact M. Jane Demko by mail at the Governor's Office of General Counsel, 333 Market Street, 17th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17101, by e-mail at [e-mail] or by fax at [phone].

   Submissions to this ITQ are due by 2 p.m. on March 16, 2001. OGC will reject as non-responsive all submissions received after this date and time. E-mail or fax submissions will not be accepted. OGC is not responsible for any expenses that Law Firms may incur in preparing and submitting to this ITQ. All information submitted will become the property of OGC and may become public information. Please note that OGC reserves the right to change, suspend, discontinue or modify any aspect of this ITQ process at any time.

JAMES M. SHEEHAN,   
General Counsel

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 01-247. Filed for public inspection February 9, 2001, 9:00 a.m.]