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City of Los Angeles
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Investment Banking Services
PROPOSALS DUE
October 08, 2026, 5:00 pm PDT
Closed
WHAT THEY WANT
(Summarized from the RFP)
Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), the self-sustaining proprietary department of the City of Los Angeles that owns and operates Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Van Nuys Airport, is seeking proposals from qualified investment banking firms to form its underwriter pool. Firms in the pool will market and underwrite bonds and other debt instruments supporting LAWA projects, and provide general investment banking services, including complex financing plans designed to minimize borrowing costs, maximize savings, reduce risk and improve LAWA's financial flexibility and competitive position.
DOCUMENT SET
7 documents
· 4.7MB
Request for Proposals — full solicitation.pdf · 1.2MB
Addendum 1 — questions and answers.pdf · 210KB
Attachment A — scope of work and deliverables.pdf · 480KB
Attachment B — cost proposal form.xlsx · 64KB
Sample agreement and insurance requirements.pdf · 560KB
Pre-proposal meeting — sign-in sheet and slides.pdf · 1.8MB
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CHANGES SINCE PUBLISHED
2 changes
WHAT OTHERS ASKED
3 questions answered
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Does question 4 (i) (Airline Tenant Information. For informational purposes only, please provide as a required appendix to your response a detailed list of financings issued on behalf of LAWA’s airline tenants since 2024.) refer to engagements related to municipal bonds or any engagements of the firm in question.
Compliance
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Section 3.3: Written/Technical Proposal (page 15) states that “the Proposer is to use Submittal C – Written/Technical Proposal Form,” however we did not see that attachment included in the provided forms. Could you please confirm if there is a Submittal C – Written/Technical Proposal Form we should use for our response?
Submission
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Will firms who respond to the Senior Manager pool and not selected be considered for the Co-Manager pool? Additionally, will firms in the Co-Manager pool be considered for Co-Senior Manager, similar to the 2023 UW Pool RFP?
Eligibility · Award & contract
ABOUT THIS RFP
RFP number
0535-2026-09-RFP
Budget
Not Assigned
Published
Entity type
City
State
California
Summarized from the City of Los Angeles portal.
HOW TO SUBMIT
Submit electronically only through LAWA's Bonfire portal (lawa.bonfirehub.com); hardcopy, email and fax are not accepted. Proposers must be registered in both the City's RAMP marketplace (rampla.org) and Bonfire. Upload Submittal A (Administrative Documents), Submittal B (Minimum Requirements) and Submittal C (Written Proposal) as separate files named to match the requested items, and complete the Notice of Intent to Propose in Bonfire. All communications must go through Bonfire; contact with LAWA staff, the Board or evaluators is prohibited.
NAICS CODES & TAGS
541990
541611
Financial and Tax Advisory Services
ACROSS 539 RFPS
MORE THAN
RFPs changed their terms while active.
25 days is the median window from publication to due date; day 16 is the median first change for the 113 that changed. 539 RFPs published and due: July 23 - Sept. 30, 2026.
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This RFP has closed
Proposals were due October 08, 2026, 5:00 pm PDT. Leads tracks active RFPs from posting to deadline.
