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Award The Bonds will be awarded on the basis of the lowest interest rate to be determined on a true interest cost (TIC) basis. The City's computation of the interest rate of each proposal, in accordance with customary practice, will be controlling. The City will reserve the right to: (i) waive non - substantive informalities of any proposal or of matters relating to the receipt of proposals and award of the Bonds, (ii) reject all proposals without cause, and, (iii) reject any proposal which the City determines to have failed to comply with the terms herein. Delivery Within 40 days after sale, the City will famish and deliver to the office of the purchaser or, at its option, will deposit with a bank in the United States selected by it and approved by the City as its agent to permit examination by and to deliver to the purchaser, the printed and executed bonds, the unqualified opinion thereon of bond counsel, and a certificate stating that no litigation in any manner questioning their validity is then threatened or pending. The charge of the delivery agent must be paid by the purchaser but all other costs will be paid by the City. The purchase price must be paid upon delivery of the bonds in funds available for expenditure by the City on the day of payment. Legal Opinion An unqualified legal opinion on the bonds will be furnished by Kennedy & Graven, Chartered, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The legal opinion will be printed on the bonds at the request of the purchaser. The legal opinion will state that the bonds are valid and binding general obligations of the City payable primarily from special assessments against benefited properties and that the City is required by law to levy taxes for the principal and interest thereon as the same become due without limit as to rate or amount. Bond Insurance at Purchaser's Option If the Bonds qualify for issuance of any policy of municipal bond insurance or commitment therefor at the option of the bidder, the purchase of any such insurance policy or the issuance of any such commitment will be at the sole option and expense of the purchaser of the Bonds. Any increased costs of issuance of the Bonds resulting from such purchase of insurance will be paid by the purchaser, except that, if the City has requested and received a rating on the Bonds from a rating agency, the City will pay the rating fee. Any other rating agency fees will be the responsibility of the purchaser. Failure of the municipal bond insurer to issue the policy after Bonds have been awarded to the purchaser will not constitute cause for failure or refusal by the purchaser to accept delivery on the Bonds. SJB- 187824v1 CE155 -16 _7_