Justin S. Greene
Commissioner, District 1
Lisa Cacari Stone
Commissioner, District 2
Camilla Bustamante
Commissioner, District 3
Adam Fulton Johnson
Commissioner, District 4
Hank Hughes
Commissioner, District 5
Gregory S. Shaffer
County Manager
March 4, 2026
SANTA FE COUNTY
RFP No. 2026-0222-FIN/JP
FINANCIAL ADVISOR SERVICES
ADDENDUM NO. 1
Dear Proponents,
This addendum is issued to reflect the following immediately. It shall be the responsibility of interested
Offerors to adhere to any changes or revisions to the RFP as identified in this Addendum No.1. This
documentation shall become permanent and made part of the departmental files.
Attachment A: Pre-Proposal Agenda and Sign-In Sheet
Question No. 1: Section D (Qualifications) states that the Offeror must be a New Mexico licensed
investment advertiser/broker and must maintain such licensure throughout the project. Could you confirm
whether this requirement applies to this solicitation?
Answer No. 1: No, this requirement does not apply to this solicitation.
Please add this Addendum No. 1 to the original proposal documents and refer to proposal documents, as
such. This and all subsequent addenda will become part of any resulting contract documents and have
effects as if original issued. All other unaffected sections will have their original interpretation and remain
in full force and effect. Responders are reminded that any questions or need for clarification must be
addressed to John Anthony Peperas, Procurement Specialist Senior at jpeperas@santafecountynm.gov.
102 Grant Avenue · P.O. Box 276 · Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-0276 · 505-986-6200 · FAX: 505-
995-2740 www.santafecountynm.gov
ATTACHMENT A
PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE
RFP No. 2026-0222-FIN/JP
Financial Advisor Services
February 24, 2026 at 10:00AM
Contracting Agency: Santa Fe County
• John Anthony Peperas
• Yvonne Herrera
• Bill Taylor
• Amanda Patterson-Sanchez
Procurement Specialist Senior
Finance Director
Procurement Manager
Procurement Planner Analyst
Purchasing Division
Finance Division
Purchasing Division
Purchasing Division
Project Information
Santa Fe County Finance Department is requesting proposals to procure financial advisor services. The
services include working with County officials and bond counsel to provide information appropriate to
bond rating agencies, conduct a survey of the financial resources of the County to determine the extent of
its capacity to authorize, issue and service debt.
Proposal Information
• Carefully read the Request for Proposal for requirements, terms & conditions including the sample
contract.
• Sequence of Events are listed on page 11.
• Proposal Organization – Proposal should be organized as outlined in the RFP on page 21.
• Selection of finalist(s) – the most qualified proposal received based on the evaluation factors
outlined in the RFP (pages 23-24) will be scored by a three to four-member evaluation committee.
• Preferences -
1) N.M. In-State Resident/Native American In-State Preference Certificate 80 points total
of all evaluation factors added to score.
OR
2) N.M. Resident/Native American Veterans Preference Certificate, 100 points total of all
evaluation factors added to score or Native American Preference. For more information
on State Preference visit www.tax.newmexico.gov
AND
3) Santa Fe County Preference, 50 points total of all evaluation factors added to score. For
more
information
on
County
Preference
visit
https://www.santafecountynm.gov/finance/purchasing-division/current-bid-solicitations
• Please submit all questions via email to John Peperas at jpeperas@santafecountynm.gov. The last
day for questions will be Thursday, February 26, 2026. (Any contact with any other County
staff member or persons other than the Procurement Specialist Senior may be grounds for
disqualification.)
• Addendum will be issued on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (Only questions answered by formal
written addenda will be binding. Oral and other interpretations or clarifications will be without
legal effect.)
• Proposal Submittal Due Date:
Due Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Time: 2:00 PM
Electronic submission via Dropbox utilizing Dropbox link:
https://www.dropbox.com/request/DfyBKKAwwLBMQOfVrs3a
NAME
John Peperas
Bill Taylor
Amanda Patterson-
Sanchez
Erik Harrigan
PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE
RFP No. 2026-0222-FIN/JP
Financial Advisor Services
February 24, 2026 AT 10:00 AM
COMPANY
TELEPHONE
E-MAIL ADDRESS
SFC Purchasing
505-986-6218 jpeperas@santafecountynm.gov
Procurement Specialist
Senior
SFC Purchasing
505-986-6373 wtaylor@santafecountynm.gov
Procurement Manager
SFC Purchasing
505-992-6753 apatterson-sanchez@santafecountynm.gov
Procurement Planner
RBC Capital Markets 505-872-5992 erik.harrigan@rbccm.com
LLC
Managing Director
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