Press Release

On July 11, 2023, the Massachusetts State College Building Authority (MSCBA) received competitive bids  on a series of new money and refunding bonds. Masterson Advisors LLC, a majority women-owned firm,  served as the Financial Advisor. Hinckley, Allen & Snyder, LLP served as bond counsel. The Bonds have a  scheduled closing date of July 20, 2023. 

Raymond James & Associates, Inc. was the winning bidder for the Series 3) Project and Refunding Revenue  Bonds (the “Series 3 Bonds”) with a final True Interest Cost (“TIC”) of 3.92821% The Series 3 Bonds will  fund a new Learning and Resource Center at Bunker Hill Community College and refund certain bonds of  the Authority. Fifteen bids were received for this series with TICs ranging from 3.942748% to 4.161549%. 

The final par amount of this series is $36,165,000, which when combined with bond premium, will  generate a $37,923,484.40 for the project fund, escrow deposit, and issuance costs. The final maturity  date is May 1, 2053, and there is an optional redemption on or after May 1, 2033 at 100% of par. 

The MSCBA finances, design, and constructs residential, dining, parking, athletic, cultural, health care, and  other revenue-producing facilities for the Massachusetts state colleges, which include the public  institutions of higher education in the state university segment and the community college segment. The  authority is also authorized to provide supplemental financing for certain building projects at the state  university and community college campuses owned by the commonwealth and carried out by the Division  of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance.