RP14-0532F Short-Term Funding Products Tacoma Power is issuing this RFP to solicit ideas, information and proposals from firms interested in assisting the Utility to establish a traditional CP Program ("CP Program") or an ECP Program, in an amount up to $100 million, to provide short term financing for Tacoma Power's capital program. An electronic copy of the complete solicitation documents may be viewed and obtained by accessing the City of Tacoma Purchasing website at www.TacomaPurchasing.org. A list of vendors registered for this solicitation is also available at the website. Please direct any questions regarding this proposal to Frank Perdue or Natalie Perkins at 925-256-9797 or via e-mail to perdue@montaguederose.com. Interested firms should submit a proposal to the Utility's financial advisor, Montague DeRose and Associates ("MDA"), by 12:00 noon (Pacific Daylight Time) on October 31, 2014, by email only to perdue@montaguederose.com. October 17