Los Alamos Board to Open Bids for $10M School Bonds Feb. 24

The Board of Education of the Los Alamos Public School District will receive and publicly open bids via the electronic PARITY platform at 8:30 a.m. Mountain Time on Feb. 24, 2026 as it moves forward with a $10,000,000 General Obligation School Bonds, Series 2026 offering. The action was announced in a public notice issued by the district.

The notice states exactly: “PUBLIC NOTICE: The Board of Education of the Los Alamos Public School District will receive and publicly open bids via PARITY at 8:30 a.m. Mountain Time on February 24, 2026 for the District’s General Obligation School Bonds, Series 2026, in the aggregate principal amount of $10,000,000.”

General obligation school bonds are a common tool for school districts to fund capital needs. The law firm Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo summarized typical uses this way: “For public school districts and community college districts general obligation bonds provide a potential funding source for new facilities, classroom and building upgrades, renovations and modernizations and a means of funding 21st Century learning technology infrastructure and tools. They can also be an integral part of completing a facilities master plan.” The firm also advised that districts pursuing such financings “should, at a minimum, be represented by experienced legal counsel (bond counsel) and financial/municipal advisor(s).”

The public notice establishes the immediate procedural step: receipt and public opening of bids on PARITY. PARITY is an electronic bidding system commonly used in municipal finance; bidders typically submit competitive proposals online and the issuer publicly opens and logs those bids. The district’s notice does not include further financing details such as maturity schedule, interest rates, bond counsel, municipal advisor, underwriter names, the official statement or the specific projects the proceeds will finance.

Key questions remain for local residents and taxpayers. The notice does not confirm whether the bonds were previously authorized by voters or whether they represent new authorization, nor does it identify which school projects, renovations or technology purchases would be paid from the proceeds. The district also has not published a preliminary official statement, bid requirements, award conditions or an expected closing date in the text provided.

Some procedural guidance in the advisory material from Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo references election filing deadlines for June and November 2026 elections in California and cautions districts to secure experienced counsel and advisors. The firm noted specific deadlines for County Registrar filings tied to California election dates; those deadlines should not be assumed to apply to Los Alamos unless the district’s state and county are confirmed.

Before and after the Feb. 24 bid opening, residents interested in details should contact the Los Alamos Public School District business office or board clerk for the full notice of sale, the preliminary official statement and a project list. The law firm cited in the advisory lists Robert E. Anslow as a contact for general obligation bond election questions and can be reached by phone at 949-453-4260 for firms or officials seeking practitioner guidance.

What happens next: the board will open and log bids on Feb. 24, the district will evaluate offers and, if a sale is awarded, proceed to closing and disbursement of proceeds. For taxpayers, the critical follow-ups are confirmation of which capital needs will be funded, the financing terms once bids are awarded, and any potential tax-rate implications tied to the issuance.