Delaware

Gilt-edged Delaware Tuesday will sell $124 million of tax-exempt general obligation bonds that will refinance existing debt to generate present-value savings for the state.

Fitch Ratings is considering slashing its rating on Beebe Medical Center in Lewes, Del., after a former staff pediatrician at the hospital was indicted on charges of rape and sexual exploitation.

The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission is working on a new $310 million bridge to replace the current Interstate 95/Scudder Falls Bridge that connects New Jersey and Pennsylvania and is more than 50 years old.

The Delaware River Port ­Authority plans to issue roughly $715 million of new-money and refunding debt in late February to finance capital projects and replace fixed-rate debt with variable-rate bonds under terms of a swap option that will be exercised Jan. 1.

Triple-A Delaware will sell $345.1 million of tax-exempt general obligation debt today, ahead of its first-ever Build America Bond issue set for Oct. 14 via competitive bid.