HomeMy WebLinkAboutContracts & Agreements_183-2016 PUBLIC WORKS CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT
This Public Works Construction contract ("Contract") made and entered into this 6`h day of
September, 2016, by and between the City of Redlands, a municipal corporation organized and
existing under the laws of the State of California, (hereinafter "City"), and Fisher Contractor,
Incorporated (hereinafter "Contractor"). City and Contractor are sometimes individually referred
to herein as a"Party" and, together, as the "Parties."
In consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, City and Contractor agree as follows:
1. SCOPE OF WORK: Contractor shall furnish all materials and perforin all of the work for the
following: WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, HINCKLEY WATER TREATMENT
PLANT, AND HIGHLAND AVENUE WATER COMPLEX (HAWC) ROOFING
REPAIRS PROJECT, Project No. 71266, 73414, complete all items as required by the Contract
Documents (as herein defined) and Specifications for City's WASTEWATER TREATMENT
PLANT, HINCKLEY WATER TREATMENT PLANT, AND HIGHLAND AVENUE
WATER COMPLEX (HAWC) ROOFING REPAIRS PROJECT, Project No. 71266, 73414.
2. THE CONTRACT SUM: City shall pay Contractor the sum of$159,352.00 as consideration for
its perfonnance of the Work in accordance with the teens and conditions set forth in the Contract
Documents. Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 22300, Contractor has the option to deposit
securities with an escrow agent as a substitute for retention of earnings requirement to be withheld
by City pursuant to an escrow agreement as set forth in the Public Contract Code Section 22300.
3. TIME FOR COMPLETION: The Work shall be completed within 45 calendar days from and
after the date of the delivery to Contractor of a written Notice to Proceed by City.
4. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES: Contractor's failure to complete the work within the time allowed
will result in damages being sustained by City. Such damages are, and will continue to be,
impracticable and extremely difficult to determine. Accordingly, Contractor shall pay to City, or
have withheld from monies due to Contractor, the sum of$500 for each consecutive calendar day
in excess of the specified time for completion of Work.
Execution of the Contract shall constitute agreement by City and Contractor that $500 per day is
the estimated damage to City caused by the failure of the Contractor to complete the Work within
the allowed time. Such sum is for liquidated damages and shall not be construed as a penalty, and
may be deducted from payments due Contractor if such delay occurs.
5. CONTRACT DOCUMENTS: This Contract includes all of the Contract documents set forth
herein, to wit; Notice Inviting Bids, Instructions to Bidders, Contractor's Proposal, Bid Bond,
Agreement, Performance Bond, Labor and Material Bond, Plans, General Conditions, General
Requirements, Technical Specifications, and any addenda thereto.
6. ATTORNEYS' FEES: In the event any legal action is commenced to enforce or interpret the
ternis or conditions of the Contract documents, the prevailing Party in such action, in addition to
any costs and other relief, shall be entitled to recover its reasonable attorneys' fees, including fees
for use of in-house counsel by a Party.
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7. RESOLUTION OF CONSTRUCTION CLAIMS: Claims by Contractor in the amount of
$375,000 or less shall be made by Contractor and processed by the City pursuant to the provisions
of Part 3, Chapter 1, Article 1.5 of the Public Contract Code (commencing with Section 20104).
All claims shall be in writing and include the documents necessary to substantiate the claim.
Nothing in subdivision (a) of Public Contract Code Section 20104.2 shall extend the time limit or
supersede the notice requirements provided in this case from filing claims by Contractor.
8. ELIGIBILITY OF CONTRACTOR/SUBCONTRACTOR: Contractor and all of its
subcontractors shall abide by California Public Contract Code, Section 6109, and California
Labor Code Sections 1777.1 and/or 1777.7, and certify that they are not debarred and are eligible
to work on this project.
9. ASSIGNMENT OF AGREEMENT: No assignment by a Party of any rights or interests under
this Contract shall be binding on another Party without the written consent of the Party sought to
be bound.
10. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS: City and Contractor each binds itself and their respective
successors and assigns in respect to all covenants, agreements, and obligations contained in the
Contract Documents,
11. SEVERABILITY: Any provision or part of the Contract documents held to be void or
unenforceable under any law or regulation shall be deemed stricken, and all remaining provisions
shall continue to be valid and binding upon City and Contractor.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement the day and year first
written above.
City of Redlands
(SEAL) (Owner)
Mayor, City of Redlands,
County of San Bernardino, California
ATTEST,,
City Cletlk]-C.ify of Redlands
County of San Bernardino, California (SEAL)
Name of Contractor
By: �-
Silnature&rAuthorized Agent
Title
Signature of Authorized Agent (if necessary)
Title
Contractor's License No.
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WORKER'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE CERTIFICATION
Description of Contract: City of Redlands
Municipal Utilities &Engineering Department
WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, HINCKLEY
WATER TREATMENT PLANT, AND HIGHLAND
AVENUE WATER COMPLEX (HAWC) ROOFING
REPAIRS PROJECT, Project No. 71266, 73414
Labor Code, Section 3700,provides, in part that:
"Every employer except the State shall secure the payment of compensation in one or more of
the following ways:
(a) By being insured against liability to pay compensation in one or more insurer duly
authorized to write compensation insurance in this State.
(b) By securing from the Director of Industrial Relations a certificate of consent to self-
insure,
elfinsure, either as an individual employer, or as one employer in a group of employers which may
be given upon furnishing proof satisfactory to the Director of Industrial Relations of ability to
self-insure and to pay any compensation that may become due to his or her employees.
I am aware of the provisions of Section 3700 of the Labor Code which requires every employer
to be insured against liability for worker's compensation or to undertake self-insurance in
accordance with the provisions of that Code, and I will comply with such provisions before
commencing the performance of the work of this contract. (Labor Code section 1861)
Dated this Z-0 day of , 2016.
SES - Cor► IC
(Contractor)
(Signature)
(Official Title)
(SEAL)
(Labor Code Section 1861 provides that the above certificate must be signed and filed by the
Contractor with the Owner prior to performing the work of the contract.)
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BOND NO.71827214
BOND PREMIUM IS$4,806.00 WHICH IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON FINAL CONTRACT PRICE
BOND ISSUED IN DUPLICATE
FAITHFUL PERFORMANCE BOND
Whereas, the City of Redlands ("City"), State of California, and Fisher Contractor,
Incorporated (hereinafter designated as "Principal") have entered into an agreement dated
September 6, 2016 ("Agreement") whereby Principal agrees to install and complete certain
public improvements (the "Work"), which said Agreement is identified as WASTEWATER
TREATMENT PLANT,HINCKLEY WATER TREATMENT PLANT,AND HIGHLAND
AVENUE WATER COMPLEX (HAWC) ROOFING REPAIRS PROJECT, Project No.
71266, 73414 and is hereby referred to and made a part hereof; and
Whereas, said Principal is required under the terms of the Agreement to furnish a bond
for the faithful performance of the Agreement, now, therefore, we, the Principal and
Western Surety Company , as Surety, are held and firmly bound unto the City in the penal sum of
one hundred fifty nine thousand three hundred fifty two dollars and zero cents (S 159,352.00)
lawful money of the United States, for the payment of which sum we bind ourselves, and our
heirs;successors, executors and administrators,jointly and severally,firmly by these presents.
The condition of this obligation is such that if the above bounded Principal, his or its
heirs, executors, administrators, successors or assigns, shall in all things stand to and abide by,
and well and truly keep and perform the covenants, conditions and provisions in the Agreement
and any alteration thereof made as therein provided, on his or its part, to be kept and performed
at the time and in the manner therein specified, and in all respects according to their true intent
and meaning, and shall faithfully fulfill the one-year guarantee of all materials and workmanship,
and shall defend,indemnify and save harmless the City and its elected officials, officers, agents
and employees,as therein stipulated,then this obligation shall become null and void; otherwise it
shall be and remain in full force and effect.
As a part of the obligation secured hereby and in addition to the face amount specified
therefor, there shall be included costs and reasonable expenses and fees, including reasonable
attorneys' fees, incurred by the City in successfully enforcing such obligations, all to be taxed as
costs and included in the judgment rendered.
As a condition precedent to the satisfactory completion of the Agreement, the above
obligation shall hold good for a period of one (1) year or longer if required by the Agreement
after the acceptance of the work by the City,during which time if the Principal shall fail to make
full, complete, and satisfactory repair and replacements and totally protect the City from loss or
damage made evident during this period from the date of completion of the Work, and resulting
from or caused by defective materials or faulty workmanship, the above obligation in penal sum
thereof shall remain in full force and effect. The obligations of Surety hereunder shall continue
so long as any obligation of the Principal remains.
Whenever the Principal shall be, and is declared by the City to be, in default under the
Agreement,the City having performed the City obligations thereunder, the Surety shall promptly
remedy the default,or shall promptly, at the City's option:
1. Complete the Agreement in accordance with its terms and conditions; or
2. Obtain a bid or bids for completing the Agreement in accordance with its terms
and conditions, and upon determination by Surety of the lowest responsive and responsible
bidder, arrange for a contract between such bidder and the City, and make available as work
progresses sufficient funds to pay the cost of completion of the Work less the balance of the
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Agreement price, but not exceeding, including other costs and damages for which Surety may be
liable hereunder, the amount set forth above. The term "balance of the Agreement price," as used
in this paragraph, shall mean the total amount payable to the Principal by the City under the
Agreement and any modifications thereto:, less the amount previously property paid by the City
to the Principal.
Surety expressly agrees that the City inay reject any contractor or subcontractor which
may be proposed by Surety in fulfillment of its obligations in the event of default by the
Principal.
Surety shall not UtiliZC the Principal in completing the Agreement nor shall Surety accept
a bid frorn the Principal for completion of the Work if the City, when declaring the Principal in
default, notifies Surety of the City's objection to the Principal's further participation in the
completion of the Work.
No right of action shall accrue on the bond to or for the use of any person or corporation
other than the City named herein or the successors or assigns of the City. Any suit under this
bond must be instituted within the applicable:statute of limitations period.
The said Surety, for value received, hereby stipulates and agrees that no change,
extension of time, alteration or addition to the terms of the Agreement or to the work to be
performed thereunder or the Specifications accompanying the same shall in any way affect its
obligations on this bond, and it does hereby waive notice of any such change, extension of time,
alteration or addition to the terms of the Agreement or to the work or to the specifications.
No final settlement between the City and the Principal shall abridge the right of any
beneficiary hereunder whose clairn may be unsatisfied.
The Principal and Surety agree that if the City is required to engage the services of any
attorney in connection with the enforcement of this bond, each shall pay the City's reasonable
attorneys' fees incurred, with or without suit, in addition to the above sum.
In witness whereof, this instrument has been duly executed by the Principal and Surety above
named,on Septqmber 14 2016.
SEAL) EAL)
Fisher V$ptractor,J1,nd. (
Z, Western Surety Company
contractor)
(Surety)
BY: nn T. Mullick,
e Alto ey-in-Fact
Street,
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Address: 10 Reid Street,Suite 300
(Seal and Notarial Acknowledgement of Surety) Oux Falls,SD 57103-7046
Telepho 800 ) 331 -6059
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CALIFORNIAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT
A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the
C ocument to which this certificate Is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document. p
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
County of Orange
On _September 14, 2016 before me,_._Christine T. iioang_ Notary public,
Date Insert Narme of Notary exactly as it appears on the offs ual seal
personally appeared YuncT 14lullic _ ___
Name(s)of Sgner(s)
who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to
be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the
within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they
executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity('ies),
and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the
CHRISTINE TINE I HOANG person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s)
` aCO, '2{ acted, executed the instrument.
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a NOTARYPUULIC:V1WORNIA
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Of ORANGE COUNTY I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of
YCOMM,FXp"FED 2 017 the state of California that the foregoing paragraph is true
and correct.
Witness my nd arab Icial se �"Jw __..
Signature _
Place Notary Seal Above Sirina ire of(VaY r°y Public Christine T. Hoang' _
OPTIONAL
Though the information below is not required by law it mayprove valuable to persons relying on the document
and could prevent'fraudulent removal anti reattachment of the farm to another document.
Description of AttaGhed Document
Title or Type of Document: Performance Bond#71827214; Issued in Duplicate
Document Date: September 14,_ 016_ __� Number of Fages:.2
Signer(s) Other Than Named Above: None _
Capacity(ie )Claimed by Signer(s)
Signer's Name: Yuilg T. Mullick Signer's Name:
® Individual ❑ lndividual
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❑ Corporate Officer—Titl'e(s):� ❑ Corporate Officer—Title(s):
❑ partner D Limited ❑GeneralMthumb
Elpartner El Limited El General
Attorney in Fact Attorney in Fact 'of
Trustee ❑ TrusteeGuardian or Conservator Top ofhere E] Guardian or Conservator Top thumb here
❑ Other: ❑ Other:
Signer is representing: Signer is Representing:
Western Surety Gompalty
Western Surety Company
POWER OF ATTORNEY APPOINTING INDIVIDUAL ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
Know All Men By These Presents,"that WESTERN SURE'T'Y COMPANY,a South Dakota corporation,is a duly organized and existing corporation
having its principal office in the City of Sioux Falls,and State of South Dakota,and that it does by virtue of the signature and seal herein affixed hereby
make,constitute and appoint
James W Moilanen,Yung T Mullick, Christine Hoang,Terah Johnston,Individually
Of Mission Viejo,CA,its true and lawful Attorney(s)-in-Fact with full power and authority hereby conferred to sign,seal and execute for and on its behalf
bonds,undertakings and other obligatory instruments of similar nature
- In Unlimited Amounts-
and to bind it thereby as fully and to the same extent as if such instruments were signed by a duly authorized officer of the corporation and all the acts of said
Attorney,pursuant to the authority hereby given,are hereby ratified and confirmed.
This Power of Attorney is made and executed pursuant to and by authority of the By-Law printed on the reverse hereof,duly adopted,as indicated,by
the shareholders of the corporation.
In Witness Whereof,WESTERN SURETY COMPANY has caused these presents to be signed by its Vice President and its corporate seal to be
hereto affixed on this 22nd day of January,2016.
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WESTERN SURETY COMPANY
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aul T.Bruflat,Vice President
State of South Dakota
County of Minuehaha ss
On this 22nd day of January,2016,before me personally came Paul T.Bruflat,to me known,who,being by me duly sworn,did depose and say: that
he resides in the City of Sioux Falls,State of South Dakota; that he is the Vice President of WESTERN SURETY COMPANY described in and which
executed the above instrument;that he knows the seal of said corporation;that the seat affixed to the said instrument is such corporate seal;that it was so
affixed pursuant to authority givers by the Board of Directors of said corporation and that he signed his name thereto pursuant to like authority,and
acknowledges same to be the act and deed of said corporation.
My comrnission expires labI M'"'
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June 23,2021 801"'Ri1 T_.S
J.Mohr,Notary Public
CERTIFICATE
1,L.Nelson,Assistant Secretary of WESTERN SURETY COMPANY do hereby certify that the Power of Attorney hereinabove set forth is still in
force,and further certify that the By-Law of the corporation printed on the reverse hereof is still in force. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed
my name and affixed the seal of the said corporation this 14 day of September 2016
, er}c WESTERN SURETY COMPANY
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L Nelson,Assistant Secretary
Form F4290-7-2012
Authorizing By-Law
ADOPTED BY THE SHAREHOLDERS OF WESTERN SURETY COMPANY
This Power of Attorney is made and executed pursuant to and by authority of the fol lowing By-Law duly adopted by the shareholders
of the Company.
Section 7. All bonds, policies, undertakings, Powers of Attorney, or other obligations of the corporation shall be executed in the
corporate name of the Company by the President, Secretary, and Assistant Secretary,Treasurer,or any Vice President, or by such other
officers as the Board of Directors may authorize. The President,any Vice President, Secretary,any Assistant Secretary,or the Treasurer
may appoint Attorneys in Fact or agents who shall have authority to issue bonds, policies,or undertakings in the name of the Company.
The corporate seal is not necessary for the validity of any bonds,policies,undertakings, Powers of Attorney or other obligations of the
corporation, The signature of any such officer and the corporate seal may be printed by facsimile.
BOND NO,71827214
BOND PREMIUM INCLUDED IN PERFORMANCE BOND
BOND ISSUED IN DUPLICATE
LABOR AND MATERIAL BOND
Whereas, the City Council of the City of Redlands, State of California, and Fisher
Contractor, Incorporated (hereinafter designated as "Principal") have entered into an agreement
(the "Agreement") whereby Principal agrees to install and complete certain designated public
improvements (the"Work"), which said agreement, dated September 6, 2016, and identified as
WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, HINCKLEY WATER TREATMENT PLANT,
AND HIGHLAND AVENUE WATER COMPLEX (HAWC) ROOFING REPAIRS
PROJECT,Project No. 71366,73414 is hereby referred to and made a part hereof; and
Whereas, under the terms of the Agreement, Principal is required before commending
the performance of the Work,to file a good and sufficient Labor and Material bond with the City
of Redlands to secure the claims to which reference is made in Title 3 (commencing with Section
9550)of Part 6 of Division 4 of the Civil Code of the State of California.
Now, therefore, said Principal and the undersigned as corporate surety, are held firmly
bound unto the City and all contractors, subcontractors, laborers, material men and other persons
employed in the performance of the Agreement and referred to in the aforesaid Code of Civil
Procedure in the sum one hundred fifty nine thousand three hundred fifty two dollars and zero
cents (S 159,352.00) for materials furnished or labor thereon of any kind, or for amounts due
under the Unemployment Insurance Act with respect to such work or labor, that said surety will
pay the same in an amount not exceeding the amount hereinabove set forth, and also in case suit
is brought upon this bond, will pay, in addition to the face amount thereof, costs and reasonable
expenses and fees, including reasonable attorneys' fees, incurred by the City in successfully
enforcing such obligation, to be awarded and fixed by the court, and to be taxed as costs and to
be included in the judgment therein rendered.
It is hereby expressly stipulated and agreed that this bond shall insure to the benefit of
any and all persons, companies and corporations entitled to file claims under Title 3
(commencing with Section 9550) of Part 6 of Division 4 of the Civil Code, so as to give aright
of action to them or their assigns in any suit brought upon this bond.
Should the condition of this bond be fully performed, then this obligation shall
become null and void,otherwise it shall be and remain in full force and effect.
The surety hereby stipulates and agrees that no change, extension of time, alteration or
addition to the tenns of the Agreement or the specifications accompanying the same shall in any
manner affect its obligations on this bond, and it does hereby waive notice of any such change,
extension of time, alteration or addition.
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In witness whereof, this instrument has been duly executed by the Principal and surety
above named, on September 14 201
(SEAL) (SEAL)
Fisher CoAractor,Inc. Western Surqj*,,Company
actor) (Surct7)
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B14ung T. MuHick,
(Signature) (S iin—aturAttorney-in-Fact
Address: 01 S. Reid Street,tite 300
(Ss al Notarial Acknow1cdgernent of Surety) Sioux Falls,SD 57103-7046
Teleprpine: ( 800 ) 331 -6059
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CALIFORNIA L- ACKNOWLEDGMENT
A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the
document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
County of Grange
On September 14, 2016 before me, Christine T. Hoang _ ..___. _ � , Notary (Public,
Date_ nsert Name of Notary exactly as it appears on the official seal
personally appeared mYung T. Mullic4cmm
Narne(s)of Signer(s)
who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to
be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the
within Instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they
executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies),
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CHRISTINEI" il �J ' and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the
a I CO M. #2006757 X person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s)
^'NOTARY PU61•IC°CAUFORNIA X acted, executed the instrument.
ORANGE COUNTY CO
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My COMM,EXR,FEB 5,2011 1 certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of
the State of California that the foregoing paragraph its true
and correct.
Witness my hanand ofd � I seal " ,/
Signature
Place Notary Seai Above Signaturef Notary F blit 11 Christine T. Hoang
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and could prevent fraudulent removal and reattacF went of the form to another document.
Description of Attached Document
Title or Type of Document: Payment Bond #71627214; Issued in Duplicate _
Document Date: September 14 2016 Number of Pages: 2
Signer(s) Other Than NamedAbove: wNorte __
Capacity(ies)Claimed by Signer(s)
Signer's Name: _YqnA T. Mullick _ Signer's Name:
❑ Individual ❑ Individual
❑j Corporate Officer---Title(s):� ❑ Corporate Officer --Title(s):
❑ Partner ❑Limited ❑General ` Mthumbhere
ElPartner ElLimited❑GeneralAttorney to fact ❑ Attorney in Fact❑ Trustee ❑ Trustee❑ Guardian or Conservator Top of ❑ Guardian or Conservator Top of thumb here
❑, Other: ❑ 'other:
Signer is Representing: Signer is Representing:
Western Surety, C mpan _
Western SuretyCompany
POWER OF ATTORNEY APPOINTING INDIVIDUAL ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
Know All Men By These Presents,That WESTERN SURETY COMPANY,a South Dakota corporation,is a duly organized and existing corporation
having its principal office in the City of Sioux Falls,and State of South Dakota,and that it does by virtue of the signature and seal herein affixed hereby
make,constitute and appoint
James W Moilanen,Yung T Mullick, Christine Hoang, Terah Johnston,Individually
of Mission Viejo,CA,its true and lawful Attomey(s)-in-Fact with full power and authority hereby conferred to sign,seal and execute for and on its behalf
bonds,undertakings and other obligatory instruments of similar nature
- In Unlimited Amounts-
and to bind it thereby as fully and to the same extent as if such instruments were signed by a duly authorized officer of the corporation and all the acts of said
Attorney,pursuant to the authority hereby given,are hereby ratified and confirmed.
This Power of Attorney is made and executed pursuant to and by authority of the By-Law printed on the reverse hereof,duly adopted,as indicated,by
the shareholders of the corporation.
In Witness Whereof,WESTERN SURETY COMPANY has caused these presents to be signed by its Vice President and its corporate seal to be
hereto affixed on this 22nd day of January,2010.
�Syxerro WESTERN SURETY COMPANY
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���°�� aul T.Bruflat,Vice Fresident
State of South Dakota
ss
County of Minnebaha
On this 22nd day of January,2016,before me personally came Paul T.Bruflat,tome known,who,being by me duly sworn,did depose and say: that
he resides in the City of Sioux Falls,State of South Dakota; that he is the Vice President of WESTERN SURETY COMPANY described in and which
executed the above instrument;that he knows the seal of said corporation;that the seal affixed to the said instrument is such corporate seal;that it was so
affixed pursuant to authority given by the Board of Directors of said corporation and that he signed his name thereto pursuant to like authority, and
acknowledges same to be the act and deed of said corporation.
My commission expires a. OH"
June 23,2021 skOr�AYPIlBLiC'0�i°"x°r"�
J.Mohr,Notary Public
CERTIFICATE
1,L Nelson,Assistant Secretary of WESTERN SURETY COMPANY do hereby certify that the Power of Attorney hereinabove set forth is still in
force,and further certify that the By-Law of the corporation printed on the reverse hereof is still in force. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed
my name and affixed the seal of the said corporation this 14 day of September 2016
MET';� WESTERN SURETY COMPANY
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L,Nelson,Assistant Secretary
Farm F4280-7-2012
Authorizing By-Lary
ADOPTED BY THE SHAREHOLDERS OF WESTERN SURETY COMPANY
This Power of Attorney is made and executed pursuant to and by authority of the fol lowing By-Law duly adopted by the shareholders
of the Company.
Section 7. All bonds, policies, undertakings, Powers of Attorney, or other obligations of the corporation shall be executed in the
corporate name of the Company by the President, Secretary,and Assistant Secretary,Treasurer,or any Vice President,or by such other
officers as the Board of Directors may authorize. The President,any Vice President, Secretary,any Assistant Secretary,or the Treasurer
may appoint Attorneys in Fact or agents who shall have authority to issue bonds, policies,or undertakings in the name of the Company.
The corporate seal is not necessary for the validity of any bonds,policies,undertakings, Powers of Attorney or other obligations of the
corporation. The signature of any such officer and the corporate seal may be printed by facsimile.