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HomeMy WebLinkAboutContracts & Agreements_206-2025PUBLIC WORK CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT This Public Work Construction contract ("Contract") is made and entered into this 21at day of October, 2025, by and between the City of Redlands, a municipal corporation, organized and existing under the laws of the State of California (hereinafter "City"), and Elegant Construction, Inc. (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: SCOPE OF WORK: Contractor shall furnish all materials and will perform all of the work for the following: Joint Utilities Laboratory Building Renovation & Expansion Project, complete all items as required by the Contract Documents (as herein defined) and Specifications for City's Joint Utilities Laboratory Building Renovation & Expansion Project, Project No. 521028 (the "Work"). 2. CONTRACT SUM: City shall pay Contractor the sum of three million ninety-seven thousand dollars ($3,097,000) as consideration for its performance of the Work in accordance with the terms 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 required to be withheld by City pursuant to an escrow agreement as set forth in Public Contract Code section 22300. 3. TIME FOR COMPLETION: The Work shall be completed within two hundred seventy (270) working day(s) as defined in Section 1-2 of the Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction "Greenbook" from and after the date of City's issuance of a Notice to Proceed to Contractor. 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 five hundred dollars ($500) for each working day as defined in Section 1-2 of the Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction "Greenbook" in excess of the specified time for completion of the Work. Execution of this Contract shall constitute agreement by City and Contractor that five hundred dollars ($500) per day is the estimated damage to City caused by the failure of Contractor to complete the work within the allowed time. Such sum is 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 incorporates by reference the following: Notice Inviting Bids, Instructions to Bidders, Contractor's Proposal, Bid Bond, Agreement, Performance Bond, Labor and Material Bond, Plans, General Conditions, Special Provisions and Specifications, and any addenda thereto (collectively, the "Contract Documents"). 6. ATTORNEYS' F EES: In the event any action is commenced to enforce or interpret the terms or conditions of this Contract, or 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. 7. RESOLUTION OF CONSTRUCTION CLAIMS: Claims by Contractor in the amount of three hundred seventy five thousand dollars ($375,000) or less shall be made by Contractor and 1Acmo\AgreementsT1egant Construction-FY2526-058.doc-jl 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. MemoWgrcementsTlegant Construction-FY2526-058.doc-jl IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Contract the day and year first written above. CITY OF REDLANDS (SEAL) 13��A — ILA Mario Saucedo, Mayor ATTEST: K �4� "",6=et ne Donaldson, City Clerk (SEAL) Ele ant Construction Inc. Name of Contractor By: Signature of Authorized Agee' Title Signature of Authorized Ag�en._(if necessary) Title io 53 k1A Contractor's License No. I:IcmolAgreementslElegant Construction- FY2526-058.doc-jI WORKER'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE CERTIFICATION Description of Contract: City of Redlands Municipal Utilities and Engineering Department Joint Utilities Laboratory Building Renovation & Expansion Project Project No. 521028 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 by one or more insurers 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, 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. CHECK ONE ✓ I am aware of the provisions of Section 3700 of the Labor Code which requires every employer to be insured against liability for Workers' 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 and activities required or permitted under this Agreement. (Labor Code § 1861). I affirm that at all times, in performing the work and activities required or permitted under this Agreement, I shall not employ any person in any manner such that I become subject to the workers' compensation laws of California. However, at any time, if I employ any person such that I become subject to the workers' compensation laws of California, immediately I shall provide the City with a certificate of consent to self -insure, or a certification of workers' compensation insurance. I certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the information and representations made in this certificate are true and correct. Dated this 9 day of C 1 , 2025. Elegant Construction Inc. (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.) 1Acmo\Agreements\E1egant Construction-FY2526-058.doc-al Bond No. GSA0700117 Premium: $32,662,00 Subject to Change Based on the Final Contract Price FAITHFUL PERFORMANCE BOND Whereas, the City of Redlands ("City"), State of California, and Elegant Construction, Inc. (hereinafter designated as "Principal') have entered into an agreement dated October 21, 2025 ("Agreement") whereby Principal agrees to install and complete certain public improvements (the "Work"), which said Agreement is identified as Joint Utilities Laboratory Building Renovation & Expansion Project 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 Work, now, therefore, we, the Principal and, The Gray Casualty & Surety Company , as Surety, are held and firmly bound unto the City in the penal sum of three million ninety-seven thousand dollars ($3,097,000) 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 Work, 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 Work in accordance with its terms and conditions; or 2. Obtain a bid or bids for completing the Work 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 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 Mcmo�AgreementsWegant Construction-PY2526-058.doe-j I mean the total amount payable to the Principal by the City under the Agreement and any modifications thereto, less the amount previously properly paid by the City to the Principal. Surety expressly agrees that the City may 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 utilize the Principal in completing the Work nor shall Surety accept a bid from 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 claim 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 October 8th , 2025. (SEAL) (SEAL) Elegant Construction, Inc- (Cona (i naJa55z.�yn¢r (Seal and Notarial Acknowledgment of Surety) The Gray Casualty & Surety Company Surety) BY: (Signature) Zyanya Hernandez, Attorney -in -Fact Address: P.O. Box 6202 Metairie, LA 70009-6202 Telephone ( 504 ) 888-7790 SEAL [AcmolAgreements%Elcgant Construction-1=Y2526-058.doc jl CALIFORNIA ALL-PURPOSE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 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 Orange Albert Melendez On CT 0 B 2025 ,before me, ,Notary Public, personally appeared Zyanya Hernandez who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(K) whose name(A) ishge subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/thley executed the same in hit/17er/tl eir authorized capacity(ims), and that by Ws/her/their signature( on the instrument the person(y), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(x) acted, executed the instrument. I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. ALBERT ME6;.Na£2 Notary Public - California a`� r Or3nEe county i CaMrnliva� A 2341461 My c-tr, ",'"i Jar 23, 2Q26 PLACE NOTARY SEAL ABOVE WITNESS my hand and official seal. SIGNATURE Though the information below is not required by law, it may prove valuable to persons relying on the document and could prevent fraudulent removal and reattachment of this form to another document, Description of attached document Title or type of document: Document Date: Signer(s) Other than Named Above: Number of Pages: Performance Bonding 08/13/2025 08:10 6099000119860 THE GRAY INSURANCE COMPANY THE GRAY CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANY GENERAL POWER OF ATTORNEY Bond Number: GSA0700117 Principal: Elegant Construction, Inc. Project: Joint Utilities Laboratory Building Renovation & Expansion Project 521028 KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, THAT The Gray Insurance Company and The Gray Casualty & Surety Company, corporations duly organized and existing tinder the laws of Louisiana, and having their principal offices in Metairie, Louisiana, do hereby make, constitute, and appoint: Jessica T. Garcia, Melissa Lopez, Vanessa Ramirez, Jonathan. Batin, Zyanya Hernandez, Jennifer Anaya, Joaquin Perez, Albert Melendez, Cbrisina Rogers, Frederic M. Archerd, Jr., Mary Martha Langley, Yu Chong Chiang, and Erik Johansson of Tustin, California jointly and severally on behalf of each of the Companies named above its true and lawful Attomey(s)-in-Fact, to make, execute, seal and deliver, for and on its behalf and as its deed, bonds, or other writings obligatory in the nature of a bond, as surety, contracts of suretyship as are or may be required or permitted by law, regulation, contract or otherwise, provided that no bond or undertaking or contract of suretyship executed under this authority shall exceed the amount of $25,000,000.00. This Power of Attorney is granted and is signed by facsimile under andby the authority of the following Resolutions adopted by the Boards of Directors of both The Gray Insurance Company and The Gray Casualty & Surety Company at meetings duly called and held on the 26"' day of June, 2003, "RESOLVED, that the President, Executive Vice President, any Vice President, or the Secretary be and each or any of them hereby is authorized to execute a power of Attorney qualifying the attorney named in the given Power of Attorney to execute on behalf of the Company bonds, undertakings, and all contracts of surety, and that each or any of them is hereby authorized to attest to the execution of such Power of Attorney, and to attach the seal of the Company; and it is FURTHER RESOLVED, that the signature of such officers and the seal of the Company may be affixed to any such Power of Attorney or to any certificate relating thereto by facsimile, and any such Power of Attorney or certificate bearing such facsimile signature or facsimile seal shall be binding upon the Company now and in the future when so affixed with regard to any bond, undertaking or contract of surety to which it is attached. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, The Gray Insurance Company and The Gray Casualty & Surety Company have caused their official seals to be hereinto affixed and these presents tobe ss{/iry�g1eed bytheirauthorized officers this 4"' day of November, 2022. ////(/�� Q .laA coo /.. v—..fA✓� / / SEAI, #� By d Michael T. Gray Cullen S. Piske PresidentPresident :—, " The Gray Insurance Company The Gray Casualty & Surety Company State of Louisiana ss: Parish of Jefferson On this 411' day of November, 2022, before me, a Notary Public, personally appeared Michael T. Gray, President of The Gray insurance Company, and Callen S. Piske, President of The Gray Casualty & Surety Company, personally (mown to me, being duly sworn; acknowledged that they signed the above Power of Attorney and affixed the seals of the companies as officers of, and acknowledged said instrument to be the voluntary act and deed, of their companies. 4410deans Leigh Anne Flenican Notary Public Notary 10 No.92653 Leigh Anne Henican Parish, Louisiana Notary Public, Parish of Orleans State of Louisiana My Commission is for Life I, Mark S. Manguno, Secretary of The Gray Insurance Company, do hereby certify that the above and forgoing is a true and correct copy of a Power ofAttorney given by the companies, which is still in full force and effect. IN WITNESS WHEREOF; I have set my hand and affixed the seals of the Company this 8th day of October , 2025 P444,f**-6 I, Leigh Anne Henican, Secretary of The Gray Casualty & Surety Company, do hereby certify that the above and forgoing is a true and correct copy of a Power of Attorney givenby the companies, which is still in full force and effect. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand Anu affixed the seals of the Company this sin day of OCIoDur , 2025 @(9 THE 14L:1L TRAY SURETY The Gray Insurance Company The Gray Casualty & Surety Company Telephone: 504-780-7440 P.O. Box 6202 info@graysurety.com Metairie, LA 70009 Surety Bond Seal Addendum In response to the logistical issues associated with the Covid-19 pandemic, The Gray Insurance Company and The Gray Casualty & Surety Company, (individually, the "Company" and collectively, the "Companies") have authorized the Attorneys -in -Fact named on the Power of Attorney attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference to affix the Companies' seal to any bond executed on behalf of the Companies by any such Attorney -in -Fact by attaching this Addendum to said bond. To the extent this Addendum is attached to a bond that is executed on behalf of any of the Companies by such Attorney -in -Fact, each Company hereby agrees that the seal below shall be deemed affixed to said bond to the same extent as if its raised corporate seal was physically affixed to the face of the bond. Dated this 1" Day of January 2021 �gU RAryc, JA�SY•d_SG a r � � •:o �� � � s SEAL =_ SEAL w 1 , /V By: Cullen S. Piske President, The Gray Casualty & Surety Company Attorney -in -Fact, The Gray Insurance Company Bond No. GSA0700117 Premium Included in Cost of the Performance Bond LABOR AND MATERIAL BOND Whereas, the City Council of the City of Redlands, State of California, and Elegant Construction, Inc. (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 October 21, 2025, and identified as Joint Utilities Laboratory Building Renovation & Expansion Project is hereby referred to and made a part hereof-, and Whereas, under the terms of the Agreement, Principal is required before commencing 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 b 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 of three million ninety-seven thousand dollars ($3,097,000) 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 a right 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 terms 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. In witness whereof, this instrument has been duly executed by the Principal and surety above named, on October 8th , 2025. (SEAL) (SEAL) Elegant Construction, Inc. The Gray Casual1y & Surety Company (Contractor) urety) _- BY: -(Slgnature) (Signature) Zyanya Hernandez, - - --- - Address: J0. B x 62a2Attorney-in-Fact _[Seal aa4-Notarial Acknowledgement of Surety) Metairie, LA 70009-6202 P%4tTY•s sG � Telephone: (504 } 888-7790 -N SEAL ` l:1cETmgreen�et�tsll iegant Construction-FY2526-058.doc-jl CALIFORNIA ALL-PURPOSE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 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 Orange Albert Melendez On OCT o 8 202 ,before me, ,Notary Public, personally appeared Zyanya Hernandez who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(K) whose name(A) is/a)fe subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/tl'ty executed the same in hit/her/tI%ir authorized capacity(ixs), and that by Ws/her/their signature(o on the instrument the person(;), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(x) acted, executed the instrument. I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. ALBERT MELENDEZ Notary Public • California L WITNESS my hand and official seal. x ONnge County Cammilftan 4 2391461 �rayCamm: ii�1r9sJad 13, 2a26 } SIGNATURE PLACE NOTARY SEAL. ABOVE Though the information below is not required by law, it may prove valuable to persons relying on the document and could prevent fraudulent removal and reattachment of this form to another document. Description of attached document Title or type of document: Document Date: Number of Pages: Signer(s) Other than Named Above: Performance Bonding THE GRAY INSURANCE COMPANY 08/13/2025 08:10 6099000119860 THE GRAY CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANY GENERAL POWER OF ATTORNEY Bond Number: GSA0700117 Principal:Elegant Construction, Inc. Project: Joint Utilities Laboratory Building Renovation & Expansion Project 521028 KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, THAT The Gray Insurance Company and The Gray Casualty & Surety Company, corporations duly organized and existing under the laws of Louisiana, and having their principal offices in Metairie, Louisiana, do hereby make, constitute, and appoint: Jessica T. Garcia, Melissa Lopez, Vanessa Ramirez, Jonathan Batin, Zyanya Hernandez, Jennifer Anaya, Joaquin Perez, Albert Melendez, Chrisina Rogers, Frederic M. Archerd, Jr., Mary Martha Langley, Yu Cheng Chiang, and Erik Johansson of Tustin, California jointly and severally on behalf of each of the Companies named above its true and lawful Attomey(s)-in-Fact, to make, execute, seal and deliver, for and on its behalf and as its deed, bonds, or other writings obligatory in the nature of a bond, as surety, contracts of suretyship as are or may be required or permitted by law, regulation, contract or otherwise, provided that no bond or undertaking or contract of suretyship executed under this authority shall exceed the amount of $25,000,000.00. This Power of Attorney is granted and is signed by facsimile under and by the authority of the following Resolutions adopted by the Boards of Directorsof both The Gray Insurance Company and The Gray Casualty & Surety Company at meetings duly called and held on the 26°i day of June, 2003, "RESOLVED, that the President, Executive Vice President, any Vice President, or the Secretary be and each or any of them hereby is authorized to execute a power of Attorney qualifying the attorney named in the given Power of Attorney to execute on behalf of the Company bonds, undertakings, and allcontracts of surety, and that each or any of them is hereby authorized to attest to the execution of such Power of Attorney, and to attach the seal of the Company; and it is FURTHER RESOLVED, that the signature of such officers and the seal of the Company may be affixedto any such Power of Attorney or to any certificate relating thereto by facsimile, and any such Power of Attorney or certificate bearing such facsimile signature or facsimile seal shall be binding upon the Company now and in the future when so affixed with regard to any bond, undertaking or contract of surety to which it is attached. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, The Gray Insurance Company and The Giay Casualty & Surety Company have caused their official seals to be hereinto affixed and these presents to be signed by their authorized officers this 41r" day of November, 2022. ;€ SEAL By: ej/ SEAL y � Michael I. Gray President Cullen S. Piske " 'D a +• ... e ` The Gray Insurance Company President State of Louisiana The Gray Casualty & Surety Company as: Parish of Jefferson On this 4" day of November, 2022, before me, a Notary Public, personally appeared Michael T. Gray, President of The Gray Insurance Company, and Cullen S. Piske, President of The Gray Casualty & Surety Company, personally known to me, being duly sworn, aclotowledged that they signed the above Power of Attorney and affixed the seals of the companies as officers of, and acknowledged said instrument to be the voluntary not and deed, of their companies. F. Leigh Anne I•lenican W lvu Notary public Notary ID No.92653 Leigh Anne Henican POrleans Parish, Louisiana Notary Public, Parish of Orleans State of Louisiana My Commission is for Life I, Mark S. Mangano, Secretary of The Gray Insurance Company, do hereby certify that the above and forgoing is a true and correct copy of a Power of Attorney given by the companies, which is still in fill force and effect. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and affixed the seals of the Company this 8th day of October , 2025 I, LeighAnneHenican, Secretary of The Gray Casualty & Surety Company, do hereby certify that the above and forgoing is a true and correct copy of a Power of Attorney given by the companies, which is still in full force and effect. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and affixed the meals of the Company this Oth dray Of October , 2025 � 9 "1'iR �( SEAL � (t SEAL r ,. *. +�.. .. F�' THE le:JIRAY SURETY The Gray Insurance Company The Gray Casualty & Surety Company Telephone: 504-780-7440 P.O. Box 6202 info@graysurety.com Metairie, LA 70009 Surety Bond Seal Addendum In response to the logistical issues associated with the Covid-19 pandemic, The Gray Insurance Company and The Gray Casualty & Surety Company, (individually, the "Company" and collectively, the "Companies") have authorized the Attorneys -in -Fact named on the Power of Attorney attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference to affix the Companies' seal to any bond executed on behalf of the Companies by any such Attorney -in -Fact by attaching this Addendum to said bond. To the extent this Addendum is attached to a bond that is executed on behalf of any of the Companies by such Attorney -in -Fact, each Company hereby agrees that the seal below shall be deemed affixed to said bond to the same extent as if its raised corporate seal was physically affixed to the face of the bond_ Dated this 1" Day of January 2021 aSUAANC. _���SY d gG .. �.' � , `:,r ter: � � �'•F�• SEAL .a �: SEAL 'n •o to ..i }.. ..... By: v Cullen S. Piske President, The Gray Casualty & Surety Company Attorney -in -Fact, The Gray Insurance Company