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CONTRACT 3685 Other CLOSEDContract Number: 3685 RESIDENTIAL SOUND INSULATION PROGRAM CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO AND S &L SPECIALTY CONTRACTING, INC. This contract is entered into this 20'' day of December 2006, by and between the City of El Segundo, a general law city and municipal corporation ( "the City ") and S &L Specialty Contracting, Inc. ( "the Contractor "). 1. WORK. A. The Contractor will provide all work required by the Contract Documents (the "Work "). The Contractor agrees to do additional work arising from changes ordered by the City in accordance with the Contract Documents. B. The Contractor and the City agree to abide by the terms and conditions contained in the Contract Documents; C. The Contractor will furnish all of the labor; supplies and materials; equipment; printing; vehicles; transportation; office space and facilities; all tests, testing and analyses; and all matters whatsoever (except as otherwise expressly specified to be furnished by the City) needed to perform and complete the Work and provide the services required of the Contractor by the Contract Documents. D. "Contract Documents" means the Notice Inviting Bids; Instructions to Bidders; Supplementary Instructions to Bidders; Proposal; this Contract; Standard Specifications; Supplementary Conditions; Exhibits; Technical Specifications; List of Drawings; Drawings; Addenda; Notice to Proceed; Change Orders; Notice of Completion; and all other documents identified in the Contract Documents which together form the contract between the City and the Contractor for the Work. The Contract Documents constitute the complete agreement between the City and the Contractor and supersede any previous agreements or understandings. 2. CONTRACT SUM. The City agrees to pay the Contractor a sum not to exceed One million, one hundred ninety -two thousand, three hundred dollars and zero cents ($1,192,300.00) for the Work in the manner set forth in the Contract Documents. The City may adjust this amount as set forth in the Contract Documents. 3. TIME FOR PERFORMANCE. A. The Contractor will fully complete the Work within the time specified in the Contract Documents (the "Contract Time. ") Residential Sound Insulation Program 1 Group 17 Construction Contract (12/20/2006) �T Y O �7t . n d . O f O S�LV� Contract Number: 3685 B. The Contract Time will commence when the City issues a notice to proceed. The Contract Documents will supersede any conflicting provisions included on the notice to proceed issued pursuant to this Contract. C. The Contractor shall not perform any Work until: The Contractor furnishes proof of insurance as required by the Contract Documents; and ii. The City gives the Contractor a written, signed, and numbered purchase order and notice to proceed. D. By signing this Contract, the Contractor represents to the City that the Contract Time is reasonable for completion of the Work and that the Contractor will complete the Work within the Contract Time. E. Should the Contractor begin the Work before receiving written authorization to proceed, any such Work is at the Contractor's own cost and risk. 4. DISPUTES. Disputes arising from this contract will be determined in accordance with the Contract Documents and Public Contracts Code §§ 10240 - 10240.13. 5. TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. The Contractor will provide the City with a Taxpayer Identification Number. 6. PERMITS AND LICENSES. Unless otherwise provided, the Contractor, at its sole expense, will obtain and maintain during the Contract Time, all necessary permits, licenses, and certificates that may be required in connection with the Work. 7. OWNERSHIP OF DOCUMENTS. All documents, data, studies, drawings, maps, models, photographs and reports prepared by the Contractor under the Contract Documents are the City's property. The Contractor may retain copies of said documents and materials as desired, but will deliver all original materials to the City upon the City's written notice. 8. INDEMNIFICATION. The Contractor agrees to indemnify and hold the City harmless as set forth in the Contract Documents. The requirements as to the types and limits of insurance coverage to be maintained by the Contractor as required by the Contract Documents, and any approval of such insurance by the City, are not intended to and will not in any manner limit or qualify the liabilities and obligations otherwise assumed by the Contractor pursuant to the Contract Documents, including, without limitation, to the provisions concerning indemnification. 9. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR. The City and the Contractor agree that the Contractor will act as an independent contractor and will have control of all work and the manner in which is it performed. The Contractor will be free to contract for similar service to be performed for other employers while under contract with the City. The Contractor is not an agent or employee Residential Sound Insulation Program 2 Group 17 Construction Contract (12/20/2006) V MCY MIa n gam. it O ! ,V S'E.`UC Contract Number: 3685 of the City and is not entitled to participate in any pension plan, insurance, bonus or similar benefits the City provides for its employees. Any provision in this Contract that may appear to give the City the right to direct the Contractor as to the details of doing the work or to exercise a measure of control over the work means that the Contractor will follow the direction of the City as to end results of the work only. 10. AUDIT OF RECORDS. The Contractor will maintain full and accurate records with respect to all services and matters covered under this Contract. The City will have free access at all reasonable times to such records, and the right to examine and audit the same and to make transcript therefrom, and to inspect all program data, documents, proceedings and activities. The Contractor will retain such financial and program service records for at least three (3) years after termination or final payment under the Contract Documents. 11. NOTICES. All communications to either party by the other party will be deemed made when received by such party at its respective name and address as follows: The City James S. O'Neill City of El Segundo City Hall 350 Main Street El Segundo, CA 90245 The Contractor Jim Leana S &L Specialty Contracting, Inc. 315 South Franklin Street Syracuse, New York 13202 Any such written communications by mail will be conclusively deemed to have been received by the addressee three (3) days after deposit thereof in the United States Mail, postage prepaid and properly addressed as noted above. In all other instances, notices will be deemed given at the time of actual delivery. Changes may be made in the names or addresses of persons to who notices are to be given by giving notice in the manner prescribed in this paragraph. 12. NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARY. This Contract and every provision herein are for the exclusive benefit of the Contractor and the City and not for the benefit of any other party. There will be no incidental or other beneficiaries of any of the Contractor's or the City's obligations under this Contract. 13. INTERPRETATION. This Contract was drafted in, and will be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, and exclusive venue for any action involving this Contract will be in Los Angeles County. 14. EFFECT OF CONFLICT. In the event of any conflict, inconsistency, or incongruity between any provision of the Contract Documents, precedence will be as follows: A. This Contract; B. Precedence of documents as determined in the Standard Specifications. Residential Sound Insulation Program 3 Group 17 Construction Contract (12/20/2006) T Y C 1�`Ut�O Contract Number: 3685 15. SEVERABILITY. If any portion of the Contract Documents are declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, then such portion will be deemed modified to the extent necessary in the opinion of the court to render such portion enforceable and, as so modified, such portion and the balance of this Contract will continue in full force and effect. 16. AUTHORITY/MODIFICATION. The Parties represent and warrant that all necessary action has been taken by the Parties to authorize the undersigned to execute this Contract and to engage in the actions described herein. This Contract may be modified by written amendment. The City's city manager, or designee, may execute any such amendment on the City's behalf. 17. ACCEPTANCE OF FACSIMILE SIGNATURES. The Parties agree that this Contract, agreements ancillary to this Contract, and related documents to be entered into in connection with this Contract will be considered signed when the signature of a party is delivered by facsimile transmission. Such facsimile signature will be treated in all respects as having the same effect as an original signature. 18. COVENANTS AND CONDITIONS. The parties agree that all of the provisions hereof will be construed as both covenants and conditions, the same as if the words importing such covenants and conditions had been used in each separate paragraph. 19. CAPTIONS. The captions of the paragraphs of this Contract are for convenience of reference only and will not affect the interpretation of this Contract. 20. TIME IS OF ESSENCE. Time is of the essence for each and every provision of the Contract Documents. 21. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT REQUIREMENT This is a federally assisted construction contract and Federal labor standards, including Davis - Bacon requirements, will be enforced. If Federal and State wage rates are applicable, then the higher of the two will prevail. [Signatures on next page] Residential Sound Insulation Program 4 Group 17 Construction Contract (12/20/2006) Contract Number: 3685 APIMM MW IN WITNESS WHERE OF the parties hereto have executed this contract the day and year first hereinabove written. CITY OF EL SEGUNDO: A general law city and municipal corporation. : ATTEST: : W "esen . i City Clerk APPROVED MARK D. H] By: L4 i . Karl 14. Berger, Assistant City E UMVl: CITY ATTORNEY CONTRACTOR: S� In Taxpayer ID Number Contractor State License Number Contractor City Business License Number / -- 190?5106 7q&q&9 2 3) V Residential Sound Insulation Program 5 Group 17 Construction Contract (12/20/2006) SAFECO Insurance Company P31S A F E C O® Box WA 9 AIA Document A312 Seattle, WA 98124 -1526 Performance Bond BOND NO. 6363792 Conforms with the American Institute of Architects, AIA Document A312. Any singular reference to Contractor, Surety, Owner or other party shall be considered plural where applicable. CONTRACTOR (Name and Address): SURETY (Name and Principal Place of Business): S & L SPECIALTY CONTRACTING, INC. SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA 315 SOUTH FRANKLIN STREET 1200 MACARTHUR BLVD. SYRACUSE, NY 13202 MAHWAH, NJ 07430 OWNER (Name and Address): CITY OF EL SEGUNDO 350 MAIN STREET EL SEGUNDO, CA 90245 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT Date: December 20 2006 Amount: $1,192,300-00 Description (Name and Location): RESIDENTIAL SOUND INSULATION PROGRAM - GROUP 17, CONTRACT NO. 3685 PROJECT NO. RSI -06 -17 BOND Date (Not earlier than Construction Contract Date): January 17 2007 Amount: $1,192,300.00 Modifications to this Bond: ® None ❑ See Page 2 CONTRACTOR AS PRINCIPAL SURETY Company: S & ECIALTY CONTRACTING, (Corporate Seal) Company: SAFECO INSURANCE (Corporate Seal) INC. COMPANY OF AMEERRIICA Signature: Signature: _ _ Name and Title: r— Name and Title: LISA N SAL, ATTY -IN -FACT (Any additional si nat res appea o page 2.) (FOR INFORMA IO ONLY - a e, Address and OWNER'S REPRESE TATIVE (Architect, Engineer or other Telephone) AGEN or ROKER\.9 & H AGENCY party): PO BOX 324, TOTOWA, NJ 075-11 973 - 812 -7117 1 The Contractor and the Surety, jointly and severally, bind themselves, their heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns to the Owner for the performance of the Construction Contract, which is incorporated herein by reference. 2 If the Contractor performs the Construction Contract, the Surety and the Contractor shall have no obligation under this Bond, except to participate in conferences as provided in Subparagraph 3.1. 3 If there is no Owner Default, the Surety's obligation under this Bond shall arise after: 3.1 The Owner has notified the Contractor and the Surety at its address described in Paragraph 10 below that the Owner is considering declaring a Contractor Default and has requested and attempted to arrange a conference with the Contractor and the Surety to be held not later than fifteen days after receipt of such notice to discuss methods of performing the Construction Contract. If the Owner, the Contractor and the Surety agree, the Contractor shall be allowed a reasonable time to perform the Construction Contract, but such an agreement shall not waive the Owner's right, if any, subsequently to declare a Contractor Default: and 3.2 The Owner has declared a Contractor Default and formally terminated the Contractor's right to complete the contract. Such Contractor Default shall not be declared earlier than twenty days after the Contractor and the Surety have received notice as provided in Subparagraph 3.k and 3.3 The Owner has agreed to pay the Balance of the Contract Price to the Surety in accordance with the terms of the Construction Contract or to a contractor selected to perform the Construction Contract in accordance with the terms of the contract with the Owner. 4 When the Owner has satisfied the conditions of Paragraph 3, the Surety shall promptly and at the Surety's expense take one of the following actions: SURETY 5026 (6 -92) S- 1852/SAEF10/99 Page 1 of 2 ® A registered trademark of SAFECO Corporation FRP 4.1 Arrange for the Contractor, with consent of the Owner, to perform and complete the Construction Contract; or 4.2 Undertake to perform and complete the Construction Contract itself, through its agents or through independent contractors; or 4.3 Obtain bids or negotiated proposals from qualified contractors acceptable to the Owner for a contract for performance and completion of the Construction Contract, arrange for a contract to be prepared for execution by the Owner and the contractor selected with the Owner's concurrence, to be secured with performance and payment bonds executed by a qualified surety equivalent to the bonds issued on the Construction Contract, and pay to the Owner the amount of damages as described in Paragraph 6 in excess of the Balance of the Contract Price incurred by the Owner resulting from the Contractor's default; or 4.4 Waive its right to perform and complete, arrange for completion, or obtain a new contractor and with reasonable promptness under the circumstances: .1 After investigation, determine the amount for which it may be liable to the Owner and, as soon as practicable after the amount is determined, tender payment therefor to the Owner; or .2 Deny liability in whole or in part and notify the Owner citing reasons therefor. 5 If the Surety does not proceed as provided in Paragraph 4 with reasonable promptness, the Surety shall be deemed to be in default on this Bond fifteen days after receipt of an additional written notice from the Owner to the Surety demanding that the Surety perform its obligations under this Bond, and the Owner shall be entitled to enforce any remedy available to the Owner. If the Surety proceeds as provided in Subparagraph 4.4, and the Owner refuses the payment tendered or the Surety has denied liability, in whole or in part, without further notice the Owner shall be entitled to enforce any remedy available to the Owner. 6 After the Owner has terminated the Contractor's right to complete the Construction Contract, and if the Surety elects to act under Subparagraph 4.1, 4.2, or 4.3 above, then the responsibilities of the Surety to the Owner shall not be greater than those of the Contractor under the Construction Contract, and the responsibilities of the Owner to the Surety shall not be greater than those of the Owner under the Construction Contract. To the limit of the amount of this Bond, but subject to commitment by the Owner of the Balance of the Contract Price to mitigation of costs and damages on the Construction Contract, the Surety is obligated without duplication for: 6.1 The responsibilities of the Contractor for correction of defective work and completion of the Construction Contract; 6.2 Additional legal, design professional and delay costs resulting from the Contractor's Default, and resulting from the actions or failure to act of the Surety under Paragraph 4; and 6.3 Liquidated damages, or if no liquidated damages are specified in the Construction Contract, actual damages caused by delayed performance or non - performance of the Contractor. MODIFICATIONS TO THIS BOND ARE AS FOLLOWS: 7 The Surety shall not be liable to the Owner or others for obligations of the Contractor that are unrelated to the Construction Contract, and the Balance of the Contract Price shall not be reduced or set off on account of any such unrelated obligations. No right of action shall accrue on this Bond to any person or entity other than the Owner or its heirs, executors. administrators or successors. 8 The Surety hereby waives notice of any change, including changes of time, to the Construction Contract or to related subcontracts, purchase orders and other obligations. 9 Any proceeding, legal or equitable, under this Bond may be instituted in any court of competent jurisdiction in the location in which the work or part of the work is located and shall be instituted within two years after Contractor Default or within two years after the Contractor ceased working or within two years after the Surety refuses or fails to perform its obligations under this Bond, whichever occurs first. If the provisions of this Paragraph are void or prohibited by law, the minimum period of limitation available to sureties as a defense in the jurisdiction of the suit shall be applicable. 10 Notice to the Surety, the Owner or the Contractor shall be mailed or delivered to the address shown on the signature page. 11 When this Bond has been furnished to comply with a statutory or other legal requirement in the location where the construction was to he performed, any provision in this Bond conflicting with said statuton or legal requirement shall be deemed deleted herefrom and provisions conforming to such statutory or other legal requirement shall be deemed incorporated herein. The intent is that this Bond shall be construed as a statutory bond and not as a common law bond. 12 DEFINITIONS 12.1 Balance of the Contract Price: The total amount payable by the Owner to the Contractor under the Construction Contract after all proper adjustments have been made, including allowance to the Contractor of any amounts received or to be received by the Owner in settlement of insurance or other claims for damages to which the Contractor is entitled, reduced by all valid and proper payments made to or on behalf of the Contractor under the Construction Contract. 12.2 Construction Contract: The agreement between the Owner and the Contractor identified on the signature page, including all Contract Documents and changes thereto. 12.3 Contractor Default: Failure of the Contractor, which has neither been remedied nor waived, to perform or otherwise to comply with the terms of the Construction Contract. 12.4 Owner Default: Failure of the Owner, which has neither been remedied nor waived, to pay the Contractor as required by the Construction Contract or to perform and complete or comply with the other terms thereof. (Space is provided below for additional signatures of added parties, other than those appearing on the cover page.) CONTRACTOR AS PRINCIPAL SURETY Company: (Corporate Seal) Company: Signature: Name and Title: Address: Signature: _ Name and Title: Address: S- 1852 /SAEF 10/99 Page 2 of 2 (Corporate Seal) US A F E C O® AIA Document A312 Payment Bond Conforms with the American Institute of Architects, AIA Document A312. BOND NO. 6353792 Any singular reference to Contractor, Surety , Owner or other party shall be considered plural where applicable. CONTRACTOR (Name and Address): S & L SPECIALTY CONTRACTING, INC. 315 SOUTH FRANKLIN STREET SYRACUSE, NY 13202 OWNER (Name and Address): CITY OF EL SEGUNDO 350 MAIN STREET EL SEGUNDO, CA 90245 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT Date: December 20 2006 Amount: $1,192,300.00 SURETY (Name and Principal Place of Business): SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA 1200 MACARTHUR BLVD. MAHWAH, NJ 07430 Description (Name and Location): RESIDENTIAL SOUND INSULATION PROGRAM - GROUP 17, CONTRACT NO. 3685, PROJECT NO. RSI -06 -17 BOND Date( Not earlier than Construction Contract Date): January 17 2007 Amount: $1,192,300.00 Modifications to this Bond: CONTRACTOR AS Company: S & L SP INC. Signature: Name and Title: (Any additional signatur (FOR INFORMATION Telephone) AGENT or BR PO BOX 324, TOTOWA, 973 - 812 -7117 IPAL TY CONTRACTING, (Corporate Seal) 07511 e 2.) ddress and AGENCY 1 The Contractor and the Surety, jointly and severally, bind themselves, their heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns to the Owner to pay for labor, materials and equipment furnished for use in the performance of the Construction Contract, which is incorporated herein by reference. 2 With respect to the Owner, this obligation shall be null and void if the Contractor: 2.1 Promptly makes payment, directly or indirectly, for all sums due Claimants, and 2.2 Defends, indemnifies and holds harmless the Owner from claims, demands, liens or suits by any person or entity whose claim, demand, lien or suit is for the payment for labor, materials or equipment furnished for use in the performance of the Construction Contract, provided the Owner has promptly notified the Contractor and the Surety (at the address described in Paragraph 12) of any claims, demands, liens or suits and tendered defense of such claims, demands, liens or suits to the Contractor and the Surety, and provided there is no Owner Default. SURETY ❑ See Page 2 Company: SAFECO INSURANCE (Corporate Seal) COMPANY OF AMERICA Signature:,�i' Name and Title: LIS NOSAL, ATTY -IN -FACT OWNER'S REPRES NTATIVE (Architect, Engineer or other Party): 3 With respect to Claimants, this obligation shall be null and void if the Contractor promptly makes payment, directly or indirectly, for all sums due. 4 The Surety shall have no obligation to Claimants under this Bond until: 4.1 Claimants who are employed by or have a direct contract with the Contractor have given notice to the Surety (at the address described in Paragraph 12) and sent a copy, or notice thereof, to the Owner, stating that a claim is being made under this Bond and. with substantial accuracy, the amount of the claim. 4.2 Claimants who do not have a direct contract with the Contractor: 1 Have furnished written notice to the Contractor and sent a copy, or notice thereof, to the Owner, within 90 days after having last performed labor or last furnished materials or equipment included in the claim stating, with substantial accuracy, the amount of the claim and the name of the party to whom the materials were furnished or supplied or for whom the labor was done or performed; and SURETY 5026 (6 -92) S- 1853 /SAEF 3/00 Page 1 of 2 8 Registered trademark of SAFECO Corporation. .2 Have either received a rejection in whole or in part from the Contractor, or not received within 30 days of furnishing the above notice any communication from the Contractor by which the Contractor has indicated the claim will be paid directly or indirectly; and .3 Not having been paid within the above 30 days, have sent a written notice to the Surety (at the address described in Paragraph 12) and sent a copy, or notice thereof, to the Owner stating that a claim is being made under this Bond and enclosing a copy of the previous written notice furnished to the Contractor. 5 If a notice required by paragraph 4 is given by Owner to the Contractor or to the Surety, that is sufficient compliance. 6 When the Claimant has satisfied the conditions of Paragraph 4, the Surety shall promptly and at the Surety's expense take the following actions: 6.1 Send an answer to the Claimant, with a copy to the Owner, within 45 days after receipt of the claim, stating the amounts that are undisputed and the basis for challenging any amounts that are disputed. 6.2 Pay or arrange for payment of any undisputed amounts. 7 The Surety's total obligation shall not exceed the amount of this Bond, and the amount of this Bond shall be credited for any payments made in good faith by the Surety. 8 Amounts owed by the Owner to the Contractor under the Construction Contract shall be used for the performance of the Construction Contract and to satisfy claims, if any, under any Construction Performance Bond. By the Contractor furnishing and the Owner accepting this Bond, they agree that all funds earned by the Contractor in the performance of the Construction Contract are dedicated to satisfy obligations of the Contractor and the Surety under this Bond, subject to the Owner's priority to use the funds for the completion of the work. 9 The Surety shall not be liable to the Owner, Claimants or others for obligations of the Contractor that are unrelated to the Construction Contract. The Owner shall not be liable for payment of any costs or expenses of any Claimant under this Bond, and shall have under this bond no obligations to make payments to, give notices on behalf of, or otherwise have obligations to Claimants under this Bond. 10 The Surety hereby waives notice of any change, including changes of time, to the Construction Contract or to related subcontracts, purchase orders and other obligations. 11 No suit or action shall be commenced by a Claimant under this Bond other than in a court of competent jurisdiction in the location in which MODIFICATIONS TO THIS BOND ARE AS FOLLOWS: the work or part of the work is located or after the expiration of one year from the date (1) on which the Claimant gave the notice required by Subparagraph 4. 1 or Clause 4.2.3, or (2) on which the last labor or service was performed by anyone or the last materials or equipment were furnished by anyone under the Construction Contract, whichever of (1) or (2) first occurs. If the provisions of this Paragraph are void or prohibited by law. the minimum period of limitation available to sureties as a defense in the jurisdiction of the suit shall be applicable. 12 Notice to the Surety, the Owner or the Contractor shall be mailed or delivered to the address shown on the signature page. Actual receipt of notice by Surety, the Owner or the Contractor, however accomplished, shall be sufficient compliance as of the date received at the address shown on the signature page. 13 When this Bond has been furnished to comply with a statutory or other legal requirement in the location where the construction was to be performed, any provision in this Bond conflicting with said statutory or legal requirement shall be deemed deleted herefrom and provisions conforming to such statutory or other legal requirement shall be deemed incorporated herein. The intent is that this Bond shall be construed as a statutory bond and not as a common law bond. 14 Upon request by any person or entity appearing to be a potential beneficiary of this Bond, the Contractor shall promptly furnish a copy of' this Bond or shall permit a copy to be made. 15 DEFINITIONS 15.1 Claimant: An individual or entity having a direct contract with the Contractor or with a subcontractor of the Contractor to furnish labor, materials or equipment for use in the performance of the Contract. The intent of this Bond shall be to include without limitation in terms "labor, materials or equipment" that part of water, gas, power, light, heat, oil, gasoline, telephone service or rental equipment used in the Construction Contract, architectural and engineering services required for performance of the work of the Contractor and the Contractor's subcontractors, and all other items for which a mechanic's lien may be asserted in thejurisdiction where the labor, materials or equipment were furnished. 15.2 Construction Contract: The agreement between the Owner and the Contractor identified on the signature page, including all Contract Documents and changes thereto. 15.3 Owner Default: Failure of the Owner, which has neither been remedied nor waived, to pay the Contractor as required by the Construction Contract or to perform and complete or comply with the other terms thereof. (Space is provided below for additional signatures of added parties, other than those appearing on the cover page.) CONTRACTOR AS PRINCIPAL SURETY Company: (Corporate Seal) Company: (Corporate Seal) Signature: Name and Title: Address: Signature: _ Name and Title: Address: S- 1853 /SAEF 3/00 Page 2 of 2 CORPORATE ACKNOWLEDGMENT STATE OF ?' U r nww Ss County of ry in the year Z / before me On this day of 1e f �i r�P� r Notary Public personally appeared personally known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person who executed the within instrument as president (or secretary) or on behalf of the corporation therein named and acknowledged to me that the corporation executed it. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Official Seal, the day and year first above written. My Commission expires Notary Public, residing at (Seal) t;,AUREEN A. WICKER S -803 R2 10/82 Notary Public, State of New York NO: 01 W 16075382 Qualified in Onondaga County Commisssion Expires June 3, 20 D PRINTED IN U.S.A. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF SURETY State of New Jersey ] I-ss County of Passaic ] On 1 -17 -2007, before me personally came LISA NOSALto me known, who, being by me duly sworn, did depose and say that she is an attorney -in -fact of SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA the corporation described in and which executed the within instrument; that she knows the corporate seal of said corporation, and that the seal affixed to the within instrument is such corporate seal, and that she signed the said instrument and affixed the said seal as Attorney -in -Fact by authority of the Board of Directors of said corporation and by authority of this office under the Standing Resolutions thereof. ion ex My Commis expires: p Notary Public AVERIA J DEBOSE NOTARY PUBLIC STATE OF NEW JERSEY R7Y CO".,,.,: -3',ON EXPIRES MARCH 42, 2011 Safeco Insurance Company of America General Insurance Company of America POWER Safeco Plaza OF ATTORNEY Seattle, WA 98185 No. 9878 KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS: That SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA and GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, each a Washington corporation, does each hereby appoint * * * * * ** *PAMELA J. BOYLE; MICHAEL S. CULNEN; ROBERT E. CULNEN; LISA NOSAL; Totowa, New Jersey * * * * * * * ** its true and lawful attorneys) -in -fact, with full authority to execute on its behalf fidelity and surety bonds or undertakings and other documents of a similar character issued in the course of its business, and to bind the respective company thereby. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA and GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA have each executed and attested these presents this 23rd day of June 2006 STEPHANIE DALEY- WATSON SECRETARY TIM MIKOLAJEWSKI, SENIOR VICE - PRESIDENT, SURETY CERTIFICATE Extract from the By -Laws of SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA and of GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA: "Article V, Section 13. - FIDELITY AND SURETY BONDS ... the President, any Vice President, the Secretary, and any Assistant Vice President appointed for that purpose by the officer in charge of surety operations, shall each have authority to appoint individuals as attorneys -in -fact or under other appropriate titles with authority to execute on behalf of the company fidelity and surety bonds and other documents of similar character issued by the company in the course of its business... On any instrument making or evidencing such appointment, the signatures may be affixed by facsimile. On any instrument conferring such authority or on any bond or undertaking of the company, the seal, or a facsimile thereof, may be impressed or affixed or in any other manner reproduced; provided, however, that the seal shall not be necessary to the validity of any such instrument or undertaking." Extract from a Resolution of the Board of Directors of SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA and of GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA adopted July 28, 1970. "On any certificate executed by the Secretary or an assistant secretary of the Company setting out, (i) The provisions of Article V, Section 13 of the By -Laws, and (ii) A copy of the power -of- attorney appointment, executed pursuant thereto, and (iii) Certifying that said power -of- attorney appointment is in full force and effect, the signature of the certifying officer may be by facsimile, and the seal of the Company may be a facsimile thereof." I, Stephanie Daley- Watson Secretary of SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA and of GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, do hereby certify that the foregoing extracts of the By -Laws and of a Resolution of the Board of Directors of these corporations, and of a Power of Attorney issued pursuant thereto, are true and correct, and that both the By -Laws, the Resolution and the Power of Attorney are still in full force and effect. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the facsimile seal of said corporation this 17 day of January 2007' Ciy E co, SEAL SEAL Ap,�f -�' ate x 5 13 19 16 STEPHANIE DALEY- WATSON, SECRETARY of IV , Safeco® and the Safeco logo are registered trademarks of Safeco Corporation. 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