Payment BondBOND NO. 35BCSGQ6952
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Payment Bond
CONTRACTOR:
(Name, legal status and address)
Douglas N. Higgins, Inc.
3390 Travis Pointe, Suite A
Ann Arbor. MI 48108
OWNER:
(Name, legal status and address)
Monroe County Board of County Commissioners
500 Whitehead Street
Key West, FL 33040
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT
Date: December 11, 2014
SURETY: -
(Name, legal status and principal place t�ME N 8Y
of business)
Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company This document has irnportant legal
One Hartford Plaza, T-4 consequences Consultation With
Hartford, CT 06155 an attorney is encouraged with
reaped to its completion or
modification.
Amount: One Hundred Seventy -Seven Thousand Two Hundred and 00/100 ($177,200.00)
Description:
(Name and location)
Blimp Road Boat Ramp Repairs
Cudjoe Key
BOND
Date: December 11, 2014
(Not earlier than Construction Contract Date)
Amount: One Hundred Seventy -Seven Thousand Two Hundred and 00/100 ($177,200.00)
Modifications to this Bond: ® None ❑ See Section 18
CONTRACTOR AS PRINCIPAL SURETY
Company: (Corporate Seal) Company: (Corporate Seal)
Douglas N. Higgins, Inc. Hartford Acci ent and Indemnity Company
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Signature: /� Signature:
Name UJ, L& Name Heather M. Johnson
and Title: ✓I�Q-p&.(jOLQ J and Title: Attorney In Fa°`
(Any additional signatures appear on the last page of this Payment Bond)
(FOR INFORMATION ONLY— Name, address and telephone)
AGENT or BROKER: OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE:
Hylant Group (Architect, Engineer or other party:)
24 Frank Lloyd Wright Dr.
P.O. Box 541
Suite J4100
Ann Arbor, MI 48106
(734) 741-0044
Ink AIA nocumad A312vu — 2010. The A iedcan InsMute of Architects.
Any singular reference to
Contractor, Surety, Owner or
other party shall be considered
plural where applicable.
AIA Document A312-2010
combines two separate bonds, a
Performance Bond and a
Payment Bond, into one form.
This is not a single combined
Performance and Payment Bond.
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§ 1 The Contractor and 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, subject to the following terms.
§ 2 If the Contractor promptly makes payment of all sums due to Claimants, and defends, indemnifies and holds
harmless the Owner from claims, demands, liens or suits by any person or entity seeking payment for labor, materials
or equipment furnished for use in the performance of the Construction Contract, then the Surety and the Contractor
shall have no obligation under this Bond.
§ 3 If there is no Owner Default under the Construction Contract, the Surety's obligation to the Owner under this Bond
shall arise after the Owner has promptly notified the Contractor and the Surety (at the address described in Section 13)
of claims, demands, liens or suits against the Owner or the Owner's property by any person or entity seeking payment
for labor, materials or equipment furnished for use in the performance of the Construction Contract and tendered
defense of such claims, demands, liens or suits to the Contractor and the Surety.
§ 4 When the Owner has satisfied the conditions in Section 3, the Surety shall promptly and at the Surety's expense
defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Owner against a duly tendered claim, demand, lien or suit.
§ 5 The Surety's obligations to a Claimant under this Bond shall arise after the following:
§ 5.1 Claimants, who do not have a direct contract with the Contractor,
.1 have furnished a written notice of non-payment to the Contractor, stating with substantial accuracy the
amount claimed and the name of the party to whom the materials were, or equipment was, furnished or
supplied or for whom the labor was done or performed, within ninety (90) days after having last
performed labor or last furnished materials or equipment included in the Claim; and
.2 have sent a Claim to the Surety (at the address described in Section 13).
§ 5.2 Claimants, who are employed by or have a direct contract with the Contractor, have sent a Claim to the Surety (at
the address described in Section 13).
§ 6 If a notice of non-payment required by Section 5.1.1 is given by the Owner to the Contractor, that is sufficient to
satisfy a Claimant's obligation to furnish a written notice of non-payment under Section 5.1.1.
§ 7 When a Claimant has satisfied the conditions of Sections 5.1 or 5.2, whichever is applicable, the Surety shall
promptly and at the Surety's expense take the following actions:
§ 7.1 Send an answer to the Claimant, with a copy to the Owner, within sixty (60) days after receipt of the Claim,
stating the amounts that are undisputed and the basis for challenging any amounts that are disputed; and
§ 7.2 Pay or arrange for payment of any undisputed amounts.
§ 7.3 The Surety's failure to discharge its obligations under Section 7.1 or Section 7.2 shall not be deemed to
constitute a waiver of defenses the Surety or Contractor may have or acquire as to a Claim, except as to undisputed
amounts for which the Surety and Claimant have reached agreement. If, however, the Surety fails to discharge its
obligations under Section 7.1 or Section 7.2, the Surety shall indemnify the Claimant for the reasonable attorney's
fees the Claimant incurs thereafter to recover any sums found to be due and owing to the Claimant.
§ 8 The Surety's total obligation shall not exceed the amount of this Bond, plus the amount of reasonable attorney's
fees provided under Section 7.3, and the amount of this Bond shall be credited for any payments made in good faith
by the Surety.
§ 9 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 Surety under this
Bond, subject to the Owner's priority to use the funds for the completion of the work.
Init. AIA Document A312T" — 2010. The American Instltute of Architects.
§ 10 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 the payment of any costs or expenses of any
Claimant under this Bond, and shall have under this Bond no obligation to make payments to, or give notice on behalf
of, Claimants or otherwise have any obligations to Claimants under this Bond.
§ 11 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.
§ 12 No suit or action shall be commenced by a Claimant under this Bond other than in a court of competent
jurisdiction in the state in which the project that is the subject of the Construction Contract is located or after the
expiration of one year from the date (1) on which the Claimant sent a Claim to the Surety pursuant to
Section 5.1.2 or 5.2, 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.
§ 13 Notice and Claims to the Surety, the Owner or the Contractor shall be mailed or delivered to the address shown
on the page on which their signature appears. Actual receipt of notice or Claims, however accomplished, shall be
sufficient compliance as of the date received.
§ 14 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. When so furnished, the intent is that this Bond shall be construed as a statutory bond and
not as a common law bond.
§ 15 Upon request by any person or entity appearing to be a potential beneficiary of this Bond, the Contractor and
Owner shall promptly famish a copy of this Bond or shall permit a copy to be made.
§ 16 Definitions
§ 16.1 Claim. A written statement by the Claimant including at a minimum:
.1 the name of the Claimant;
.2 the name of the person for whom the labor was done, or materials or equipment furnished;
.3 a copy of the agreement or purchase order pursuant to which labor, materials or equipment was
furnished for use in the performance of the Construction Contract;
.4 a brief description of the labor, materials or equipment famished;
.5 the date on which the Claimant last performed labor or last furnished materials or equipment for use in
the performance of the Construction Contract;
.6 the total amount earned by the Claimant for labor, materials or equipment furnished as of the date of
the Claim;
.7 the total amount of previous payments received by the Claimant; and
.8 the total amount due and unpaid to the Claimant for labor, materials or equipment furnished as of the
date of the Claim.
§ 16.2 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 Construction Contract. The term
Claimant also includes any individual or entity that has rightfully asserted a claim under an applicable mechanic's lien
or similar statute against the real property upon which the Project is located. The intent of this Bond shall be to
include without limitation in the 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 the jurisdiction where the labor, materials or equipment were
furnished.
§ 16.3 Constmdon Contract. The agreement between the Owner and Contractor identified on the cover page,
including all Contract Documents and all changes made to the agreement and the Contract Documents.
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§ 16.4 Owner Default. Failure of the Owner, which has not been remedied or waived, to pay the Contractor as required
under the Construction Contract or to perform and complete or comply with the other material terms of the
Construction Contract.
§ 16.5 Contract Documents. All the documents that comprise the agreement between the Owner and Contractor.
§ 17 If this Bond is issued for an agreement between a Contractor and subcontractor, the term Contractor in this Bond
shall be deemed to be Subcontractor and the term Owner shall be deemed to be Contractor.
§ 18 Modifications to this bond are as follows:
(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: Signature:
Name and Title: Name and Title:
Address Address
CAUTION: You should sign an original AIA Contract Document, on which this text appears in RED. An original assures that
changes will not be obscured.
InIL AIA Document A312"' - 2010. The Ametfcan Institute of Architects.
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Direct Inquiries/Claims to:
THE HARTFORD
WER OF ATTORNEY BOfordP
One Hartford Plaza
Hartford, Connecticut 06156
call: 888-266-3488 or fax: 860-757-5835
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS THAT: Agency Code: 35-351588
X� Hartford Fire Insurance Company, a corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of Connecticut
= Hartford Casualty Insurance Company, a corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of Indiana
0 Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company, a corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of Connecticut
Hartford Underwriters Insurance Company, a corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of Connecticut
Twin City Fire Insurance Company, a corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of Indiana
Hartford Insurance Company of Illinois, a corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of Illinois
Hartford Insurance Company of the Midwest, a corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of Indiana
Hartford Insurance Company of the Southeast, a corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of Florida
having their home office in Hartford, Connecticut, (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Companies") do hereby make, constitute and appoint,
up to the amount of unlimited:
Stephen T. Hylant, Janet Barnard, Lori G. Weber, Jill Rothwell, Heather M. Johnson
of
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their true and lawful Attorneys) -in -Fact, each in their separate capacity if more than one is named above, to sign its name as surety(ies) only as
delineated above by ®, and to execute, seal and acknowledge any and all bonds, undertakings, contracts and other written instruments in the
nature thereof, on behalf of the Companies in their business of guaranteeing the fidelity of persons, guaranteeing the performance of contracts and
executing or guaranteeing bonds and undertakings required or permitted in any actions or proceedings allowed by law.
In Witness Whereof, and as authorized by a Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Companies on August 1, 2009 the Companies
have caused these presents to be signed by its Vice President and its corporate seals to be hereto affixed, duly attested by its Assistant Secretary.
Further, pursuant to Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Companies, the Companies hereby unambiguously affirm that they are and will be
bound by any mechanically applied signatures applied to this Power of Attorney.
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Wesley W. Cowling, Assistant Secretary M. Ross Fisher, Vice President
STATE OF CONNECTICUT
ss. Hartford
COUNTY OF HARTFORD
On this 121h day of July, 2012, before me personally came M. Ross Fisher, to me known, who being by me duly sworn, did depose and
say: that he resides in the County of Hartford, State of Connecticut; that he is the Vice President of the Companies, the corporations described in
and which executed the above instrument; that he knows the seals of the said corporations; that the seals affixed to the said instrument are such
corporate seals; that they were so affixed by authority of the Boards of Directors of said corporations and that he signed his name thereto by like
authoritv.
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Kathleen T. Maynard
Notary Public
CERTIFICATE
My Commission Expires July 31, 2016
I, the undersigned, Vice President of the Companies, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of
the Power of Attorney executed by said Companies, which is still in full force effective as of December 11, 2014.
Signed and sealed at the City of Hartford.
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