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Construction Bond Doc#2442093 Bk#3252 Pg#2365 Electronically Recorded 12/4/2023 at 1:00 PM Pages 20 Filed and Recorded in Official Records of MONROE COUNTY KEVIN MADOK ElectronicallyREC: S171.50 BOND DEPARTMENT PUBLIC WORKS BOND IN COMPLIANCE WITH FLORIDA STATUTES 255.05 (1) (a) Bond No. 107829313 Contractor Name RANGER CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES,INC. Contractor Address 1645 N.Congress Ave.,West Palm Beach,FL 33409 Contractor Phone No. 561-793-9400 Surety Company TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA Surety Address One Tower Square,Hartford,CT 06183 Surety Phone No. 800-842-8496 Owner Name MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNT COMMISSIONERS Owner Address 1100 Simonton Street,Key West,Florida 33040 Owner Phone Number 305-294-4641 Obligee Name (If contracting entity is different from the owner, the contracting public entity) Obligee Address Obligee Phone No. Contract No. (If Applicable) Project Name Runway 9-27 Repairs Project Location Key West International Airport, Monroe County,Florida Legal Description and Street Address Runway 9-27 Repairs Key West International Airport,Monroe County,Florida Description of Work Runway 9-27 Repairs FRONT PAGE All other bond page(s)are deemed subsequent to this page regardless of any page number(s)that May be preprinted thereon. Doc.#2442093 Page Number: 2 of 20 THE PROVISIONS AND LIMITATIONS OF SECTION 255.05 FLORIDA STATUTES,INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE NOTICE AND TIME LIMITATIONS IS SECTION 255.05(2),255.05(8)AND 255.05(10)ARE INCORPORATED IN THIS BOND BY REFERENCE. PAYMENT BOND Document A312 TM - 2010 edition Conforms to American Institute of Architects AIA Document A312 Bond No.: 107829313 CONTRACTOR: SURETY: (Name, legal status and address) (Nance, legal status and principal place of business) Ranger Construction Industries, Inc. Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America 1645 N. Congress Ave. One Tower Square West Palm Beach, FL 33409 Hartford, CT 06183 OWNER: (Name, legal status and address) Monroe County Board of County Commissioners 1100 Simonton Street Key West, Florida 33040 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT Date: Amount: $1,576,088.00 Description: Runway 9-27 Repairs-Key West International Airport Monroe County,Florida (Name and location) BOND Date: (Not earlier than Construction Contract Date)Amount: Modifications to this Bond: None X� See Section 18 f / CONTRACTOR AS PRINCIPAL SURETY Company: (Corporate Seal) Company: (Corporate Seal) Ranger Construction Ind es, Inc. Travelers Casualt d-g mpany of America Signature: / '� Signature: Name and Title`-Jamierrimming,Vice President Name and T' Wil j rrr helps,Attorney In Fact and FL Resident Agent (.any additional signatures appear on the last page of this Puynrent (FOR 1NFOfflMT10N ONL)' Name, address and telephone) AGENT or BROKER: OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE: (Architect, Engineer or other party:) William Phelps George H. Friedlander Company P.O. Box 361057 Melbourne, FL 32935 321-254-8477 §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 The Company executing this bond vouches that this document conforms to American Institute of Architects Document A312,2010 edition I Doc.#2442093 Page Number: 3 of 20 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.I. §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 tees 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. §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. The Company executing this bond vouches that this document conforms to American Institute of Architects Document A312,2010 edition 2 Doc.#2442093 Page Number: 4 of 20 §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 furnish 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 furnished; .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 Construction 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. §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. The Company executing this bond vouches that this document conforms to American Institute of Architects Document A312,2010 edition 3 Doc.#2442093 Page Number: 5 of 20 §18 Modifications to this bond are as follows: THE PROVISIONS AND LIMITATIONS OF SECTION 255.05 FLORIDA STATUTES,INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE NOTICE AND TIME LIMITATIONS IS SECTION 255.05(2),255.05(8)AND 255.05(10)ARE INCORPORATED IN THIS BOND BY REFERENCE. (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: The Company executing this bond vouches that this document conforms to American Institute of Architects Document A312,2010 edition 4 Doc.#2442093 Page Number: 6 of 20 Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America IA► Travelers Casualty and Surety Company TRAVELERS J St. Paul Fire and Marine insurance Company POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America, Travelers Casualty and Surety Company, and St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company are corporations duly organized under the laws of the State of Connecticut (herein collectively called the"Companies"),and that the Companies do hereby make,constitute and appoint WILLIAM D PHELPS of MELBOURNE , Florida , their true and lawful Attorneys)-in-Fact to sign, execute, seal and acknowledge any and all bonds, recognizances, conditional undertakings and other writings obligatory 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,the Companies have caused this instrument to be signed, and their corporate seals to be hereto affixed,this 21st day of April, 2021. *fir,\SY A.y0 O Q� OWL 13 COOK State of Connecticut By: City of Hartford ss. Robert L.Rane , enior Vice President On this the 21st day of April, 2021, before me personally appeared Robert L. Raney, who acknowledged himself to be the Senior Vice President of each of the Companies, and that he, as such, being authorized so to do, executed the foregoing instrument for the purposes therein contained by signing on behalf of said Companies by himself as a duly authorized officer. N rT IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I hereunto set my hand and official seal. My Commission expires the 30th day of June,2026 * " r PUBLIC Anna P.Nowik,Notary Public This Power of Attorney is granted under and by the authority of the following resolutions adopted by the Boards of Directors of each of the Companies,which resolutions are now in full force and effect,reading as follows: RESOLVED, that the Chairman, the President, any Vice Chairman, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President, any Vice President,any Second Vice President, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Corporate Secretary or any Assistant Secretary may appoint Attorneys-in-Fact and Agents to act for and on behalf of the Company and may give such appointee such authority as his or her certificate of authority may prescribe to sign with the Company's name and seal with the Company's seal bonds, recognizances, contracts of indemnity, and other writings obligatory in the nature of a bond, recognizance, or conditional undertaking, and any of said officers or the Board of Directors at any time may remove any such appointee and revoke the power given him or her;and it is FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chairman, the President, any Vice Chairman, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President or any Vice President may delegate all or any part of the foregoing authority to one or more officers or employees of this Company, provided that each such delegation is in writing and a copy thereof is filed in the office of the Secretary;and it is FURTHER RESOLVED, that any bond, recognizance, contract of indemnity, or writing obligatory in the nature of a bond, recognizance, or conditional undertaking shall be valid and binding upon the Company when (a) signed by the President, any Vice Chairman, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President or any Vice President, any Second Vice President, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Corporate Secretary or any Assistant Secretary and duly attested and sealed with the Company's seal by a Secretary or Assistant Secretary; or (b) duly executed (under seal, if required) by one or more Attorneys-in-Fact and Agents pursuant to the power prescribed in his or her certificate or their certificates of authority or by one or more Company officers pursuant to a written delegation of authority;and it is FURTHER RESOLVED, that the signature of each of the following officers: President, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President, any Vice President, any Assistant Vice President, any Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, and the seal of the Company may be affixed by facsimile to any Power of Attorney or to any certificate relating thereto appointing Resident Vice Presidents, Resident Assistant Secretaries or Attorneys-in- Fact for purposes only of executing and attesting bonds and undertakings and other writings obligatory in the nature thereof, and any such Power of Attorney or certificate bearing such facsimile signature or facsimile seal shall be valid and binding upon the Company and any such power so executed and certified by such facsimile signature and facsimile seal shall be valid and binding on the Company in the future with respect to any bond or understanding to which it is attached. I, Kevin E. Hughes, the undersigned, Assistant Secretary of each 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 remains in full force and effect. Dated this day of can III Kevin E. Hughes,Assi font Secretary ro veriry the authenticity of this Power ofAttorney,please call us at 1-800-421-3880. Please refer to the above-named Attorneys)-in-Pact and the details of the bond to which this PowerofAttorney is attached. Doc.#2442093 Page Number: 7 of 20 PERFORMANCE BOND Document A312 TM - 2010 edition Conforms to American Institute of Architects AIA Document A312 Bond No.: 107829313 CONTRACTOR: SURETY: ((Nance, legal status and address) (Name, legal status and principal place of business) Danger Construction Industries, Inc. Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America 1645 N. Congress Ave. One Tower Square West Palm Beach, FL 33409 Hartford, CT 06183 OWNER: (Name, legal status and address) Monroe County Board of County Commissioners 1 100 Simonton Street Key West, Florida 33040 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT Date: Amount: 1,576,088.00 Description: Runway 9-27 Repairs-Key West International Airport Monroe County,Florida (Name and location) BOND Date: (Not earlier than Construction Contract Date) Amount: 1,576,088.00 Modifications to this Bond: 0 None See Section 16 CONTRACTOR AS PRINCIPAL SURETY Company: (Corporate Seal) Company: (Corporate Seal) Ranger Construction Indies, Inc. Travelers Casua ompany of America Signature: / Signature: _ Name and' ' `_Ja a im g, Vice President Name and Trd) Iliarn P Ips,Attorney-In Fact and FL Resident At (Any additional signatures appear on the last page of this Performance Bc (FOR INFORMATION ONLY--Name, address and telephone) AGENT or BROKER: OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE: William Phelps (Archilect, Engineer or other party:) George H. Friedlander Company P.O. Box 361057 Melbourne, FL 32935 §1 The Contractor and Surety,jointly and severally, bind themselves, their heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns to the Owner for the perfonmance 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 when applicable to participate in a conference as provided in Section 3. §3 If there is no Owner Default under the Construction Contract,the Surety's obligation under this Bond shall arise after .1 the Owner first provides notice to the Contractor and the Surety that the Owner is considering declaring a Contractor Default. Such notice shall indicate whether the Owner is requesting a conference among the Owner, Contractor and Surety to discuss the Contractor's performance. If the Owner does not request a conference,the Surety may, within five (5) business days after receipt of the Owner's notice, request such a conference. If the Surety timely requests a conference,the Owner shall attend. Unless the Owner agrees otherwise,any conference requested under this Section 3.1 shall be held within ten (10) business days of the Surety's receipt of the The Company executing this bond vouches that this document conforms to American Institute of Architects Document A312,2010 edition I Doc.#2442093 Page Number: 8 of 20 Owner's notice. 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; .2 the Owner declares a Contractor Default,terminates the Construction Contract and notifies the Surety;and .3 the Owner has agreed to pay the Balance of the Contract Price in accordance with the terms of the Construction Contract to the Surety or to a contractor selected to perform the Construction Contract. §4 Failure on the part of the Owner to comply with the notice requirement in Section 3.1 shall not constitute a failure to comply with a condition precedent to the Surety's obligations, or release the Surety from its obligations, except to the extent the Surety demonstrates actual prejudice. §5 When the Owner has satisfied the conditions of Section 3,the Surety shall promptly and at the Surety's expense take one of the following actions: §5.1 Arrange for the Contractor,with the consent of the Owner,to perform and complete the Construction Contract; §5.2 Undertake to perform and complete the Construction Contract itself,through its agents or independent contractors; §5.3 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 a 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 Section 7 in excess of the Balance of the Contract Price incurred by the Owner as a result of the Contractor Default;or §5.4 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,make payment to the Owner;or .2 Deny liability in whole or in part and notify the Owner,citing the reasons for denial. §6 If the Surety does not proceed as provided in Section 5 with reasonable promptness, the Surety shall be deemed to be in default on this Bond seven 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 Section 5.4, and the Owner refuses the payment 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. §7 If the Surety elects to act under Section 5.1, 5.2 or 5.3, 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. Subject to the commitment by the Owner to pay the Balance of the Contract Price,the Surety is obligated,without duplication, for .1 the responsibilities of the Contractor for correction of defective work and completion of the Construction Contract; .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 Section 5;and .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. §8 If the Surety elects to act under Section 5.1,5.3 or 5.4,the Surety's liability is limited to the amount of this Bond. §9 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, successors and assigns. §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 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 a declaration of Contractor Default or within two years after the Contractor ceased working or within two years after the Surety refuses or fails The Company executing this bond vouches that this document conforms to American Institute of Architects Document A312,2010 edition 2 Doc.#2442093 Page Number: 9 of 20 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. §12 Notice 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. §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.When so furnished,the intent is that this Bond shall be construed as a statutory bond and not as a common law bond. §14 Definitions §14.1 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. §14.2 Construction Contract. The agreement between the Owner and Contractor identified on the cover page, including all Contract Documents and changes made to the agreement and the Contract Documents. §14.3 Contractor Default. Failure of the Contractor,which has not been remedied or waived,to perform or otherwise to comply with a material term of the Construction Contract. §14.4 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. §14.5 Contract Documents. All the documents that comprise the agreement between the Owner and Contractor. §15 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. §16 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: The Company executing this bond vouches that this document conforms to American Institute of Architects Document A312,2010 edition 3 Doc.#2442093 Page Number: 10 of 20 Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America AA. Travelers Casualty and Surety Company TRAVELERS J St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America, Travelers Casualty and Surety Company, and St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company are corporations duly organized under the laws of the State of Connecticut (herein collectively called the"Companies"),and that the Companies do hereby make,constitute and appoint WILLIAM D PHELPS of MELBOURNE , Florida , their true and lawful Attorney(s)-in-Fact to sign, execute, seal and acknowledge any and all bonds, recognizances, conditional undertakings and other writings obligatory 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,the Companies have caused this instrument to be signed, and their corporate seals to be hereto affixed,this 21st day of April, 2021. MY1wf4 ,01(.µo Oft 4" State of Connecticut By: City of Hartford ss. Robert L.Rane , enior Vice President On this the 21st day of April, 2021, before me personally appeared Robert L. Raney, who acknowledged himself to be the Senior Vice President of each of the Companies, and that he, as such, being authorized so to do, executed the foregoing instrument for the purposes therein contained by signing on behalf of said Companies by himself as a duly authorized officer. IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I hereunto set my hand and official seal. NOTARN * • My Commission expires the 30th day of June,2026 Anna P. Nowik,Notary Public This Power of Attorney is granted under and by the authority of the following resolutions adopted by the Boards of Directors of each of the Companies,which resolutions are now in full force and effect,reading as follows: RESOLVED, that the Chairman, the President, any Vice Chairman, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President, any Vice President, any Second Vice President, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Corporate Secretary or any Assistant Secretary may appoint Attorneys-in-Fact and Agents to act for and on behalf of the Company and may give such appointee such authority as his or her certificate of authority may prescribe to sign with the Company's name and seal with the Company's seal bonds, recognizances, contracts of indemnity, and other writings obligatory in the nature of a bond, recognizance, or conditional undertaking, and any of said officers or the Board of Directors at any time may remove any such appointee and revoke the power given him or her;and it is FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chairman, the President, any Vice Chairman, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President or any Vice President may delegate all or any part of the foregoing authority to one or more officers or employees of this Company, provided that each such delegation is in writing and a copy thereof is filed in the office of the Secretary;and it is FURTHER RESOLVED, that any bond, recognizance, contract of indemnity, or writing obligatory in the nature of a bond, recognizance, or conditional undertaking shall be valid and binding upon the Company when (a) signed by the President, any Vice Chairman, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President or any Vice President, any Second Vice President, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Corporate Secretary or any Assistant Secretary and duly attested and sealed with the Company's seal by a Secretary or Assistant Secretary; or (b) duly executed (under seal, if required) by one or more Attorneys-in-Fact and Agents pursuant to the power prescribed in his or her certificate or their certificates of authority or by one or more Company officers pursuant to a written delegation of authority;and it is FURTHER RESOLVED, that the signature of each of the following officers: President, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President, any Vice President, any Assistant Vice President, any Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, and the seal of the Company may be affixed by facsimile to any Power of Attorney or to any certificate relating thereto appointing Resident Vice Presidents, Resident Assistant Secretaries or Attorneys-in- Fact for purposes only of executing and attesting bonds and undertakings and other writings obligatory in the nature thereof, and any such Power of Attorney or certificate bearing such facsimile signature or facsimile seal shall be valid and binding upon the Company and any such power so executed and certified by such facsimile signature and facsimile seal shall be valid and binding on the Company in the future with respect to any bond or understanding to which it is attached. I, Kevin E. Hughes, the undersigned, Assistant Secretary of each 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 remains in full force and effect. Dated this day of o"""mm0. w.em w, KA " Kevin E. Hughes,Assi tant Secretary To verify the authenticity of this Power ofAttorney,please call us at 1-800-421-3880. Please refer tc the above-named Attorneys)-in-Fact and the details of the bond to which this Power of Attorney is attached, Doc.#2442093 Page Number: 11 of 20 BOND DEPARTMENT PUBLIC WORKS BOND IN COMPLIANCE WITH FLORIDA STATUTES 255.05 (1) (a) Bond No. 107829313 Contractor Name RANGER CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES,INC. Contractor Address 1645 N.Congress Ave.,West Palm Beach,FL 33409 Contractor Phone No. 561-793-9400 Surety Company TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA Surety Address One Tower Square,Hartford,CT 06183 Surety Phone No. 800-842-8496 Owner Name MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNT COMMISSIONERS Owner Address 1100 Simonton Street,Key West,Florida 33040 Owner Phone Number 305-294-4641 Obligee Name (If contracting entity is different from the owner, the contracting public entity) Obligee Address Obligee Phone No. Contract No. (If Applicable) Project Name Runway 9-27 Repairs Project Location Key West International Airport, Monroe County,Florida Legal Description and Street Address Runway 9-27 Repairs Key West International Airport,Monroe County, Florida Description of Work Runway 9-27 Repairs FRONT PAGE All other bond page(s)are deemed subsequent to this page regardless of any page number(s)that May be preprinted thereon. Doc.#2442093 Page Number: 12 of 20 THE PROVISIONS AND LIMITATIONS OF SECTION 255.05 FLORIDA STATUTES,INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE NOTICE AND TIME LIMITATIONS IS SECTION 255.05(2),255.05(8)AND 255.05(10)ARE INCORPORATED IN THIS BOND BY REFERENCE. PAYMENT BOND Document A312 TM — 2010 edition Conforms to American Institute of Architects AIA Document A312 Bond No.: 107829313 CONTRACTOR: SURETY: (Name, legal status and address) (Name, legal status and principal place of business) Ranger Construction Industries, Inc. Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America 1645 N. Congress Ave. One Tower Square West Palm Beach, FL 33409 Hartford, CT 06183 OWNER: (Name, legal status and address) Monroe County Board of County Commissioners 1100 Simonton Street Key West, Florida 33040 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT Date: Amount: $1,576,088.00 Description: Runway 9-27 Repairs-Key West International Airport Monroe County,Florida (Natne and location) BOND Date: (Not earlier than Construction Contract Date) Amount: Modifications to this Bond: None 0 See Section 18 CONTRACTOR AS PRINCIPAL SURETY '7 i Company: (Corporale.Seal) Company: (Caporale Seal) Ranger Construction Industries, Inc. Travelers Casua d tety mpany of America Signature: Signature: Name and Jamie Tlmming, ice President Name and e: ' a Phelps,Attorney In Fact and FL Resident Agent (Any additional signalut-es appear on the last page of This Payment Bond) (/-OR 1AWOR1/A7`I0N ONLY - Name, address and telephone) AGENT or BROKER: OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE: (4rchilecl, Engineer or other party) William Phelps George H. Friedlander Company P.O. Box 361057 Melbourne, FL 32935 321-254-8477 §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 The Company executing this bond vouches that this document conforms to American Institute of Architects Document A312,2010 edition 1 Doc.#2442093 Page Number: 13 of 20 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. §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. The Company executing this bond vouches that this document conforms to American Institute of Architects Document A312,2010 edition 2 Doc.#2442093 Page Number: 14 of 20 §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 furnish 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 furnished; .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 Construction 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. §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. The Company executing this bond vouches that this document conforms to American Institute of Architects Document A312,2010 edition 3 Doc.#2442093 Page Number: 15 of 20 §18 Modifications to this bond are as follows: THE PROVISIONS AND LIMITATIONS OF SECTION 255.05 FLORIDA STATUTES,INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE NOTICE AND TIME LIMITATIONS IS SECTION 255.05(2),255.05(8)AND 255.05(10)ARE INCORPORATED IN THIS BOND BY REFERENCE. (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: The Company executing this bond vouches that this document conforms to American Institute of Architects Document A312,2010 edition 4 Doc.#2442093 Page Number: 16 of 20 Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America �A► Travelers Casualty and Surety Company TRAVELERS J St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America, Travelers Casualty and Surety Company, and St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company are corporations duly organized under the laws of the State of Connecticut (herein collectively called the"Companies"),and that the Companies do hereby make,constitute and appoint WILLIAM D PHELPS of MELBOURNE , Florida , their true and lawful Attorney(s)-in-Fact to sign, execute, seal and acknowledge any and all bonds, recognizances, conditional undertakings and other writings obligatory 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,the Companies have caused this instrument to be signed, and their corporate seals to be hereto affixed,this 21st day of April, 2021. State of Connecticut By: City of Hartford ss. Robert L. Rane , enior Vice President On this the 21st day of April, 2021, before me personally appeared Robert L. Raney, who acknowledged himself to be the Senior Vice President of each of the Companies, and that he, as such, being authorized so to do, executed the foregoing instrument for the purposes therein contained by signing on behalf of said Companies by himself as a duly authorized officer. _l IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I hereunto set my hand and official seal. /���IdY+G (/ i�My Commission expires the 30th day of June,2026 er= • p'�310 Anna P. Nowik,Notary Public This Power of Attorney is granted under and by the authority of the following resolutions adopted by the Boards of Directors of each of the Companies,which resolutions are now in full force and effect,reading as follows: RESOLVED, that the Chairman, the President, any Vice Chairman, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President, any Vice President,any Second Vice President, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Corporate Secretary or any Assistant Secretary may appoint Attorneys-in-Fact and Agents to act for and on behalf of the Company and may give such appointee such authority as his or her certificate of authority may prescribe to sign with the Company's name and seal with the Company's seal bonds, recognizances, contracts of indemnity, and other writings obligatory in the nature of a bond, recognizance, or conditional undertaking, and any of said officers or the Board of Directors at any time may remove any such appointee and revoke the power given him or her;and it is FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chairman, the President, any Vice Chairman, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President or any Vice President may delegate all or any part of the foregoing authority to one or more officers or employees of this Company, provided that each such delegation is in writing and a copy thereof is filed in the office of the Secretary;and it is FURTHER RESOLVED, that any bond, recognizance, contract of indemnity, or writing obligatory in the nature of a bond, recognizance, or conditional undertaking shall be valid and binding upon the Company when (a) signed by the President, any Vice Chairman, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President or any Vice President, any Second Vice President, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Corporate Secretary or any Assistant Secretary and duly attested and sealed with the Company's seal by a Secretary or Assistant Secretary, or (b) duly executed (under seal, if required) by one or more Attorneys-in-Fact and Agents pursuant to the power prescribed in his or her certificate or their certificates of authority or by one or more Company officers pursuant to a written delegation of authority;and it is FURTHER RESOLVED, that the signature of each of the following officers: President, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President, any Vice President,any Assistant Vice President, any Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, and the seal of the Company may be affixed by facsimile to any Power of Attorney or to any certificate relating thereto appointing Resident Vice Presidents, Resident Assistant Secretaries or Attorneys-in- Fact for purposes only of executing and attesting bonds and undertakings and other writings obligatory in the nature thereof, and any such Power of Attorney or certificate bearing such facsimile signature or facsimile seal shall be valid and binding upon the Company and any such power so executed and certified by such facsimile signature and facsimile seal shall be valid and binding on the Company in the future with respect to any bond or understanding to which it is attached. I, Kevin E. Hughes, the undersigned, Assistant Secretary of each 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 remains in full force and effect. Dated this day of 00-�atoo C c Kevin E. Hughes,Assi tant Secretary 7�)verify the authenticity of this Power ofAttorney,please cal/us at 1-800-421-3880. Please refer to the above-named A ttorney(s)-in-Fact and the details of the bond to which this Po wer ofA ttorney is attached. Doc.#2442093 Page Number: 17 of 20 PERFORMANCE BOND Document A312 TM - 2010 edition Conforms to American Institute of Architects AIA Document A312 Bond No.: 107829313 CONTRACTOR: SURETY: Name, legal status and address) (Fame, legal status and principal place of business) anger Construction Industries, Inc. Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America 1645 N. Congress Ave. One Tower Square West Palm Beach, FL 33409 Hartford, CT 06183 OWNER: (Name, legal status and address) Monroe County Board of County Commissioners 1 100 Simonton Street Key West,Florida 33040 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT Date: Amount: 1,576,088.00 Description: Runway 9-27 Repairs -Key West International Airport Monroe County,Florida (Name and location) BOND Date: (Not earlier than Construction Contract Date) Amount: 1,576,088.00 Modifications to this Bond: 0 None See Section 16 CONTRACTOR AS PRINCIPAL SURETY Company: (Corporate Seal) Company: (Corporate Seal) Ranger Construction Indusxri , Inc. Travelers Ca su c Company of America Signature: Signature: Name and Titael—Jamiemie Tr�nice President Name and T7itffl—jam elps,Attorney-InFact and FL ResidentAaent (Any additional signatures appear on the last page of this Perforrnance R (FOR INFORMA77ON ONLY - Natne, adc/ress and telephone) AGENT or BROKER: OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE: William Phelps (,Irchitecl, Engineer or other party:) George H. Friedlander Company P.O. Box 361057 Melbourne, FL 32935 §1 The Contractor and 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 when applicable to participate in a conference as provided in Section 3. §3 If there is no Owner Default under the Construction Contract,the Surety's obligation under this Bond shall arise after .1 the Owner first provides notice to the Contractor and the Surety that the Owner is considering declaring a Contractor Default. Such notice shall indicate whether the Owner is requesting a conference among the Owner, Contractor and Surety to discuss the Contractor's performance. If the Owner does not request a conference, the Surety may, within five (5) business days after receipt of the Owner's notice, request such a conference. If the Surety timely requests a conference,the Owner shall attend. Unless the Owner agrees otherwise,any conference requested under this Section 3.1 shall be held within ten (10) business days of the Surety's receipt of the The Company executing this bond vouches that this document conforms to American Institute of Architects Document A312,2010 edition 1 Doc.#2442093 Page Number: 18 of 20 Owner's notice. 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; .2 the Owner declares a Contractor Default,terminates the Construction Contract and notifies the Surety;and .3 the Owner has agreed to pay the Balance of the Contract Price in accordance with the terns of the Construction Contract to the Surety or to a contractor selected to perform the Construction Contract. §4 Failure on the part of the Owner to comply with the notice requirement in Section 3.1 shall not constitute a failure to comply with a condition precedent to the Surety's obligations, or release the Surety from its obligations, except to the extent the Surety demonstrates actual prejudice. §5 When the Owner has satisfied the conditions of Section 3,the Surety shall promptly and at the Surety's expense take one of the following actions: §5.1 Arrange for the Contractor,with the consent of the Owner,to perform and complete the Construction Contract; §5.2 Undertake to perform and complete the Construction Contract itself,through its agents or independent contractors; §5.3 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 a 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 Section 7 in excess of the Balance of the Contract Price incurred by the Owner as a result of the Contractor Default;or §5.4 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, detennine the amount for which it may be liable to the Owner and, as soon as practicable after the amount is determined,make payment to the Owner;or .2 Deny liability in whole or in part and notify the Owner,citing the reasons for denial. §6 If the Surety does not proceed as provided in Section 5 with reasonable promptness, the Surety shall be deemed to be in default on this Bond seven 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 Section 5.4, and the Owner refuses the payment 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. §7 If the Surety elects to act under Section 5.1, 5.2 or 5.3. 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. Subject to the commitment by the Owner to pay the Balance of the Contract Price,the Surety is obligated,without duplication, for .1 the responsibilities of the Contractor for correction of defective work and completion of the Construction Contract; .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 Section 5;and .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. §8 If the Surety elects to act under Section 5.1, 5.3 or 5.4,the Surety's liability is limited to the amount of this Bond. §9 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, successors and assigns. §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 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 a declaration of Contractor Default or within two years after the Contractor ceased working or within two years after the Surety refuses or fails The Company executing this bond vouches that this document conforms to American Institute of Architects Document A312,2010 edition 2 Doc.#2442093 Page Number: 19 of 20 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. §12 Notice 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. §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.When so furnished,the intent is that this Bond shall be construed as a statutory bond and not as a common law bond. §14 Definitions §14.1 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. §14.2 Construction Contract. The agreement between the Owner and Contractor identified on the cover page, including all Contract Documents and changes made to the agreement and the Contract Documents. §14.3 Contractor Default. Failure of the Contractor,which has not been remedied or waived,to perform or otherwise to comply with a material term of the Construction Contract. §14.4 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. §14.5 Contract Documents.All the documents that comprise the agreement between the Owner and Contractor. §15 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. §16 Modifications to this bond are as follows: (Space is provided below.for additional signatures ofadded 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: The Company executing this bond vouches that this document conforms to American Institute of Architects Document A312,2010 edition 3 Doc.#2442093 Page Number: 20 of 20 Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America A01k Travelers Casualty and Surety Company TRAVELERS J St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America, Travelers Casualty and Surety Company, and St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company are corporations duly organized under the laws of the State of Connecticut (herein collectively called the"Companies"),and that the Companies do hereby make,constitute and appoint WILLIAM D PHELPS of MELBOURNE , Florida , their true and lawful Attorneys)-in-Fact to sign, execute, seal and acknowledge any and all bonds, recognizances, conditional undertakings and other writings obligatory 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,the Companies have caused this instrument to be signed,and their corporate seals to be hereto affixed,this 21st day of April, 2021. State of Connecticut By: City of Hartford ss. Robert L.Rane , enior Vice President On this the 21st day of April, 2021, before me personally appeared Robert L. Raney, who acknowledged himself to be the Senior Vice President of each of the Companies, and that he, as such, being authorized so to do, executed the foregoing instrument for the purposes therein contained by signing on behalf of said Companies by himself as a duly authorized officer. n�1;� IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I hereunto set my hand and official seal. MOD111Y My Commission expires the 30th day of June,2026 pUA3'10 Anna P.Novoik,Notary Public This Power of Attorney is granted under and by the authority of the following resolutions adopted by the Boards of Directors of each of the Companies,which resolutions are now in full force and effect,reading as follows: RESOLVED, that the Chairman, the President, any Vice Chairman, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President, any Vice President, any Second Vice President, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Corporate Secretary or any Assistant Secretary may appoint Attorneys-in-Fact and Agents to act for and on behalf of the Company and may give such appointee such authority as his or her certificate of authority may prescribe to sign with the Company's name and seal with the Company's seal bonds, recognizances, contracts of indemnity, and other writings obligatory in the nature of a bond, recognizance, or conditional undertaking, and any of said officers or the Board of Directors at any time may remove any such appointee and revoke the power given him or her;and it is FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chairman, the President, any Vice Chairman, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President or any Vice President may delegate all or any part of the foregoing authority to one or more officers or employees of this Company, provided that each such delegation is in writing and a copy thereof is filed in the office of the Secretary;and it is FURTHER RESOLVED, that any bond, recognizance, contract of indemnity, or writing obligatory in the nature of a bond, recognizance, or conditional undertaking shall be valid and binding upon the Company when (a) signed by the President, any Vice Chairman, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President or any Vice President, any Second Vice President, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Corporate Secretary or any Assistant Secretary and duly attested and sealed with the Company's seal by a Secretary or Assistant Secretary; or (b) duly executed (under seal, if required) by one or more Attorneys-in-Fact and Agents pursuant to the power prescribed in his or her certificate or their certificates of authority or by one or more Company officers pursuant to a written delegation of authority;and it is FURTHER RESOLVED, that the signature of each of the following officers: President, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President, any Vice President, any Assistant Vice President, any Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, and the seal of the Company may be affixed by facsimile to any Power of Attorney or to any certificate relating thereto appointing Resident Vice Presidents, Resident Assistant Secretaries or Attorneys-in- Fact for purposes only of executing and attesting bonds and undertakings and other writings obligatory in the nature thereof, and any such Power of Attorney or certificate bearing such facsimile signature or facsimile seal shall be valid and binding upon the Company and any such power so executed and certified by such facsimile signature and facsimile seal shall be valid and binding on the Company in the future with respect to any bond or understanding to which it is attached. I, Kevin E. Hughes, the undersigned, Assistant Secretary of each 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 remains in full force and effect. Dated this day of OOM1t ' S 00W ' w� Kevin E. Hughes,Assi tant Secretary To verify the authenticity of this Power ofAttorney,please call us at 1-800-421-3880. Please refer to the above-named Attorneys)-in-Pact and the details of the bond to which this Power ofAttorney is attached.