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HomeMy WebLinkAboutJC Construction - Police Department Walkway Waterproofing Improvements - 2024 OWNER - CONTRACTOR AGREEMENT POLICE DEPARTMENT WALKWAY WATERPROOFING IMPROVEMENTS, CIP NO. 24-23 This Owner-Contractor Agreement ("Agreement") is made by and between the City of National City, 1243 National City Boulevard National City, California 91950 and JC Construction ("Contractor"), 12247 Hibbing St., Artesia, CA 90701, on the 11th day of December 2024, for the construction of the above referenced Project. In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein,the Owner and Contractor have mutually agreed as follows: 1. CONSTRUCTION The Contractor agrees to do all the work and furnish all the labor, services, materials and equipment necessary to construct and complete the Project in a turn-key manner in accordance with this Agreement and all documents and plans referenced in Exhibit "A", (hereinafter "Contract Documents"), in compliance with all relevant Federal, State of California, County of San Diego and City of National City codes and regulations, and to the satisfaction of the Owner. 2. CONTRACT PRICE Owner hereby agrees to pay and the Contractor agrees to accept as full compensation for constructing the project in accordance with these Contract Documents in an amount not to exceed the contract price as set forth in Exhibit "B" attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. Payments to the Contractor shall be made in the manner described in the Special Provisions. 3. TIME FOR PERFORMANCE Time is of the essence for this Agreement and the Contractor shall construct the project in every detail to a complete and turn-key fashion to the satisfaction of the Owner within the specified duration set forth in the Special Provisions. 4. NON-DISCRIMINATION In the performance of this Agreement, the Contractor shall not refuse or fail to hire or employ any qualified person, or bar or discharge from employment any person, or discriminate against any person, with respect to such person's compensation, terms, conditions or privileges of employment because of such person's race, religious status, sex or age. S. AUTHORIZED OWNER REPRESENTATIVES On behalf of the Owner, the Project Manager designated at the pre-construction meeting shall be the Owner's authorized representative in the interpretation and enforcement of all Work performed in connection with this Agreement. 6. WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE a) By my signature hereunder, as Contractor, I certify that I am aware of the provisions of Section 3700 of the Labor Code, which requires every employer to be insured against liability for Workers' Compensation or to undertake self-insurance in accordance with the provisions of that Code, and I will comply with such provisions before commencing the performance of the Work of this Agreement. b) The Contractor shall require each subcontractor to comply with the requirements of Section 3700 of the Labor Code. Before commencing any Work, the Contractor shall cause each subcontractor to execute the following certification: "I am aware of the provisions of Section 3700 of the Labor Code,which requires every employer to be insured against liability for worker's compensation or to undertake self-insurance in accordance with the provisions of that Code, and I will comply with such provisions before commencing the performance of the Work of this Agreement." 7. ENTIRE AGREEMENT; CONFLICT The Contract Documents comprise the entire agreement between the Owner and the Contractor with respect to the Work. In the event of conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the bid of the Contractor, then this Agreement shall control and nothing herein shall be considered as an acceptance of the terms of the bid conflicting herewith. 8. MAINTENANCE OF AGREEMENT DOCUMENTATION Contractor shall maintain all books, documents, papers, employee time sheets, accounting records and other evidence pertaining to costs incurred and shall make such materials available at its office at all reasonable times during the term of this Agreement and for three (3) years from the date of final payment under this Agreement, for inspection by Owner and copies thereof shall be furnished to Owner if requested. 9. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR At all times during the term of this Agreement, Contractor shall be an independent contractor and shall not be an employee, agent, partner or joint venturer of the Owner. Owner shall have the right to control Contractor insofar as the results of Contractor's services rendered pursuant to this Agreement; however, Owner shall not have the right to control the means by which Contractor accomplishes such services. 10. LICENSES AND PERMITS Contractor represents and declares to Owner that it has all licenses, permits, qualifications and approvals of whatever nature which are legally required to practice its profession. Contractor represents and warrants to Owner that Contractor shall, at its sole cost and expense, keep in effect at all times during the term of this Agreement, any licenses, permits, qualifications or approvals which are legally required for Contractor to practice its profession. 11. GOVERNING LAW,VENUE This Agreement and the Contract Documents shall be construed under and in accordance with the laws of the State of California, and the appropriate venue for any action or proceeding arising from this Agreement and/or the Contract Documents shall be had in the Superior Court of San Diego, Central Branch. 12. COUNTERPARTS This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original. 13. FALSE CLAIMS Contractor acknowledges that if a false claim is submitted to the Owner, it may be considered fraud and Contractor may be subject to criminal prosecution. Contractor acknowledges that the False Claims Act, California Government Code sections 12650, et seq., provides for civil penalties where a person knowingly submits a false claim to a public entity. These provisions include within their scope false claims made with deliberate ignorance of the false information or in reckless disregard of the truth or falsity of the information. In the event the Owner seeks to recover penalties pursuant to the False Claims Act, it is entitled to recover its litigation costs, including attorneys'fees. Contractor hereby acknowledges that the filing of a false claim may the Contractor to an administrative debarment proceeding wherein Contractor may be prevented from further bidding on public contracts for a period of up to five (5)years. I have read and understood all of the provisions of this Section 13, above: (Initial) (Initial) 14. AGREEMENT MODIFICATION This Agreement and the Contract Documents may not be modified orally or in any manner other than by an amendment in writing and signed by the Owner and the Contractor. IN WITNESS WHEREOF this Agreement is executed as of the date first written above. Owner: Contractor: JC Construction Benjamin A. Martinez (Owner/Officer signature) City Manager, City of National City Joao Cardoso, Owner Print name and title APPROVED AS TO FORM: (Second officer signature if a corporation) By: 24'/1f SLIT- Barry J. Schultz / Print name and title City Attorney 09053710 Contractor's City Business License No. 711881, Class B State Contractor's License No. and Class 12247 Hibbing St Business street address Artesia, CA 90701 City,State and Zip Code EXHIBIT A CONTRACT DOCUMENTS Owner/Contractor Agreement Bid Schedule Addenda Plans Special Provisions (Specifications) San Diego County Regional Standard Drawings City of National City Standard Drawings Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction and Regional Supplements (Greenbook) State Standard Specifications State Standard Plans California Building, Mechanical, Plumbing and Electrical Codes Permits issued by jurisdictional regulatory agencies Electric, gas, and communications companies' specifications and standards Sweetwater Authority specifications and standards Specifications, standards and requirements of MTS, BNSF, SANDAG, Port of San Diego and all other agencies that may be adjacent and/or affected by the project. EXHIBIT B CONTRACT PRICE JC Construction Item Description Unit Quantity Unit Price Line Total Base Bid 1 Mobilization/Demobilization LS 1 $500.00 $500.00 2 Water Pollution Control LS 1 $1,430.00 $1,430.00 3 Remove and Replace Joint Sealant LF 1530 $18.00 $27,540.00 Subtotal $29,470.00 Additive Bid 4 Remove and Replace Joint Sealant within Gated Parking Area LF 410 $18.00 $7,380.00 Subtotal $7,380.00 Total $36,850.00 • Bond No. 0103587 Premium: $921.00 Premium is for contract term and is subject to adjustment based on final contract price Executed in: 3 Counterparts PERFORMANCE BOND WHEREAS,the City Manager of the City of National City,on the I l"^day of December 2024, has awarded JC Construction, hereinafter designated as the "Principal", the POLICE DEPARTMENT WALKWAY WATERPROOFING IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, CIP No. 24-23. WHEREAS, said Principal is required under the terms of said contract to furnish a bond for the faithful performance of said contract. NOW, THEREFORE, we, the Principal and Developers Surety and Indemnity Company as surety, are held and firmly bound unto the City of National City, hereinafter called the "City", in the penal sum of Thirty Six Thousand, Eight Hundred Fifty Dollars ($36,850.00) lawful money of the United States, for the payment of which sum well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators and successors,jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION IS SUCH THAT if the above bounden Principal, his/her or its heirs, executors, administrators,successors or assigns, shall in all things stand to and abide by, and well and truly keep and perform the covenants, conditions and agreements in the said contract any alteration thereof made as therein provides, on his or their part, to be kept and performed at the time and in the amount therein specified, and in all respects according to their true intent and meaning, and shall indemnify and save harmless the City of National City, its officers,agents,employees,and volunteers as therein stipulated,then this obligation shall become null and void; otherwise it shall be and remain in full force and virtue. And the said Surety, for value received, hereby stipulates and agrees that no change, extension of time, alteration or addition to the terms of the contract or to the work to be performed herein or the specifications accompanying the same shall in any wise affect its obligations on this bond, and it does hereby waive notice of any such change, extension of time, alteration or additions to the terms of the contract or to the work or to the specifications. In the event suit is brought upon this bond by the City and judgment is recovered, the surety shall pay all costs incurred by the City in such suit, including a reasonable attorney's fee to be fixed by the Court. IN WITNESS WHEREOF three identical counterparts of this instrument, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed an original thereof, have been duly executed by the Principal and Surety above named, on the 11th day of December , 20 24 Developers Surety and Indemnity Company(SEAL) J C CONSTRUCTION (SEAL) 7 (SEAL) (SEAL) Rebecca Haas-Bates, Attorney-in-Fact (SEAL) Joao Cardoso, Duane,- (SEAL) Surety Principal PERFORMANCE BOND ATTORNEY-IN-FACT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF SURETY STATE OF ** Please See Attached** ) ss COUNTY OF On this day of , 20 , before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, personally appeared known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument as the attorney-in-fact of the , the corporation named as Surety in said instrument, and acknowledged to me that he subscribed the name of said corporation thereto as Surety, and his own name as attorney-in-fact. NOTE: Signature of those executing for NOTE: The Attorney-in-fact must attach a Surety must be properly certified copy of the Power of acknowledged. Attorney. Signature: Name (Type or Print): Notary Public in and for said County and State My Commission expires: CALIFORNIA ALL-PURPOSE ACKNOWLEDGMENT CIVIL CODE§ 1189 A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached,and not the truthfulness,accuracy,or validity of that document. State of California County of Orange On 12/11/2024 before me, Alma Karen Hernandez,Notary Public Date Here Insert Name and Title of the Officer personally appeared Rebecca Haas-Bates Name }.of Signer($ who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the persons} whose name( is/axe subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that fie/she/they[ executed the same in Fits/her/their authorized capacityi,ies),and that by his/her/their signature .on the instrument the person(s),. or the entity upon behalf of which the person(,acted, executed the instrument. I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. WITNESS my hand and official seal. W4 ALMA KAREN HERNANDEZ Notary Public-Californiasr- lz Orange County = � Commission;2390906 Signature My Comm.Expires Jan 16,2026 Signature of Notary Public Place Notary Seal Above OPTIONAL Though this section is optional, completing this information can deter alteration of the document or fraudulent reattachment of this form to an unintended document. Description of Attached Document Title or Type of Document: Performance Bond No.0103587 Document Date: 12/11/2024 Number of Pages: Three(3) Signer(s) Other Than Named Above: Capacity(ies) Claimed by Signer(s) Signer's Name: Rebecca Haas-Bates Signer's Name: El Corporate Officer — Title(s): El Corporate Officer — Title(s): ❑ Partner — ❑ Limited ❑General ❑ Partner — ❑ Limited ❑General ❑ Individual C,d Attorney in Fact ❑ Individual 0 Attorney in Fact ❑Trustee ❑ Guardian or Conservator ❑Trustee ❑Guardian or Conservator El Other: ❑ Other: Signer Is Representing: Signer Is Representing: Developers Surety and Indemnity Company ©2014 National Notary Association •www.NationalNotary.org • 1-800-US NOTARY(1-800-876-6827) Item#5907 POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR COREPOINTE INSURANCE COMPANY DEVELOPERS SURETY AND INDEMNITY COMPANY 59 Maiden Lane,43rd Floor,New York,NY 10038 (212)220-7120 KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS that,except as expressly limited herein.COREPOINTE INSURANCE COMPANY and DEVELOPERS SURETY AND INDEMNITY COMPANY,do hereby make,constitute and appoint: William Syrkin,Richard Adiar,and Rebecca Haas-Bates ,of Irvine.CA as its true and lawful Attorney-in-Fact,to make,execute,deliver and acknowledge,for and on behalf of said companies,as sureties,bonds,undertakings and contracts of suretyship giving and granting unto said Attorney-in-Fact full power and authority to do and to perform every act necessary,requisite or proper to be done in connection therewith as each of said company could do,but reserving to each of said company full power of substitution and revocation,and all of the acts of said Attorney-in-Fact,pursuant to these presents,are hereby ratified and confirmed. This Power of Attorney is effective December 11,2024 and shall expire on December 31,2025. This Power of Attorney is granted and is signed under and by authority of the following resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of COREPOINTE INSURANCE COMPANY and DEVELOPERS SURETY AND INDEMNITY COMPANY(collectively,"Company")on February 10,2023. RESOLVED,that Sam Zaza,President.Surety Underwriting,James Bell.Vice President,Surety Underwriting,and Craig Dawson,Executive Underwriter. Surety,each an employee of AmTrust North America,Inc..an affiliate of the Company(the"Authorized Signors"),are hereby authorized to execute a Power of Attorney, qualifying attorney(s)-in-fact named in the Power o1'Attorney to execute,on behalf of the Company, bonds,undertakings and contracts of suretyship,or other suretyship obligations;and that the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Company be,and each of them hereby is,authorized to attest the execution of any such Power of Attorney. RESOLVED,that the signature of any one of the Authorized Signors and the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Company,and the seal of the Company must be affixed to any such Power of Attorney,and any such signature or seal may be affixed by facsimile,and such Power of Attorney shall he valid and binding upon the Company when so affixed and in the future with respect to any bond,undertaking or contract of suretyship to which it is attached. IN WITNESS WHEREOF.COREPOINTE INSURANCE COMPANY and DEVELOPERS SURETY AND INDEMNITY COMPANY have caused these presents to be signed by the Authorized Signor and attested by their Secretary or Assistant Secretary this March 27,2023 ,,,�111,,1,,r�� ,'�,,N1aI4,,,, B . / •.••` �NSURgN''., •.•` �.(AND�N�. • Printed Na e: Sam Zaza O G F C� 0/•,a F0* Z• Title: President,Surety Underwriting Ul SEAL ' 2 3 d• 1 93 6 ••• -< • J•••�F<AWP��:•Y% I�O�Jy•ti'�UFO1:0P•. a�O ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: ',,��I • ' * ,,••.• ;,��,p•......•).A.4 •• A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached,and not the truthfulness,accuracy,or validity of that document. STATE OF California COUNTY OF Orange On this 27 day of March, 20 23 , before me. Hoang-Quyen Phu Pham , personally appeared Sam Zaza , who proved tome on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person whose name is subscribed to within the instrument and acknowledged to me that they executed the same in their authorized capacity,and that by the signature on the instrument the entities upon behalf which the person acted,executed this instrment. 1 certify,under penalty of perjury,under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. WITNESS my hand and official seal. 4"�,,�°�r,y HOANG-QUYEN P.FNMAM7v K A Notary Public.California " t1 € Orange County Signature /<1Ls �.. 'J� __ i•.. jry/ Commission#2432970 at. *i•00 My Comm.Expires Dec 31,2026 J CORPORATE CERTIFICATION The undersigned. the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of COREPOINTE INSURANCE COMPANY and DEVELOPERS SURETY AND INDEMNITY COMPANY,does hereby certify that the provisions of the resolutions of the respective Boards of Directors of said corporations set forth in this Power of Attorney are in force as of the date of this Certification. This Certification is executed in the City of Cleveland,Ohio,this March 19,2023. „.---DocuSigneeI '' AU dd'by: BY: b WS'-S Barry W.Moses,Assistant Secretary POA No. N/A `-686415 7ADE548C... • DocuSignEnvelopelD:3352BFD6-5E9D-4796-837E-C1E455E6530F Ed.0323 Bond No. 0103587 Premium is included in the performance bond Executed in: 3 Counterparts PAYMENT BOND WHEREAS,the City Manager of the City of National City,on the l l''"day of December 2024, has awarded JC Construction, hereinafter designated as the "Principal", the POLICE DEPARTMENT WALKWAY WATERPROOFING IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, CIP No. 24-23. WHEREAS, said Principal is required by Chapter 5 (commencing at Section 3225) and Chapter 7 (commencing at Section 3247), Title 15, Part 4, Division 3 of the California Civil Code to furnish a bond in connection with said contract; NOW, THEREFORE, we, the Principal and Developers Surety and Indemnity Company as surety, are held and firmly bound unto the City of National City, hereinafter called the "City", in the penal sum of Thirty Six Thousand, Eight Hundred Fifty Dollars ($36,850.00) lawful money of the United States, for the payment of which sum well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators and successors, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION IS SUCH that if said Principal, his/her or its subcontractors, heirs, executors,administrators, successors, or assigns,shall fail to pay any of the persons named in Section 3181 of the California Civil Code, or amounts due under the Unemployment Insurance Code with respect to work or labor performed by any such claimant, or for any amounts required to be deducted, withheld, and paid over to the Franchise Tax Board from the wages of employees of the Contractor and his subcontractors pursuant to Section 18806 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, with respect to such work and labor the Surety will pay for the same in an amount not exceeding the sum hereinafter specified, and also, in case suit is brought upon this bond, a reasonable attorney's fee, to be fixed by the Court. This Bond shall insure to the benefit of any of the persons named in Section 3181 of the California Civil Code, so as to give a right of action to such persons or their assigns in any suit brought upon this bond. It is further stipulated and agreed that the Surety on this bond shall not be exonerated or released from the obligation of this bond by any change, extension of time for performance, addition, alteration or modification in, to, or of any contract, plans, specifications, or agreement pertaining or relating to any scheme or work of improvement hereinabove described or pertaining or relating to the furnishing of labor, materials, or equipment therefore, not by any change or modification of any terms of payment or extension of the time for any payment pertaining or relating to any scheme or work of improvement hereinabove described, nor by any rescission or attempted rescission of the contract, agreement or bond, nor by any conditions precedent or subsequent in the bond attempting to limit the right of recovery of claimants otherwise entitled to recover under any such contract or agreement or under the bond, nor by any fraud practiced by any person other than the claimant seeking to recover on the bond and that this bond be construed most strongly against the Surety and in favor of all persons for whose benefit such bond is given, and under no circumstances shall Surety be released from liability to those for whose benefit such bond has been given, by reason of any breach of contract between the owner of Public Entity and original contractor or on the part of any obliges named in such bond, but the sole conditions of recovery shall be that claimant is a person described in Section 3110 or 3112 of the California Civil Code, and has not been paid the full amount of his claim and that Surety does hereby waive notice of any such change, extension of time, addition, alteration or modification herein mentioned. IN WITNESS WHEREOF three identical counterparts of this instrument, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed an original thereof, have been duly executed by the Principal and Surety above named, on the 11th day of December , 20 24 Developers Surety and Indemnity Company(SEAL) J C CONSTRUCTION (SEAL) 1 '602.0 l; (SEAL) (SEAL) Rebecca Haas-Bates, Attorney-in-Fact (SEAL) Joao Cardoso, Owner (SEAL) Surety Principal ATTORNEY-IN-FACT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF SURETY STATE OF **Please See Attached** ) ss COUNTY OF On this day of , 20 , before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, personally appeared known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument as the attorney-in-fact of the , the corporation named as Surety in said instrument, and acknowledged to me that he subscribed the name of said corporation thereto as Surety, and his own name as attorney-in-fact. NOTE: Signature of those executing for NOTE: The Attorney-in-fact must attach a Surety must be properly certified copy of the Power of acknowledged. Attorney. Signature: Name (Type or Print): (Notary Public in and for said County and State) My Commission expires: ATTACH ALL BONDS • CALIFORNIA ALL-PURPOSE ACKNOWLEDGMENT CIVIL CODE§ 1189 A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached,and not the truthfulness,accuracy,or validity of that document. State of California County of Orange On 12/11/2024 before me, Alma Karen Hernandez,Notary Public Date Here Insert Name and Title of the Officer personally appeared Rebecca Haas-Bates Name($..of Signer'$ who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person* whose name(t.). is/axe subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that He/she/they executed the same in fits/her/their authorized capacity,and that by his/her/their signature .on the instrument the person(. or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s).acted, executed the instrument. I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. WITNESS my hand and official seal. ♦ E'._...°_tiyF ALMA KAREN HERNANDEZ Notary Public•California Signature U. : . _ - Orange County Commission;2390908 Signature of Notary Public `',,cm.' My Comm.Expires Jan 16, 2026 ` Place Notary Seal Above OPTIONAL Though this section is optional, completing this information can deter alteration of the document or fraudulent reattachment of this form to an unintended document. Description of Attached Document Title or Type of Document: Payment Bond No.0103587 Document Date: 12/11/2024 Number of Pages: Three(3) Signer(s) Other Than Named Above: Capacity(ies) Claimed by Signer(s) Signer's Name: Rebecca Haas-Bates Signer's Name: ❑Corporate Officer — Title(s): ❑Corporate Officer — Title(s): ❑Partner — ❑ Limited ❑General ❑ Partner — ❑ Limited ❑General ❑ Individual I,Attorney in Fact ❑ Individual ❑Attorney in Fact ❑Trustee ❑Guardian or Conservator ❑Trustee ❑Guardian or Conservator ❑Other: 0 Other: Signer Is Representing: Signer Is Representing: Developers Surety and Indemnity Company /,:�'i:\'i.\°iG�'iG\'!'.�'SG��G\'!:�ciG�'!G\:'.-iG�u:�:i..�:✓'.\'!:�✓:�%:\✓.G�:.\ri..�•in✓:'ii,C..iG\✓G\%',\•i..�✓..� ..\%:\✓..�.SiG<✓G�_✓_:\%G<•{..�•iG�'iG�<!:\'iG�'!G\'�.:\'!G�?!G\•SG\ ©2014 National Notary Association •www.NationalNotary.org • 1-800-US NOTARY(1-800-876-6827) Item#5907 POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR COREPOINTE INSURANCE COMPANY DEVELOPERS SURETY AND INDEMNITY COMPANY 59 Maiden Lane,43rd Floor.New York,NY 10038 (212)220-7120 KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS that,except as expressly limited herein.COREPOINTE INSURANCE COMPANY and DEVELOPERS SURETY AND INDEMNITY COMPANY,do hereby make,constitute and appoint: William Syrkin,Richard Adiar,and Rebecca Haas-Bates ,of Irvine.CA as its true and lawful Attorney-in-Fact,to make,execute,deliver and acknowledge,for and on behalf of said companies,as sureties,bonds,undertakings and contracts of suretyship giving and granting unto said Attorney-in-Fact full power and authority to do and to perform every act necessary,requisite or proper to be done in connection therewith as each of said company could do,but reserving to each of said company full power of substitution and revocation,and all of the acts of said Attorney-in-Fact,pursuant to these presents,are hereby ratified and confirmed. This Power of Attorney is effective December 11,2024 and shall expire on December 31,2025. This Power of Attorney is granted and is signed under and by authority of the following resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors ofCOREPOINTE INSURANCE COMPANY and DEVELOPERS SURETY AND INDEMNITY COMPANY(collectively,"Company")on February 10,2023. RESOLVED,that Sam Zaza,President,Surety Underwriting,James Bell.Vice President.Surety Underwriting,and Craig Dawson,Executive Underwriter. Surety,each an employee of AmTrust North America,Inc.,an affiliate of the Company(the"Authorized Signors"),are hereby authorized to execute a Power of Attorney, qualifying attomey(s)-in-fact named in the Power of Attorney to execute, on behalf of the Company, bonds, undertakings and contracts of suretyship,or other suretyship obligations;and that the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary ot'the Company be,and each of them hereby is,authorized to attest the execution of any such Power of Attorney. RESOLVED,that the signature of any one of the Authorized Signors and the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Company,and the seal of the Company must be affixed to any such Power of Attorney,and any such signature or seal may be affixed by facsimile,and such Power of Attorney shall he valid and binding upon the Company when so affixed and in the future with respect to any bond,undertaking or contract of suretyship to which it is attached. IN WITNESS WHEREOF,COREPOINTE INSURANCE COMPANY and DEVELOPERS SURETY AND INDEMNITY COMPANY have caused these presents to be signed by the Authorized Signor and attested by their Secretary or Assistant Secretary this March 27,2023 ,,,,.....aaaraa .,,4,....,••,,, B •.•'� �tJSURgN •., .•'� cY AND m Z. = O�POJZy�. F Z J..GpFtPORq'• C`,� Printed Nar Sam"Lana O •0 F•• C� • � Fp 1 Z Title: President,Surety Underwriting 111 SEAL• i= 0 • 1 93 6 •• { 41. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: 'i • • • '� d • A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached,and not the truthfulness,accuracy,or validity of that document. STATE OF California COUNTY OF Orange On this 27 day of March, 20 23 , before me, Hoang-Quyen Phu Pham , personally appeared Sam Zaza who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person whose name is subscribed to within the instrument and acknowledged to me that they executed the same in their authorized capacity,and that by the signature on the instrument the entities upon behalf which the person acted,executed this instrument. 1 certify,under penalty of perjury,under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. WITNESS my hand and official seal. EsMYcmEXPUeSDec3120k ?„ NOANG-QUYEN P.PHAN ;.•.., Notary Public-California Signature ✓ CORPORATE CERTIFICATION The undersigned.the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of COREPOINTE INSURANCE COMPANY and DEVELOPERS SURETY AND INDEMNITY COMPANY,does hereby certify that the provisions of the resolutions of the respective Boards of Directors of said corporations set forth in this Power of Attorney are in force as of the date of this Certification. This Certification is executed in the City of Cleveland,Ohio,this March 19,2023. c--nocuSigne/I ,,ddby: BY: 6t.Vyl W Itt4SI-S Barry W.Moses,Assistant Secretary POA No. N/A ".-686415E7ADE548C... DocuSignEnvelopelD:3352BFD6-5E9D-4796-837E-C1E455E6530F Ed.0323