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HomeMy WebLinkAbout7.8_Bond InquiriesBond Status Inquiry City of Fontana, CA 8353 Sierra Avenue Fontana, CA 92335 THE ' [ARTFOBD. RECiiiVi` P)I LITl' & BONDING 1AR 1. 221101 HUMAN RESOURCE • The Hartford Fidelity and Bonding Company Hartford Plaza Hartford, CT 06115 Date February 7, 2001 Bond No. 41BCSAC0515 Your No. Contractor Kenko, Inc. dba McGrand and Associates,. Inc. Address 12301 Central Avenue NESuite 100 Blaine, MN 55434 Description of Contact Citrus Avenue Sewer and Storm Drain Owner City of Fontana, CA Contract Price Bond(s) Effective Date $2,212,515 Perf. 100% Pay't 100% 9/14/2000 Without prejudicing your right or affecting our Iiabli y under our bond(s) described above, we would appreciate the following information Yours very truly, Hartford Accident & Indemnity Company If Contract Completed, Please state: Approximate complete date Approximate acceptance date Name of Surety J. Dennis Lane Senior Vice President Final Contract Price If Contract Uncompleted, Please State: Approximate amount completed (% of $ amount) 56% Paid to Date .$1.2.02, 766.70 Retainage $133,640...75`' Are there any claims, assignments or liens on file? ❑ Yes No It is understood that the information contained herein is furnished as a matter of courtesy for the confidential use of the surety and Is merely an expression of opinion. It Is also agreed that In furnishing this information, no guaranty or warranty of accuracy or correctness is made and no responsibility is assumed as a result of reliance by the Surety, whether such information Is furnished by the owner or by an architect or engineer as the agent of the owner. Remarks: Date March 15, 2001 Return this inquiry in the enclosed Self-addressed. stamped envelope to: Hartford Inc. Regional Office Bond Owner City cif :.Fontana 3800 West 80th Street Suite 600 Bloomington, MN 55431 By Donald 'Gdula Title Consultant Project Coordinator Form S-3488-8 Printed in the U. S. A. This form is acceptable to The Surety Association of America. MEMORANDUM TO: Gregory J. Bucknell, P.E. Pri '.al Civil Engineer/Special Project FROM: Sid Lambert, Purchasing Speci,.. SUBJECT: Bid Bond Verification (Citrus : ' enu : Sewer, SB-55-00) Purchasing has verified the bid sureties of the three lowest bidde The insurance companies are an admitted surety insurer in the State of California. If you have any questions, please contact me at x7678. Majich Bros., Inc. Kenko Inc.= KIP Inc. Insurance Company First National Insurance Company Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company General Accident Insurance Company of America MEMORANDUM 'CITY OF FONTANA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT ENGINEERING DIVISION/SPECIAL PROJECTS SIDD LAMBERT, PURCHASING SPECIALIST YOUSUF'PATANWALA, P.E. SENIOR CIVIL ENGINEER/SPECIAL PROJECTS SUBJECT: CITRUS AVENUE SEWER AND STORM DRAIN FROM JURUPA AVENUE TO SLOVER AVENUE BID NO. SB-55-00, BID BOND VERIFICATION DATE: JULY 20, 2000 ****************************************************************** **************************************************************** Enclosed are the bid bonds for the three lowest bidders for the above referenced project. Please verify and respond in writing if the bonds submitted are from acceptable Surety Companies. BID BOND FOR CONSTRUCTION OF CITRUS AVENUE SEWER AND STORM DRAIN FROM JURUPA AVENUE TO SLOVER AVENUE BID NO. SB-55-00 KNOW ' ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that we, the : undersigned, Majich Bros., Inc. , (hereafter called "Principal"), and First National Insurance Company* (hereafter called "Surety"), are held and firmly bound unto the CITY OF FONTANA (hereafter called "OWNER"), in the sum of ten percent of the total amount of biddollars ($ int ), for the payment of which, well and truly to be made, we hereby jointly and severally bind ourselves and our successors and assigns. SIGNED thisi7 th day of July 2030 The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas the Principal has submitted to the OWNER a certain Bid, attached hereto and hereby made a part hereof, to enter into a contract in writing for the construction of the Citrus Avenue Sewer and Storm Drain (Jurupa Avenue to Slover Avenue). If said Bid is rejected, or If said Bid is accepted and Principal executes and delivers a contract in the attached Agreement form within then (10) days after acceptance (properly completed in accordance with said Bid), and furnishes insurance certificates and endorsements, bonds for faithful performance of said Contract and for the payment of all persons performing labor or furnishing. materials, in connection therewith, and all other required documents, then this obligation shall be void; otherwise, the same shall. rem* in force and effect,, it being -expressly understood and agreed that the liability of Surety fbr any and all claimshereunder shall) in no event, exceed the amount of this obligation as herein stated. For value received, Surety hereby stipulates and agrees that the obligation of said Surety and its bond shall be in no way impaired or affected by any bidding errors or extension of the time within which the OWNER may accept such Bid, and said Surety hereby waives notice of any such extension. *of Almerica P-8 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Principal and Surety have hereunto set their hands and seals, and such of them as are corporations have caused their corporate seals to be hereto affixed and these presents to be signed by their proper officers, on the day and year first set forth above: ATTEST: (if corporation By: Title:. J' c Corporate Seal) ATTEST: By: PRINCIPAL: Ma j ich Bros.. Inc. Title: SURETY: By: First National Insurance Company Lourdes Landa Title: Title: Attorney -in -Fact (Corporate Seal) IMPORTANT: Surety companies executing Bonds must possess a certificate of authority from the California Insurance Commissioner authorizing them to write surety insurance defined in Section 105 of the California Insurance Code, and if the work or project is financed, in whole or in part, with federal grant or loan funds, must also appear on the Treasury Department's most current list (Circular 570 as amended). THIS IS A RFQ[1IRF,D FORM. Any claims under this bond may be addressed to: (Name and address of Surety) First National Insurance Company of America 2677 N. Main Street, Ste. 100 (Name and address of agent or representative for service of process in California, if different from above) Santa, CA 92705 (Telephone number and FAX number of Surety and agent or representative for servict of process in California) Phone:714 437-3047 Fax 437-305R/ Mike Stein (Page 2 of 3) p_9 STATE OF ALL-PURPOSE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT California COUNTY OF Orange ) ss. On this July 17, 2000 before me, Edith Garibay,, Notary Public DATE NAME, TITLE OF OFFICER personally appeared Lourdes Landa NAME (S) OF SIGNER (S) [x] personally known to me -OR- [ ] or proven to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person( whose'name(() is/ae subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me than 'tie/she/My executed the same in /her/tip authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/disk signature(r) on the instnnnent the person0s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(3), acted, executed the instrument. Witness my hand and official seal. EDITH GARIBAY corm. # 1231724 NOTARY PUBLIC-CALIFORNIA +n ORANGE COUNTY 0 4,14 L'OMM. EXA. 2003 i NOTE: A copy of the Power of Attorney to local representatives of the bonding company must be attached hereto. POWER OF ATTORNEY FIRST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA 4333 BROOKLYN AVE NE SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98105 4333 Brooklyn Avenue N.E. Seattle, WA 98105 KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS: No. 9934 That FIRST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, a Washington corporation, does hereby appoint s*****************************************************************LOURDES LANDA;Irvine,f'?tlfomia***********************************►********************** its true and lawful attomey(s)-in-fact, with full authority to execute on behalf of the company fidelity and surety bonds or undertakings and other documents of a similar character issued by the company in the course of its business,and to bind FIRST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA thereby as fully as if such instruments had been duly executed by its regularly elected officers at its home office. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, FIRST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA has executed and attested these presents R.A. PIERSON, SECRETARY CERTIFICATE Extract from the By -Laws of FIRST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA: , 1999 �19�ri�.P W. RANDALL STODDARD, PRESIDENT "Article V, Section 13. - FIDELITY AND SURETY BONDS .., the President, any Vice President, the Secretary, and any Assistant Vice President appointed for that purpose by the officer in charge of surety operations, shall each have authority to appoint individuals as attorneys -in -fact or under other appropriate titles with authority to execute on behalf of the company fidelity and surety bonds and other documents of similar character issued by the company in the course of its business... On any instrument making or evidencing such appointment, the signatures may be affixed by facsimile. On any instrument conferring such authority or on any bond or undertaking of the company, the seal, or a facsimile thereof, may be impressed or affixed or in any other manner reproduced; provided, however, that the seal shall not be necessary to the validity of any such instrument or undertaking:" Extract from a Resolution of the Board of Directors of FIRST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA adopted July 28, 1970. "On any certificate executed by the Secretary or an assistant secretary of the Company setting out, (i). The provisions of Article V, Section 13 of the By -Laws, and (i) A copy of the power -of -attorney appointment, executed pursuant thereto, and (iii) Certifying that said power -of -attorney appointment is In full force and effect,- the signature of the certifying officer may be by facsimile, and the seal of the Company may be a facsimile thereof.". I, R.A. Pierson, Secretary of FIRST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, do hereby certify that the foregoing extracts of the By -Laws and of a Resolution of the Board of Directors of this corporation, and of a Power of Attorney issued pursuant thereto, are true and correct, and that both the By -Laws, the Resolution and the Power of Attorney are still in full force and effect. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the facsimile seal of said corporation this \OtANCE cps SEAL. s O SEA w ,r. 1,,fi92t M4.°„ m A RA. PIERSON, SECRETARY 17th day of July , 2000 S-1049/FNEF 7/98 7/28/99 PDF BID BOND FOR CONSTRUCTION OF CITRUS AVENUE SEWER AND STORM DRAIN FROM JURUPA AVENUE TO SLOVER AVENUE BID NO. SB-55-00 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that we, the undersigned, KIP- INCoRpo1 n;u , (hereafter called 'Principal"), and G',FTVFRAT, TNRIRANrw CaPANY -)F AMT TCA , (hereafter called "Surety"), are held and firmly bound unto the CITY OF FONTANA (hereafter called "OWNER"), in the sum of TEN PERCENT OF 'III TOTAL AMOUNT BID— dollars ($ -10%.— ), for the payment ofwhich, well and truly to be made, we hereby jointly and severally bind ourselves and our successors and assigns. SIGNED this 12ili day of JULY , 200a The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas the Principal has submitted to the OWNER a certain Bid, attached hereto and hereby made a part hereof, to enter into a contract in writing for the construction of the Citrus Avenue Sewer and Storm Drain (Jurupa Avenue to Slover Avenue). NOW THEREFORE, If said Bid is rejected, or If said Bid is accepted and Principal executes and delivers a contract in the attached Agreement form within then (10) days after acceptance (properly completed in accordance with said Bid), and furnishes insurance certificates and endorsements, bonds for faithful performance of said Contract and for the payment of all persons performing labor or furnishing materials in connection therewith, and all other required documents, then this obligation shall be void; otherwise,; the same shall remain in force and effect, it being expressly understood and agreed that the liability of Surety for any and all: claims hereunder shall, in no event, exceed the amount of this obligation as herein stated. For value received, Surety hereby stipulates and agrees that the obligation of said Surety and its bond shall be in no way impaired or affected by any bidding errors or extension of the time within which the OWNER may accept such Bid, and said Surety hereby waives notice of any such extension. P-8 IN WITNESS WHOF, Principal and Surety have hero. set their hands and seals, and such of them as are corporations have caused their corporate seals to be hereto affixed and these presents to be signed by their proper officers, on the day and year first set forth above. ATTEST: (i - . oration Asst. Secretary Corporate Seal) IMPORTANT: Surety companies executing Bonds must possess a certificate of authority from the California Insurance Commissioner authorizing them to write surety insurance defined in Section 105 of the California Insurance Code, and if the work or project is financed, in whole or in part, with fedEaI grant or loan funds, must also appear on the Treasury Department's most current list (Circular 570 as amended). THIS IS A REQUIRED) FORM. Any claims under this bond may be addressed to: (Name and address of Surety) GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA 4101 S.W. KRUSE WAY LAKE OSWEGO, OR (77035 (Name and address of agent or ASH)COI'1ON. & SCOIT LW representative for service of 1500 NE IRVING SUITE 135 process in California, if different from above) PORTLAND, OR 97232 (Telephone number and FAX ` number of Surety and agent or representative for service of process in California) 503-238--1290 / 503-238-1183 P-9 (Page 2 of 3) -., ALL-PURPOSE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT STATE OF ORES ON ) ) ss. COUNTY OF NULTNCMAH ) On this 7/12/00 before me, BONNIE RIDDLE, A .NOTARY PUBLIC DATE NAME, TITLE OF OFFICER personally appeared ROBERT W. LAGLER NAME (S) OF SIGNER (S) personally known to me -OR- [ ] or proven to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me than he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s), acted, executed the instrument. Witness my hand and official seal. ( SIGNATURE OF NOTARY OFFICIAL SEAL 1 ; BONNIE RIDDLE NOTARY PUBLIC-OREGON COMMISSION NO. 311713 r MY COMMISSION EXPIRES APR. 19, 2002 r A copy of the Power of Attorney to local representatives of the bonding company must be attached hereto. P-10 (Page 3 of 3) I� KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS: That SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA and GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, each a Washington corporation, does each hereby appoint ******** POWER OF ATTORNEY 41111AFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA HOME OFFICE: SAFECO PLAZA SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98185 No. 5469 ********* *********** *ROBERT W. LAGLER; BONNIE RIDDLE; Portland, Oregon***** *********** its true and lawful attomey(s)-in-fad, with full authority to execute on its behalf fidelity and surety bonds or undertakings and other documents of a similar character issued in the course of its business, and to bind the respective company thereby. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA and GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA have each executed and attested these presents R.A. PIERSON, SECRETARY CERTIFICATE Extract from the By -Laws of SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA and of GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA: W. RANDALL STODDARD; PRESIDENT "Article V, Section 13. - FIDELITY AND SURETY BONDS ::.'the President, any Vice President, the Secretary, and any Assistant Vice President appointed for that purpose by the officer in charge of surety operations, shall each have authority to appoint individuals as attorneys -in -fact or under other appropriate titles with authority to execute on behalf of the company fidelity and surety bonds and other documents of similar character issued by the company in the course of its business... On any instrument making or evidencing such appointment, the signatures may be affixed by facsimile. On any instrument conferring such authority or on any bond or undertaking of the company, the seal, or a facsimile thereat may be impressed or affixed or in any other manner reproduced; provided, however, that the seal shall not - • be necessary to the validity of any such instrument or undertaking." Extract from a Resolution of the Board of Directors of SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA' and of GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA adopted July 28, 1970. -- "On any certificate executed by the Secretary or an assistant secretary of the Company setting out, (i) The provisions of Article V, Section 13 of the By -Laws, and (ii) A copy of the power -of -attorney appointment, executed pursuant thereto, and (iii) Certifying that said power -of -attorney appointment is in full force and effect, the signature of the certifying officer may be by facsimile, and the seal of the Company may be a facsimile thereof." • I, R.A. Pierson, Secretary of SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA and of GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, do hereby certify that the foregoing extracts of the By -Laws and of a Resolution of the Board of Directors of these corporations, and of a Power of Attorney issued pursuant thereto; are true and correct, and that both the By -Laws, the Resolution and the Power of Attorney are still in full force and effect. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the facsimile seal of said corporation day of JULY S-0974/SAEF 7/98 77 S Registered trademark of SAFECO Corporation 6B;99 PUf';. RED'DJUL 192000 BID BOND FOR CONSTRUCTION OF CITRUS AVENUE SEWER AND STORM DRAIN FROM JURUPA AVENUE TO SLOVER AVENUE BID NO, SB-55-00 KEN • KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that we, the undersigned, , A� 8C i Ryps &, (hereafter called "Principal"), and HARTFORD ACC I DENT AND I NDEMN 1 TY COMPANY • ' (hereafter called "Surety"), are held and firmly bound unto the CITY OF FONTANA (hereafter called '''OWNER"), in the ,suin of Ten Percent (10%) of. Tota1 Amount Bid dollars ($ 1 o% ), for the payment of which, well and truly to be 'made, we hereby jointly and severally bind ourselves and our successors and assigns. • SIGNED this l8th day of July , 20 °o. The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas the Principal has submitted to the OWNER a certain Bid, attached hereto and hereby made a part hereof, to enter into a contract in writing for the construction of the Citrus Avenue Sewer and Storm Drain (Jurupa Avenue to ,Slover Avenue). If said Bid is accepted and Principal executes and delivers a contract in the attached Agreement form within then (10) days after acceptance .(properly completed • in accordance with said Bid), and furnishes insurance certificates and endorsements, bonds for faithful performance of said Contract and for the payment of all persons performing labor or furnishing materials in connection therewith, and all other required documents, then this obligation shall be void; otherwise, the same shall • •remain in fors a and effect it being expressly' understood and agreed that the liability of Surety for any and all claims hereunder shall; in no event, exceed the amount of this obligation as herein stated_ For value received, Surety hereby stipulates and agrees that the obligation of said Surety and its bond shall be in no way impaired or affected byany bidding errors or extension of the time within whic h the OWNER may accept ,such: Bid, and said Surety hereby waives, notice of any such • extension. • P-8 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Principal and Surety have hereu o set their hands and seals, and such of them as are corporations have caused their corporate seals to be hereto affixed and these presents to be signed by their proper officers, on 'the day and year first set forth above_ ATTEST: (if corporation) By; ri Title: �dLO�1 Corporate Seal) ATTEST; Title: (Corporate Seal) IMPORTANT: Surety companies executing Bonds must possess a certificate of authority from the California Insurance Commissioner authorizing them to writesurety insurance defined in Section 105' of, the California Insurance Code, and if the work or project is financed, in whole or in part, • with federal grant or loan funds, must also appear on the Treasury Department's most current list • ' ' (Circular.570 as amended). THIS TS IS .4 REQUIRED FORM PRINCIPAL KENKO, INC. DBA MCCRAND & ASSOCIATES HARTFORD ACCIDENT AND INDEMNITY SURETY: COMPANY Any claims under this bond may be addressed to: . (Name arid address of Surety) Title: • HARTFORD ACCIDENT AND INDMENITY:COMPANY Hartford Plaza Hartford, CT 06115 (Name and address of agent or Paul Boucher THE HARTFORD 'representative for service of process in California; if One Point Drive, P.O. Box 2333 different from above) (Telephone number and FAX • , number of Surety and agent or representative for service of process in California) Brea, CA 92622 Surety 612-844-3367 612-844-3388 P-9 Agent 714-257-7500 / 714-257-0809 (Page 2 of 3) i STATE OF ALL-PURPOSE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT CALL FORN I A COUNTY' OF Riwt2ss Ori this Zo QF �klsj before me, lAte; 6U- DATE NAME, TITLE OF OFFICER' personally appeared STEVEN K. H I MLE in 44 Zty vo./ [A,personally known to nne - to be the persons) whose name(a) is/ar-e subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me than he/silt:761*y executed the same in hisf authorized capacity(ies), and that by hisiiiiarAeir signature() on the instrument the person(8), or the entity upon behalf *of which:the person(.t f', acted, executed the instrument: MICHELLEA..DELAWDEit. Commission # 1152806 Notary Public - California Riverside County My Comm. Eiires Aug 23, 20D 1 NOTE: A copy of the Power of Attorney to local representatives of the bonding company uwst be attached hereto organized under the subject' to its Articks of Incorporation or STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT , OF INSURANCE SAN FRANCISCO AMENDED Certificate of Authority 'I Hts Is TO CEITIFY, That, pursuant to the Insurance Code of the Slate of California, HARTFORD ACCIDENT AND INDEMNITY of EARTFORD, CONNECTICtT laws of . CONNECTICVT other fundamental organizational documents, is hereby authorized to transact within this State, subject to all provisions of this Certificate, the following classes of insurance: FIRE, MARINE, SURETY, DISABILITY, PLATE GLASS, LIABILITY, WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION, COMMON CARRIER LIABILITY, BOILER AND MACHINERY, BURGLARY, CREDIT, SPRINELER, TEAM AND VEHICLE, AtrrOMOBILE, AIRCRAFT and MISCELLANEOUS as such classes are now or may hereafter be defined in the Insurance ,Caws of the State of California. Tuts Cxr>s'raz£ it expressly conditioned upon the holder hereof now and hereafter being in full compliance with all, and not in violation of any, of the applicable laws and lawful requirements made under authority of the laws of the State of California as long as such laws or requirements are in effect and applicable, and as such laws and -requirements now are, or may .hereafter be changed or amended. IN WxrxEss WHF4voP, effective as of of DECEMBER , 29 61, I have hereunto set my band and caused my official seal to be affixed day of.. DECCEMBER — — ... Ig ?�— HAR•RD ACCIDENT AND INDEMNITSOMPANY Hartford, Connecticut POWER OF ATTORNEY Know all men by these Presents, That HARTFORD ACCIDENT AND INDEMNITY COMPANY, a corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of Connecticut, and having its principal office in the City of Hartford, County of Hartford, State of Connecticut, does hereby make, constitute and appoint Bruce N. Telander, John P. Martinsen, Gary S. Soderberg, Donald R. Olson, R.W. Frank, Dennis J. Linder, Mary L. Charles, John E. Tauer, Nina E. Werstein, Linda K. French, R. Scott Egginton of Minneapolis, Minnesota its true and lawful Attomey(s)-in-Fact, with full power and authority to each of said Attomey(s)-in-Fact, if more than one is named above, to sign, execute and acknowledge any and all bonds and undertakings on behalf of the Company in its business of guaranteeing the fidelity of persons holding places of public or private trust; guaranteeing the performance of contracts other than insurance policies; guaranteeing the performance of insurance contracts where surety bonds are accepted by states and municipalities, and executing or guaranteeing bonds and undertakings required or permitted in all actions or proceedings or by law allowed, and to bind HARTFORD ACCIDENT AND INDEMNITY COMPANY thereby as fully and to the same extent as if such bonds and undertakings and other writings obligatory in the nature thereof were signed by an Executive Officer of HARTFORD ACCIDENT AND INDEMNITY COMPANY and sealed and attested by one other of such Officers, and hereby ratifies and confirms all that its said Attomey(s)-in Fact may do in pursuance hereof. This Power of Attorney is granted under and by authority of the By -Laws of HARTFORD ACCIDENT AND INDEMNITY COMPANY, ("the Company") as amended by the Board of Directors at a meeting duly called and held on May 13th, 1999, as follows: ARTICLE IV SECTION 8. The President or any Vice President or Assistant Vice President, acting with any Secretary or Assistant Secretary, shall have power and authority to appoint, for purposes only of executing and attesting bonds and undertakings and other writings obligatory in the nature thereof, one or more resident Vice President, resident Assistant Secretaries and Attorneys -in -Fact and at any time to remove any such resident Vice President, resident Assistant Secretary, or Attorney -in -Fact, and revoke the power and authority given to him. SECTION 11.. Attorneys -in -Fact shall have power and authority, subject to the terms and limitations of the power of attorney issued to them, to execute and deliver on behalf of the Company and to attach the seal of the Company thereto any and all bonds and undertakings, and other writings obligatory in the nature thereof, and any such instrument executed by any such Attorney -in -Fact shall be as binding upon the Company as if signed by an Executive Officer and sealed and attested by one other of such Officers. RE OLVED, f such facsimile, andSsuch that of signatures or certificate such facsimilcers and the seal of e signatures urres Companye famacsimile seal shall be valid and bindbe affixed to any such power of ing attorney u or any certificate relug thereto ower by so anypowerattorney bearing 9 p the Company and any such power so executed and certified by facsimile signatures and facsimile seal shall be valid and binding upon the Company in the future with respect to any bond or undertaking to which it is attached. In Witness Whereof, HARTFORD ACCIDENT AND INDEMNITY COMPANY has caused these presents to be signed by its Assistant Vice President, and its corporate seal to be hereto affixed, duly attested by its Assistant Secretary, this 14th day May, 1999. Attest: Paul A. Bergenholtz, Assistant Secretary STATE OF CONNECTICUT :SS. COUNTY OF HARTFORD HARTFORD ACCIDENT AND INDEMNITY Robert L. Post, Assistant Vice President On this 14th day of May, A.D. 1999, before me personally came Robert L. Post, to me known, who being by me duly sworn, did depose and say: that he resides in the County of Hartford, State of Connecticut; that he is the Assistant Vice President of HARTFORD ACCIDENT AND INDEMNITY COMPANY, the corporation described in and which executed the above instrument; that he knows the seal of said corporation; that the seal affixed to the said instrument is such corporate seal; that it was so affixed by order of the Board of Directors of said corporation and that he signed his name thereto by like order. CERTIFICATE Jean H. Wozniak Notary Public My Commission Expires June 30, 2004 I, the undersigned, Assistant Vice President of HARTFORD ACCIDENT AND INDEMNITY COMPANY, a Connecticut Corporation, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing and attached POWER OF ATTORNEY remains in full force and has not been revoked; and furthermore, that Article IV, Sections 8 and 11 of the By -Laws of HARTFORD ACCIDENT AND INDEMNITY COMPANY, set forth in the Power of Attorney, are now in force. Signed and sealed at the City of Hartford. Form S-4054-2 Printed in U.S.A. Dated the 18th. day of July 20 00. J. Dennis Lane, Assistant Vice President ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF CORPORATE SURETY On this 18th day of July , 2000, before me appeared Bruce N. Telander to me personally known, who being by me duly sworn, did say that (s) he is the Attorney -in -Fact of HARTFORD ACCIDENT AND INDEMNITY COMPANY , a corporation, that the seal affixed to the foregoing instrument is the corporate seal of said corporation and that said instrument was executed in behalf of said corporation by authority of its Board of Directors; and that said Bruce N. Telander acknowledged said instrumentto be the free act and deed of said corporation. NINA E. WERBTEIN NOTARY PUBLIC•MINNESCT9 HENNEPIN COUNTY" My Commission Expires Jan. 31, 20053 F Notary Public ' County, My commission expires