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P.O. Box 478 Coppell, Texas 75019 The City With A Beautiful Future 972-462-0022 P.O. BOX 478 COPPELL, TEXAS 75019 June 17, 1999 Glenn Milsap L.H. Lacy Co. P.O. Box 541297 Dallas, Texas 75354-1297 RE: Fellowship of Las Colinas Final Acceptance Dear Mr. Milsap: A final inspection of paving and utilities for the referenced project has been confirmed by representatives of the City of Coppell. The two-year maintenance bonds and as-built drawings have been received from the contractor. Maturity on the bonds will be two years from the date of this letter. Maturity on the Erosion Control Bond will also be two years from the date of this letter. /~rry~a~is _ ~n~truction Inspector ~ ~gx~~.3~. ,,~., ~ .~?o ,~ cc: Mike Martin, Assistant City Engineer Debi Ingrain, Engineering Secretary , JUN,-O1-2000 THU 06:10 aM LaOY OOMPaNY FaX NO, 3500662 P, 03 MAINTENANCE BOND Bond No. 190701941 Amount: $9,883.67 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That we, L.H. Lacv Company , as Principal, and National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford , a corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of Connecticut and duly licensed to transact business in the State of Texas (hereinafter called the Surety), as Surety, are held and firmly bound unto the City of Coppell . (hereinafter caIled the Obligee) in the sum of Nine Thousand, Ei¢lht Hundred Eighty-Three and 671100 .......... ..-($9,883.67---~LDollars for the payment of which sum well and truly to be made, we the said Principal an~, the said Surety bind ourselves, and our heiqs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, jointly and severally, formally by these presents: Sealed with our seals and dated this 19TM day of May ,19 99. WHEREAS, the said Principal has heretofore entered into a contract with Julian P, Barry General Contractor, Inc. dated December 29, 1998 , for Fellowship Church - Paving Improvements (Job #690) and NOW, THEREFORE, the condition of this obligation is such, that if said Principal shall faithfully carry out and perform the said guarantee, and shall, on due notice, repair and make good at its own expense any defects which are the result of faulty workmanship and materials in said contract which may develop during the period of two (2) years, or shall pay over, make good and reimburse to the said Obligee all loss and damage which said Obtigee may sustain by reason of failure or default of said Principal to do so, then this obligation shall be null and void; otherwise shall remain in full force and effect. . L. H~MM PAN~ NATIONAl. FiRE INSUBAI~ CE COMPANY 7~/eo-rJ~e R.. Rivero I,....-/j~f{n bi"~ry'er~_ Title~/vice-?resident Title: Attorney-in-Fact JUN~O1-2000 THU 06:11 RN L,H~ LROY OOMPRNY FR× NO, 2~4 3500662 P, 03 POWER OF ATTORNEY APPOINTING INDIVIDUAL ATTORNEY-IN-FACT Know All Men By These Presents, That CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY, an Illinois corporation, NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD, a Connec~cut corporation, AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA, a Pem3sylvania corporation (herein collectively called 't~e CCC Surety Companies'}, are duly ~'ganized and e:x~sting corporations having their pdncJpeJ ~ in the C~ of Chicago, and Stste of Illinois, and that they do by virtue of the signature and seals herein affixed hereby rn,3ke, ccnstftu~ and aPl:mint David G. Miclette, Samuel F. Bowen, Edward G. Bdtt. Jr., Margie Lange. Barry K. McCord, Ann M. Fryer, Kristi Lov,e. tt, lndividuall~ of Houston. Texas their t3'ue and lav~ul Attemey(s)-ir~Fact wfth full power and authority hereby conferred to sign, seal and execute for and on their behalf bonds, under~a~ngs and other obliga~ry instruments of similar nature - In Unlimited Amounts - and to bind them thereby as fully and to the same extent as if such instruments were signed by a c~uly aul~orized officer of thsir corl~r-z6o~ and ail the acts of said Attorney, pursuant to the au~ority hereby given are hereby ratified and confirmed. This Power ~ Attorney is made and executed pure,ant to and by authority of the By-L~Ns and Resolutions, printed on the reverse hereof, duly adopted, as indicated, by the Boards of Oir~ctom of the cor13ora~3ns. In W3tness Whereof, the CCC Surety Companies have caused these presents t~ be s~gned by their Group Vice President and their corporate seals to be hereto affixed on ~ 7th day of May , 1998 NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD AMERICAN CASUAL'FY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA Mamn J. Cashion Group Vice Pmsldent State of Illinois. County of Cook, ss: On this 7th day of May , 199.=.._~_8, before me personally came Marvin J, Cashion, to me known, who, being by me duly sworn, did depose and say; that he resides in the City of Chicago, State of II1in~s; that he is a Group Vice President of CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY, NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD, and AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA described in and which execrated the above instrument; that he knows the seals of said corl:mrat~ons; that the seals affixed to the said instrument are such corporate seats', that they were so affixed pursuant to authority given by the Boards of Directors of said corporations and bhat he signed hls name thereto pursuant to like authority, and acknowledges same to be the act and deed of sa~d cor~ns, My Commission E.xpires March 6, 2000 Mary Jo Abel N~ry Publk= CERTIFICATE I, Mary A. Ribikawslds, Assistant Secretary of CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY, NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD, and AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA do hereby certify that ~ Power of Attorney herein above set forth is still in force, and fur~er cer~y that the By-Law and Resolution of the Board of Directors of each corporabon printed on the thisreVerse~ter ~t~3f~day~ are of StJtt in f{~,E,[~te~'dmony whereof', i~.F~I ha_ye .hereunt° subscribed my name and affixed the sea~s of the said ¢erl=orat~3ns ' ) CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY , Mary A. Ribikawskis Assistant Sec~,-y Rev. 10/1197) JUN.-O1-2000 THU 06:11 ,qM L, H~ L,qOY OOMP,~NY F,~× NO, 21~ 3500662 P. 04 CONSENT OF - ARCHITECT SURETY COMPANY CCNTRACTOR [] TO FINAL PAYMENT SURETY [] OTHER [] AtA DOCUMENT G707 PROJECT: Fellowship Church - Paving Improvements (name, address) Coppell. Texas TO (Owner) Julian P. Barry . ARCHITECTS PROJECT NO,: General Contractor CONTRACT FOR: Paving Improvements $618 Forest Park Road CONTRACT DATE: December 29, '1998 Dallas, Texas ?$235 BOND NO.: 19070194'1 CONTRACTOR: LH. Lacy Company 10888 Shady Trail Dallas, Texas 75354-'1297 In accordance with the provisions of the Contract between the Owner and the Contractor as indicated above, the (here insert name and address of Surety as it, appears in the bond). National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford P.O. Box 2?$3? Houston, Texas 7'?22? , SURETY, on bond of (here Insert name and address of Ccntractor) LH. Lacy Company 10888 Shady Trail Dallas, TX 753,54-129? , CONTRACTOR, hereby approves of the final payment to the Contractor, and agrees that final payment to the Contractor shall not relieve the Surety Company of any of its obligations to (here inserts name and address of Owner) Julian P. Barry General Contractor 6518 Forest Park Road Dallas, Texas ?5235 , OWNER as set forth in the said Surety Company's bond. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Surety Company has hereunto set its hand this '19~ of May 19 99 rd Attest: Ann M. Fryer Attorney-in-Fact (Seal): Titte AIA DOCUMENT G707A · CONSENT OF SURETY COMPANY TO FINAL PAYMENT ,~ APRIL 1970 EDITION · A1A® ONE PAGE © 1970 · THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS, 1735 NEW YORK AVE., NW, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006 JUN-O1-2000 THU 06:12 hM L OY OOMP NY FR× NO, 2%4 3500662 P, 05 POWER OF ATTORNEY APPOINTING INDIVIDUAL ATTORNEY-IN-FACT Know Ail Men By These Presents, That CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY, an Illinois corporation. NATIONAL FiRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD, a Connec~cut c~rp~rat~on, AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA. a Pennsylvania corporation (herein collectively oatled 'the CC.C Surety Companies'), are duly organized and existing corpora~ons having thew principal offices in the City of Chicago, and S~te of Illinois, and that they do by virtue of the signature and seals herein affixed hereby make, consl~[~te and appoint David G. Miclette. Samuel F. Bowen, Edward G. Brftt, Jr., Mar~ie Lance. Ba,r~ K. McCord, Ann M. F~.er, I<~is'd Lovett. Individually of Houston, Texas their t~e and lawful Attcmey(s)-in-Fact wf~ full power and authorfty hereby confen'ed to sign, seal anc[ execute for and on their behaff bonds, undertaldngs and other obligatory ins'~'uments of similar nature - In Unlimited Amounts - and to bind them thereby as fully and I:o the same extent as if such instruments were signed by a duly authorized officer of their co~crations and all the acts cf said Attorney, pursuant to the au~orfty hereby g~ven are hereby retried and confirmed. This Power of A['tomey is made and executed pursuant to and by author~'y of b~e By-Laws and Resolutions, printed on the reverse hereof, duly adopted, as indicated, by l~e Boards of Directors cf the corporations. In Witness Whereof, the CCC Surety Companies have caused these presents to be signed by their Group V~ce President and their corporate seals to be hereto affixed on this 7t~ day of May , 1998 CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA Marvin J. Cushion Group Vice President State of Illinois, County of Cook, ss: On this 7th day of May , 1998 , before me personally came Marvin J. Cushion, to me known, who, being by me duly sworn, did depose and say: that he resides in the City of Chicago, State of Illinois; that he is a Group Vice President of CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY, NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD, and AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF RF_ADING, PENNSYLVANIA described in and which executed the above instrument; that he knows the seals of said coq3orat~ons; that the seals affixed to bile said instrument are such corporate seals; that they were so affixed pursuant to au~1ority given by the Boards of Directors of said corporations and that he signed bls name thereto pursuant to [ike authorfty, and acknowledges same to be the act and deed of said coq3oral:Jons. My Commission Ex13ires March 6, 2000 Mary Jo AJ3el Notary Public CERTIFICATE I, Mary A. Ribikawslds, Assis~nt Secretary of CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY, NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD, and AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA do hereby certify that the Power of Attorney herein above set forl3~ is still in force, and fur~er certify ~at ~e By-Law and Resolution of the Board of Directora of each corporation printed on ~e -- , CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA Mary A. Ribikawskis Ass~tant Se~re~=,'y (Rev. 10/l~J7) ~ JUN-O1-2000 ?HU 06'.13 ~M L. ~ LP, OY OOMPP, NY F~× NO. 2.L4 3500662 P. OB, June 17, I999 Mr. Harold Luedke Julian P. BarD,' General Contractor, [nc. 6616 Forest Park Road Dallas. Texas 75235 Project: Fellowship Cl~urch Dear Mr. Luedke: This letter serves as our guarantee for materials and workmanship for the period of one (I) year for the private improvements of the above referenced project. This guarantee will be effective May 15, 1999. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or comments. It has been our pleasure to be a part of this project and we hope that we will have the opportunity to serve you again soon. ~tted, Brian Cottle Chief Estimator L.H. Lacy Company ~ 10888 Shady Trail General Contractors , ..... P.O Box 541297 214/357-0146 Dallas,_Texas 75354-1297 · Ou~.lily Construction Io~' over 80 Years' MAINTENANCE BOND TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA Hartford, Connecticut 06183 BOND NO. 71 SB 103147386 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That TRI DAL, LTD., 540 COMMERCE ST., SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS 76092 as Pdncioal hereinafter called Contractor, and TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA, as SureW, hereinafter called Surety, are held and firmly bound unto CITY OF GRAPEVINE 413 S. MAIN ST., GRAPEVINE, TX 76099 as Obligee, hereinafter called Owner, in the penal sum of $1,035.00- for the payment whereof Contractor and Surety bind themselves, their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. WHEREAS, Contractor has by written agreement, dated DECEMBER 29, 1998 entered into a contract with,CA,~Ak'f~E JULIAN P. BARRY GENERAL CONTRACTOR , FOR PUBLIC WATER, FELLOWSHIP CHURCH, ONE THOUSAND CAR PARKING ADDITION 2450 ST. HIGHWAY 121N, GRAPEVINE, TX 76099 in accordance with the General Conditions, the Drawings and Specifications, which contract is by reference incorporated herein, and made a part hereof, and is referred to as the Contract. NOW, THEREFORE, the condition of this obligation is such that, if Contractor shall remedy any defects due to faulty materials or workmanship which shall appear within a period of Two ( 2 ) year(s) from the date of ~ ~ by' ~ City cf the work provided for in the Contract, then this obligation to be void; otherwise to remain in full force and effect. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that Owner shall give Contractor and Surety notice of observed defects with reasonable promptness. SIGNED and sealed this 24TH day of MAY, 1999 TRI DAL, LTD. (Seal) . .. .,~. Pr.i~,ci~,ab: TRAVELER,,~ff;ASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA PAULINE L. LESCH Attomey-in-Fact S-2326-1 (07-97) IMPORTANT NOTICE To obtain information or make a complaint: You may contact the Texas Department of Insurance to obtain information on companies, coverages, rights or complaints at: 1-800-252-3439 You may write the Texas Department of Insurance: P. O. Box 149104 Austin, TX 78714-9104 FAX #(512) 475-1771 PREMIUM OR CLAIM DISPUTES: Should you have a dispute concerning your premium or about a claim you should contact the agent or the company first. If the dispute is not resolved, you may contact the Texas Department of Insurance. ATTACH THIS NOTICE TO YOUR POLICY: This notice is for information only and does not become a part or condition of the attached document. TRAVEL ' CASUALTY AND SURETY COlV[PANY OI \IERICA Tlx~qELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPA~"¥ FARMINGTON CASUALTY COMPANY Hartford, Connecticut 06183-9062 TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF ILLINOIS Naperville, Illinois 60563-8458 POWER OF ATTORNEY AND CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY OF ATTORNEY(S)-IN-FACT KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, THAT TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA, TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY and FARMINGTON CASUALTY COMPANY, corporations duly organized under the laws of the State of Connecticut, and having their principal offices in the City of Hartford, County of Hartford, State of Connecticut, and TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF ILLINOIS, a corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of Illinois, and having its principal office in the City of Naperville, County of DuPage, State of Illinois, (hereinafter thc "Companies") hath made, constituted and appointed, and do by these presents make, constitute and appoint: Pauline L. Lesch, Clem F. Lesch, Gary Matula or Steven J. Zinecker * * of Lewisville, TX, their true and lawful Attorney(s)-in-Fact, with full power and authority hereby conferred to sign, execute and acknowledge, at any place within the United States, or, ff the following line be filled in, within the area there designated the following instrument(s): by his/her sole signature and act, any and all bonds, recognizances, contracts of indemnity, and other writings obligatory in the nature of a bond, recognizance, or conditional undertaking and any and all consents incident thereto and to bind the Companies, thereby as fully and to the same extent as if the same were signed by the duly authorized officers of the Companies, and ali the acts of said Attorney(s)-in-Fact, pursuant to the authority herein given, are hereby ratified and confirmed. This appointment is made under and by authority of thc following Standing Resolutions of said Companies, which Resolutions are now in full force and effect: VOTED: 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. VOTED: 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. VOTED: 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. This Power of Attorney and Certificate of Authority is signed and sealed by facsimile under and by authority of the following Standing Resolution voted by the Boards of Directors of TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA, TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY, FARMINGTON CASUALTY COMPANY and TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF ILLINOIS, which Resolution is now in full force and effect: VOTED: 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 upon the Company in the future xvith respect to any bond or undertaking to which it is attached. (8-97) IN WITNESS WHEREOF, TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA, TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY, FARMINGTON CASUALTY COMPANY and TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF ILLINOIS have caused this instrument to be signed by their Senior Vice President, and their corporate seals to be hereto affixed this 4th day &January, 1999. STATE OF CONNECTICUT TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY }SS. Hartford FARMINGTON CASUALTY COMPANY COUNTY OF HARTFORD TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF ILLINOIS ~ George W. Thompson Senior Vice President On this 4th day of January, 1999 before me personally came GEORGE W. THOMPSON to me knmvn, who, being by me duly sworn, did depose and say: that he/she is Senior Vice President of TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA, TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY, FARMINGTON CASUALTY COMPANY and TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF ILLINOIS, the corporations described in and which executed the above instrument; that he/she knows the seals of said corporations; that the seals affixed to the said instrument are such corporate seals; and that he/she executed the said instrument on behalf of the corporations by authority of his/her office under the Standing Resolutions thereof. My commission expires June 30, 2001 Notary Public Marie C. Tetreault CERTIFICATE I, file undersigned, Assistant Secretary of TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA, TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY and FARMINGTON CASUALTY COMPANY, stock corporations of the State of Connecticut, and TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF ILLINOIS, stock corporation of the State of Iilinois, DO HEREBY CERT~-~' that the foregoing and attached Power of Attorney and Certificate of Authority remains in full force and has not been revoked; and furthermore, that the Standing Resolutions of the Boards of Directors, as set forth in the Certificate of Authority, are now in force. Signed and Sealed at the Home Office of the Company, in the City of Hartford, State of Connecticut. Dated this 2 4TFI day of MAY ,1999 · eeee Brian Hoffman Assistant Secretary, Bond ORIGINAL MAINTENANCE BOND Bond No. 190701941 Amount: $9,883.67 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That we, L.H. Lacy Company , as Principal, and National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford , a corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of Connecticut and duly licensed to transact business in the State of Texas (hereinafter called the Surety), as Surety, are held and firmly bound unto the City of Coppell , (hereinafter called the Obligee) in the sum of Nine Thousand, Eight Hundred Eighty-Three and 67/100 .............. ($9,883.67---) Dollars for the payment of which sum well and truly to be made, we the said Principal and the said Surety bind ourselves, and our heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, jointly and severally, formally by these presents: Sealed with our seals and dated this 19th day of May ,19 99. WHEREAS, the said Principal has heretofore entered into a contract with Julian P. Barry General Contractor, Inc. dated December 29, 1998 , for Fellowship Church - Paving Improvements (Job #690) and NOW, THEREFORE, the condition of this obligation is such, that if said Principal shall faithfully carry out and perform the said guarantee, and shall, on due notice, repair and make good at its own expense any defects which are the result of faulty workmanship and materials in said contract which may develop during the period of two (2) years, or shall pay over, make good and reimburse to the said Obligee all loss and damage which said Obligee may sustain by reason of failure or default of said Principal to do so, then this obligation shall be null and void; otherwise shall remain in full force and effect. L. H OF H~RT~DRO //~ J ~/! ,, ~ /¢eo-r~e R. Rivero t'~6n M'~ Fry'er~ Title~vice-President Title: Attorney-in-Fact POWER OF ATTORNEY APPOINTING INDIVIDUAL ATTORNEY-IN-FACT Know Ail Men By These Presents, That CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY, an Illinois corporaton, NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD, a Connecticut corporation, AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA, a Penrt~fvax~ corporation (herein collectfvely called 'the CCC Surety Companies'), are duly organized and ex~stng corporatons having their principal ~ in the City of Chicago, and State of Illinois, and that they do by virtue of the sigrmture and seals herein affixed hereby make, const~L~ and appeint David G. Miclette, Samuel F. Bowen, Edward G. Britt, Jr., Mar~lie Lance. Barr7 lC McCord, Ann M. Fryer, Kris'd Lovett, Individu~ of Ho,_~_t. on. Te.~a_$ their t~ue and lawful Attomey(s)An-Fact w~ full power and authority hereby conferred to sign, seal and execute for and on their behalf bom/s, underbaldngs and other obligatory instruments of similar nature - In Unlimited Amounts - and to bind them thereby as fully and to the same extent as if such instruments were signed by a duly authorized officer of their corpo[a~u~ and all the acts of said Attorney, pursuant to the authorfty hereby given are hereby ratified and confirmed. This Power of Attomey is made and executed pursuant to and by authority of the By-Laws and Resolutions, printed on the reverse hereof, duly adopted, as indicated, by the Boards of Directors of the corporations. In Wlt~ess Whereof, the CCC Surety Companies have caused these presents to be signed by their Group Vice President and their corporate seals to be hereto affixed on this 7th day of May , 1998 NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSY].VANIA Marvin J. Cashion Group Vice President State of Illinois, County of Cook, ss: On this 7th day of May , 1998 , before me personally ce.me Marvin J. Cashion, to me known, who, being by me duly sworn, did depose and say: that he resides in the City of Chicago, State of Illirmis; that he is a Group Vice President of CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY, NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD, and AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA described in and which executed the above instrument; that he knows the seals of said corporations; that the seals affixed to the said instrument are such corporate seals; that they were so affixed pursuant to authority given by the Boards of Directors of said corporations and that he signed his name thereto pumuant to like authority, and acknowlaclges same to be the act and deed of said cor3x)mtions. My Commission Expires March 6, 2000 Mary Jo Abel Notary Public CERTIFICATE I, Mary ~ Ribikawslds, Assistant Secretary of CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY, NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD, and AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA do hereby certify that the Power of Attorney herein above set forth is still in force, and further cert~ that the By-Law and Resolution of the Board of Directors of each corpora~on print~ orr the reve~f are stll in f~,~[~tes'dmOny whereOf I haye hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seals of file said corporat~:~rm this r r,., day of . IcF . CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY Mary A. Ribikawskis Assistant Secfetal7 (Rev. 1011/97) Authorizing By-Laws and Resolutions ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY; This Power of Attorney is made and executed pursuant to and by authority of the following By-Law duty adopted by the Board of Directms of · e Company. "A~cle Ix--Execution of Documents Section 3. Appointment of Attorney-in-fact. The Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President or any Executive, Senior or Group Vice President may, from time to time, appoint by written cerl~catas attorneys-in-fact TO act in behalf of the Company in the execution of policies of insurance, bonds, undertakings and other obligatory ins13'uments of like nature. Such attorneys-in-fact, subject TO the limitalJons set forth in their respective certificates of authority, shall have full power to bind the Company by their signature and execution of any such instruments and to attsch the seal of the Company thereto. The Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President or any Executive, Senior or Group V'me President or the Board of Directors, may, at any time, revoke all power and authority previously given TO any attorneyAn-facf.' This Power of Attorney is signed and sealed by facsimile under and by the authority of the following Resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company at a meeting duly called and held on the 17th day of February, 1993. 'Resolved, that the signature of the President or any Executive, Senior or Group Vice President and the seal of the Company may be affixed by facsimile on any power of attorney granted pursuant to Sec'don 3 of Article IX of the By-Laws. and the signature of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary and the seal of the Company may be affixed by facsimile TO any certificate of any such power and any power or certificate beadng such facsimile signature and seal shall be valid and binding on the Company. Any such power so executed and sealed and cerlJfied by certificate so executed and sealed shall, with respect to any bond or undertaking to which it is attached, continue to be valid and binding on the Company.' ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA: This Power of Attomey is made and executed pursuant to and by authority of the following By-Law duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company. "Article VI--Execution of Obligations and Appointment of Attorney-in-Fact Section :2. Appoint~nent of Attorney-in-fact. The Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President or any Executive, Senior or Group Vice President may, from time to time, appoint by written certificates attomeys-inTfact to act in behalf of the Company in the execution o~ policies of insurance, bonds, undertakings and other obligatory insl~uments of like nature. Such attorneys-in-fact, subject to the limitations set forth in their respective certificates of authority, shall have full power to bind the Company by their signature and execution of any such instruments and to attach the seal of the Company thereto. The President or any Executive, Senior or Group Vice President may at any time revoke all power and authorfty previously given to any attorney-in-fact." This Power of Attorney is signed and sealed by facsimile under and by the authority of the following Resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company at a masting duly called and held on the 17th day of February, 1993. 'Resolved, that the signature of the President or any ExeculJve, Senior or Group Vice President and the seal of the Company may be affixed by facsimile on any power of attomey granted pursuant to Section 2 of Article VI of the By-Laws, and the signature of the Secre~7 or an Assistant Secretary and the seal of the Company may be affixed by facsimile to any certificate of any such power and any power or certificate bearing such facsimile signature and seal shall be valid and binding on the Company. Any such power so executed and sealed and certified by certificate so execLrted and sealed shall, with respect to any bond or undertaking to which it is attached, continue to be valid and binding on the Company.' ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD: This Power of Attorney is made and executed pursuant to and by authority of the following Resolution duty adopted on February 17, 1993 by the Board of Directors of the Company. 'RESOLVED: That the President, an Executive V~ce President, or any Senior or Group Vice President of the Corporation may, from lime to time, appoint, by written certificates, Attorneys-in-Fact TO act in behalf of the Corporation in the execution of policies of insurance, bonds, undertakings and other obligatc~y instnJmants of like nature. Such Attomey-in-Fact, subject to the lirnita~ons set forth in their res~ certificates of authority, shall have full power to bind the Corporation by their signature and execution of any such instrument and to att~=h the seal of the Corporation thereto. The President, an Execulfve Vice President, any Senior or Group V'me President or the Board of Directors may at any time revoke all power and authority previously given to any Attomey-in-FacL' This Power of Attorney is signed and sealed by facsimile under and by the authorft7 of the following Resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of l~e Company at a meeting duly called and held on the 17th day of February, 1993. 'RESOLVED: That the signature of the President, an Executive V'me President or any Senior or Group Vice President and the sea] of the Corporation may be affixed by facsimile on any power of attorney granted pursuant to the Resolution adopted by this Board of Directom on February 17, 1993 and the signature of a Secretary or an Assistant Secretary and the s~al of the Corpora~on may be affixed by facsimile to any certificate of any such power, and any power or certificate bearing such facsimile signature and seal shall be valid and binding on the Corporation. Any such power so executed and sealed and certified by cef'dficate so executed and sealed, shall with respect TO any bond or undertaking to which it is attached, continue TO be valid and binding on the Corporation.'