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2004-06-17 Construction Performance Bond uocumem VVU.1.1 J:Sono ~ l"lJ.\JC 7048 \ Construction Performance Bondecuted in .three.c:o~ies" " Any singular reference to Contractor. Surety, O\vner or other party shall be considered plural where applicable. CO!'>t"TRA.crOR (Name and Address): Dennis Fehn Gravel & Excavating, PO Box 256 Albertville, MN 55301 SURETY (Name and Principal Place of Business): Inc "Merchants Bonding Company 2100 Fleur Drive Des Moines, IA 50321-1158 O\'VNER (Name and Address): City of Albertville 5975 Main Avenue NE PO Box 9 Albertville, MN 55301-0009 CONSTRUCITON CONTRACT Date: June 7, 2004 Amount: $1,572,033.13 Description (Name and Location): 2004 Prairie Run, Albertville, MN A-ALBEV 0409 -'"\... "D .u;,.~_ ~ot earlier than Construction Contract Date): June 17, 2004 Ar::: :mt: $1, 572,033.13 Modifications to this Bond Form: None COJ-..!RACTOR AS PRINClP AL Company: Dennis ~ehn Gravel & Exc at~ng, SURETY (Corp. Seal) Company: Signature; ~ ::"'11e and Ti e: Signarore: Name and Tit] .(Corp. Seal) CO},"TRACTOR AS PRlNClPAL Company:: SURETY (Corp. Seal) Company: (Corp. Seal) 3ignature: ;.; ?..'11e and Title: Signature: Name and Title: :.::DC No. 1910-28A(1984 Edition) :or :al"!d through the joinl effuru cfTh::: Surety. Association of Americ:l.. Engineus' Joint COntr3.c:l Documents Commill::::::. The Associaled Gmual CODlnCfOrs of Amenc:!.. ~d .~: ..1.r.:~COl.' L-:s:aute of Archi.leclS. . 00611-1 1e Coo~etor i'Dd"the Surety, jointly ;IIId sevenUy. bind themselves.. their :x~tors. ~rninistnlOl:s.. SIlcces50rs ;IIId ~&igns to the Owner foe the ::,nc:e of th,e Construction Contr:1cl, which is incorporated herein by ~e. 'C Contr3Ctor pe:fOJtllS the Construction Contnct, the Surety and the 'tOr shall have no oblig:llion onder this Bend. except to participate in :JUS as provided in Subp:uagraph 3.1. :re is no Owner Dtf&UlI. the Surety~ Obligation u.nder this Bond shall mse ,1. Thll Owner Ius notified the Ccnlrlctor And the SlIrety at its address described in Par.l,SJ3pb 10 below. that the Owner is considering declarinjt a COlltnctar Default and has fl:qucsted ed atternpled to :lIT3.Dga a confel'!1lce with the Contractor and the Surety to be held not btu than .fifteen days aftenectipI of such notice to discuss methods of peri'ClmJing Ole Consuucticm Contn"L If !be Owner. the Cont7~tor and the Surety. agree. the Contr:lctor shall be allowed a reuomble time to per1'onn the Construction Contract, but such an agreement shall nOI waive the Owners right. If :\n)'. SUbsequently to declare a Contractor Default; 3Jld 2.. The Owner has declared a ConUllCtor Default and formally lermin~red the COI'Itnlctor's right to complete the contract. Suc:h ContractOl' [)d2ull $Ial1 not be declared earlier !hili twenlY days after the Conlr8elOr and the Surety have rcc:e.iYl:d nonce >> provided in Subparagraph 3.1; 3IId j. The Owner b1$ agreed to P3Y the Balance of the Contraet Priee to the Surety in acccrda.oee with the tc:nns of the COlUtruction Contracl or to a CODlr.I.ClOr selec1ed to pcrfonn the COllSltUclion Contract in accordance with the terms of the eontract with Ihe Owner. ; the Owner hu salisfied !be eonditions of Puag~Jlh 3. !be Surety shall " 3n.d at !be Surcty's ctpcnse take one of the following actions: . Arrazl;e for the Contrlletor, with eonsent of tile Owner. to perfonn and complete Ole Constnlction Contnet; or Undcruke to perform :and eompltte the Construction Contr:lct itself. through its agents Of' Ihraugh independent COlltlactcrs; or Obtain bids or negotiated proposals from Qualified contractors ~eepLable 10 the Owner for a conUllCt fOf' pe:fOl1ll3Dce :\nd eompletion of the Construction Conlr.l.Ct. atT:lIlge for a contract to be r:r~ared for aecltlion by \he Owner and tile contractor selected with the O","er~ CODCUITe./lee. to be soeured wi\h ptrfonnanee and payment bonds cteculed by a qualified surety eqwvaltmt to the bonds issued on the CClllstruetion ContJ'llet and p:!y to the Ownu the . amounl of damages as desc:nbed in Paragnpb 6 in excess of the Ba.bn~ f1f the Contr~t Price incuned by Ihe Owner resullins from 1M Con ll'aclor.s def.lult; or Waive its right 10 perfonn and complete. mange for completion. or obtain a new contractor and with reuo~le promplness under the rn-c:umstanees: 1. After investigation, detumine the amount for which it m~y be lillble 10 the Owner and. 1$ soon as practicable after the ;unounr is determined, tender payment thentor to the Owner; or 2. Deny li:!bilily'in whole or in pan and notify the Ownu citing re~oru Iherefor. S :.trety docs not proeeed as provided in Paragraph 4 wilh reasonable ss. Lhe SurelY shall be d~ed 10 be in debult on this Bond fifteen days :iF! of an additional wrillen notice for the Owner 10 the Surety .: thll the Surety per1'onn its oblig~tions under this BDnd. and' the ,3l1 be entitled 10 cniorce any mnedy avwsble to the Owner. If the ~ds as provided in Subpanlgnpb 4A. and the Owner re:fu.ses !he ,=o:l'Cd or the Sumy has denied liability, in whole or in pan. without :jce the Owner shall be entiued tl? enforce any remedy available 10 the :,~'"ER'S REPRESENTATIVE: )it Elliott Hendrickson Inc. ), Box 1717 Cloud, MN 56302-1717 ).:29.4300 6. AltD the Owner Ius terminated the Contractors ~t t~ complel!!' ~ ' Canstruction Comnt:l. md il the SUrety electS to act under Subparag:rapb 4..1, 4.2. or 4.3 abOYc. then the responsibili Iics of the Surety to the Owner sh3l1 Dot be gRater than those of the Cootrletor WIder the ,Constnlction Contr:lCr., and the ' ~, responsibilities of the Owner to the Surety shall not be SfC3ler than th~e 'of the Owner under !be Consuuction Contract. , To the Iimil of the amount of this Bond.. but subject \0 commitrne.tlt by the Owner of the B:iWlce of the COntraeL Price to n1iligation of COS1S and damages OIl the Construction COIItr3Ct. the> Surety, is obJipted without duplication fOr: , 6.1 Th, responsibilities of the Contnetor (or eom.c:tion otdefe.ctive work and completion of the COIUtruction Contr;ll:t; 6.2 AdditiOnal legal. design professional and del.:!)' coSts resulting from tha Ccntrictori Default. lUld resuJdng from. the :t.etions or' failure to act oCthe Surety under Pmgraph 4; and 6.3 Liquidstion damages. or if no Iiquldated damages are specified in the , Constnltticn' Camract. actUal dam~es caused by debyed perfoimance or non-pezfcnnanc:e of the Contractor. 7. The Surety slWl not be liable to the O\Trler or others for obligations of the COIItr:t.elOl'thsUR unrelated to.the COIUtnlctlon COIItrac:t, and the Bal2Dce of the Contnct Price sJW1 Dot bc redUced or Set off on IIccount of any suc:b u~ted obJiptiODS. No right of action shall sa:zue on this BCJ:Id ,to any person or entity other than the Owner or il heirs. croeutors. ;IlJministrlllOrs. or SllecesSorS. ,8. The Surety bereby wtives notiec of illY change. including ehanges of time. to t1le COOStNCtillll Comrac:l or to related subc:outra.ets. purchase order and other obliptioas. 9. A1Jy proce~ng,. legal or equitsble, under this Bond SlUy be instituled in any COWl of coltlpeian jurisdietion in the location in which lha wode or pm of the wark is located and shaD be instituted within two yun after Contract Default or within two years after the ConmclOl' ce~ed working or within two years after the Sumy n::fuscs or (aib to puform its obligations under this. Bond. whichever occ:urc. first. )f the provisions of this Paragraph are void or prohibited lly la..... the minimum period of limiurion llvaihble to sureties as Il defense in the jurisdiction of die suit slWl be applicable. 10. Notice to the Surety. the Owner or the Conlr~tor shall be mailed or ddivered to the address mown on the signature page. 11. When this Band hIlS been fanUshtd 10 eoroply with :I ststutory or other legal requirement ~the Iccation where the consuuction was to be pe:formed. IJl)' provUiOD in this Bond conflictiDg with seid statutory or legal requirement shall be deemed deJl!lcd herefrom and provisions conforming to such slatulOry Of' other legal teqlliranau shall be deemed incozporaled berein. The iDteDt is thaI this BODd shall be cDnsuued IS 1I statotol)' bond and not as 3 eommon law bond.. 12. Definitions. . 12.1. Balance of the Contr:lCt Price: The total amount pay:!ble by the Owner to the ConUllCtor under the ConstrUction COnU3Ct after all pt'Opcrty, adjuslmcats hive been, made, incJudiJlg allowance 10 the Ccmtracior of tIDy amounts m:eived or 10 be received by the Owner in setllanem of insurance or other claims for damages to ,.,hich th. Contractor is entitled. redueed by all valid and proper paymUlts made to or en behalf of the Contraclor under the ConstrUction ConU3CL 12.2. COD:ltrUetioo Contract: The agreement bet......een the Owner and the CootnclOr identified on the signllnlre plIge. inclUding all Conll"act Documents and changes thereto. 12.3. Contractor Default: Failure to the CcntraclOr, which h3.ll nather been mntdied nor waived. to perforra or otherwise to comp))' 'Ni\h the temJl of the Cons\l1lction ContneL 12.4 Owner Default: Failure of the Owner. \yhich hll:J ne.ither been remedied nor waiYed. to pay, the ConU'3CIor as required by the CDIlSUVetion Conlract or to perform and complete or comply with the other tenos \hereof AGENT OR BROKER: . 'N" Klei, n Agency, Inc. ,.' ame: Address: 3570 N Lex~ngton Phone: (b~l) 4~4-b4bl Ave. #206, St. Paul, ~1N 55126 00611-2 LJU\,;UlJlt;UL VVO.l.J !Sona if MNC "1'048 Executed in !chreecopies. Construction Payment Bond ! .lu1y singular reference to Contractor, Surety, Owner or other party shall be considered plural whereappHcabtl.e. _ CONTRACTOR (Name and Address): Dennis Fehn Gravel & Excavating, PO Box 256 Albertville, MN55301 SURETY (Name and Prin.cjpal Place of Business): Inc. . Merchants BOndlng Company . 2100 Fleur 'Drive Des Moines, IA 50321-1158 OVlNER (Name and Address): City of Albertville 5975 Main Avenue NE PO Box 9 Albertville, MN 55301-0009 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT Date: June 7, 2004 Amount: $1,572,033.13 Description (Name and Location): 2004 prairie Run, Albertville, MN A-ALBEV 0409 BOND Date (Not earlier than Construction Contract Date): June 17, 2004 .~ount: $1,572,033.13 Modifications to this Bond Form: None CO~"TRAcrOR AS PRINCIPAL Company: Denni~ ~ehn Gravel & Exc tJ.ng, I c. SURETY (Corp. Seal) Company:. Signature: , ,Name and Ti ~~~orp.se~) John C. Klein Attorney-in-fact C07\7RACTOR AS PRINCIPAL Ccmpany: SURETY , (Corp. Seal) Company: (Corp. Seal) Signature: N a:ne and Title: , Signature: . Name and Tide: ~JCDC No. 1910-28B (1984 Edition) F':":F3..-=a tl'Jough the joint efforts of The Surely Association ofAmenc:l. Engjn~' Joint Contract Docum::nts Committee, The Assoc:i1ted GatenJ Contractors of ,.~::ica. :m::! thL~oic~ InstitUte of Architects. AmeriC:u1 SubcOIltrnctors Association. and tlle Associated SpeciJlty Contractors. 00613-1 . ~e Con~r and Ihc Sumy. jointly md sever.1l1y. bind themselves. :irs. executon, admiJJistralOrs. SUc:cessOIS snd assigns to lbt Owner to . labor. nuterials and equipment furnished for use in the performance :oDStNction Contract. which is incorporated herein by referenc:e. :ilb =pect to lbe Owner. this obligation sb3lJ be nun and void if the :Ior. .J Promptly makes payment, dmc:tJy or iDdirect)y. for all sums due CWmants. and ,2 Defends. indemnifies ud holds harmless !he Owner from all claims. demands, liens or suits by I1IY person or entity wbo furnished Jabor. mlcrials or equipment for use in lhe peffonn.:mee of the Consaucdon Contracl, p.nmded the Owner has promptly notified the Contractor and the SUmy (3t the address dC3'Cribed in Par.lgraph 12) of any claim. demands. liens or suits and tendered defense of sudl claims, dc:m3nds.,lims or suits 10 the Contnlctor and the Sumy. and pro"ided ~ is no Owner Default. .Jith respc:ct to Claimants. um obligation Wl1 be null and void if the ::tor prompdy makes payment, directly or indirectly. for all sums due. :he Surety shaD have no obligation to Oaimmts undcrlhis Bond unlil: 1 Oaim3nts wbo are employed by or ha'YC a met contract with the Contractor have given notice to the Surety (at the address dc:sen'bed in Paragraph 12) and seat a copy. or notice thereof. to the Owner. stating that a claim is beiog m3dc under lhis Bond and. with substanti3l accur.u:y, the 3JDovnt of the claim. .2 Claimants who do not have a dircc:t connet with the Contractor: 1. Have famished written notice to the Comractor md set a copy, or noticc thereof. to the Owner. within 90 days ~ having last perfonned bbor or bst f1Jmi~ed materials or equipment included in Ihe claim staling. with substantial lIecuracy. the amount of tile c1aiJl1and!he IW'Ile of the p3rty to whom the msterials were furnished or supplied or for whom lbe labor w~ done or perfonned; and 2. Have either received a rejection in whole or i~ put from tbe Contractor, or not received within 30 days of furnishing the above notice any communic3.riOD from Ill: Connelor by whic:J) the Contractorllu indicated the: clzinl wiD be paid directly or indin:clly. and 3. Not baYing been p~d within the above: 30 d3YS. havc sent a ....'linen notice to the Surety (at the addIeSs described in Pangraph 1 Z) and sent a c:op)'. or 1I0tie; th~f, to the , Owner. sesting th3t a clAim it being lIIade under tbis Bond and cncJosing :l copy of the previous wrinen Dorice furnished to the ContnClOr. a notiec required by Paragrnpll 4 is given by .he Owner to the tor or to the Surct).. lbat is sufficient compfWlce. "hen the Claimant ha.s satisfied the conditions of Panlgraph 4. the .ha.I1 promptly and at lJl: Surety's expense lake the following actions: I Send an answer to \he Claimmt. with a copy to !he: Owner, within 45 days after receipt. of the claim. St2bng the 3mounts that are undisputed and the basis for ch31le:nging any unounls that are disputed. .2 Payor lImlnge for payment of any displlted amounts. e Surety's total obligation shaD not exceed the .unOl1rn of this Bond. UDOt1nt of tbi$ Bond shall be credited for my payments made in good the Surery. ' nounrs owed by \he Owner to the: Contnctor under the Construction : sbal) be wed [or the pe:formance of the Construction COUtr3ct and y cl.Ums. if any. under any Construction Performance Bond. By the ~or furnishing and the Owner accepting this Bond. mer sgr= thilt all WNER'S REPRESENTA 11VE: lon Elliott Heiulrickson IDe. o. Box J717 . Cloud, MN 56302-1717 :0.229.4300 00613-2 r , , , . fonds earned by the COl1trSctor in the pcrfonnance of thc!\ Construction Cannct arc dedicated to satisfy obligations oflhe Co.tractor an~,lhe Surety under this Bond, subjcct to the Owru::r~ priority to use the fund.~.for the completion oftheworL '. ", 9. The Surety shall not be liable 10 the Owner. Claimants Qrothers tol~ obligations of the ContDClOr that are unn:latt:d to the Construction Contrac:t. .. lbc Owner slWJ Dot be liable forpay:ment of any costs or expenses of any Claimant under this 80nd. and shall bave under this Bond no obligations tD make payments to..give notices on beh3lf of, or othawise h:we obligations to Caimants under this ,Bond. . 10. lbc Stuetyhereby waives noriee of any change., including changes of time. to the Constnlcaon CODD'IlC1 or to rdatedsubcontraets. purcha.se crdc:rs and othcroblig3tions. , n. No'smr. or action shall be conunencedby a Claimant under Oris Bond other man in I cOlirt of competent jurisdiction in the location in which the work or part of the work is located or ~r the Cll:piration of one year from tbc date (1) on which \he C1ainunt gavc the notice required by Subparagraph 4.1 ar O;use 4.2 (jjO, or (2) on which the last laber or SCf\.iee was performed by anyone or the last materials or cquipm=t were fumished'by anyone under the CODStnSction Contnlct, VI'hichever of (1) or (2) first occurs. J! the pro\ision . of this Pamgrapb are void or prohibited by law. the minimum period of limitation available to sureties as a dc:fcmc in the jurisdic:tion of the: suit shall be applicab~. 12. Norice to the Surety. the Owner or the Contractor shalJ be mailed or de1iYCl'Od to the address shown on the sign:lt'\Jrc p3ge. Acru31 receipt of notice by S\Jrety, the Owner or the Conlractor. however ac:compli&he:d, shall be suffiQeDt compliance IS of the date received at the address ~~~ on the signlllUR: page. 13. When this Bond h3S been furnished to comply with a SU!t'\Jlln)' or other legal requirement in the location where the construc:tion was to be perlonned. any provision in this Bond conflicting with said 5tstulory Of leg~ RqoiremenlS shall be deemed deleted hcrcircm and provisions confcnninS to such stStutory or other legal requirement sb.1l1 bt deemcd iocorporattcl hcn:in. The 'intent is. thSI this Bond shall be eonnruc:d IS a sta[Utory bond and nor as :\ common Jaw bond. 14. Upon requcst by an)' person or entity sppearinS to be 9 potential beneficiary of this Bond. the ContnlClor shall promptly furnish a ropy of Ibis Bond or s.haJ] pennit a copy to be made, 15. DEFlNmONS IS,1. Claimant: An individual or entity having a direct contract with the Contractor or with :\ subconusetor of the Contractor to iurnish labor, materillls or equipment for use in the pcnollIlance of !he Contract. The intent of this Bond shall be to indude without limitation in the temlS "13bor, materials or equipment" !hat pan of water. gas. power. ljght, heal oil, gilSoline. tcIeplume service or renul equipment used in the ConstrUc:tion Contrac:t, arc.hilectU~ md engineering services required fer performance of the work of the Contt3ctor :md the ContraCtor's subconlr.letors. and all other items forwhieh a mechanic's lien may be assened in the jurisdiction where the labOf. tn3terillls or <:qui pmcnt \\-::l: furnished. 15.2. Constnlction Contract: The ~grecment between tbe Owna and the Contractor identified on the signature psge jneludinS all Contnlet Documents and changes thereto. 15.3. Owner Default: Failure oC the Owner. which has neitha been remedied nor waived, to pay the Contractor lIS required by the Construction Contract or to perfonn and complete or romply ....ith the olber terms thereof. ". AGENT OR BROKER: Name: Klein Agency, Inc. Address:3570 N Lexington Ave. Phone: {651) 484-6461 #206, St. Paul, MN 55126 INDIVIDUAL OR PARTNERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGMENT . .... STATE OF COUNTY OF On this personally appeared to me known to be the person bond, and acknowledged that act and deed. day of , before me he described in and who executed the forgoing executed the same as free Notary Public CORPORATION ACKNOWLEDGMENT STATE OF COUNTY OF On this 17th day of June , 2004 , before me personally came Gary Fehn to me known, who being by me duly sworn, did depose and say; that he is the Vice President of Dennis Fehn Gravel & Excavating, Inc. the corporation described in and which executed the above instrument; that he knows the seal of said corporation; affixed by order of the Board of Directors of said corporation, and that he signed his name thereto by like order. ~ RITA M. JANSEN NOTARY PUBLIC - MINNESOTA My Commission Expires Jan. 31,2005 ."" ~;J1 Y~4- Notary Public SURETY ACKNOWLEDGMENT STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF RAMSEY On this 17th day of June , 2004 , before me appeared John C. Klein to me personally known, who, being duly sworn, did say that he is the Attorney-in-fact of Merchants Bonding Company of Des Moines, IA that the seal affixed to the foregoing instrument is the corporation seal of said corporation; that the said instrument was signed and sealed on behalf of said corporation by authority of its Board of Directors; and he did also acknowledge that he executed the said instrument as the free act and deed of said Company. W. (l ,4_"" Notary Public RITA M. JANSEN ~ NOTARY PUBLIC - MINNESOTA My Commission Expires Jan. 31,2005 l : Merchants Bonding Company (Mutual) POWER O'F ATTORNEY Bond No. Know All Persons By These Presents, that the MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY (MUTUAL), a corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of Iowa, and having its principal office in the City of Des Moines, County of Polk, State of Iowa, hath made, constituted and appointed, and does by these presents make, constitute and appoint John D. Klein, John C. Klein, Stephen M. Klein, Kristin M. Bakos of St. Paul and State of Minnesota its true and lawful Attorney-in-Fact, with full power and authority hereby conferred in its name, place and stead, to sign, execute, acknowledge and deliver in its behalf as surety any and all bonds, undertakings, recognizances or other written obligations in the nature thereof, subject to the limitation that any such instrument shall not exceed the amount of: FOUR MILLION ($4,OOO,OOO.OO)DOLLARS and to bind the MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY (MUTUAL) thereby as fully and to the same extent as if such bond or undertaking was signed by the duly authorized offICers of the MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY (MUTUAL), and all the acts of said Attorney-in-Fact, pursuant to the authority herein given, are hereby ratified and confirmed. This Power-of-Attorney is made and executed pursuant to and by authority of the following Amended Substituted and Restated By- Laws adopted by the Board of Directors of the MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY (MUTUAL) on November 16, 2002. ARTICLE II, SECTION 8 - The Chairman of the Board or President or any Vice President or Secretary shall have power and authority to appoint Attorneys-in-Fact, and to authorize them to execute on behalf of the Company, and attach the Seal of the Company thereto, bonds and undertakings, recognizances, contracts of indemnity and other writings obligatory in the nature thereof. ARTICLE II, SECTION 9 - The signature of any authorized officer and the Seal of the Company may be affixed by facsimile to any Power of Attorney or Certification thereof authorizing the execution and delivery of any bond, undertaking, recognizance, or other suretyship obligations of the Company, and such signature and seal when so used shall have the same force and effect as though manually fIXed. In Witness Whereof, MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY (MUTUAL) has caused these presents to be signed by its President and its corporate seal to be hereto affixed, this 1st day of January, 2003. ....... .. \\6 CO.. .. ~~~....... '4t..;. ..~..(;:,y.POI1:.;..~.. ..~ ""''''''.~. · CQ:;;: (f\'. :~:_ -0- o:-.e · ..r.~. 1933 :~: . .JO_. . _. .-~"'. .'i::!. . 'VL. .........-. ..v~;.~.......,~, . -.;r * ..- ....... MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY (MUTUAL) STATE OF IOWA COUNTY OF POLK ss. ~~7~ President On this 1st day of January, 2003, before me appeared Larry Taylor, to me personally known, who being by me duly sworn did say that he is President of the MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY (MUTUAL), the corporation described in the foregoing instrument, and that the Seal affixed to the said instrument is the Corporate Seal of the said Corporation and that the said instrument was signed and sealed in behalf of said Corporation by authority of its Board of Directors. In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Official Seal at the Cily of Des Moines, Iowa, the day and year first above written. ... ~~ Notary Public, Polk County, Iowa ~ MARILYN BOYD . :\ Commission Number 10012 0", My Commission Expires November 4, 2004 STATE OF IOWA COUNTY OF POLK ss. I, William Warner, Jr., Secretary of the MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY (MUTUAL), do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of the POWER-OF-ATTORNEY executed by said MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY (MUTUAL), which is still in full force and effect and has not been amended or revoked. In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Company on this 17 day of June ,2004 MSC 0814 (2/03) .... ... .. \\6 CO.. .. ~~~.......'."..;.. ..~..(;:,y.POI1:';',~ .. ..~ ""''''''.~. · CQ:;;: (f\'. :~:_ -0- o:-..e . ..r.~. 1933 ::c: . .JO_. . 1::::'. .-~'. .'~. .. ~" .......c::::-. . ~IV.......I(\'.. -... * .. ....... ~~~~. Secretary . .., . . 1 III KLEIN AGENCY. [/na. [/nilJ.'tanaE. & !Bondi 3570 N. LEXINGTON AVE. - SUITE 206 ST. PAUL, MN 55126-8058 PHONE (651 ) 484-6461 FAX (651) 484-6861 September 8, 2004 Debbie Gilyard Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. PO Box 1717 St. Cloud, MN 56302-1717 Re: SEH File No. A-ALBEV 0409 7 Bond No. MNC 7048 2004 Prairie Run, Albertville, MN Dear Debbie: As you requested, enclosed are three copies of a Rider to be attached to Dennis Fehn's Performance and Payment Bonds. Please feel free to contact me should you have any questions. V. Z. . truly yours, / " {..-. fVV\... Jo C. Klein JCK/rmj Enclosures cc: Dennis Fehn Gravel & Excavating, Inc. .. .....'_.." '-~. "l'-"J~ "i C SEP ldZ~~4 '1 0 .., "., ._.....".-1 , """'''''(SON ';,':.i~ti.)HIl,,3 ,\i1:J C1~ MEMBER - ItATIOftALAUOCIA'nOIf(Nf nun... "ODUCUI , I , . Merchants Bonding Company HOME OFFICE 2100 FLEUR DRIVE DES MOINES, IOWA 50321-1158 (515) 243-8171 . FAX (515) 243-0344 AUSTIN OFFICE P. O. BOX 26720. AUSTIN, TEXAS 7~120 (512) 343-9033 FAX (512) 343-8363 RIDER Attaching to and forming part of Bond No. MNC 7048 Issued to Ci ty of Albertville Effective date of Rider June 17, 2004 IT IS AGREED THAT, in consideration of the original premium charged for this bond, and any additional premium that may be properly chargeable as a result of this rider. 1. The Surety hereby gives consent to increase the bond FROM: $1,572,033.13 TO: $1,575,733.53 2. PROVIDED, however, that the bond shall be subject to all its agreements, limitations, and cor.ditior~ except as herein expressly modified, and that the liability of the Surety under the bond and under the bond as changed by this rider shall not be cumulative. Signed, sealed and dated this 8th day of September ,20 ~ SUP 0017 (5/04) KLEIN AGENCY, INC. 3570 N. Lexington Ave. St. Paul, MN 55126 (651) 484-6461 . . J ,0 * Merchants Bonding Company (Mutual) POWER OF ATTORNEY Bond No. Know All Persons By These Presents, that the MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY (MUTUAL), a corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of Iowa, and having its principal office in the City of Des Moines, County of Polk, State of Iowa, hath made, constituted and appointed, and does by these presents make, constitute and appoint John D. Klein, John C. Klein, Stephen M. Klein, Kristin M. Bakos of St. Paul and State of Minnesota its true and lawful Attorney-in-Fact, with full power and authority hereby conferred in its name, place and stead, to sign, execute, acknOwledge and deliver in its behalf as surety any and all bonds, undertakings, recognizances or other written obligations in the nature thereof, subject to the limitation that any such instrument shall not exceed the amount of: FOUR MILLION (S4tOOOtOOO.OO)DOLLARS and to bind the MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY (MUTUAL) thereby as fully and to the same extent as if such bond or undertaking Was signed by the duly authorized officers of the MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY (MUTUAL), and all the acts of said Attorney-in-Fact, pursuant to the authority herein given, are hereby ratified and confirmed. This Power-of-Attomey is made and executed pursuant to and by authority of the following Amended Substituted and Restated By- Laws adopted by the Board of Directors of the MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY (MUTUAL) on November 16, 2002. ARTICLE II, SECTION 8 - The Chairman of the Board or President or any Vice President or Secretary shall have power and authority to appoint Attorneys-in-Fact, and to authorize them to execute on behalf of the COmpany, and attach the Seal of the Company thereto, bonds and undertakings, recognizances, contracts of indemnity and other writings obligatory in the nature thereof. ARTICLE II, SECTION 9 - The signature of any authorized officer and the Seal of the Company may be affixed by facsimile to any Power of Attorney or Certification thereof authorizing the execution and delivery of any bond, undertaking, recognizance, or other suretyship obligations of the Company, and such signature and seal when so used shall have the same force and effect as though manually fixed. In Witness Whereof, MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY (MUTUAL) has caused these presents to be signed by its President and its corporate seal to be hereto affixed, this 1st day of January, 2003. ....... .. ,,0 CO.. .. ~~~....... "'..0... ..~..~\\PO".:;..~.. · . ~ 'T~..;.4. .c.,:~ ff'.. :~:- -0- 0:-. .,",~. 1933 .:~: . ~. . -. · c....' ..;:::t. ."L. .....,-. .. :~ii..".. ..,"\~.. .. ~ . ....... MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY (MUTUAL) STATE OF IOWA COUNTY OF POLK 55. &t ~7~ President On this 1st day of January, 2003, before me appeared Larry Taylor, to me personally known, who being by me duly sworn did say that he is President of the MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY (MUTUAL), the corporation described in the foregoing instrument, and that the Seal affixed to the said instrument is the Corporate Seal of the said Corporation and that the said instrument was signed and sealed in behalf of said Corporation by authority of its Board of Directors. In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Official Seal at the City of Des Moines, Iowa, the day and year first above written. ' @ MARILYN BOYD . " Commission Number 10012 ow.. My Commission Expires , November <t, 2004 ... ---~~ STATE.oF IOWA COUNTY OF POLK ss. I, William Warner, Jr., Secretary of the MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY (MUTUAL), do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is.a true and corr.ect copy of the POWER-OF-ATTORNEY executed by said MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY (MUTUAL), which is still in full force and effect and has not been amended or revoked. In.Witness Whereof,lhave hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal oftlie Company on this 8th dayol SEp:E!Iber" A:04 MSC 0814 (2103) ....... .. ,,0 CO.. .. ~~~. ...... "'..0... ..~..~\\PO".:;..~.. · . ~ 'T~..;.4. · c.,:~ ff'.. : ~= - -0- C2 :-... · '"'~ 1933 :~: ..J'.. .c::-. .-~. .::-t. .. ~.. ...~f:::o. . ".ib~''''... ~ .. ..:" ~ .. ....... j;Y~~~. Secretary