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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCardinal Construction, Inc.• CARDINAL CONSTRUCTION INC. 700 WATERLOO BUILDING P.O. BOX 897 WATERLOO, IOWA 50704 TO: BID PROPOSAL FOR: RIVERFRONT STADIUM GROUP SEATING BOXES PROJECT WATERLOO, IOWA i CARDINAL CONSTRUCTION 531 Commercial Street, Suite 700 PO Box 597, Waterloo, Iowa 50704 CARDINAL CONSTRUCTION 531 Commercial Street, Suite 700 PO Box 897, Waterloo, Iowa 50704 BID PROPOSAL FOR: RIVERFRONT STADIUM GROUP SEATING BOXES PROJECT WATERLOO, IOWA BID BOND FOR: RIVERFRONT STADIUM GROUP SEATING BOXES PROJECT WATERLOO, IOWA FORM OF BID OR PROPOSAL RIVERFRONT STADIUM GROUP SEATING BOXES PROJECT CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA Honorable Mayor and City Council Waterloo, Iowa Gentlemen: 1. The undersigned, being a Corporation existing under the laws of the State of Iowa a Partnership consisting of the following partners: Cardinal Construction, Inc. , having familiarized -- • - -- -- (itself) with the existing conditions on the project area affecting the cost of the work, and with all the contract documents listed in the Table of Contents and Addenda (if any), as prepared by INVISION and now on file in the office of the City Clerk, City Hall, Waterloo, Iowa, hereby proposes to furnish all supervision, technical personnel, labor, materials, machinery, tools, appurtenances, equipment, and services, including utility and transportation services required to construct and complete this RIVERFRONT STADIUM GROUP SEATING BOXES PROJECT, all in accordance with the above -listed documents and for the bid and alternates. BASE BID a) Having examined the Place of The Work and all matters referred to in the Instructions to Bidders and the Contract Documents prepared by INVISION for the above mentioned project, we, the undersigned, hereby offer to enter into a Contract to perform the Work for the Base Bid listed in this bid form of: b) 421/RA PvtT%u` d/ Fivt Elonc&tc{ dollars ($ "75/ 50e), oo ) in lawful money of the United States of America. c) We have included the required security deposit as 'required by the Instruction to Bidders. ALTERNATES - SEE SECTION 01 23 00 Bidder, in submitting his bid proposal, shall include, in addition to his base bid, the following alternate. Alternate No. 1: (ADD) Stair decking to be new steel decking to match existing, field verify. Base Bid — Salvage existing decking for stair. 1. ADD For 77inu4an4L7 Non�itgt dollars. ($ /'(/ goo. bo ), in lawful money of the United States of America. CONTRACT TIME a) Substantially complete the Work by May 17th, 201 3 ACM 2. In submitting this bid, the bidder understands that the right is reserved by the City of Waterloo, Iowa, to reject any or all bids. If written notice of the acceptance of this bid is mailed, telegraphed, or delivered to the undersigned within thirty (30) days after the opening thereof, or at any time thereafter before this bid is withdrawn, the undersigned agrees to execute and deliver an agreement in the prescribed form and furnish the required bond and certificate of the insurance within ten (10) days after the agreement is presented to him for signature, and start work within ten (10) days after "Notice to Proceed" is issued. Riverfront Stadium Group Seating Boxes Project City of Waterloo INVISION #18091 00 41 00.01 FORM OF BID OR PROPOSAL Page 1 of 2 3. Security in the sum of 57. Dollars ($ ) in the form of Ric{ Wand , is submitted herewith in accordance with the INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS. 4. Attached hereto is a Non -Collusion Affidavit of Prime Contractor. 5. Attached hereto is a Resident Bidder Certification. 6. The bidder is prepared to submit a financial and experience statement upon request. 7. The Prime Contractor and Subcontractor(s), which have performed an aggregate of $10,000.00 in work for the City in the current calendar year, are prepared to submit an AAP or Update and an EOC, within ten (10) days of notification that the bid submitted is lowest and acceptable. 8. The bidder has received the following Addendum or Addenda: Addendum No. 1 Date 11/29/2018 2 12/4/2018 9. The bidder shall list the MBE/WBE subcontractor(s), amount of subcontracts and bid items on the City of Waterloo Minority and/or Women Business Pre-bid Contact Information Form submitted with this Form of Bid or Proposal. The apparent low Bidder shall submit a list of all other Subcontractor(s) to be used on this Project to the City of Waterloo by 5:00 p.m. the business day following the day Bids on this Project are due along with the Non -Collusion Affidavits of All Subcontractor(s). The Contractor shall submit information on subcontractors on "SUBCONTRACTOR REQUEST AND APPROVAL" Form to be provided by City prior to approval of contract. The subcontractors listed on this proposal and/or submitted to the Contract Compliance Officer cannot be changed except for the following reasons:, a) The City of Waterloo does not approve the subcontractors. b) The subcontractors submit in writing that they cannot fulfill their subcontracts. 10. The bidder has filled in all blanks on this proposal. Those blanks not applicable are marked "none" or "NA". 11. The bidder has attached all applicable forms. Cardinal Construction Inc. December 27, me of Bidder) (Date) BY: 1! Title: President fficial Address: (Including Zip Code): 531 Commercial Street, Suite 700 20 8 Waterloo, IA 50701 I.R.S. No. 92-0711727 END OF FORM OF BID OR PROPOSAL Riverfront Stadium Group Seating Boxes Project City of Waterloo INVISION #18091 00 41 00.01 FORM OF BID OR PROPOSAL Page 2 of 2 NON -COLLUSION AFFIDAVIT OF PRIME BIDDER State of Iowa County of Black Hawk )ss Katy Susonq , being first duly sworn, deposes and says that: 1. He is (Owner, Partner, Officer, Representative -or -Agent) , of Cardinal Construction, Inc. , the Bidder that has submitted the attached Bid; 2. He is fully informed respecting the preparation and contents of the attached Bid and of all pertinent circumstances respecting such Bid; 3. Such Bid is genuine and is not a collusive or sham Bid; 4. Neither the said Bidder nor any of its officers, partners, owners, agents, representatives, employees, or parties in interest, including this affiant, has in any way colluded, conspired, connived or agreed, directly or indirectly, with any other Bidder, firm or person to submit a collusive or sham Bid in connection with the Contract for which the attached Bid has been submitted or to refrain from bidding in connection with such Contract, or has in any manner, directly or indirectly, sought by agreement or collusion or communication or conference with any other Bidder, firm or person to fix the price or prices in the attached Bid or of any other Bidder, or, to fix any overhead, profit or cost element of the bid price or the bid price of any other Bidder, or to secure through any collusion, conspiracy, connivance, or unlawful agreement any advantage against the City of Waterloo, Iowa, or any person interested in the Proposed Contract; and 5. The price or prices quoted in the attached Bid are fair and proper and are not tainted by any collu i ' o piracy, connivance or unlawful agreement on the part of the Bidder or any of its agenr•pres ntatives, owners, employees, or parties in interest, including this affiant. (Signed) Presid t Title Subscribed and sworn to before me this 27th day of December , 201 8. Office Manager Title My commission expires /0 J, . ,2'C .- 0 Riverfront Stadium Group Seating Boxes Project City of Waterloo INVISION #18091 DEBRA MATTIX COMMISSION SN O. 770249 � /62 �=S.2s6 p=NEXPIRES 00 41 00.03 NON -COLLUSION AFFIDAVITS Page 1 of 2 RESIDENT BIDDER CERTIFICATION CONTRACT NO: C095255 PROJECT NAME: Riverfront Stadium Group Seating Boxes DATE OF LETTING: December 27, 2018 To be a qualified resident bidder; the person, operation, partnership or firm shall not have, as employees, Illinois laborers on the work site of a non -federal -aid project within Iowa. An Illinois laborer is any person who has resided in Illinois for at least 30 days and intends to become or remain an Illinois resident. This applies to all labor on the project; whether skilled, semi -skilled or unskilled; whether manual or non - manual. This also applies to work subcontracted by or to the resident bidder on a non -federal -aid project within Iowa. The resident bidder may place on such work no more than three residents of Illinois who are regularly employed executive and technical experts. This qualification as resident bidder shall be maintained by the contractor and his subcontractors at the work site until this project is completed. I hereby certify that no Illinois resident laborer as defined above will be employed at the work site during the contract period from the start of the project until its completion. COMPANY NAME: Cardin -1_, .,,.struction, Inc. CORPORATED OFFICER: I« TITLE: President DATE: December 27, 2018 Riverfront Stadium Group Seating Boxes Project City of Waterloo INVISION #18091 00 41 00.04 RESIDENT BIDDER CERTIFICATION Page 1 of 2 Prime Contractor Name: NO MBE/WBE SUBCO explanation as to why portion of this form. Contractor Signature: MBE/WBE BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PRE-BID CONTACT INFORMATION FORM Cardinal Construction, Inc, Project:Riverfront Stadium Group Boxes Letting Date: December 27, 2018 CTORS: If you are NOT using any MBE/WBE subcontractors to complete this project, sign below. Attach a brief ng was not feasible with this project. If any MBE/WBE subcontractors will be used, please use the bottom Title: President Date: December 27, 2018 W SUBCONTRACTORS : You are required, in order for your bid to be considered responsive, to provide the information on this form showing ALL of your M - . ubcontractor contacts made for your bid submission. This information is subject to verification. Any questions should be directed to Contract Compliance Office 319-291-4429. You are required, in order for your bid to be considered responsive, to provide the information on this Form showing your MBE/WBE Business Enterprise contacts made prior to your bid submission. This information is subject to verifications and confirmation. If you are unable to identify MBE/WBE firms to perform portions of the work, please contact Louis Starks, Contract Compliance Officer, for assistance at (319) 291-4429. In the event it is determined that the MBE/WBE Business Enterprise goals are not met, then before awarding the contract the City of Waterloo will make a determination as to whether or not the apparent successful low bidder made good faith efforts to meet the goals. TABLE OF INFORMATION SHOWING BIDDER'S PRE-BID MBE/WBE BUSINESS ENTERPRISE CONTACTS Quotes Received Quotation used in bid MBE/WBE Subcontractors Dates Contacted Yes/No Dates Contacted Yes/No Dollar Amount Proposed to be Subcontracted Atlas Painting, Inc 12/05/2018 No N/A Daniels Home Improvement 12/05/2018 No N/A Quick Construction 1210512018 No N/A (Form CCO-4) Rev. 06-20-02 FORM OF BID OR PROPOSAL RIVERFRONT STADIUM GROUP SEATING BOXES PROJECT CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA Honorable Mayor and City Council Waterloo, Iowa Gentlemen: 1. The undersigned, being a Corporation existing under the laws of the State of Iowa, a Partnership consisting of the following partners: Cardinal Construction, Inc. having familiarized (himself) -(themselves) (itself) with the existing conditions on the project area affecting the cost of the work, and with all the contract documents listed in the Table of Contents and Addenda (if any), as prepared by INVISION and now on file in the office of the City Clerk, City Hall, Waterloo, Iowa, hereby proposes to furnish all supervision, technical personnel, labor, materials, machinery, tools, appurtenances, equipment, and services, including utility and transportation services required to construct and complete this RIVERFRONT STADIUM GROUP SEATING BOXES PROJECT, all in accordance with the above -listed documents and for the bid and alternates. BASE BID a) Having examined the Place of The Work and all matters referred to in the Instructions to Bidders and the Contract Documents prepared by INVISION for the above mentioned project, we, the undersigned, hereby offer to enter into a Contract to perform the Work for the Base Bid listed in this bid form of: b) 5ever4.j-Five Thou.san4 Fide /-/kart/ dollars ($ 75/500 .eo ), in lawful money of the United States of America. c) We have included the required security deposit as required by the Instruction to Bidders. ALTERNATES - SEE SECTION 01 23 00 Bidder, in submitting his bid proposal, shall include, in addition to his base bid, the following alternate. Alternate No. 1: (ADD) Stair decking to be new steel decking to match existing, field verify. Base Bid — Salvage existing decking for stair. 1. ADD Aar 71nesro Frit Mitten e." dollars. ($ Kipp oo ), in lawful money of the United States of America. CONTRACT TIME a) Substantially complete the Work by May 17th, 20159 AD 2. In submitting this bid, the bidder understands that the right is reserved by the City of Waterloo, Iowa, to reject any or all bids. If written notice of the acceptance of this bid is mailed, telegraphed, or delivered to the undersigned within thirty (30) days after the opening thereof, or at any time thereafter before this bid is withdrawn, the undersigned agrees to execute and deliver an agreement in the prescribed form and furnish the required bond and certificate of the insurance within ten (10) days after the agreement is presented to him for signature, and start work within ten (10) days after "Notice to Proceed" is issued. Riverfront Stadium Group Seating Boxes Project City of Waterloo INVISION #18091 00 41 00.01 FORM OF BID OR PROPOSAL Page 1 of 2 3. Security in the sum of 57o Dollars ($ ) in the form of gin( 13onoi , is submitted herewith in accordance with the INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS. 4. Attached hereto is a Non -Collusion Affidavit of Prime Contractor. 5. Attached hereto is a Resident Bidder Certification. 6. The bidder is prepared to submit a financial and experience statement upon request. 7. The Prime Contractor and Subcontractor(s), which have performed an aggregate of $10,000.00 in work for the City in the current calendar year, are prepared to submit an AAP or Update and an EOC, within ten (10) days of notification that the bid submitted is lowest and acceptable. 8. The bidder has received the following Addendum or Addenda: Addendum No. 1 Date 11/29/2018 2 12/4/2018 9. The bidder shall list the MBE/WBE subcontractor(s), amount of subcontracts and bid items on the City of Waterloo Minority and/or Women Business Pre-bid Contact Information Form submitted with this Form of Bid or Proposal. The apparent low Bidder shall submit a list of all other Subcontractor(s) to be used on this Project to the City of Waterloo by 5:00 p.m. the business day following the day Bids on this Project are due along with the Non -Collusion Affidavits of All Subcontractor(s). The Contractor shall submit information on subcontractors on "SUBCONTRACTOR REQUEST AND APPROVAL" Form to be provided by City prior to approval of contract. The subcontractors listed on this proposal and/or submitted to the Contract Compliance Officer cannot be changed except for the following reasons: a) The City of Waterloo does not approve the subcontractors. b) The subcontractors submit in writing that they cannot fulfill their subcontracts. 10. The bidder has filled in all blanks on this proposal. Those blanks not applicable are marked "none" or "NA". 11. The bidder has attached all applicable forms. Cardinal Construction, Inc. December 27, 2018 (Neme of Bidder) (Date) BY: Title: President fficial Address: (Including Zip Code): 531 Commercial Street, Suite 700 Waterloo, IA 50701 I.R.S.No. 42-0711727 END OF FORM OF BID OR PROPOSAL Riverfront Stadium Group Seating Boxes Project City of Waterloo INVISION #18091 00 41 00.01 FORM OF BID OR PROPOSAL Page 2 of 2 NON -COLLUSION AFFIDAVIT OF PRIME BIDDER State of Iowa County of Black Hawk Katy Susonq } )ss , being first duly sworn, deposes and says that: 1. He is (Owner, Partner, Officer, Rebresenta er-Agent) , of Cardinal Construction, Inc. , the Bidder that has submitted the attached Bid; 2. He is fully informed respecting the preparation and contents of the attached Bid and of all pertinent circumstances respecting such Bid; 3. Such Bid is genuine and is not a collusive or sham Bid; 4. Neither the said Bidder nor any of its officers, partners, owners, agents, representatives, employees, or parties in interest, including this affiant, has in any way colluded, conspired, connived or agreed, directly or indirectly, with any other Bidder, firm or person to submit a collusive or sham Bid in connection with the Contract for which the attached Bid has been submitted or to refrain from bidding in connection with such Contract, or has in any manner, directly or indirectly, sought by agreement or collusion or communication or conference with any other Bidder, firm or person to fix the price or prices in the attached Bid or of any other Bidder, or, to fix any overhead, profit or cost element of the bid price or the bid price of any other Bidder, or to secure through any collusion, conspiracy, connivance, or unlawful agreement any advantage against the City of Waterloo, Iowa, or any person interested in the Proposed Contract; and 5. The price or prices quoted in the attached Bid are fair and proper and are not tainted by any collu ign, pori piracy, connivance or unlawful agreement on the part of the Bidder or any of its agen , r pres ntatives, owners, employees, or parties in interest, including this affiant. (Signed) Presid Title Subscribed and sworn to before me this 27th day of December , 201 8. Office Manager Title My commission expires JC' -.,2, "© 2 Riverfront Stadium Group Seating Boxes Project City of Waterloo INVISION #18091 DEBRA MATTIX COMMISSION NO. 770249 MY COMMISpION EXPIRES /e 00 41 00.03 NON -COLLUSION AFFIDAVITS Page 1 of 2 RESIDENT BIDDER CERTIFICATION CONTRACT NO: C095255 PROJECT NAME: Riverfront Stadium Group Seating Boxes DATE OF LETTING: December 27, 2018 To be a qualified resident bidder; the person, operation, partnership or firm shall not have, as employees, Illinois laborers on the work site of a non -federal -aid project within Iowa. An Illinois laborer is any person who has resided in Illinois for at least 30 days and intends to become or remain an Illinois resident. This applies to all labor on the project; whether skilled, semi -skilled or unskilled; whether manual or non - manual. This also applies to work subcontracted by or to the resident bidder on a non -federal -aid project within Iowa. The resident bidder may place on such work no more than three residents of Illinois who are regularly employed executive and technical experts. This qualification as resident bidder shall be maintained by the contractor and his subcontractors at the work site until this project is completed. I hereby certify that no Illinois resident laborer as defined above will be employed at the work site during the contract period from the start of the project until its completion. COMPANY NAME: Cardin. lr� �.,e struction, Inc. CORPORATED OFFICER: TITLE: President DATE: December 27, 2018 Riverfront Stadium Group Seating Boxes Project City of Waterloo INVISION #18091 00 41 00.04 RESIDENT BIDDER CERTIFICATION Page 1 of 2 Prime Contractor Name: MBEIWBE BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PRE-BID CONTACT INFORMATION FORM Cardinal Construction, Inc. Project:Riverfront Stadium Group Boxes Letting Date: December 27, 2018 NO MBE/WBE SUBCON explanation as to why s portion of this form. Contractor Signature: SUBCONTRACTORS showing ALL of your M should be directed to Co TORS: If you are NOT using any MBE/WBE subcontractors to complete this project, sign below. Attach a brief racting was not feasible with this project. If any MBE/WBE subcontractors will be used, please use the bottom ICABL BE s President Date: December 27, 2018 : You are required, in order for your bid to be considered responsive, to provide the information on this form ontractor contacts made for your bid submission. This information is subject to verification. Any questions mpliance Office 319-291-4429. You are required, in order for your bid to be considered responsive, to provide the information on this Form showing your MBE/WBE Business Enterprise contacts made prior to your bid submission. This information is subject to verifications and confirmation. If you are unable to identify MBEIWBE firms to perform portions of the work, please contact Louis Starks, Contract Compliance Officer, for assistance at (319) 291-4429. In the event it is determined that the MBENVBE Business Enterprise goals are not met, then before awarding the contract the City of Waterloo will make a determination as to whether or not the apparent successful low bidder made good faith efforts to meet the goals. TABLE OF INFORMATION SHOWING BIDDER'S PRE-BID MBEIWBE BUSINESS ENTERPRISE CONTACTS Quotes Received Quotation used in bid MBEIWBE Subcontractors Dates Contacted Yes/No Dates Contacted Yes/No Dollar Amount Proposed to be Subcontracted Atlas Painting, Inc 12105/2018 No N/A Daniels Home Improvement 12/05/2018 No N/A Quick Construction 12/05/2018 No N/A (Form CCO-4) Rev. 06-20-02 FORM OF BID BOND KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that we, Cardinal Construction Company, Inc. as Principal, and Merchants Bonding Company (Mutual) as Surety are held and firmly bound unto the CITY OF WATERLOO , Iowa, hereinafter called "OWNER." In the penal sum Five percent of bid amount Dollars ($ 5% of bid amount lawful money of the United States, for the payment of which sum will and truly 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 whereas the Principal has submitted the accompanying bid dated the 27th day of December , 20 18 , for Riverfront Stadium Group Seating Boxes NOW, THEREFORE, (a) If said Bid shall be rejected, or in the alternate, (b) If said Bid shall be accepted and the Principal shall execute and deliver a contract in the form specified and shall furnish a bond for his faithful performance of said contract, and for the payment of all persons performing labor or furnishing materials in connection therewith, and shall in all other respects perform the agreement created by the acceptance of said Bid, 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 the Surety for any and all claims hereunder shall, in no event, exceed the penal amount of this obligation as herein stated. By virtue of statutory authority, the full amount of this bid bond shall be forfeited to the Owner in liquidation of damages sustained in the event that the Principal fails to execute the contract and provide the bond as provided in the specifications or by law. The Surety, for value received, hereby stipulates and agrees that the obligations of said Surety and its bond shall be in no way impaired or affected by any extension of the time within which the Owner may accept such Bid or execute such contract; and said Surety does hereby waive notice of any such extension. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Principal and the 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 pres- ents to be signed by their proper officers this 27th day of December , A. D. 20018 Witness Witness Riverfront Stadium Group Seating Boxes Project City of Waterloo INVISION #18091 Cardina on Company, Inc. (Seal) Princi By tW (Title) Merchan onding Company (Mutual) (Seal) Surety By • Attorney-in-fact 00 41 00.05 FORM OF BID BOND Page 1 of 2 MERCHANTS Bond 8: 340938 BONDING COMPANY,„ POWER OF ATTORNEY Know All Persons By These Presents, that MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY (MUTUAL) and MERCHANTS NATIONAL BONDING, INC., both being corporations of the State of Iowa (herein collectively called the "Companies") do hereby make, constitute and appoint, individually, Janet Willard their true and lawful Attorney(s)-in-Fact, to sign its name as surety(ies) and to execute, seal and acknowledge any and all bonds, undertakings, contracts and other written instruments in the nature thereof, on behalf of the Companies in their business of guaranteeing the fidelity of persons, guaranteeing the performance of contracts and executing or guaranteeing bonds and undertakings required or permitted in any actions or proceedings allowed by law. This Power -of -Attorney is granted and is signed and sealed by facsimile under and by authority of the following By -Laws adopted by the Board of Directors of Merchants Bonding Company (Mutual) on April 23, 2011 and amended August 14, 2015 and adopted by the Board of Directors of Merchants National Bonding, Inc., on October 16, 2015. "The President, Secretary, Treasurer, or any Assistant Treasurer or any Assistant Secretary or any Vice President 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." "The signature of any authorized officer and the seal of the Company may be affixed by facsimile or electronic transmission 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 connection with obligations in favor of the Florida Department of Transportation only, it is agreed that the power and aut hority hereby given to the Attorney -in -Fact includes any and all consents for the release of retained percentages and/or final estimates on engineering and construction contracts required by the State of Florida Department of Transportation. It is fully understood that consenting to the State of Florida Department of Transportation making payment of the final estimate to the Contractor and/or its assignee, shall not relieve this surety company of any of its obligations under its bond. In connection with obligations in favor of the Kentucky Department of Highways only, it is agreed that the power and authority hereby given to the Attorney -in -Fact cannot be modified or revoked unless prior written personal notice of such intent has been given to the Commissioner - Department of Highways of the Commonwealth of Kentucky at least thirty (30) days prior to the modification or revocation. In Witness Whereof, the Companies have caused this instrument to be signed and sealed this 27th day of December , 2018 . ,�P�10Nq4e �,•OR,C41•• :Z, x; ,3• %'., 2003 ? 4.) c' 1933 , c. By %;d�. :arc :u•iiesy.• 1. •;... ....� ,• .,W * ..• STATE OF IOWA ""' ....•° • ...... COUNTY OF DALLAS ss. On this this 27th day of December 2018 , before me appeared Larry Taylor, to me personally known, who being by me duly sworn did say that he is President of MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY (MUTUAL) and MERCHANTS NATIONAL BONDING, INC.; and that the seals affixed to the foregoing instrument are the Corporate Seals of the Companies; and that the said instrument was signed and sealed in behalf of the Companies by authority of their respective Boards of Directors. MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY (MUTUAL) MERCHANTS NATIONAL BONDING, INC. President ALICIA K. GRAM Commission Number 767430 My Commission Expires April 1, 2020 Notary Public (Expiration of notary's commission does not invalidate this instrument) I, William Warner, Jr., Secretary of MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY (MUTUAL) and MERCHANTS NATIONAL BONDING, INC., do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of the POWER-OF-ATTORNEY executed by said Companies, 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 Companies on this 27th day of December , 2018 POA 0018 (3/17) :hy.cpFt R10%1. et x'• 2003 1,0 **Sir ..�. :N:= -0- t^• •: : 3• • a'• 1933 ; c; .0 - • .• Secretary