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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRicklef's Excavating, LTD-3/7/2016FORM OF CONTRACT CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF F.Y. 2016 FLOOD CONTROL GATEWELL REPAIRS CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA CONTRACT NO. 895 This contract made and entered into this 1 day of k0,1("C.,.V-N , 20 \4', by and between the City of Waterloo, Iowa, a Municipal Corporation, (hereinafter referred to as City), and RICKLEFS EXCAVATING, LTD of Anamosa, Iowa , (hereinafter referred to as Contractor), WITNESSETH: PAR. 1 PAR. 2 PAR. 3 PAR. 4 Contractor agrees to build and construct the FY 2016 FLOOD CONTROL GATEWELL REPAIRS, CONTRACT NO. 897 and furnish all necessary tools, equipment, materials, and labor necessary to do all the work called for in the plans and specifications in a workmanshiplike manner and for the prices set forth in Contractor's proposal, which was accepted by the City, and which is understood and agreed to be a part of this contract. It is understood and agreed that the resolution adopted by the City Council ordering the construction of the improvement, the Notice to Contractors as published, the Instruction to Bidders, the Form of Proposal, the Construction and Maintenance Bonds, the Council Proceedings relating to this matter, and the Plans and Specifications shall all be considered as forming a part of the contract the same as though they were each set out in said contract. The Contractor agrees to furnish at its own cost and expense, all necessary materials and labor for said work and to construct said improvements in a thorough, substantial, and workmanlike manner, and in strict accordance with the requirements of this contract, and of the plans and specifications made a part hereof by reference, and to the satisfaction and approval of the City and its engineer. The Contractor agrees to perform said work and install said improvements on the terms set out in bid or proposal to the City which has been accepted by the City and which is by reference made a part of this contract. FORM OF CONTRACT PAGE 1 OF 5 PAGES PAR. 5 The Contractor agrees to commence said work within ten (10) working days after receipt of "Notice to Proceed" and complete it on or before August 1, 2016, unless an extension of time is granted in writing by the Council of the City. PAR. 6 Should the Contractor fail to complete said improvements in strict accordance with the terms and conditions of this contract, or the plans and specifications therefor promptly by the date herein specified, the City may pay such additional sums as it may be required to pay by reason of the failure of said contractor and deduct any and all such sums from any amount then due the Contractor. PAR. 7 PAR. 8 PAR. 9 The Contractor agrees to comply with and obey all ordinances of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, relating to the obstruction of streets and alleys, keeping open passage ways for water, traffic, and protecting any excavations in any street or alley, and maintaining proper and sufficient barricades with lights and signals during all hours of darkness, to see that the backfilling is properly done, and agrees to keep the City whole and defend any and all suits that may be brought against the City by reason of any injuries that may be sustained by any person or property allegedly caused by the Contractor, or his agents, while work is done pursuant to this agreement. The Contractor agrees that in the event a law suit is brought against the City for damages allegedly sustained by reason of any act, omission or negligence of the Contractor or its agents, or on account of any injuries allegedly sustained by reason of any obstruction, hole, depression or barrier placed or dug by the defendant or its agents, in the doing of the work herein contracted for, that it will defend said suit and save the City harmless therein, and in case judgment is rendered against the City, the Contractor agrees to pay the same promptly. The Contractor agrees to carry public liability insurance in a solvent company in a sufficient amount to protect the City and those who use the streets of the City. The City shall have the right to appoint one or more construction reviewers who shall review the progress of the work in detail; also, to make any test or any material to be used in such work. No material shall be used in any work until the same has first been approved by the construction reviewer. Such construction reviewer shall have full authority to pass judgment upon all materials and upon the manner of doing the work, and their judgment on rejecting any materials, substance, or manner of work shall be final unless it is revoked or modified by the City Engineer. PAR. 10 Any material, which has been rejected by the construction reviewer, shall be at once removed from the line of work and shall not be again taken FORM OF CONTRACT PAGE 2 OF 5 PAGES PAR. 11 PAR. 12 PAR. 13 PAR. 14 PAR. 15 thereon or placed with the material proposed to be used without the written consent of the City Engineer. The Contractor shall maintain no cause of action against the City on account of delays and prosecution of work, but if said work is delayed by the City, the Contractor shall have such extra time for completion of the job as was lost by reason of the delay caused by the City. The Contractor agrees to pay punctually all just claims of labor, material, men, or subcontractors who shall perform labor or furnish materials entering into this improvement. It is agreed that the City need not pay the Contractor until all such claims are paid by the Contractor. It is agreed that the City shall not be liable for said labor, material, or men under this contract. The Contractor agrees to furnish the City, simultaneously with this contract, a bond on a form to be provided by the City in the amount provided by law as stated in the Notice to Bidders, which shall be for the benefit of the City, and any and all persons injured by the breach of any of the terms of this contract. Said bond shall be filed with the City Clerk and shall be subject to the approval of the City Council, and is by reference made a part of this contract. The Contractor agrees that should it abandon work under this contract or cease the prosecution thereof for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days without reasonable cause, and should it fail to proceed with said work within ten (10) days after a notice to continue or carry it on has been mailed to it at the address given herein by the City, or after such notice has been served on it, then the City may proceed to complete said work, using any material, tools, or machinery found along said line of work, doing the work either by contract or as it may elect, and the Contractor and the sureties on its bond shall be liable to the City for the costs and expenses so paid out. Said costs shall be retained by the City from any compensation due, or to become due the Contractor, and may be recovered by the City in an action upon Contractor's bond. In consideration of the full compliance on the part of the Contractor with all the provisions, stipulations, and conditions hereof, or contained in the various instruments made a part of this contract by reference, and upon completion and acceptance of said work, the City agrees to pay to the Contractor, in the manner set out in the Notice to Contractors, the amount of money due the Contractor for work performed and accepted, at the unit prices set out in the Contractor's proposal, which has been accepted by the City. FORM OF CONTRACT PAGE 3 OF 5 PAGES PAR. 16 PAR. 17 PAR. 18 PAR. 19 PAR. 20 PAR. 21 The total amount of the contract, based on the Engineer's estimates of quantities and the Contractor's unit bid prices, and for which 100% surety bond is required is $394,750.00. After the completion of said work, the Contractor agrees to remove all debris and clean up said streets, and to save the City harmless from any damage allegedly resulting from a failure to clean up and remove the debris or put the street back in a proper condition for travel. This contract is not divisible, but in the event of a conflict between this contract and the various instruments incorporated by reference, this contract shall govern. Before the Contractor shall be entitled to receive final payment for work done under this contract, it shall execute and file a bond in the penal sum of not less than 100% of the total amount of the contract, same to be known as "Maintenance Bond," and which bond must be approved by the City Council, and which bond is in addition to the bond given by the Contractor to guarantee the completion of the work. The Contractor shall maintain all work done hereunder in good order for the period of two (2) years from and after the date it is accepted by the Council of the City of Waterloo, Iowa. Said maintenance shall be made without expense to the City or the abutting property. In the event of the failure or default of the Contractor to remedy any or all defects appearing in said work within a period of two (2) years from the date of its acceptance by said Council, and after having been given ten (10) days notice so to do by registered letter deposited in the United States Post Office in said town, addressed to said contractor at the address herein given, then the City may proceed to remedy such defects. The costs and expenses thereof to be recovered from the Contractor and the sureties on its maintenance bond by an action brought in any court of competent jurisdiction. The Contractor shall give notice to said City by registered letter directed to the Mayor or City Clerk/Auditor thereof not more than four (4) and not less than three (3) months prior to the expiration of the term during which the Contractor is required to maintain said improvements, in good repair by the terms of its Contract. The liability of the Contractor and of the sureties on its bond for maintenance of the said improvements shall continue until three (3) months after such notice has been given to the City, and, in any event, until two (2) years after the acceptance of the work. FORM OF CONTRACT PAGE 4 OF 5 PAGES CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA Mayor City Clerk Ricklefs Excavating, Ltd Contractor BY: 1A.kt,a1 1(4, - Title: ( {.- Title: U icy P%� i 6,(7 Approved by the City Council of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, this I day of , 20 1 ATTEST: , City Clerk Waterloo, Iowa FORM OF CONTRACT PAGE 5 OF 5 PAGES 54209102 PERFORMANCE BOND KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we, Ricklefs Excavating Ltd of 12536 Buffalo Road Anamosa, IA 52205 (the "Principal"), and United Fire & Casualty Company of 118 Second Avenue SE PO Box 73909 Cedar Rapids, IA 52407-3909 (the "Surety"), are held and firmly bound unto the City of Waterloo, Iowa (the "Obligee"), in the penal sum of Three Hundred Ninety -Four Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty and no/100 Dollars ($ 394,750.00 ), lawful money of the United States, for the payment of said sum in connection with a contract (the "Contract") dated on or about March 7, 2016 for the purpose of FY 2016 Flood Control Gatewell Repairs . The Contract is incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth herein. Whenever the Principal shall be and is declared by the Obligee to be in default under the Contract, with the Obligee having performed its obligations in the Contract, then the Surety, acknowledging that time is of the essence, may promptly remedy the default, or shall promptly undertake to: 1. Complete the Contract in accordance with its terms and conditions; or 2. Obtain one or more bids for completing the Contract in accordance with its terms and conditions, and upon determination by the Surety of the lowest responsible bidder, or negotiated proposal, or, if the Obligee elects, upon determination by the Obligee and the Surety jointly of the lowest responsible bidder, or negotiated proposal, arrange for a contract between such party and the Obligee. The Surety will make available as work progresses sufficient funds to pay the cost of completion less the balance of the Contract price. The cost of completion includes responsibilities of the Principal for correction of defective work and completion of the Contract, the Obligee's legal and design professional costs resulting directly from the Principal's default, and liquidated damages or actual damages if no liquidated damages are specified in the Contract. The term "balance of the Contract price" means the total amount payable by the Obligee to the Principal under the Contract and any amendments thereto, Tess the amount properly paid by the Obligee to the Principal; or 3. Determine the amount for which it is liable to the Obligee and pay the Obligee that amount as soon as practicable. In the event this bond is enforced, Principal and Surety agree to indemnify Obligee and hold Obligee harmless from and against any and all costs of enforcement, including but not limited to reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses. Every Surety on this bond shall be deemed and held, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding, to consent to each and all of the following matters, without notice: Performance Bond Page 1 of 2 1. To any extension of time to the Contract in which to perform the Contract. 2. To any change in the plans, specifications, or Contract when such change does not involve an increase of more than twenty percent (20%) of the total Contract price, and shall then be released only as to such excess increase. 3. That no provision of this bond or of any other contract shall be valid which limits to less than one (1) year from the time of the acceptance of the work the right to sue on this bond for defect in workmanship or material not discovered or known to the Obligee at the time such work was accepted. If the Principal performs the Contract, then this bond shall be null and void; otherwise it shall remain in full force and effect. In no event shall the Surety's total obligation exceed the penal amount of this bond. Terms used herein shall include, as appropriate, the singular or plural number, or the masculine, feminine or neuter gender. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Principal and Surety have executed this Performance Bond as of March 7, 2016 PRINCIPAL SURETY Ricklefs Excavating Ltd United Fire & Casualty Company Name Name By: &,44 (2tde . Title: V .P - By: Title: Jennifer J Freymark Attorney in Fact [attach Power of Attorney] NOTE: Date of BOND must not be prior to date of Contract. If CONTRACTOR is Partnership, all partners should execute BOND. If this project includes Federal Funds, the following applies to the payment bond: IMPORTANT: Surety companies executing bonds must appear on the Treasury Department's most current list (Circular 570 as amended) and be authorized to transact business in the State where the project is located. Performance Bond Page 2 of 2 UNITED FIRE.& CASUALTY COMPANY, CEDAR RAPIDS, IA UNITED FIRE & INDEMNITY COMPANY, WEBSTER, TX FINANCIAL PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY, ROCKLIN, CA CERTIFIED COPY OF POWER OF ATTORNEY (original on file at Home Office of Company - See Certification) Inquiries: Surety Department 118 Second Ave SE Cedar Rapids, IA 52401 KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, That UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY, a corporationduly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Iowa; UNITED FIRE & INDEMNITY COMPANY, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Texas; and FINANCIAL PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of California (herein collectively called the Companies)), and having their corporateheadquarters in Cedar Rapids, State of Iowa, does make, constitute and appoint TIMOTHY J. GASSMANN, OR KEVIN S. MEASE, OR CASSANDRA J. DALEY, OR JENNIFER J. FREYMARK, OR TRACI A. LYONS, ALL INDIVIDUALLY of CEDAR RAPIDS IA their true and lawfill Attorney(s)-in-Fact with power and authority hereby conferred to sign, seal and execute in its behalf all lawful bonds, undertakings and otherobligatory instruments of similar nature provided that no single obligation shall exceed $20,000,000.00 and to bind the Companies thereby as fully and to the same extent as if such instruments were signed by the :duly authorized officers of the Companies and all of the acts of said Attorney, pursuant to the authority hereby given and hereby ratified and confirmed. The Authority hereby granted shall expire the '6th day of November , 2017 un1 ess sooner revoked by UNITED FIRE '&, CASUALTY COMPANY, UNITED FIRE & INDEMNITY COMPANY, AND FINANCIAL PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY. This Power of Attorney is made and executed pursuant to and by authority of the following bylaw duly adopted, on May 15, 2013, by the Boards of Directors of UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY, UNITED FIRE & INDEMNITY COMPANY, and FINANCIAL PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY. "Article VI - Surety Bonds and Undertakings" Section 2, Appointment of Attorney -in -Fact. "The President or any Vice President, or any other officer of the Companies may, from time to time, appoint by written certificates attorneys -in -fact to act in behalf of the Companies in the execution of policies of insurance, bonds, undertakings and other obligatory instruments of like nature. The signature of any officer authorized hereby, and the Corporate seal, may be affixed by facsimile to any power of attorney or special power of attorney or certification of either authorized hereby; such signature and seal, when so used, being adopted by the Companies as the original signature of such officer and the original seal of the Companies, to be valid and, binding upon the Companies with the same force and effect as though manually affixed. Such attorneys -in -fact, subject to the limitations set. forth in their respective certificates of authority shall have full power to bind the Companies by their signature and execution of any such .. instruments and to attach the seal of the Companies thereto. The President or any Vice President, the Board of Directors or any other officer of the Companies may at any time revoke all power and authority previously given to any attorney-in-fact. �Q.dl,miLnL�,�u�� uun°en„n � CORPORATE 3a �, coneonAre /7 L SEAL ,. SEAL IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the COMPANIES have each caused these presents to be signed by its .``����tF��: INS�gq a,�� .,No• poa; yn� vice president and its corporate seal to be hereto affixed this 6th day of November, 2015 r 1uLr22 ° COI UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY :laa: 8966 .1,..i.”UNITED FIRE & INDEMNITY COMPANY `` '•-- !Fsa-` FINANCIAL PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY 4q,rybpppl\off„`"` State of Iowa, County of Linn, ss: On 6th day of November, 2015, before me personally came Dennis J. Richmann to me known, who being by me duly sworn, did deposeand say; that he resides in Cedar Rapids, State of Iowa; that he is a Vice President of UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY, a Vice President of UNITED FIRE & INDEMNITY COMPANY, and a Vice President of FINANCIAL. PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY the corporations described in and which executed the above instrument; that he knows the seal of said corporations that the seal affixed to the said instrument is such corporate seal; that it was so affixed pursuant to authority given by, the Board of Directors of said corporations. and that he signed his name thereto pursuant to like authority, and acknowledges same to be the act and deed of said corporations. By: (/ Vice President Mary A. Bertsch Iowa Notarial Seal Commission number 713273 My Commission Expires 10/26/2016 Notary Public My commission expires: 10/26/2016 I, David A. Lange, Secretary of UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY and Assistant. Secretary of UNITED FIRE& INDEMNITY COMPANY, and Assistant Secretary of FINANCIAL PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY, do hereby certify that 1 have compared the foregoing copy of the Power of Attorney andaffidavit, and the copy of the Section of the bylaws and resolutions of said Corporations as set forth in said Power of Attorney, with the ORIGINALS ON FILE IN THE HOME OFFICE OF SAID CORPORATIONS, and that the same are correct transcripts thereof, and of the whole of the said originals, and that the said Power of Attorney has not been revoked and is now in full force and effect. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the corporate seal of the said Corporations this 1-1-1-\. day of < (%' r C , 20 ( 6 BPOA0045 0115 By: Secretary, OF&C Assistant Secretary, OF&I/FPIC 54209102 PAYMENT BOND KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: that Ricklefs Excavating Ltd (Name of Contractor) 12536 Buffalo Road Anamosa, IA 52205 (Address of Contractor) a Corporation , hereinafter called Principal, (Corporation, Partnership or Individual) and, United Fire & Casualty Company (Name of Surety) 118 Second Avenue SE PO Box 73909 Cedar Rapids, IA 52407-3909 (Address of Surety) hereinafter called Surety, are held and firmly bound unto City of Waterloo (Name of Owner) 715 Mulberry Street Waterloo, IA 50703 (Address of Owner) Three Hundred Ninety -Four Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty and No/100 hereinafter called OWNER, in the penal sum of Dollars,($ 394,750.00 in lawful money of the United States, for the payment of which sum well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, successors, and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION is such that whereas, the Principal entered into a certain contract with the OWNER, dated the 7th day of March 20 16 , a copy of which is hereto attached and made a part hereof for the construction of: FY 2016 Flood Control Gatewell Repairs NOW, THEREFORE, if the Principal shall promptly make payment to all persons, firms, SUBCONTRACTORS, and corporations furnishing materials for or performing labor in the prosecution of the WORK provided for in such contract, and any authorized extension or modification thereof, including all amounts due for materials, lubricants, oil, gasoline, coal and coke, repairs on machinery, equipment and tools, consumed or used in connection with the construction of such WORK, and all insurance premiums on said WORK, and for all labor, performed in such WORK whether by SUBCONTRACTOR or otherwise, then this obligation shall be void; otherwise to remain in full force and effect. PROVIDED, FURTHER, that the said Surety for value received hereby stipulates and agrees that no change, extension of time, alteration or addition to the terms of the contract or to the WORK to be performed thereunder or the SPECIFICATIONS accompanying the same shall in any wise affect its obligation on this BOND, and it does hereby waive notice of any such change, extension of time, alteration or addition to the terms of the contract or to the WORK or to the SPECIFICATIONS. PROVIDED, FURTHER, that no final settlement between the OWNER and the CONTRACTOR shall abridge the right of any beneficiary hereunder, whose claim may be unsatisfied. IN WITNESS HEREOF, this instrument is executed in 3 counterparts, each one of (number) which shall be deemed an original, this the 7th day of March 20 16 . ATTEST: \AAllArt (Principal) Secretary (SEAL) r�o Scal -- Witness as to Principal as 36 l3Lk '(a10 V_ ()act (Address) A -v ckvv ossa , () DOD 5 Ricklefs Excavating Ltd Principal By k� ,cG<; uvI (s) 12536 Buffalo Road Anamosa, IA 52205 (Address) United Fire & Casualty Company ATTEST: By Surety /jAn vtt 4� A rn /YVi vin -Fact Jen ir'er J Freymark 3100 Oakland Rd NE Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 Witness as yTraci ' s (Address) 3100 Oakland Rd NE Cedai ' apids, IA 52402 U4r (Address) NOTE: Date of BOND must not be prior to date of Contract. If CONTRACTOR is Partnership, all partners should execute BOND. If this project includes Federal Funds, the following applies to the payment bond: IMPORTANT: Surety companies executing bonds must appear on the Treasury Department's most current list (Circular 570 as amended) and be authorized to transact business in the State where the project is located. UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY, CEDAR RAPIDS, IA Inquiries: Surety Department UNITED FIRE & INDEMNITY COMPANY, WEBSTER, TX 118 Second Ave SE FINANCIAL PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY, ROCKLIN, CA Cedar Rapids, IA 52401 CERTIFIED COPY OF POWER OF ATTORNEY (original on file at Home Office of Company — See Certification) KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, That UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Iowa; UNITED FIRE & INDEMNITY COMPANY, a corporation duly organized and, existing under the laws of the State of, Texas; and FINANCIAL PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of California (herein collectively called the Companies), and having their corporate headquarters in Cedar Rapids, State of Iowa, does make constitute and appoint TIMOTHY J. GASSMANN, OR KEVIN S. MEASE, OR CASSANDRA J. DALEY, OR JENNIFER J. FREYMARt�, OR TRACI A. LYONS, ALL INDIVIDUALLY of CEDAR RAPIDS IA their true and lawful Attorney(s)-in-Fact with power and authority hereby conferred to sign, seal and execute in its behalf all lawful bonds, undertakings and other obligatory instruments of similar nature provided that no single obligation shall exceed $20,000,000.00 and to bind the Companies thereby as fully and to the same extent as if such instruments were signed by the duly authorized officers of the Companies and all of the acts of said Attorney, pursuant to the authority hereby given and hereby ratified and confirmed. The Authority hereby granted shall expire the 6th day of November , 2017 unless' sooner revoked CASUALTY COMPANY, UNITED FIRE & INDEMNITY COMPANY, AND FINANCIAL PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY. by` UNITED FIRE & This Power of Attorney is made and executed pursuant to and by authority of the following bylaw duly adopted on May 15, 2013, by the Boards of Directors of UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY, UNITED FIRE & INDEMNITY COMPANY, and FINANCIAL PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY. "Article VI — Surety Bonds and Undertakings" Section 2, Appointment of Attorney -in -Fact. "The President or any Vice President, or any other officer of the Companies may, from time to time, appoint by written certificates attorneys -in -fact to act in behalf of the Companies in the execution of policies of insurance, bonds, undertakings and other obligatory instruments of like nature. The signature of any officer authorized hereby, and the Corporate seal, may be affixed by facsimile to any power of attorney or special power of attorney or certification of either authorized hereby; such signature and seal; when so used, being adopted by the Companies as the original signature of such officer and the original seal of the Companies, to be valid and binding upon the Companies with the same force and effect as though manually affixed. Such attorneys -in -fact, subject to the limitations set forth in their respective certificates of authority shall have full power to bind the Companies by their signature and execution of any such instruments and to attach the seal of the Companies thereto. The President or any Vice President, the Board of Directors or any other officer of the Companies may at any time revoke all power and authority previously given to any attorney-in-fact. t0174,,, IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the COMPANIES have each caused these presents to be signed by its ,,,°,,, CNAvice president and its corporate seal to be hereto affixed this 6t h day of November , 2015 k S ° `� '// BSTFR TEx y xaP[o rrr1111114Nt�� �rl�/lrllllllltltt• 19B6 ya; r'"1 lJ llll II1f*SS' ` By: UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY UNITED FIRE & INDEMNITY COMPANY FINANCIAL PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY V tom. State of Iowa, County of Linn, ss: Vice President On 6th day of November, 2015, before me personally came Dennis J. Richmann to me known, who being by me duly sworn, did depose and say; that he resides in Cedar Rapids, State of Iowa; that he is a Vice. President of UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY, a Vice President of UNITED FIRE & INDEMNITY COMPANY, and a Vice President of FINANCIAL: PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY the corporations described in and which executed the above instrument; that he knows the seal of said corporations; that the seal affixed to the said instrument is such corporate seal; that it was so affixed pursuant to authority given by the Board of Directors of said corporations and that he signed his name thereto pursuant to like authority, and acknowledges same to be the act and deed of said corporations. Mary A. Bertsch Iowa Notarial Seal Commission number 713273 My Commission Expires 10/26/2016 Notary Public Mycommission expires: 10/26/2016 I, David A. Lange, Secretary of UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY and Assistant Secretary of UNITED FIRE & INDEMNITY COMPANY, and Assistant Secretary' of FINANCIAL PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY, do hereby certify that I have compared the foregoing copy of the Power of Attorney and affidavit, and the copy of the Section of the bylaws and resolutions of said Corporations as set forth in said Power of Attorney, with the ORIGINALS ON FILE IN THE HOME OFFICE OF SAID CORPORATIONS, and that the same are correct transcripts thereof, and of the whole of the said originals, and that the said Power of Attorney has not been revoked and is now in full force and effect. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the corporate seal of the said Corporations this 74 day of MG :r C in , 20 ' 6 . ovglstz COREORATE SEAL BPOA0045 0115 `tpNunqun \ 0"',"17§"b"'.. pt txuSM ��i �� �e v,r .0c.,\!`.. • • lk 1 P RPO •. :fid•; 1986 aro` k`>:'5•21./FO?. 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