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ACQUISITION CONTRACT
Parcel No.: 8913-36-453-021 - C and M Enterprises, Inc.
PROJECT: La Porte Road Reconstruction Protect (HDP-8155(787)--71-07)
THIS ACQUISITION CONTRACT (the "Contract") is made and entered into as of N 6 I ,
2025 by and between C and M Enterprises, Inc. ("Seller"), and City of Waterloo, Iowa,
("Buyer").
1. Seller agrees to sell to Buyer, and Buyer agrees to buy, the following real estate interests (the
"Property"), described as: See attached Exhibit "A", in the City of Waterloo, Black Hawk County,
Iowa.
The Property also includes, if applicable, all estates, rights, title and interests, including all
easements, and all advertising devices and the right to erect such devices as are located
thereon.
2. Possession of the Property is the essence of this Contract, and Buyer may enter and assume full
use and enjoyment of the premises per the terms of this Contract. Seller may surrender possession
of the Property or any part thereof prior to the time at which it has hereinafter agreed to do so,
and agrees to give Buyer ten (10) days notice of Seller's intention to do so by calling Buyer at (319)
291-4366.
3. The Purchase Price shall be $ 3,360.00 (See Attached Exhibit "B"). The Purchase Price shall be due
and payable in full at closing, to be delivered to the Seller upon performance of Seller's
obligations and satisfaction of Buyer's contingencies, if any.
4. Possession of the Property shall be delivered to Buyer at closing, which shall occur at a mutually
agreeable date and time within sixty (60) days after the date this Contract is approved by the
city council, but in any event after the approval of title by Buyer and satisfaction or waiver of
contingencies, if any. No later than the closing date, Seller shall remove from the Property all
of its personal property, trash, and debris of any type that is not a structure or a fixture. Within
said time Seller shall also remove all hazardous materials and/or substances from the Property
on or above the ground surface, including but not limited to barrels, cans, or bottles of any
kind. Costs incurred by Buyer to remove any items left behind by Seller shall be set off against
any expenses that Buyer agrees to reimburse to Seller under this Contract.
5. Seller warrants that there are no tenants on the Property except:
6. This Contract shall apply to and bind the legal successors in interest of the Seller, and Seller agrees
to pay all encumbrances, claims, liens and assessments against the Property, including all taxes
and special assessments payable until surrender of possession as required by Section 427.2 of the
Code of Iowa, and agrees to warrant merchantable title. Names and addresses of lienholders
are:
(a) Black Hawk County, Iowa, for taxes. (b) Unknown until completion of abstract
continuation
7. Buyer may include mortgagees, lienholders, encumbrances and taxing authorities as payees on
warrants as contract payment. Seller will furnish and deliver to Buyer an abstract of title,
continued by the Buyer, to a date within thirty (30) days before the closing date, showing
merchantable title to the Property in Seller in conformity with this Contract, Iowa law, and title
standards of the Iowa State Bar Association. Buyer agrees to pay costs of abstract continuation,
or creation, as necessary. Buyer agrees to obtain court approval of this Contract, if requested by
the Buyer, if title to the Property becomes an asset of any estate, trust, conservatorship or
guardianship. Seller agrees to pay court approval costs and all other costs necessary to transfer
the Property to the Buyer. Seller shall convey the Property to Buyer by warranty deed, free and
clear of all liens, restrictions, and encumbrances except as provided in this Contract.
8. If the Seller holds title to the Property in joint tenancy with full rights of survivorship and not as
tenants in common at the time of this Contract, Buyer will pay any remaining proceeds to the
survivor of that joint tenancy and will accept title solely from that survivor, provided the joint
tenancy has not been destroyed by operation of law or acts of the Seller.
9. Seller agrees to keep property hazard insurance coverage in force in a minimum amount equal
to the Purchase Price, payable to all parties as their interests may appear, from the date of this
Contract until delivery of the deed and possession. Buyer shall notify all insurance companies of
this Contract. In case of loss or destruction of part or all of the Property from causes covered by
the insurance, Seller agrees to accept the lump sum payment and to endorse the proceeds of
any such insurance recovery to the Buyer. Seller hereby assigns the proceeds of any such
insurance recovery to the Buyer, and Seller hereby assigns to Buyer any and all of Seller's rights
under such insurance contract.
10. The Seller has agreed to sell the Property to the Buyer. Seller acknowledges if it fails to complete
its duties of performance under this Contract, Buyer may exercise its power of eminent domain
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to acquire the Property, provided that the Property is deemed essential by the City Council to
keep the project moving forward, or Buyer may exercise other remedies available under
applicable law. Buyer agrees to cooperate with Seiler, at Seller's request and at no additional
cost to Buyer, to have this transaction qualify as an involuntary conversion pursuant to § 1033 of
fhe Internal Revenue Code.
11 This Contract shall become effective only upon the occurrence of each of the following two
events: (a) acceptance and approval of the Contract by the City Council of the City of
Waterloo, and (b) the environmental clearance of the Property in accordance with Phase I site
assessment and recommended subsequent activities. Within 30 days after Seller's execution of
this Contract, Seller shall disclose to Buyer all contamination of the Properly by hazardous wastes
and/or substances of which Seller has knowledge.
12. This Contract, together with the exhibits and attachments attached hereto, constitutes the entire
agreement between Buyer and Seller, and there is no agreement to do or not to do any act or
deed except as specifically provided herein. This Contract may be modified only in a writing
signed by both parties. Time is of the essence of this Contract.
WHEREFORE, the parties have entered this Acquisition Contract as of the date first set forth above.
C and M Enterprises, Inc.
SELLER'S ACKNOWLEDGMENT:
STATE OF IOWA, BLACK HAWK COUNTY, ss:
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APPROV RECO END'. BY:
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DATE APPROVED: 11/17/2025
BUYER'S ACKNOWLEDGMENT:
STATE OF IOWA, BLACK NAWKCOUNTY, ss:
Acknowledged before me on by Quentin Hart and Kelley Felchle as
Mayor and City Clerk, respectively, of the City of Waterloo, Iowa.