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90-009 Pioneer Contractors Inc.; Service Center Roof Project 90-106 • CONTRACT FOR PUBLIC WORKS • CONTRACT made on March 20, 1990 by the CITY OF CUPERTINO, a municipal corporation of the State of California, hereinafter called the CITY, and AMBO ENGINEERING. INC. thereinafter called the CONTRACTOR. • • IT IS HEREBY AGREED by the parties as follows : 1 . THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS. The complete contract consists of the following contract documents : A. Plans and Specifications for SIDEWALK GRINDING PROJECT 90-106 B . Faithful Performance Bond, Labor and Materials Bond, Insurance Certificate C. This Contract D. Bid Proposal referred to as Exhibit A Any and all obligations of the CITY and the CONTRACTOR are fully set forth and described herein. All of the above documents are intended to cooperate so that any - work called for in one and not mentioned in the other, or vice versa, is to be executed the same as if mentioned in all of said documents. The documents comprising the complete contract are sometimes hereinafter referred to as the Contract Documents . In case of conflict between the Plans and the Specifications on the • one hand, and this Contract on the other, the Plans and Specifications shall prevail. 2. THE WORK. The Contractor agrees to furnish all of the tools, equipment, apparatus, facilities, labor, transportation, and material necessary to perform and complete in a good and workmanlike manner, the work of SIDEWALK GRINDING PROJECT as called for, and in the manner designated in, and in strict conformity with, the Plans and Specifications prepared by: Mr . Bert J . Viskovich, Director of Public Works and adopted by the City, which Plans and ' Specifications are entitled, respectively, SIDEWALK GRINDING PROJECT 90-106 • Page 1 • • and which Plans and Specifications are identified by the signatures of the parties to this. Contract. it is understood and agreed that said tools, equipment, apparatus, facilities, labor, transportation, o material shall asrnrequirednd inthatsaidsPlansaidwaork nd Specifications under the sole direction of the Contractor, but subject to the inspection and approval of the City, or its representative. The City hereby designates as its representative for the purpose of this Contract: Mr. Bert J . Viskovich, Director of Public Works. 3 . CONTRACT PRICE. The City agrees to pay, and the Contractor agrees to accept, in full payment for the work above agreed to be done, the sum of: FOURTEEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED THIRTY TWO DOLLARS AND NO/100 ($14,632.00) • subject to additions and deductions as provided in the Contract Documents, per Exhibit "A" attached hereto. 4. DISPUTES PERTAINING TO PAYMENT FOR WORK. Should any dispute arise respecting the true value of the work done, or any work omitted, or of any extra work which the Contractor may be required to do, or respecting the size of any payment to the Contractor during the performance of this Contract, said dispute shall be determined either by reference to the unit of prices, if applicable, or in accordance with the agreement of prices, if applicable, or in accordance with the agreement of the parties, or in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association if the parties are unable to agree. 5. PERMITS, COMPLIANCE WITH LAW. The Contractor shall, at his expense, obtain all necessary permits and licenses, easements, etc. , for the construction of the project, give all necessary notices, pay all fees required by law, and comply with all laws, ordinances, rules and regulations relating to the work and to the preservation of the public health and safety. 6 . INSPECTION BY THE CITY. The Contractor shall at all times maintain proper facilities and provide safe access for inspection by the City to all parts of the work, and to the shops wherein the work is in .preparation. Where the Specifications require work to ' be specially tested or approved, it shall not be tested or covered up without timely notice to the City of its readiness for inspection and without the approval thereof or consent thereto by the latter. Should any such work be covered up without such notice, approval, or consent, it must, if required by the City, be uncovered for examination at the Contractor's expense. 7. EXTRA OR ADDITIONAL WORK AND CHANGES. Should the City at any time during the progress of the work require any alterations, • • • Page 2 deviations, additions or omissions from the Specifications or Plans or the Contract Documents, it shall have the right to do so, and the same shall in no way affect or make void the contract, but the cost or value thereof will be added to, or deducted from, the amount of the contract price, as the case may be, by a fair and reasonable valuation, which valuation shall be determined either by reference to the unit prices, if applicable, or in accordance with the agreement of the parties, or in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association if the parties are unable to agree. No extra work shall be performed or change be made except by a written order from the city, duly authorized by resolution of its governing body, and by all agencies whose approval is required by law, stating that the extra work or change is authorized, and no claim for an addition to the contract sum shall be valid unless so ordered. 8 . CHANGES TO MEET ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS. The City shall have the right to make changes in this Contract during the course of construction to bring the completed improvements into compliance with environmental requirements or standards established by State and Federal statutes and regulations after the Contract has been awarded or entered into. The Contractor shall be paid for by such changes either by reference to the unit prices, if applicable, or in accordance with the agreement of the parties, or in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association if the parties are unable to agree. 9 . TERMINATION, AMENDMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS. This Contract _may be terminated, amended or modified, with the mutual consent of the parties. The compensation payable, if any, for such termination, amendment or modifications, shall be determined either by reference to the unit price, if applicable, or in accordance with the ag•reementof the parties, or in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association if the parties are unable to agree. 10. TIME FOR COMPLETION. All work under this Contract shall be completed: THIRTY (30) WORKING DAYS If the Contractor shall be delayed in the work by the acts or•• neglect of the City, or its employees, or those under it by contract or otherwise, or by changes ordered in the work, or by strikes, lockouts by others, fire, unusual delay in transportation, unavoidable casualties or any causes beyond the Contractor' s control, or by delay authorized by the City, or by any cause which the City shall determine justifies the delay, then the time of completion shall be extended accordingly. This paragraph does not exclude the recovery of damages for delay by either party under other provisions in the Contract Documents. • Page 3 • • 11. INSPECTION AND TESTING •OF MATERIALS. The Contractor shall notify the City a sufficient time in advance of the manufacture or inprodorderothatn f mattheB1ials City to mayearrangeed ge forymill orunder factory inspection and testing of the.same, if the City requests such notice fromtheContractor. 12. TERMINATION FOR BREACH, ETC. If the Contractor should be adjudged a bankrupt, or if he should make a general assignment for the benefit of his creditors, or if a receiver should be appointed on account of his insolvency, or if he or any of his subcontractors should violate any of the provisions of the Contract, the city may serve written notice upon him and his surety of its intention to terminate the Contract, such notice to contain the reasons for such intention to terminate the Contract, and unless within ten days after serving of such notice, such violation shall cease and satisfactory arrangements for corrections thereof be made, the Contract shall, upon the expiration of said ten days, cease and terminate. In the event of any such termination, the City shall immediately serve written notice thereof upon the surety and the Contractor, and the surety shall have the right to take over and perform the Contract; provided, however, that, if the surety within fifteen days after the serving upon it of notice of termination does not give the City written notice of its intention to take over and perform the Contract, or does not commence performance thereof within thirty days from the date of the serving of such notice, the City may take over the work and prosecute the same to completion by contract, or by any other method it may deem advisable, for the account and at the expense of the Contractor, and the Contractor and his surety shall be liable to the City for any excess cost occasioned by the City thereby, and in such event the City may, without liability for so doing, take possession of, and utilize in completing the work, such materials, appliances, plant and other property belonging to the Contractor as may be on the site of the work and necessary therefor. 13. THE CITY'S RIGHT TO WITHHOLD CERTAIN AMOUNTS AND MAKE APPLICATION THEREOF. In addition to the amount which the City may retain under Paragraph 21 of this Contract until the final . completion and acceptance of all work covered by the Contract, the City may withhold from payment to the Contractor such an amount or amounts as in its judgment may be necessary to pay just claims against the• Contractor or any subcontractors for labor and services rendered and materials furnished in and about the work. The City may apply such withheld amount or amounts to the payment of such claims in its discretion. In so doing, the City shall be deemed the agent of the Contractor, and any payment so made by the City shall be considered as a payment made under the Contract by the City to the Contractor, and the City shall not be liable to the Contractor for any such payment made in good faith. Such payment may be made without prior judicial determination of the claim or claims. With respect to any retention of payment by the City to ensure performance of the Contract, Contractor will be entitled to substitute securities 'as provided in Section 4590 of the California Government Code as more fully described in the City' s Notice to Contractors. Page •4. 14. NOTICE AND SERVICE THEREOF. Any notice from one party to the other under this Contract shall be in writing, and shall be dated and signed either by the party giving such notice, or by a duly authorized representative of such party. Any such notice shall not be effective for any purpose whatsoever unless served in the following manner: (a) if the notice is given to the City either by personal delivery thereof to the City Manager of the City, or by depositing the same in the United States mails, enclosed in a sealed envelope, addressed to the City, postage prepaid and certified; (b) if the notice is given to the Contractor, either by personal delivery thereof to the Contractor, or to his duly authorized representative at the site of the project, or by depositing the same in the United States mails, enclosed in a sealed envelope, addressed to said Contractor at: 34151 ZWISSIG WAY, UNION CITY, CA 94587 postage prepaid and certified; and (c) if the notice is given to the surety or any other person, either by personal delivery to such surety or other person, or by depositing the same in the United States mails, enclosed in a sealed envelope, addressed to such surety or person, as the case may be, at the address of such surety or person last communicated by him to the party giving the notice, postage prepaid and certified. 15. ASSIGNMENT OF CONTRACT. Neither the Contract, nor any part thereof, nor moneys due or to become due thereunder, may be assigned by the Contractor without the prior written approval of the City. 16. COMPLIANCE WITH SPECIFICATIONS OF MATERIALS. Whenever in the Specifications, any material or process is indicated or specified by patent or proprietary name, or by name of manufacturer, such Specifications must be met by Contractor, unless the City agrees in writing to some other material, process or article offered by Contractor which is equal in all respects to the one specified. 17. CONTRACT SECURITY. The Contractor shall furnish a surety bond in an amount at least equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price as security for the faithful performance of this Contract. . ' The Contractor shall also furnish a separate surety bond in an amount at least equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price as security for the payment of all persons for furnishing materials, provisions, provender, or other supplies, used in, upon, for or about the performance of the work contracted to be done, or for performing any work or labor thereon of any kind, and for the payment - of amounts due under the Unemployment Insurance Code with respect to such work or labor in connection with this Contract, and for the payment of a reasonable attorney's fee to be fixed by the court in case suit is brought upon the bond. Page 5 18 . INSURANCE. The Contractor shall not commence work under this Contract until he has obtained all insurance required by the City, nor shall the Contractor allow any subcontractor to commence work on his subcontract, until all similar insurance required of the subcontractor has been so obtained and approved. The Contractor shall furnish the City with satisfactory proof of the carriage of insurance required, and there shall be a specific contractual liability endorsement extending the Contractor's coverage to include the contractual liability assumed by the Contractor pursuant to this Contract and particularly Paragraph 19 hereof. Any policy of insurance required of the Contractor under this Contract shall also contain an endorsement providing that thirty • (30) days' notice must be given in writing to the City of any pending change in the limits of liability or of any cancellation or modification of the policy. • (a) WORKER'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE AND EMPLOYER'S LIABILITY INSURANCE. The Contractor shall take :ut and maintain during the life of this Contract Worker's Compensation Insurance and Employer's Liability Insurance for all of his employees employed at the site of the project and,in case any work is sublet, the Contractor shall require the subcontractor similarly to provide Worker's Compensation Insurance and Employer's Liability Insurance for all of the latter's employees unless such employees are covered by the protection afforded by the Contractor. In signing this Contract the Contractor makes the following certification, required by Section 1861 of the Labor Code: "I am aware of the provisions of Section 3700 of the Labor Code which require every employer to be insured against liability for worker's compensation or to undertake self insurance in accordance with the provisions of the Code, and I will comply • with such provisions before commencing the performance of the _work of this contract."' (b) LIABILITY INSURANCE. The Contractor shall take out and • maintain during the life of this Contract such Bodily Injury •• Liability and Property Damage Liability Insurance as shall • protect him and any subcontractor performing work covered by this Contract from claims for property, damage, including third-party property damage, to include coverage on property in the care, custody abd control of the Contractor, and also excluding what are commonly known as the "X, C, and U" exclusions (having to do ' with blasting, collapse, and underground property damage) , which may arise from Contractor's operations under this Contract, whether such operations be by himself or by any subcontractor or by anyone directly or indirectly employed by either of them and the amounts of such insurance shall be as follows: Bodily Injury Liability Insurance in an amount not less than $500,000.00 for injuries, including accidental death, to any one person, and subject to the same limit for each person, in an amount not less than$1,000,000.00 on account of one accident, and • Page 6 • • • . • • Property Damage Liability Insurance in an amount not less than $ 250,000.00. The City and its officers and employees, shall be which named as additional insureds on any such policies of insurance, therebyhtolalso the. City, its oftain a ficersion that and employees,insurance afforded insurance to the full 'limits of liabilityshall be primary if the City, or its officers and employees, the policy and thate against a loss covered by such have otherninsurance be excess insurance only. Policy, such other insurance shall 19 . HOLD HARMLESS. The Contractor will save, keep, and hold harmless • the City and all officers, employees, and agents thereof from all damages, costs, or expenses, in law or in equity, that may at any .time arise or be set up because of personal injury or damage to property sustained by any person or persons by reason of, or in the course of the performance of said work, or b infringement or alleged infringement of the patenterightsoof any. . person or persons, firm or corporation in consequence of the use . installed in, on, or about said work, of any article or material supplied or under Contractor shall wherever nitaisct�necessarytkeep Notwihstanandgmaintainboatdinthe � the his sole cost and expense during the course of his operations under this Contract such warnings, signs, and barriers as may be required to protect the public. The provisions of the preceding sentence shall not impose any liability upon the City and are for the express benefit of the general public. 20 . HOURS OP WORK. Eight hours of labor during any one calendar day and forty hours of labor during any one calendar week shall constitute the maximum hours of service upon all work done hereunder, and it is expressly stipulated that no laborer, workman, or mechanic employed at any time by the Contractor or by any subcontractor or subcontractors under this Contract, upon the work or upon any part of the work contemplated by this Contract, shall be- required or permitted to work thereon more than' eight hours during any one calendar.day and forty hours during any one calendar week, except, as provided by Section 1815 of the Labor Code of the State of California, 'work performed by employees of contractors in excess of eight hours per day and forty hours during any one week • • shall be permitted upon public work upon compensation for all hours • one-half worked in excess of eight hours per day at not less than one and times the stipulatedhatforbeach and eeverof yaviolation of Sections 1811 1815. It is further ,• inclusive, of the Labor Code of the State of California, all the provisions whereof are deemed to be incorporated herein, the Contractor forfeit,eachas a laborer, worker, ore mechanic employediin Contras to the execution of this Contract by Contractoract, , or by any which ndasaidtlaborer, worker, oror under this ntmechanicrisach requireddor permitteditog work more than eight hours in any one calendar 'day and forty hours is any one calendar week in violation of the provisions of said .. Sections of the Labor Code. • • Page 7 The Contractor, and each subcontractor, shall keep an accurate record showing the names of and actual hours worked each calendar 4ay and each calendar week by all laborers, workmen, and mechanics ddmmployed by him in connection with the work contemplated by this Contract, which record . shall be open at all reasonable hours to the inspection of the City of its officers or agents and to the Division of Labor Law Enforcement of the Department of Industrial Relations of the State of California. 21. WAGE RATES. Pursuant to the Labor Code of the State of California, or local law thereto applicable, the City has ascertained the general prevailing rate of per diem wages and rates for holidays and overtime in the locality in which this work is to be performed, for each craft, classification, or type of laborer, workman, or mechanic needed to execute this Contract. The prevailing wages so determined are set forth in the Specifications and made a part hereof. Neither the notice inviting bids nor this Contract shall constitute a representation of fact as to the prevailing wage rates upon which the Contractor or any subcontractor under him may base any claim against the City. 1776. (a) Each Contractor and subcontractor shall keep an accurate payroll record, showing the name, address, social security number, work classification, straight time and overtime hours worked each day and week, and the actual per diem wages paid to each journeyman, apprentice, worker, or other employee employed by, him or her connection with the public work. (b) The payroll records enumerated under subdivision (a) shall be certified and shall be available for inspection at all reasonable hours at the principal office of the Contractor on the following basis: (1) A certified copy of an employee's payroll record shall be _ made available for inspection or furnished to such employee or his or her authorized representative on request. (2) A certified copy of all payroll records enumerated in • subdivision (a) shall be made available for inspection or • furnished the contract, the uDivision ofest to a pLabor tStandards ative of tEnforcement he body rdand the Division of Apprenticeship Standards of the Department of Industrial Relations. (3) A certified copy of all payroll records enumerated in subdivision (a) shall be made available upon request to the public for inspection or copies thereof made, provided, however, that a request by the public shall be made through either the body awarding the contract, the Division of Apprenticeship Standards, or the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement. The public shall hot be given access to such records at the principal office of the Contractor. (c) Each Contractor shall file a certified copy of the records enumerated in subdivision (a) with the entity that • requested such records within ten (10 ) days after receipt of a written request. Page 8 (d) Any copy of records. made available for inspection as copies and furnished upon request to the public or any public agency by the awarding bids, the Division of Apprenticeship Standards or the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement shall be marked or obliterated in such' a manner as to prevent disclosure of an individual's name, address and social security number. The name and address of the Contractor awarded the contract or performing the contract shall not be marked or obliterated. (e) The Contractor shall inform the body awarding the contract of the location of the records enumerated under subdivision (a) , including the street address, city and county and shall, within five working days, provide a notice of a change of location and address•. (f) In the event of noncompliance with the requirements of this section, the Contractor shall have ten (10) days in which to comply subsequent to receipt of written notice specifying in what respects such Contractor must comply with this section. Should noncompliance still be evident after such ten (10) day period, the Contractor shall, • as a penalty to the state of political subdivision on whose behalf the contract is made or awarded, forfeit twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each calendar day or portion thereof, for each worker, until strict compliance is effectuated. Upon the request of the Division of Apprenticeship Standards or the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, such penalties shall be withheld from progress payments then due. (g) The body awarding the contract shall cause to be inserted in the contract stipulations to effectuate this section. Such stipulations shall fix the responsibility for compliance with this section on the prime contractor. '(h) The director shall adopt rules consistent with the California Public Records Act, (Ch; 3 .5 (commencing with Section 6250) of Div. 7; Title 1. Gov. Ch. ) and the Information Practices Act of 1977, (Title 1.8 (commencing with Sec. 1798) Pt. 4, Div. 3, Civ. C. ) governing the release of such records, including the establishment of reasonable fees to be charged for reproducing copies of records required by this section. (Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1249) . 1775.5 Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the employment of properly registered apprentices upon public work. Every such apprentice shall be paid the standard wage paid to apprentices under the regulations of the craft or trade at which he is employed, and shall be employed only at the work of the craft or trade to which he is registered. Page 9 • • Only apprentices, as defined in Section 3077, who are in training under ards and under Chaptert4Ceship(commencingdwith Sectionritten apprentice 3070) , Divisiona31eofethe Labor Code, are eligible to be employed on public works. The employment and training. of each apprentice shall be in accordance with the provisions of the apprenticeship standards and apprentice agreements under which he is training. When the Contractor to whom the contract is awarded by the state or any political subdivision, or any subcontractor under him, in performing any of the work under the contract or subcontract, employs workmen in any. apprenticeable craft or trade, the Contractor and subcontractor shall apply to the joint of prtheiccraft cormittee trade inmthesareang ofthe thesite orthe public apprenticeship dwork for a certificate approving the Contractor or subcontractor under the apprenticeship standards for the employment and training of apprenticeships in the area or industry affected) provided, however, that the approval as established by the joint apprenticeship committee or committees shall be subject to the approval of the Administrator of Apprenticeship. The joint apprenticeship or committees, subsequent to approving the subject contractor or subcontractor, shall arrange for the dispatch of apprentices to the Contractor or subcontractor in order to comply with this section. There shall be an affirmative duty upon the joint apprenticeship committee or committees administering the apprenticeship standards of the craft or trade in the area of the site of the public work to ensure equal employment and affirmative action in apprenticeship for women and minorities. Contractors or subcontractors shall not be required to submit individual applications for approval to local joint apprenticeship committees provided they are already covered by the local apprenticeship standards. The ratio of apprentices to journeymen who shall be employed in the craft or trade on the public work may be the ratio stipulated ' in the apprenticeship standards under which the joint apprenticeship committee operates but in no case shall the ratio be less than one apprentice for each five journeymen, except as otherwise provided in this section. The Contractor or subcontractor, if he is covered by this section, upon the issuance of the approval certificate, or if he has been previously approved in such craft or trade, shall employ the number of apprentices or the ratio of apprentices to journeymen' stipulated in the apprenticeship standards. Upon proper showing by ' the Contractor that he employs apprentices in such craft or trade in the state on all of this contract on an annual average of not less than,one apprentice to each five journeymen, the Division of • Apprenticeship Standards may grant a certificate exempting the Contractor for the 1-to-5 ratio as set forth in this section. This section shall not apply to contracts of general contractors involving less than thirty thousand ($30,000 .00) or twenty ( 20) working days or to contracts of specialty contractors not bidding for work through a general or prime contractor, involving less than two thousand dollars ($2,000 .00) or fewer than five (5) working days. • Page 10 • • • "APprenticeable craft or trade, " as used in this section, shall mean a craft or trade determined as an apprenticeable occupation in accordance with rules and Apprenticeship Council, regulations apprenticeship by the have the discretion ' The jointeficate, whichp committeelbe shalle to the approvalto grant a certificate, which shall subject ' contractfrothetl-to-5iratioator of set forthppinntthishse, exemptingha finds that any one of the following conditions areimet:etion when it (a) In the event unemployment for the previous three month period in such area exceeds an average of 1S percent, or • (b) In the event the number of apprentices in training in such area exceeds a ratio of 1-to-5, or (c) If there is a showing that the apprenticeable craft or trade is replacing at least one-thirtieth of its journeymen annually through apprenticeship training, either (1) on a statewide basis, or (2) on a local basis. (d) If assignment of an apprentice to any work performed under a public works contract would ' create a condition which would jeopardize his life or the life, safety, or property of fellow employees of the public .at large if the specific task to which the • apprentice When such exemptions are granted to an organization which' • represents contractors in a specific trade from the 1 to 5 ratio on a local or statewide basis the member contractors will not be required to submit individual applications for approval to local joint apprenticeship committees, provided they are already covered by the local apprenticeship standards. • A contractor to whom the contract is awarded,• or an subcontractor under him, who, in performing any of the work, under the •contract, employs journeymen or apprentices in any apprenticeable rat or trade and who is not contributing to a fund or funds to administer and conduct the apprenticeship in any such craft or trade in the area of the programub tc work, to which fund or funds other contractors in the area public fthe Site of the public work are contributing, shall contribute to the or fund or funds in each craft or trade in which he employs journeymen same pbasisiand in the sameic work.manner asnte sae amount thehothermcontractorsr do,, but where the trust fund administrators - are unable to accept such funds, contractors not signatory to the trust agreement . shall pay a like amount to the California Apprenticeship Council. The contractoror subcontractor may add the amount of such contributions in computing his bid for the contract. The Division of tabot• Standards Enforcement is authorized to enforce the payment bf. sdoh •dontributiona to the fund or funds as set forth in Section 227. • Page 11 • • • The body awarding the contract shall cause to be inserted in the contract s •tipulations at the responsibility of tcompliance onwith this section for .all apprenticeable occupations with the prime contractor. All decisions of . the joint apprenticeship committee under this section are subject to the provisions of Section 3081. . (Amended by State. 1976, Ch. 1179) 1777.6 It shall be unlawful for an employer of a labor union to refuse to accept otherwise qualified employees as registered apprentices on any public works, on the ground of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, or age, except as provided in Section 3077, of such employee. (Amended by Stat. 1976, Ch. 1179) • 1777.7 (a) In the event a contractor willfully fails to comply with the provisions of Section 1777.5, such contractor shall: (1) Be denied the right to bid on any public works contract for a period of one year from the date the determination of noncompliance is made by the Administrator of Apprenticeship; and (2) Forfeit as a civil penalty in the sum of fifty dollars ($50 .00) !or each calendar day of noncompliance. Nothnithstanding the provisions Section 7� awardingbodyshalln withhold from progress payments then due or to become due such sum. (b) Any ' such determination shall be issued after a full investigation, a fair and impartial hearing, and reasonable .notice thereof in accordance with reasonable rules and procedures prelcribed by the California Apprenticeship Council. _ Cc) Any - funds withheld by the awarding body pursuant to this Rection shall be deposited in the general fund if the awarding body is a state entity, or in the equivalent fund of an awarding body if such invaliding body is an entity other than the state. The interpretation and enforcement of Sections 1777.5 and 1777 .7 • shall be ' in accordance with the rules and procedures of the California Apprenticeship Council. (Amended by Stats, 1978, Ch. - 1249) It shall be mandatory upon the Contractor, and upon any subcontractor under him, to pay not less than the said specified rates to all laborers, workmen, and mechanics employed in the execution of the Contract. It is further expressly stipulated that the. Contractor shall, as a penalty to the City, forfeit twenty-five - dollat6 ($25.00) for each calendar day, or portion thereof, for : : each labotere workman, or mechanic paid less than the stipulated :atilt/Sling rates for any work done under this Contract by him or by itcany 'ddbcontractor Under work done under this contract by him or by •• =? Ahy Subcontractor under him; and Contractor agrees to comply with 1 ' 611 provisions of Section 1775 Of the Labor Code. • • Page 12 • In case comes sary actor or any . subcontractor; to e employ onnthe sproject founder e this trcontract, any person in a trade or , occupation (except executives, supervisory, administrative, clerical, or other non-manual workers as such) for which no minimum • wage rate is herein specified, the Contractor shall immediately notify the City, who will promptly thereafter determine the prevailing rate for such additional trade or occupation and shall furnish the Contractor with the minimum rate based thereon. The minimum rate thus furnished shall be applicable as a minimum for such trade or occupation from the time of the initial employment of the person affected and during the continuance of such employment. 22. ACCIDENT PREVENTION. Precaution shall be exercised at all times for the protection of persons (including employees) and property. The safety provisions of applicable laws, building and construction codes shall be observed. Machinery, equipment, and other hazards shall be guarded. or eliminated in accordance with the safety provisions of the Construction Safety Orders issued'by the Industrial Accident Commission of the State of California. 23. PAYMENT. Payment will be made in accordance with the attached payment schedule. The City will make partial payment to the Contractor on the basis of a duly certified approval estimate of the work performed and materials incorporated in the project, during' the preceding calendar month, by the Contractor, but the City will retain ten percent (10%) of the amount of each of said estimates until the expiration of thirty-five (35) days from the date of recording by the City of notice of acceptance of completion of all work covered by this Contract, if such notice be recorded within ten days after the acceptance of completion of such Contract as evidenced by resolution of its governing body; or, if such notice be not so recorded within ten days, until the expiration of ninety-five ( 95) Jaye after the acceptance of completion of such work of improvement as evidenced by resolution of its governing body, at which time and not before, the City shall pay to the Contractor the whole of the remaining ten percent (10%) of said contract price so held back as provided; said certificates to be furnished by and obtained from the City's representative shall, before the last Tuesday of each . month, deliver said certificates under hand to the City, or in lieu of such certificates, shall deliver to the Contractor, in writing, under his hand, a just and true reason for not issuing the certificates, including a statement of the defects, if any, to be remedied, to entitle the Contractor to the certificate of ' completion. In event of the failure of the City's representative to furnish and deliver said certificates or any of them or in lieu • Page 13 • • • thereof, the writing aforesaid, within ten (10) days after the times aforesaid, and after written demand has been made upon him for the same, the Contractor may file demand with the City, and, in event said certificates are not furnished within ten (10) days thereafter, the same shall become due and payable. In case the City's representative delivers the writing aforesaid, in lieu of the certificates, then a compliance by the Contractor with the requirements of said writing shall entitle the Contractor to the certificates. The payment of progress payments by the City shall not be construed as an absolute acceptance of the work done up to the time of such payments, but the entire work is to be subjected to the inspection and approval of the City, and subject to whatever inspection and approval may be required by law. 24 . PROTECTION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES. The City shall be responsible as between the parties to this Contract only, for the removal, relocation, or protection of existing public utilities, if any, located on the site of construction, but only if such public utilities are not identified by the City in the Plans and Specifications made a part of the invitation for bids. The City shall compensate the Contractor for costs incurred in relocating or repairing damage to utility facilities not indicated in the Plans and Specifications, other than service laterals when the presence of such utilities on the construction site can be inferred from the presence of such visible facilities as buildings, and meters and junction boxes on, or adjacent to, the construction site. The Contractor shall not be assessed liquidated damages for delay in completion of the Contract project, as provided in Paragraph 27 below, when such delay is caused by the failure of the City, or other public utility, to provide for the removal or relocation of the existing utility facilities. If the Contractor while • performing the Contract discovers utility facilities not identified by the City in the Contract Plans and Specifications, the service laterals as hereinabove described, he shall immediately notify the City in writing. 25. CONTRACTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE WORK. The Contractor shall not be responsible for the cost of repairing or restoring damage to:the work caused by an Act of God. NEVERTHELESS, the Contractor shall, if the insurance premium is a separate bid item, ' obtain the insurance to indemnify the City for any damage to the work caused by an Act of God. "Acts of God" shall include only the following occurrences or conditions and effects: earthquakes and tidal waves, when such occurrences or conditions and effects have been proclaimed a disaster or state of emergency by the Governor of the State of California or by the President of the United States, • or were of a magnitude at the site_of the work sufficient to have caused a proclamation of disaster or state of emergency having Occurred in a populated area. Subject to the foregoing, the City shall not, , in any way or manner, be answerable or suffer loss, damage, expense or liability for any loss or damage that may happen to said building, work, or equipment or any part thereof, or in, Page 14 • on, or about the same during its construction and before acceptance. 26. CONTRACTOR'S GUARANTEE. The Contractor unqualifiedly guarantees guarantees the first-class quality of all workmanship and of all materials, apparatus, and equipment used or installed by him or by any subcontractor of supplier in the project which is the subject of this Contract, unless a lesser quality is expressly authorized in the Plana and Specifications, in which event the Contractor unqualifiedly guarantees such lesser quality; and that the work as performed by the Cbntractor will conform with the Plans and Specifications or any written authorized deviations therefrom. In case of any defect in work, materials, apparatus or equipment, whether latent or patent, revealed to the City within one (1) year of the date of acceptance of completion of this Contract by the City, the Contractor will forthwith remedy such defects without cost to the City. 27. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES. Time shall be of the essence of this Contract. If the Contractor fails to complete, within the time fixed for such completion, the work hereinbefore mentioned and described and hereby contracted to be done and performed, he shall become liable to the City for liquidated damages in the sum of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS AND NO/100 ($150.00) FOR EACH CALENDAR DAY for each and every working day during which said work shall remain uncompleted beyond ouch time for completion or unlawful extension thereof, which sum shall be presumed to be the amount of damage thereby sustained by the City since it would be impracticable or extremely difficult to fix the actual damage; and the amount of liquidated damages may be deducted by the City from moneys due the Contractor hereunder, or his assigns and successors at the time of completion, and his sureties shall be liable to the City any excess. -28. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS. None Page 15 • • • STATE OF CALIFORNIA On this....R$T$ day of MARCH in the year...1990..., COUNTY OF ALAN[EpA 8S. before me ORRI$13 D. RAXAZZA a Notary Public,State of California, I duly licensed and sworn,personally appeared SAMDEL.A...SROSETO personally known to me(or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence)to be the person who executed the within instrument as PRESIDENT III. . , p or on behalf of the corporation therein named and acknowledged to me that the corporation ,. executed it. IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal i, in theCITY OF UNION CITY Coo y of ALAMEDA on the date set forth above in this certified( . Notary Pub tate of California My commission expires a owderye Form No.27—Acknowledgement to tmsaneyment a Gaya general maynt pmyermr use m sonpleuansacuowand moo way acts.orummmeato actt as a seat Im tmo ,the advice m Notary Public—Corporation—(C.C.Secs.1190, et attorney.The printer does not makeov any warranty.eexpress w implied.as to me legal yamm a any prunsmp m me suitability a mese lams in any 1190.11—(Rev.1/831 specific transaction. • P.O. No. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Contract, in duplicate, the day and year first hereinabove written. CITY OF CUPERTINO Approved as to form Mayor: 3��6a /2 Y.914) City Attorneyt I City Clerks Date/City Clerks 1/—/0-90' cRACTOR, AMBO ENGINEERING, INC By, SAMUEL POSETO Notary acknowledgment required. PRESIDENT If a corporation, corporate seal and corporate notary • acknowledgment required. • Project, Name and Number: SIDEWALK GRINDING PROJECT 90-106 Contractors Names AMBO ENGINEERING, INC. , 34151 ZWISSIG WAY, UNION CITY, CA 94587 Contract Amounts FOURTEEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED THIRTY TWO THOUSAND AND NO/100) ($14,632.00) • Con tnet. Account Numbers 110-989-720. • Page 16 1989 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PAYMENT SCHEDULE QUANTITIES CUT-OFF DATE CHECK RELEASE DATE FRIDAY 5:00 PM FRIDAY JANUARY 13 JANUARY 27 FEBRUARY 10 FEBRUARY 24 MARCH 10 MARCH 24 APRIL 7 APRIL 21 MAY 5 MAY 19 JUNE 2 JUNE 16 JUNE 30 JULY 14 JULY 28 AUGUST 11 AUGUST 25 SEPTEMBER 8 • SEPTEMBER 22 OCTOBER 6 OCTOBER 20 NOVEMBER 3 NOVEMBER 17 DECEMBER 1 DECEMBER 15 DECEMBER 29 " '-�,. ' ' 1 LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 3091 I . 1 ' A. a. o a ATTENTION. RIL CARMEN90LYNAUGH ®- 34151 ZWISSIG WAY • UNION CITY CA 94587 _- LICENSE NO. 310292 (415) 487-2424 TO: CITY OF CUPERTINO RE: SIDEWALK GRINDING 10300 TORRE AVENUE PROJECT 90-109 CUPERTINO, CA 95014-3255 . , JOB NO. 90806 • GENTLEMEN: ' - We are sending you XXX Attached Under separate cover via - .the folowing items: Shop.Drawings Plans Samples Submittals Specifications Calculations Copy of Letter Change Order XXX Subcontracts - Quotations Other: t / ti l Sa-s d?x;itz �`.'r t « e. r a ' kt'.. "g°. 'a at u r., �y-a-sitz-i,..?. a Co ies Date No 'r <+ ,.. is tion At s « � ,���, P �" "4 a «v`mm'b.'�cat : `:.'t.E y," "�`,e «. '�^,4�--*. ..�.,'?� � P a ,nom. tt 3 /4/0 /90 -- , CONTRACTS • =.4 2 4/0/90 BONDS - FAITHFUL PERFORMANCE, LABOR AND MATERIAL ‘ I, AND POWER OF ATTORNEY Thesea�e transmitted as checked below: l r Returned for Corrections XXX For Approval i / XXX As Requested I -,, �- Approved As Submitted .XXX For Your Use 4 - Corrected Prints XX-1C Return -. For Review And Comment Approved As Noted y 4i • i REMARKS: - y ' lReceived by:- . �, r Date: i . o, — Signed: -_)'ttCg6tL[ Litt Q. a 4AHAM W M rN • / a2 —• '- s ISSUE DATE(MM/DD%YY) Alalias® CERTIFICATE�OF INS_URANCE ' n 3/2$,90 PRODUCER THIS CERTIFICATE IS ISSUED AS A MATTER OF INFORMATION ONLY AND CONFERS R. C. Fischer & Co. NO RIGHTS UPON THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER.THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT AMEND, 1655 N. Main Street, , Suite 360 EXTEND OR ALTER THE COVERAGE AFFORDED BY THE POLICIES BELOW P. O. Box 8101 Walnut Creek, Ca. 94596-8101 COMPANIES AFFORDING COVERAGE ' COMPANY CODE SUB-CODE LETTER. A NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE GROUP. COMPANY B INSURED, LETTER NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE GROUP COMPANY Ambo Engineering, Inc. • LETTER C 34151 Zwissig Way COMPANY Union City CA 94587 LETTER D INDUSTRIA.L INDEMNITY COMPANY COMPANY E LETTER THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE POLICIES OF INSURANCE LISTED BELOW HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO THE INSURED NAMED ABOVE FOR THE POLICY PERIOD INDICATED,NOTWITHSTANDING ANY REQUIREMENT,TERM OR CONDITION OF ANY CONTRACT OR..OTHER DOCUMENT WITH RESPECT TO.WHICH THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE ISSUED OR MAY PERTAIN,THE INSURANCE AFFORDED BY THE POLICIES DESCRIBED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO ALL THE TERMS, EXCLUSIONS AND CONDITIONS OF SUCH POLICIES.LIMITS SHOWN MAY HAVE BEEN REDUCED BY PAID CLAIMS. CO TYPE OF INSURANCE POLICY NUMBER POLICY EFFECTIVE POLICY EXPIRATION ALL LIMITS IN THOUSANDS LTR - DATE(MM/DD/YY) DATE(MM/DWYY) A GENERAL LIABILITY CD01405416 1/08/90 1/08/91 GENERAL AGGREGATE $ 2000 X COMMERCIAL,GENERAL LIABILITY PRODUCTS-COMP/OPS AGGREGATE $ 1000 l CLAIMS MADEX-1 OCCUR. PERSONAL&ADVERTISING INJURY $ 1000 I OWNER'S&.CONTRACTOR'S PROT. - EACH OCCURRENCE $ 1000 FIRE DAMAGE(Any one fire) $ 50 MEDICAL EXPENSE(Any one person) $ 5 B AUTOMOBILE LIABILITY CP09968591 1/08/90 1/08/91 COMBINED SINGLE $ X ANY AUTO LIMIT • X ALL OWNED AUTOS, , BODILY X SCHEDULED AUTOS (PeURY $ (NJr parson). X HIRED AUTOS BODILY X NON-OWNED.AUTOS INJURY `$ (Per accident), GARAGE LIABILITY' PROPERTY $ DAMAGE EXCESS LIABILITY — EACH AGGREGATE }OCCURRENCE $ $ OTHER THAN UMBRELLA FORM I • D ' WORKER'S COMPENSATION CB9056020 10/01/89 10/01/90 STATUTORY $ 2000 (EACH ACCIDENT) AND ' $ 2000 (DISEASE—POLICY LIMIT) I EMPLOYERS'LIABILITY , $ 2000 "(DISEASE—EACH EMPLOYEE) OTHER 1 �-PUB '3LIC�WORKS ;� DESCRIPTION OF OPERATIONS/LOCATIONSNEHICLES/RESTRICTIONS/SPECIAL ITEMS 1AR- -�1 {990 ALL CALIFORNIA OPERATIONS CERTIFICATE HOLDEFI a' ' ="4'CANCELLATION - SHOULD ANY OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED POLICIES BE CANCELLED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION DATE THEREOF, THE ISSUING COMPANY WILL CNDCAYOR TO' CITY OF CUPERTINO MAIL 3 .DAYS WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER NAMED TO THE ATTN: CARMEN LYNAU~vH LEFT, OUT FAILURE TO MAIL CUOI I NOTICE OIIALL IMCOCC NO ODLICATION 0(1 10300 TORRE AVENUE ' CUPERTINO, CA 95014 - A• UTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE Illr .. R.' C_ 'FISCHER & , - . , . , - z man ACORD,'25-S (3/8 ) - t _ CDACORDCORPORATION 1988'tr BOND NO. 0 38 08 13 PREMIUM INCLUDED IN PERFORMANCE BOND LABOR AND MATERIAL BOND KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENT: WHEREAS, the City of Cupertino, State of California, and AMR() ENGINEERING, INC. hereinafter designated as "Principal" have entered into or are about to enter into a contract providing for the installation, construction, and erection by Principal of certain improvements more particularly described in said contract; and incorporated herein by reference. WHEREAS, said Principal is required to furnish a bond in connection with said contract, providing that if said Principal, or any of his or its sub- contractors, shall fail to pay for any materials, provisions, provender or other supplies or teams used in, upon, for or about the performance of the work contracted to be done, or for any work or labor done thereon of any kind, the Surety on said bond shall pay the same to the extent hereinafter set forth; NOW, THEREFORE, we, the Principal, and GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY as Surety, firmly bind ourselves, our executors, administrators, successors and assigns, jointly and severally, unto the City of Cupertino, and any and all materialmen, persons, companies, or corporations furnishing materials, provisions, provender or other supplies used in, upon, for or abut the perfor- mance of the aforesaid work contracted to be executed or performed under the contract hereinabove mentioned, and incorporated herein by reference, and all persons, companies or corporations lending or hiring teams, implements or machinery, for or contributing to said work to be done, and all persons who perform work or labor upon the same, and all persons who supply both work and materials, whose claim has not been paid by Principal or by any other person, in the just and full sum of FOURTEEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED THIRTY TWO AND NO/100ths (8 14,632.00 ) • THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION IS SUCH THAT if said Principal, his or its subcontractors, heirs, executors, administrators, successors or assigns, shall fail -to pay for any materials, provisions, provender or other supplies or teams used in, upon, for or about the performance of the work contracted to be done, or for any work or labor thereon of any kind, or for amounts due under the Unemployment Insurance Act with respect to such work or labor, or any and all damages arising under the original contract, then said Surety will pay the same and also will pay in case suit is brought upon this bond, such reasonable attorney's fee as shall be fixed by the court. This bond shall inure to the benefit of any and all persons, companies, and corporations entitled to file claims under Section 1184. 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure, so as to give a right of action to them or their assigns in any suit brought upon this bond. ( STATE OF CALIFORNIA On this 28TH day of MARCH in the year...,1990... �y , SS. before me DENISE D. MAVQ2,ZA a Notary Public,State of California, COUNTY OF AT•.AMDA duly licensed and sworn,personally appeared SAMUE]..A,..SROS '10 personally known to me(or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence)to be the person who executed the within instrument as PR STP NT or on behalf of the corporation therein named and acknowledged to me that the corporation ®t .b .. ' e: ami 0" executed it. 'm >, IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal • intheCITY OF UNION CITY County of ALAM DA, on the r ,n it iiiiR .f 4 a; i Sip t Q6" date set forth above in this certifca _ / / Eu 'ru•Ci o ,3...:..,. V r fa,ap. `/ / / Not r 5'ublic, State of California • My commission expires Cowdery's Form No.27—Acknowledgement to This document is ony a general form Mich maybe prop...foruse in simple transactions and nue say acts.or o intended foact.asasrosuwle tor Me aevco • Notary Public—Corporation—(C.C.Secs. 1190, of an attorney.The printer does not make any warranty.eller express or implied.as to me legal validity of any provision or the suitability of hese forms in any a 1190.1)—(Rev. 1/83) soeNmvansammn. STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) SS. COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA ) On MARCH 28, 1990 , before me, a Notary Public, personally appeared B. F. EASTMAN personally known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence), to be the person whose name is subscribed to this instrument as attorney-in-fact of GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY and acknowledged to me;lthatlhgll( ,Illsylbscr�lbed the,lclornpinolation d thereto a urety and his (her) own name as attorney Intact- OFFICIAL SEAL FE El /^ ,Ii*A. ROSE V FRAGOSO �� A i 1 NOIARN PUBLIC.CALIFe - I - I ✓� it �w ,r � COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA _ NO/. RY PUBLIC Li RRA,, , My Comm. Exp. Jan. 24, 1994 u niknimmin uvu imn,'m Premium for this hond will be adjusted ata rate aP BOND N0. 0 37 OS 13 $ ,� per thousand dollars of Final Contract PREMIUM: $138.00 Price. p Deposit Premium of$ �.3S V has been based on the Original Contract Price. • FAITHFUL PERFORMANCE BOND KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: THAT WE, AMBO ENGINEERING. INC. as Principal and GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY • as Surety are held and firmly bound unto the City of Cupertino, State of California, in the sum of FOURTEEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED THIRTY TWO & NO/1OOths Dollars ($ 14,632.00 ) lawful money of the United States, for the payment ' of which will and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, successors and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. THE CONDITION of the above obligation is such that, WHEREAS, the Principal has entered into a contract dated MARCH 20, 1990 , with the Obligee to do and perform the following work to-wit: SIDEWALK GRINDING PROJECT NO. 90-106 • NOW, THEREFORE, if the said Principal shall well and truly perform the work contracted to be performed under said contract, then this obligation shall be void; otherwise to remain in full force and effect. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this instrument has been duly executed by the Principal and Surety this 28thday of MARCH , 19 90 • (To be signed by Principal and Surety and acknowledgment.) AMBO EERING, '' . • j BY: !s Principal GREAT '.yir�.e d a��,'�,tM.,✓n .•/ BY: G. _.. SuretjW B. F. EASTMAN, ATTORNEY-IN-FACT By: Attorney-in-Fact EXECUTED IN DUPLICATE The above bond is accepted and approved this /O day of 4, ' , 19, ry STATE OF CALIFORNIA On this.....2,TR day of....MARCH in the year....19.90..., ss. before me PNI$F..D.•..1TAV.AZZA a Notary Public,State of California, COUNTY OF ALAMEDA, duly licensed and sworn,personally appeared SAMUT:L..A...S.PO.SZTO personally known to me(or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence)to be the person who executed the within instrument as PRESLDKNT. or on behalf of the corporation therein named and acknowledged to me that the corporation executed it. on...„. u., . . .i=..,'o aw lg3:W. n re lk IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal • art .4 r v in the CITY OF UNION CITYCou yof ALAMEDAA/� on the iell ul eA PL date set forth above in this certificate a /�����"^” •` al k}�¢nouxrFcsaLV a r ,�STi. rmaw J_tr.IL ru Or,, e" t �.�� Notary Pu ,State of California •( My commission expires Cowdery's Form No.27—Acknowledgement to This document is ony a general lormwhich may be proper for use in slmplolransacIron and in noway acts,or is intended to act.as a substitute for the advice • Notary Public—Corporation—(C.C.Secs. 1190, of an attorney.The printer does not make any warranty.either e.prms or implied.as to the legal validity m any prevision or the suitability of those teams in any 1190.1)—(Rev. 1/83) specific bansactun. V Y STATE OF CALIFORNIA SS. COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA ) On • MARCH 28, 1990 , before me,a Notary Public, personally appeared B. F. EASTMAN personally known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence), to be the person whose name is subscribed to this instrument as attorney-in-fact of GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYh and acknowledged to me that l,hell(she) subsc(il?egmtb:coaUBLIC hereto as urety and his (her) • 1 I ii III II f ifl IFORNIA own name as atto�na}J in �aCt. L..-ice OFFICIAL SEAL ( S ROSE V. FRAGOSO 5 COUNTY OFeCON CONTRA COSTA B ,\.�.;,,bEi NOT Y 01- \ My Comm. Exp. Jan. 24. 1994 T •• Labor and Material Bond Page 2 And 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 obligations on this bond, and it does hereby waive notice of any such change, extension of time, alter- ation or addition to the terms of the contract or to the work or to the speci- fications. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this instrument has been duly executed by the Principal and Surety this 28th day of MARCH , 19 90 AMBI E INEERL -, INC. 411100 Ak BY: Nita& — es (To be signed by Principal Principal — and Surety. Notary GREAT AMERICAN INS acknowledgments required.) BY: G� .- � Surer r B. F. EASTMAN, ATTO' , Y-IN-FACT EXECUTED IN DUPLICATE By: Attorney-in-Fact r' The above bond is accepted and approved this /0 day of 91-6' , 19 . 6/17/85 91029L(02/891 GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY GEEAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY The number of persons authorized by this power of attorney is not more than No.0 13227 FIVE POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY,a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Ohio,does hereby nominate,constitute and appoint the person or persons named below its true and lawful attorney-in-fact, for it and in its name,place and stead to execute in behalf of the said Company,as surety,any and all bonds,undertakings and contracts of suretyship,or other written obligations in the nature thereof;provided that the liability of the said Company on any such bond,undertaking or contract of suretyship executed under this authority shall not exceed the limit stated below. Name Address Limit of Power JOHN R. FISCHER WALTER F. MERKLE ALL OF ALL GORDON W. RICHARDS B.F. EASTMAN WALNUT CREEK, UNLIMITED R.H. ROMIGUIERE CALIFORNIA • This Power of Attorney revokes all previous powers issued in behalf of the attorney(s)-in-fact named above. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY has caused these presents to be signed and attested by its appropriate officers and its corporate seal hereunto affixed this 27th day of October • 19 89 Attest GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY ‘071 3 � :SeN—LATI--( Clicte-A—t'`-etiON_/ Assistant Secretary Vice President STATE OF OHIO,COUNTY OF HAMILTON —ss: On this 27th day of October, 1989 ,before me personally appeared ROBERT M.SCHUDER, to me known,being duly sworn,deposes and says that he resided in Cincinnati,Ohio,that he is the Vice President of the Great American Insurance Company,the Company described in and which executed the above instrument;that he knows the seal;that it was so affixed by authority of his office under the By-Laws of said Company,and that he signed his name thereto by like authority. la Notary Pu A. FLAMM tri ///''////JJ o Notary sioi fi, state OE A // My Commissk� rpltta'd4L 13, 1993 C / z-0/7 This Power of Attorney is granted by authority of the following resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of Great American Insurance Company by unanimous written consent dated August 20, 1979. RESOLVED: That the President, the several Vice Presidents and Assistant Vice Presidents, or any one of them, be and hereby is authorized, from time to time, to appoint one or more Attorneys-In-Fact to execute in behalf of the Company, as surety,any and all bonds, undertakings and contracts of suretyship, or other written obligations in the nature thereof; to prescribe their respective duties and the respective limits of their authority;and to revoke any such appointment at any time. RESOLVED FURTHER: That the Company seal and the signature of any of the aforesaid officers may be affixed by facsimile to any power of attorney or certificate of either given for the execution of any bond, undertaking, contract or suretyship, or other written obligation in the nature thereof, such signature and seal when so used being hereby adopted by the Company as the original signature of such officer and the original seal of the Company, to be valid and binding upon the Company with the same force and effect as though manually affixed. CERTIFICATION I, RONALD C. HAYES,Assistant Secretary of the Great American Insurance Company,do hereby certify that the foregoing Power of Attorney and the Resolutions of the Board of Directors of August 20,1979 have not been revoked and are now in full force and effect. Signed and sealed this 28 t day of MARCH . , 19 90 . titto Assistant Secretary sw2movEm