Improvement Contract_Pirc-Tobin for the Heeb Street Reconstruction ProjectCity of Dubuque
City Council
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May 19, 2025
CONSENT ITEMS # 14.
Improvement Contracts / Performance, Payment, and
Maintenance Bonds
Pirc-Tobin for the Heeb Street Reconstruction Project.
Receive and File; Approve
1. Heeb Street Reconstruction Project - Signed Contract Bond
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SECTION 00500
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PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT CONTRACT
SECTION 00500
HEEB STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT
THIS IMPROVEMENT CONTRACT (the Contract), made in triplicate, dated for references
purposes the 23rd day of April , 2025 between the City of Dubuque, Iowa,
by its City Manager, through authority conferred upon the City Manager by its City Council
(City), and Pirc-Tobin (Contractor).
For and in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree
as follows:
CONTRACTOR AGREES:
1. To furnish all material and equipment and to perform all labor necessary for the HEEB
STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT
2. CONTRACT DOCUMENTS
A. The Contract Documents consist of the following:
1. Project Title Page (Section 00100).
2. Project Directory Page (Section 00101).
3. This Public Improvement Contract (Section 00500).
4. Performance, Payment, and Maintenance Bond (Section 00600).
5. Out -of -State Contractor Bond (Section 00610).
6. Other Bonds:
a. (Bond Name) (pages _ to _ , inclusive).
b. (Bond Name)(pages _ to _ , inclusive).
C. (Bond Name) (pages_ to _ , inclusive).
7. The Iowa Statewide Urban Design And Specifications (SUDAS) 2023 Edition.
8. CITY OF DUBUQUE Supplemental Specifications 2023 Edition.
9. Other Standard and Supplementary Specifications as listed on the Title Page of the
Contract Document Manual.
10. Special Provisions included in the project Contract Document Manual.
11. Drawings —Sheet No.A.01 through No.W.04 (00 pages) or drawings consisting of
sheets bearing the following general title:
Heeb Street Reconstruction From Kaufmann Ave. to Southern Cull -De -Sac
12. Addenda (numbers 1 to 2 , inclusive).
13. Insurance Provisions and Requirements (Section 00700).
14. Sales Tax Exemption Certificate (Section 00750).
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15.Site Condition Information (Section 00775).
16. Construction Schedule and Agreed Cost of Delay (Section 00800).
17. Erosion Control Certificate (Section 00900).
18. Consent Decree (Section 01000).
19. Davis -Bacon Wage Decision (Sections 01100).
20. Exhibits to this Contract (enumerated as follows):
a. Contractor's Bid (pages 1 to 5 inclusive).
b. Bidder Status Form (Section 00460).
c. The following documentation that must be submitted by Contractor prior to Notice
of Award.
i. Contractor Background Information Form (Section 00471)
21. The following which may be delivered or issued on or after the Effective Date of the
Agreement:
a. Notice to Proceed (Section 00850).
b. Project Certification Page (Section 00102).
c. Change Orders (Not attached to this agreement).
There are no other Contract Documents. The Contract Documents may only be amended,
modified, or supplemented as provided in General Conditions.
3. All materials used by the Contractor in the Project must be of the quality required by the
Contract Documents and must be installed in accordance with the Contract Documents.
4. The Contractor must remove any materials rejected by the City as defective or improper, or
any of said work condemned as unsuitable or defective, and the same must be replaced or
redone to the satisfaction of the City at the sole cost and expense of the Contractor.
5. Five percent (5%) of the Contract price will be retained by the City for a period of thirty (30)
days after final completion and acceptance of the Project by the City Council to pay any claim
by any party that may be filed for labor and materials done and furnished in connection with
the performance of this Contract and for a longer period if such claims are not adjusted within
that thirty (30) day period, as provided in Iowa Code Chapter 573 or Iowa Code Chapter 26.
The City will also retain additional sums to protect itself against any claim that has been filed
against it for damages to persons or property arising through the prosecution of the work and
such sums will be held by the City until such claims have been settled, adjudicated or
otherwise disposed of.
6. The Contractor has read and understands the Contract Documents herein referred to and
agrees not to plead misunderstanding or deception related to estimates of quantity,
character, location or other conditions for the Project.
7. In addition to any warranty provided for in the specifications, the Contractor must also fix any
other defect in any part of the Project, even if the Project has been accepted and fully paid
for by the City. The Contractor's maintenance bond will be security for a period of two years
after the issuance of the Certificate of Substantial Completion.
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8. The Contractor must fully complete the Project under this Contract on or before the date
indicated in the Construction Schedule and Agreed Cost of Delay Section of the Contract
Documents.
9. INDEMNIFICATION FROM THIRD PARTY CLAIMS. To the fullest extent permitted by law,
Contractor shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless City, its officers and employees, from
and against all claims, damages, losses and expenses claimed by third parties, but not
including any claims, damages, losses or expenses of the parties to this Contract, including
but not limited to attorneys' fees, arising out of or resulting from performance of this Contract,
provided that such claim, damages, loss or expense is attributable to bodily injury, sickness,
disease or death, or injury to or destruction of property, including loss of use resulting there
from, but only to the extent caused in whole or in part by negligent acts or omissions of
Contractor, or anyone directly or indirectly employed by Contractor or anyone for whose acts
Contractor may be liable, regardless of whether or not such claim, damage, loss or expense
is caused in part by a party indemnified hereunder.
10. The Contractor hereby represents and guarantees that it has not, nor has any other person
for or in its behalf, directly or indirectly, entered into any arrangement or Contract with any
other Bidder, or with any public officer, whereby it has paid or is to pay any other Bidder or
public officer any sum of money or anything of value whatever in order to obtain this Contract;
and it has not, nor has another person for or in its behalf directly or indirectly, entered into
any Contractor arrangement with any other person, firm, corporation or association which
tends to or does lessen or destroy free competition in the award of this Contract and agrees
that in case it hereafter be established that such representations or guarantees, or any of
them are false, it will forfeit and pay not less than ten percent (10%) of the Contract price but
in no event less than $2,000.00 (Two Thousand Dollars) to the City.
11. The surety on the Bond furnished for this Contract must, in addition to all other provisions,
be obligated to the extent provided for by Iowa Code 573.6 relating to this Contract, which
provisions apply to said Bond.
12. The Contractor agrees, and its Bond is surety therefore, that after the Certificate of
Substantial Completion has been issued by the City, it will keep and maintain the Project in
good repair for a period of two (2) years.
13. The Project must be constructed in strict accordance with the requirements of the laws of the
State of Iowa, and the United States, and ordinances of the City of Dubuque, and in
accordance with the Contract Documents.
A. All applicable standards, orders, or regulations issued pursuant to the Clean Air Act of
1970 (42 U. S. C. 1958 (H) et. seq.) and the Federal Water Pollution Act (33 U. S. C.
1368 et. seq.) as amended, Executive Order 11738, and Environmental Protection
Agency regulations (40 CFR, Part 15). Contractor must comply with Section 103 and
107 of the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 USC 327-330) and
Department of Labor Regulations (29 CFR, Part 5).
B. The City of Dubuque in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat.
252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d-2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department
of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in
Federally assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to
such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract
entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be
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afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be
discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability
in consideration for an award.
CONSENT DECREE
RELATING TO THE PROJECT
14. X THIS CONTRACTOR IS PERFORMING WORK FOR THE CITY OF DUBUQUE RELATED TO
THE WATER & RESOURCE RECOVERY CENTER OR THE SANITARY SEWER
COLLECTION SYSTEM. THEREFORE, THE CONSENT DECREE AND THIS SECTION ARE
APPLICABLE.
x CITY CONTRACTOR
THIS CONTRACTOR IS NOT PERFORMING WORK FOR THE CITY OF DUBUQUE
RELATED TO THE WATER & RESOURCE RECOVERY CENTER OR THE SANITARY
SEWER COLLECTION SYSTEM. THEREFORE THE CONSENT DECREE AND THIS
SECTION ARE NOT APPLICABLE.
The City has entered into a Consent Decree in the case of The United States of America, and the State
of Iowa v. The City of Dubuque, Iowa, Civil Action Number Case 2:11-cv-01011-EMJ, Civil Action
Number 2008V00041, DOJ Case Number 90-5-1-1-09339, United States District Court for the Northern
District of Iowa. The provisions of the Consent Decree apply to and are binding upon the City and its
officers, directors, employees, agents, servants, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms and
corporations under contract with the City to perform the obligations of the Consent Decree.
The City is required to provide a copy of the Consent Decree to any contractor or consultant retained to
perform work required by the Consent Decree.
A copy of the Consent Decree is included in the Contract Documents and can be viewed at
http://www.citvofdubugue.org/DocumentCenter/Home/View/3173. A hard copy is available upon
request at the City's Engineering Department Office.
The City must condition any contract to perform work required under the Consent Decree upon
performance of the work in conformity with the provisions of the Consent Decree.
The Consent Decree also provides that until five (5) years after the termination of the Consent Decree,
the City must retain, and must instruct its contractors and agents to preserve, all non -identical copies of
all documents, reports, data, records, or other information (including documents, records, or other
information in electronic form) in its or its contractors' or agents' possession or control, or that come into
its or its contractors' or agents' possession or control, and that relate in any manner to the City's
performance of its obligations under this Consent Decree, including any underlying research and
analytical data. This information -retention period, upon request by the United States or the State, the
City must provide copies of any documents, reports, analytical data, or other information required to be
maintained under the Consent Decree. At the conclusion of the information -retention period, the City
must notify the United States and the State at least ninety (90) Days prior to the destruction of any
documents, records, or other information subject to such requirements and, upon request by the United
States or the State, the City must deliver any such documents, records, or other information to the EPA
or IDNR.
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CERTIFICATION BY CONTRACTOR
The undersigned, on behalf of the Contractor, with full authority to act on behalf of the Contractor,
certifies to the City of Dubuque as follows:
I have received a copy of the Consent Decree in the case of The United States of
America, and the State of Iowa v. The City of Dubuque, Iowa, Civil Action Number
Case 2:11-cv-01011-EMJ, Civil Action Number 2008V00041, DOJ Case Number 90-
5-1-1-09339, United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa.
2. All work performed will be in conformity with the provisions of the Consent Decree.
3. All documents reports, data, records, or other information (including documents,
records, or other information in electronic form) that relate in any manner to the
performance of obligations under the Consent Decree, including any underlying
research and analytical data, will be retained as required by the Consent Decree.
4. The Contractor agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the City, its officers,
agents, or employees from and against any claims, including penalties, costs and
fees as provided in the Consent Decree, relating to or arising out of the Contractor's
failure to comply with the Consent Decree.
CONTRACTOR:
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THE CITY AGREES:
15. Upon the completion of the Contract, and the acceptance of the Project by the City Council,
and subject to the requirements of law, the City agrees to pay the Contractor as full
compensation for the complete performance of this Contract, the amount determined for
the total work completed at the price(s) stated in the Contractor's Bid Proposal and less
any Agreed Cost of Delay provided for in the Contract Documents.
CONTRACT AMOUNT $ 655,020.84
CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA:
City Manager's Office
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By:
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Michael C. Van Milligen
Printed Name
City Manager
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CONTRACTOR:
Pirc-Tobin
Contract
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Charles Arnold
Printed Name
Corporate Secretary
Title
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Date
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Bond # 54-265786
SECTION 00600
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PERFORMANCE, PAYMENT AND MAINTENANCE BOND
SECTION 00600
KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS:
That we, Pirc Tobin Construction Inc. as
Principal (hereinafter the "Contractor" or "Principal") and
United Fire & Casualty Company , as Surety are held and firmly bound unto the
City of Dubuque, Iowa, as Obligee (hereinafter referred to as "Owner"), and to all persons who
may be injured by any breach of any of the conditions of this Bond in the penal sum of
Six hundred fifty-five thousand, twenty dollars and eighty-four cents doffam-
($ 65. ,020.84 ), lawful money of the United States, for the payment of which sum,
well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, legal representatives and assigns, jointly
or severally, firmly by these presents.
The conditions of the above obligations are such that whereas said Contractor entered into a
contract with the Owner, bearing date the 23rd day of April 12025,
(hereinafter the "Contract") wherein said Contractor undertakes and agrees to construct the
following project in accordance with the Contract Documents, and to faithfully perform all the terms
and requirements of said Contract within the time therein specified, in a good and workmanlike
manner, and in accordance with the Contract Documents. The Contract Documents for Heeb
Street Reconstruction Project detail the following described improvements:
This project involves the reconstruction of Heeb Street in the City of Dubuque, Iowa. The
project includes removal and replacement of an existing street pavement and sidewalks
and drive approaches, The roadway approximately 400 feet in length and 21 feet in width
with a 4' sidewalk on the westerly side. The scope of work also includes the installation of
new curbs and gutter, placement of a 7-inch asphalt pavement, replacement of 380 lineal
feet of sanitary sewer, 320 lineal feet of water main, and portions of the private service
connections to the following addresses 2151, 2141, 2131, 2121, 2109, and 2019 Heeb
Street.
It is expressly understood and agreed by the Contractor and Surety in this Bond that the following
provisions are a part of this Bond and are binding upon said Contractor and Surety, to -wit:
PERFORMANCE: The Contractor shall well and faithfully observe, perform, fulfill, and
abide by each and every covenant, condition, and part of said Contract and Contract
Documents, by reference made a part hereof, for the project, and shall indemnify and save
harmless the Owner from all outlay and expense incurred by the Owner by reason of the
Contractor's default of failure to perform as required. The Contractor shall also be
responsible for the default or failure to perform as required under the Contract and Contract
Documents by all its subcontractors, suppliers, agents, or employees furnishing materials
or providing labor in the performance of the Contract.
PAYMENT: The Contractor and the Surety on this Bond hereby agreed to pay all just
claims submitted by persons, firms, subcontractors, and corporations furnishing materials
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for or performing labor in the performance of the Contract on account of which this Bond is
given, including but not limited to claims for all amounts due for labor, materials, lubricants,
oil, gasoline, repairs on machinery, equipment, and tools, consumed or used by the
Contractor or any subcontractor, wherein the same are not satisfied out of the portion of the
contract price the Owner is required to retain until completion of the improvement, but the
Contractor and Surety shall not be liable to said persons, firms, or corporations unless the
claims of said claimants against said portion of the contract price shall have been
established as provided by law. The Contractor and Surety hereby bind themselves to the
obligations and conditions set forth in Chapter 573 of the Iowa Code, which by this
reference is made a part hereof as though fully set out herein.
MAINTENANCE: The Contractor and the Surety on this Bond hereby agree, at their own
expense:
A. To remedy any and all defects that may develop in or result from work to be
performed under the Contract Documents within the period of two (2) year(s) from the
date of acceptance of the work under the Contract, by reason of defects in
workmanship, equipment installed, or materials used in construction of said work;
B. To keep all work in continuous good repair; and
C. To pay the Owner's reasonable costs of monitoring and inspection to assure that any
defects are remedied, and to repay the Owner all outlay and expense incurred as a
result of Contractor's and Surety's failure to remedy any defect as required by this
section.
Contractor's and Surety's Contract herein made extends to defects in workmanship or
materials not discovered or known to the Owner at the time such work was accepted.
4, GENERAL: Every Surety on this Bond shall be deemed and held bound, any contract to the
contrary notwithstanding, to the following provisions:
A. To consent without notice to any extension of time authorized in approved change
orders to the Contractor in which to perform the Contract;
B. To consent without notice to any change in the Contract or Contract Documents,
authorized in approved change orders which thereby increases the total contract price
and the penal sum of this Bond, provided that all such changes do not, in the
aggregate, involve an increase of more than twenty percent (20%) of the total contract
price, and that this Bond shall then be released as to such excess increase;
C. To consent without notice that this Bond shall remain in full force and effect until the
Contract is completed, whether completed within the specified contract period, within
an extension thereof, or within a period of time after the contract period has elapsed
and the liquidated damage penalty is being charged against the Contractor.
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The Contractor and every Surety on the Bond shall be deemed and held bound, any contract to the
contrary notwithstanding, to the following provisions:
D. That no provision of this Bond or of any other contract shall be valid that limits to less
than five (5) years after the acceptance of the work under the Contract the right to sue
on this Bond.
E. That as used herein, the phrase "all outlay and expense" is not to be limited in any
way, but shall include the actual and reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the
Owner including interest, benefits, and overhead where applicable. Accordingly, "all
outlay and expense would include but not be limited to all contract or employee
expense, all equipment usage or rental, materials, testing, outside experts, attorney's
fees (including overhead expenses of the Owner's staff attorneys), and all costs and
expenses of litigation as they are incurred by the Owner. It is intended the Contractor
and Surety will defend and indemnify the Owner on all claims made against the
Owner on account of Contractors failure to perform as required in the Contract and
Contract Documents, that all agreements and promises set forth in the Contract and
Contract Documents, in approved change orders, and in this Bond will be fulfilled, and
that the Owner will be fully indemnified so that it will be put into the position it would
have been in had the Contract been performed in the first instance as required.
In the event the Owner incurs any "outlay and expense" in defending itself against any claim as to
which the Contractor or Surety should have provided the defense, or in the enforcement of the
promises given by the Contractor in the Contract, Contract Documents, or approved change
orders, or in the enforcement of the promises given by the Contractor and Surety in this Bond, the
Contractor and Surety agree that they will make the Owner whole for all such outlay and expense,
provided that the Surety's obligation under this Bond shall not exceed one hundred twenty-five
percent (125%) of the penal sum of this Bond.
In the event that any actions or proceedings are initiated regarding this Bond, the parties agree that
the venue thereof shall be Dubuque County, State of Iowa. If legal action is required by the Owner
to enforce the provisions of this Bond or to collect the monetary obligation incurring to the benefit of
the Owner, the Contractor and the Surety agree, jointly, and severally, to pay the Owner all outlay
and expense incurred therefor by the Owner. All rights, powers, and remedies of the Owner
hereunder shall be cumulative and not alternative and shall be in addition to all rights, powers, and
remedies given to the Owner, by law. The Owner may proceed against surety for any amount
guaranteed hereunder whether action is brought against the Contractor or whether Contractor is
joined in any such action(s) or not.
NOW THEREFORE, the condition of this obligation is such that if said Principal shall faithfully
perform all the promises of the Principal, as set forth and provided in the Contract, in the Contract
Documents, and in this Bond, then this obligation shall be null and void, otherwise it shall remain in
full force and effect.
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When a work, term, or phrase is used in this Bond, it shall be interpreted or construed first as
defined in this Bond, the Contract, or the Contract Documents; second, if not defined in the Bond,
Contract, or Contract Documents, it shall be interpreted or construed as defined in applicable
provisions of the Iowa Code; third, if not defined in the Iowa Code, it shall be interpreted or
construed according to its generally accepted meaning in the construction industry; and fourth, if it
has no generally accepted meaning in the construction industry, it shall be interpreted or construed
according to its common or customary usage.
Failure to specify or particularize shall not exclude terms or provisions not mentioned and shall not
limit liability hereunder. The Contract and Contract Documents are hereby made a part of this
Bond.
Project No. 5521000015
Witness our hands, in triplicate, this 23rd . day of April , 2025.
SURETY COUNTERSIGNED BY: Title
FO APPROVED BY:
N/A
Signature of Agent
F(epresentative for Owner
Printed Name of Agent
Company Address
City, State, Zip Code
Company Telephone Number
PRINCIPAL:
Pirc-Tobin Construction, Inc.
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Signature
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NOTE:
SURETY:
United Fire & Casualty Compan
Surety Compa /1
By:
Signat re Attorney -in -Fact fficer
Kurt Feller
Printed Name of Attorney -in -Fact Officer
TrueNorth Companies
Company Name
500 1 st Street SE
Company Address
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
City, State, Zip Code
(319) 364-5193
Company Telephone Number
1. All signatures on this performance, payment, and maintenance Bond must be original
signatures in ink; copies, facsimile, or electronic signatures will not be accepted.
2. This Bond must be sealed with the Surety's raised, embossing seal.
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3. The name and signature of the Surety's Attorney-in-Fact/Officer entered on this Bond
must be exactly as listed on the Certificate or Power of Attorney accompanying this
Bond.
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UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY, CEDAR RAPIDS, [A Inquiries: Surety Department
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UNITED FIRE & INDEMNITY COMPANY, WEBSTER, TX 118 Second Ave SE
FINANCIAL PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY, LOS ANGELES, CA Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
CERTIFIED COPY OF POWER OF ATTORNEY
INSURANCE (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 & hndemnity 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 raider 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
ROBERT L. KOLLSMITH, JASON D. SMITH, JAMES M. SMITH, TIMOTHY J. FOLEY, BRAD BENGTSON, KURT FELLER,
DORA B. STEVENS, ANN SAMUELSON, DEBORAH KLING, LUKAS SCHRODER, MASON STICKNEY, CHRISTY RITCHIE, JACK
STRELLNER, LAURI MENEOUGH, LINDSAY CARDENAS, EACH INDIVIDUALLY
their true and lawful Attomey(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 $75 , 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 ale acts of said Attorney, pursuant to the authority hereby given and hereby ratified and confirmed.
The Authority hereby granted is continuous and shall remain in full force and effect until 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 by the Boards of Directors of United
Fire & Casualty Company, United Fire & Indemnity Company, and Financial Pacific Insurance Company.
"Article Vl — Surety Bonds and Undertakings"
Section 2, Appointment of Attomey-in-Fact. "The President or any Vice President, or any other officer of the Companies may, from time to time, appoint by written
certificates attomeys-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 mid 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 of
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
the Companies thereto. The President or any Vice President, the hoard of Directors or any other officer of the Companies may at any time revoke all power and authority
previously given to any atomey-in-fact.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the COMPANIES have each caused these presents to be signed by its
.`"sa+svry�`\4�41NR1�'1/411 ., ..�" c�iNs�R'�., vice president and its corporate seal to be hereto affixed this 16t h dayof November , 2017
co RIOIiATE '? W CORPORATE $ �(2�\oLrzy Fo:.S= UNITED FIRE &CASUALTY COMPANY
—�— <s < reee ; UNITED FIRE & INDEMNITY COMPANY
5EAL _ SEAL :yl FINANCIAL PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY
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By:x sum
State of Iowa, County of Lirm, ss: Vice President
On 16th day of November, 2017, before me personally came Kyanna M. Saylor
to me known, who being by the duly sworn, did depose and say; that she resides in Cedar Rapids, State of Iowa; that she 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 she 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 she signed her
name thereto pursuant to like authority, and acknowledges same to be the act and deed of said corporations.
Patti Waddell
Iowa NotarialSeal
Commission number 713274 � o�,Notary
Public
F-.4-11"I My Commission Expires 10126!2025
My commission expires: 10/26/2025
I, Mary A. Bertsch, Assistant 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 23rd day of April 2025
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