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§ 10 The Surety shall not be liable to the Owner, Claimants or others for obligations of the Contractor that ate <br />unrelated to the Construction Contract. The Owner shall not be liable for the payment of any costs or expenses of any <br />Claimant.under this Bond, and shall have under this Bond no obligation to make payments to, or give notice on behalf <br />of, Claimants or otherwise have any obligations to Claimants under this Bond. <br />§ 11 The Surety hereby waives notice of any change; including changes of time, to the Construction Contract or to <br />related subcontracts, purchase orders.and other obligations. <br />§ 12 No suit or action shall be commenced by a Claimant under this Bond other than in a court of competent <br />jurisdiction in the state in which the project that is the subject of the Construction Contract is located or after the <br />expiration of one year from the date (1) on which the Claimant sent a Claim to the Surety pursuant to <br />Section 5.1.2 or 5.2, or (2) on which the last labor or service was performed by anyone or the last. materials or <br />equipment were furnished -by anyone under the Construction Contract, whichever of (I) or (2) first occurs. If the <br />provisions of this Paragraph are void or prohibited by law; the minimum period of limitation available to sureties as a <br />defense in the jurisdiction of the suit shall be applicable. <br />§ 13 Notice and Claims to the Surety, the Owner or the Contractor shall be mailed or delivered to the address shown <br />on the page on which their signature appears. Actual receipt of notice or Claims, however accomplished, shall be <br />sufficient compliance as of the date received. <br />§ 14 When. this Bond has been furnished to comply with a statutory or other legal requirement in the location where <br />the construction was to be performed, any provision in this Bond conflicting with said statutory or legal requirement <br />shall be deemed deleted herefrom and provisions conforming to such statutory or other legal requirement shall be <br />deemed incorporated herein. When so famished, the intent is that this Bond shall be construed as a statutory bond and <br />not as a common law bond. <br />§ 15 Upon request by any person or entity appearing to be a potential beneficiary of this Bond, the Contractor and <br />Owner shall promptly famish a copy of this Bond or shall permit a copy to be made. <br />§ 16 Definitions <br />§ 16.1 Claim. A written statement by the Claimant including at a minimum: <br />.1 the name of the Claimant; <br />.2 the name of the person for whom the labor was done, or materials or equipment furnished; <br />.3 a copy of the agreement or purchase order pursuant to which labor, materials or equipment was <br />furnished for use in the performance of the Construction Contract; <br />A a brief description of the labor, materials or equipment furnished; <br />.5 the date on which the Claimant last performed labor or last furnished materials or equipment for use in <br />the performance of the Construction Contract; <br />,6 the total amount earned by the Claimant for labor, materials or equipment furnished as of the date of <br />the Claim; <br />.7 the total amount of previous payments received by the Claimant; and <br />,S the total amount due and unpaid to the Claimant for labor, materials or equipment furnished as of the <br />date of the Claim. <br />§ 16.2 Claimant. An individual or entity having a direct contract with the Contractor or with a subcontractor of the <br />Contractor to furnish labor, materials or equipment for use in the performance of the Construction Contract. The term <br />Claimant also includes any individual or entity that has rightfully asserted a claim under an applicable mechanic's lien <br />or similar statute against the real property upon which the Project. is located. The intent of this Bond shall be to <br />include without limitation in the terms "labor, materials or equipment" that part of water, gas, power, light, heat, oil, <br />gasoline, telephone service or rental equipment used in the Construction Contract, architectural and engineering <br />services required for performance of the work of the Contractor and the Contractor's subcontractors, and all other <br />items for which a mechanic's lien may be asserted in the jurisdiction where the labor, materials or equipment were <br />furnished. <br />§ 16.3 Construction Contract. The agreement between the Owner and Contractor identified on the cover page, <br />including all Contract Documents and all changes made to the agreement and the Contract Documents. <br />[nit AIA Document A3121— 2010. The American Institute of Architects. <br />