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POWER OF ATTORNEY APPOINTING INDIVWUAL ATTORNEY--IN-FACT
<br />Know All 11ien By These Presents, That Continental Casualty Company, an Illinois insurance company, National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford, an
<br />Illinois insurance company, and American Casualty Company of Reading, Pennsylvania, a Pennsylvania insurance company (herein called `the CNA Companies'j, are
<br />duly organized and existing insurance companies having their principal offices in the City of Chicago, and State of Illinois, and that they do by virtue of the signatures
<br />and seals herein affixed hereby make, constitute and appoint
<br />Andrew A. Lanphere , Individually
<br />Of Carmel, IN their true and lawful Atiomey(s)-in-Fact with full power and authority hereby conferred to sign, seal and execute for and on their behalf
<br />bonds, undertakings and other obligatory instruments of similar nature
<br />- In Unlimited Amounts -
<br />Surety Bond No: Bid Bond
<br />Pupal: Milestone Contractors, L.P.
<br />Obligee: Cityof South Bend
<br />and to bind them thereby as fully and to the same extent as ifsuch instruments were signed by a duly authorized officer of their insurance companies and all the acts of
<br />said Attorney, pursuant to the authority hereby given is hereby ratified and conf rnned.
<br />This power ofAttomey is made and executed pursuant to and by authority of the By -Laws and Resolutions, printed below, duly adopted, as indicated, by the
<br />Boards of Directors of the insurance companies.
<br />In ViFitness Whereot the CNA Companies have caused these presents to be signed by their Vice president and their corporate seals to be hereto affixed on this
<br />9th day of January, 2024.
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<br />r ggT Larry Kasten Vice President
<br />State of South Dakota, County of Nfr+nn efraha, ss:
<br />On this 9th day of January, 2024, before me personally came Larry Kasten to we known, who, being by me duly sworn, did depose and say. that be resides in the
<br />City of Sioux Falls, State of South Dakota; that he is a Vice President of Continental Casualty Company, an Illinois insurance company, National Fire Insurance
<br />Company of Hartford, an Illinois insurance company, and American Casualty Company of heading, Pennsyl area, a Pennsylvania insurance company described is and
<br />which executed the above irshumernt; that he knows the seals of said insarance companies; that the seals affixed to the said instrument are such corporate seeps; that
<br />they were so affixed pursuant to authority given by the Boards of Directors of said insurance companies and that he signed his name thereto pursuant to like authority.
<br />and acknowledges same to be the act and deed of said insurance companies.
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<br />CERTIFICATE
<br />1,4 D. Johnson, Assistant Secretary of Continental Casualty Company, an Illinois insurance company, National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford, an Illinois
<br />rut :race company, and American Casualty Company of Reading, Pennsylvania, a Pennsylvania insurance company do hereby certify that the Power of Attorney
<br />iLbave set forth is still in force, and farws farther certify that the By-Laand Resolutions ofthe Board of Directors ofthe insurance companies printed below are still
<br />�� ' Allirixv. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal ofthe said msurawe companies tbis 9th day of April 2024
<br />"' �c►at rtir �°1 "Q,4 Continental Casualty Company
<br />National Fire Insurance Company ofRutford
<br />c American Casualty Company of Reading, Pennsylvania
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<br />Cn D" Johnson i Assistant Secretary
<br />Lre� r Authorizing By -Laws and Resolutions
<br />ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF BACK OF CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY, NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF
<br />HARTFORD, and AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA (as defined above, the "CNA Companies'):
<br />This Power of Attomey is made and executed pursuant to and by authority ofthe following resolution duly adapted by the Board of Directors of each ofthe above CNA
<br />Companies at a meeting held on May 12,1995:
<br />"RESOLVED: That any Senior or Group Vice president may authorize an officer to sign specific documents, agreements and instruments on behalf of the.
<br />Company provided that the carte of such authorized officer and a description of the documents, agreements or instruments that such officer may sign will be
<br />provided in writing by the Senior or Group Vice President to the Secretary ofthe Company prior to such execution becoming effective."
<br />This Power of Attorney is signed by Larry Kasten, Vice President, who has been authorized pursuant to the above resolution to execute power of attorneys on
<br />behalf of each of the CNA Companies.
<br />This Power of Attorney is signed and sealed by facsimile under and by the authority of the following Resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of each ofthe above
<br />Companies by unanimous written consent dated the 25'11 day of April, 2012:
<br />"Whereas, the bylaws of the Company or specific resolution of the Board of Directors has authorized various officers (the "Authorized Officers) to execute
<br />various policies, bonds, undertakings and other obligatory instruments of like nature; and
<br />Whereas, from time to time, the signature of the Authorized Officers, in addition to being provided in original, hard copy format, may be provided via facsimile or
<br />otherwise in an electronic format (collectively, "Electronic Signatures"); Now therefore be it resolved: that the Electronic Signature of any Authorized Officer
<br />shalt be valid and binding on the Company."
<br />This Power of Attorney may be signed by digital signature and sealed by a digital or otherwise electronic -formatted corporate seal under and by the authority of the
<br />following Resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of each of the above CNA Companies by unanimous written consent dated the 27th day of April, 2022:
<br />"RESOLVED: That it is in the best interest of the Company to periodically ratify and confirm any corporate documents signed by digital signatures and to ratify
<br />and confimn the use of a digital or otherwise electronic -formatted corporate seal, each, to be considered the act and deed of the Company."
<br />Go to wwwxn ratv.com > Owner f Obligee Services > Validate Bond Coverage, if you want to verify bond authenticity.
<br />Form F6853-62023
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