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								    THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE COMPANY 
<br />MAINTENANCE BOND 
<br />KNOWALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that we 
<br />L. L. Gears Construction Co., 1905 Elder Road, Mishawaka, IN 46545 
<br />as Principal and THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE COMPANY, 6200 S. Gilmore Road, Fairfield, Ohio 45014-5141, a 
<br />corporation organized under the laws of the State of Ohio, with principal office at Cincinnati, Ohio, as Surety, are 
<br />held and firmly bound unto 
<br />City of South Bend, Indiana, Board of Public Works, 227 W. Jefferson Blvd., South Bend, IN 46601 
<br />(hereinafter called the Obligee), in the penal sum of 
<br />Six Thousand Four Hundred Eighty Dollars And Sixteen Cents - ($6,480.16) 
<br />Dollars, for payment of which, well and truly to be made, we do hereby bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, 
<br />administrators, successors and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. 
<br />DATED this 22nd day of June , 2016 
<br />WHEREAS, the said Principal has heretofore entered into a contract with the Obligee above named for 
<br />Colfax Avenue and Hill Street, Street Improvements, Project No. 114-018B 
<br />and, 
<br />WHEREAS, the work called for under said contract has now been completed and accepted by the said Obligee; 
<br />NOW, THEREFORE,THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION IS SUCH, That if said Principal shall, for a period 
<br />of (3) year(s) from and after the 18th day of June, 2016 , indemnify the Obligee against any loss or damage 
<br />directly arising by reason of any defect in the material or workmanship which may be discovered within the period 
<br />aforesaid, then this obligation shall be void; otherwise to be and remain in full force and virtue in law. 
<br />PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that in the event of any default on the part of said Principal, written statement of the particular 
<br />facts showing such default and the date thereof shall be delivered to the Surety by registered mail, at its Home Office in 
<br />the City of Cincinnati, Ohio, promptly and in any event within ten (10) days after the Obligee or his representative shall 
<br />learn of such default, and that no claim, suit, or action by reason of any default of the Principal shall be brought here 
<br />under after the expiration of thirty days from the end of the maintenance period as herein set forth. 
<br />S-2400 (6/08) 
<br />L. L. Gears Construction Co. 
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<br />(Title) 
<br />Rocky R. Geans, President 
<br />THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE COMPANY 
<br />By 
<br />Aticn'.ry- 
<br />J. Kevin Hughes, Attorney -in -Fact 
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