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UE The Guarantee Company of North America USA <br />GUARANTEEO Southfield, Michigan <br />Bond No. Bid Bond <br />Principal: °""flC UNrot U9A ❑C o,enlmumyU ec: <br />POWER OF ATTORNEY Obligee: City of South Bend <br />NOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS: That THE GUARANTEE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA USA, a corporation organized and existing under the <br />laws of the State of Michigan, having its principal office In Southfield, Michigan, does hereby constitute and appoint <br />Valerie G&14717o <br />Mapes /assurance Agency, Inc. <br />its true and lawful attorneys) -in -fact to execute, seal and deliver for and on its behalf as surely, any and all bonds and undertakings, contracts of indemnity <br />and other writings obligatory In the nature thereof, which are or may be allowed, required or permitted by law, statute, rule, regulation, contract or otherwise. <br />The execution of such instrument(s) in pursuance of these presents, shall be as binding upon THE GUARANTEE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA USA <br />as fully and amply, to all intents and purposes, as if the same had been duly executed and acknowledged by its regularly elected officers at the principal <br />office. <br />The Power of Allomey is executed and may be certified so, and may be revoked, pursuant to and by authority of Article IX, Section 9.03 of the By -Laws <br />adopted by the Board of Directors of THE GUARANTEE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA USA at a meeting held on the 311' day of December, 2003. <br />The President, or any Vice President, acting with any Secretary or Assistant Secretary, shall have power and authority: <br />1. To appoint Altorney(s)-in-fact, and to authorize them to execute on behalf of the Company, and attach the Seal of the Company thereto, bonds and <br />undertakings, contracts of indemnity and other writings obligatory in the nature thereof; and <br />2. To revoke, at any time, any such Attorney -in -fact and revoke the authority given, except as provided below <br />3. In connection with obligations in favor of the Florida Department of Transportation only, it is agreed that the power and authority hereby given to the <br />Attorney -in -Fact includes any and all consents for the release of retained percentages and/or final estimates on engineering and construction contracts <br />required by the Slate of Florida Department of Transportation. It is fully understood that consenting to the Stale of Florida Department of Transportation <br />making payment of the final estimate to the Contractor and/or its assignee, shall not relieve this surely company of any of its obligations under its bond. <br />4. In connection with obligations in favor of the Kentucky Department of Highways only, it is agreed that the power and authority hereby given to the <br />Attorney -tin -Fact cannot be modified or revoked unless prior written personal nolice of such intent has been given to the Commissioner — Department <br />of Highways of the Commonwealth of KenlucFy at least thirty (30) days prior to the modification or revocation. <br />Further, this Power of Attorney is signed and sealed by facsimile pursuant to resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company adopted at a meeting <br />duly called and held on the 6lh day of December 2011, of which the following Is a true excerpt: <br />RESOLVED that the signature of any authorized officer and the seal of the Company may be affixed by facsimile to any Power of Attomey or certification <br />thereof authorizing the execution and delivery of any bond, undertaking, contracts of indemnity and other writings obligatory in the nature thereof, and <br />such signature and seal when so used shall have the same force and effect as though manually affixed. <br />IN WITNESS WHEREOF, THE GUARANTEE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA USA has Caused this instrument to be signed and <br />00%14�' its corporate seal to be affixed by its authorized officer, this 21.d day of October, 2015. <br />THE GUARANTEE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA USA <br />t <br />rnnt�" w <br />STATE OF MICHIGAN Stephen C. Ruschak, President & Chief Operating Officer Randall Musselman, Secretary <br />County of Oakland <br />On this 2nd day of October, 2015 before me came the individuals who executed the preceding instrument, to me personally known, and being by me duly <br />svdcrn, said that each is the herein described and authorized officer of The Guarantee Company of North America USA; that the seal affixed to said <br />instrurnent'is the Corporate Seal of said Company,` that the Corporate Seal and each signature were duly affixed by order of the Board of Directors of said <br />Company. <br />k <br />' <br />Cynthia A. Takai <br />Notary Public, State of Michigan <br />County of Oakland <br />n + t ,y <br />My Commission Expires February 27, 2024 <br />+ wA° <br />Acting in Oakland County <br />IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand at The Guarantee <br />Company of North America USA offices the day and year above written. <br />I, Randall Musselman, Secretary of THE GUARANTEE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA USA, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true <br />and correct copy of a Power of Attorney executed by THE GUARANTEE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA USA, which is still in full force and effect. <br />IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have thereunto set my hand and attached the seal of said Company this 23rd day of July, 2019, <br />;7 <br />a r x <br />Randall Musselman, Secretary <br />