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<br />The Guarantee Company of North America USA
<br />' GUARANTESouthfield, Michigan
<br />Bond No.10162693
<br />Principal: Byers D.C. Delroll, Inc. DBA D.0 Byers Company/Detroit, Inc,
<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 />Beth Walker
<br />Mapes Insurance Agency, Inc.
<br />its true and lawful attorney(s)-in-fact to execute, seal and deliver for and on its behalf as surety, 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 Attorney 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 31s' 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 Attomey(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 State of Florida Department of Transportation. It is fully understood that consenting to the State of Florida Department of Transportation
<br />making payment of the final estimate to the Contractor and/or its assignee, shall not relieve this surety 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 />Attomey-in-Fact cannot be modified or revoked unless prior written personal notice of such intent has been given to the Commissioner — Department
<br />of Highways of the Commonwealth of Kentucky 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 6th 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 Attorney 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 />�11Me�, its corporate seal to be affixed by its authorized officer, this 2nd day of October, 2015,
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<br />THE GUARANTEE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA USA
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<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 />sworn, 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 />instrument 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 />Cynthia A. Takai
<br />Notary Public, State of Michigan
<br />County of Oakland
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<br />My Commission Expires February 27, 2024
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<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 />rr�c IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have thereunto set my hand and attached the seal of said Company this 10th day of September, 2019.
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<br />Randall Musselman, Secretary
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