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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20250411.tiffResolution Approve Release of Collateral and Accept Replacement Collateral for Use by Special Review Permit, USR15-0020 — Tallgrass Water Western, LLC Whereas, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and Whereas, on July 15, 2015, the Board of County Commissioners approved the application of Wade Castor, 22791 Highway 39, Weldona, Colorado 80653-7908, and Deland Castor, 25450 County Road 10, Weldona, Colorado 80653-7908, do Whiting Oil and Gas, 1700 Broadway, Suite 2300, Denver, Colorado 80290, for a Use by Special Review Permit, USR15-0020, for Mineral Resource Development Facilities, Oil and Gas Support and Service (non-commercial Class II Oilfield Waste Disposal Facility — saltwater injection facility) in the A (Agricultural) Zone District, on the following described real estate, being more particularly described as follows: Subdivision Exemption, SUBX15-0011; being part of the SW1/4 of Section 16, Township 9 North, Range 59 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado Whereas, on February 8, 2017, pursuant to certain Conditions of Approval, the Board accepted an Improvements and Road Maintenance Agreement According to Policy Regarding Collateral for Improvements between the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, and Wade Castor and Deland Castor, do BNN Western, LLC, with further terms and conditions being as stated in said agreement, to include off -site collateral in the form of Performance Bond #SUR0040838, issued by Argonaut Insurance Company, P.O. Box 469011, San Antonio, Texas 78246, in the amount of $2,400.00, and Whereas, staff from the Weld County Department of Planning Services received a letter from Rachel White, representing the current operator, Tallgrass Water Western, LLC, requesting that the Board of County Commissioners release the currently held collateral for USR15-0020, in the amount of $2,400.00, procured in the form of Performance Bond #SUR0040838, issued by Argonaut Insurance Company, and Whereas, the Board has been presented with replacement collateral in the form of Performance Bond #SPA150464_113, issued by Siriuspoint America Insurance Company, 1 World Trade Center, 285 Fulton Street, 47th Floor, Suite 47J, New York, New York 10007, in the amount of $2,400.00, and Whereas, after review, the Board deems it advisable to accept said Performance Bond #SPA150464_113, as stated above, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. 5012351 Pages: 1 of 2 02/21/2025 12:18 PM R Fee:$0.00 Carly Koppes, Clerk and Recorder, Weld County , CO CC .PLOE/MN /hA /S-rek /KR) °2//SI2S 2025-0411 PL2355 Release of Collateral and Accept Replacement Collateral (USR15-0020) — Tallgrass Water Western, LLC Page 2 Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, that the currently held collateral for USR15-0020, in the amount of $2,400.00, procured in the form of Performance Bond #SUR0040838, issued by Argonaut Insurance Company, be released, and that replacement collateral in the form of Performance Bond #SPA150464_113, issued by Siriuspoint America Insurance Company, 1 World Trade Center, 285 Fulton Street, 47th Floor, Suite 47J, New York, New York 10007, in the amount of $2,400.00, be, and hereby is, accepted. Be it further resolved by the Board that the Clerk to the Board be, and hereby is, directed to return said currently held collateral to the appropriate issuing party. The Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, adopted the above and foregoing Resolution, on motion duly made and seconded, by the following vote on the 10th day of February, A.D., 2025: Perry L. Buck, Chair: Aye Scott K. James, Pro-Tem: Aye Jason S. Maxey: Aye Lynette Peppler: Aye Kevin D. Ross: Aye Approved as to Form: Bruce Barker, County Attorney Attest: Esther E. Gesick, Clerk to the Board 5012351 Pages: 2 of 2 02/21/2025 12:18 PM R Fee:$0.00 Carly Koppes, Clerk and Recorder, Weld County , CO 2025-0411 PL2355 X111 IlictI I0'ICALLOlvirrk1Aihyi III II I MEMORANDUM TO: Clerk to the Board DATE: January 29, 2025 FROM: Jazmyn Trujillo -Martinez, Planning Services Dept. SUBJECT: BOCC Agenda Item — Release Current Held Collateral and Accept Replacement Collateral For: Tallgrass Terminals, LLC — USR15-0020 Request to Release Current Held Collateral and Accept Replacement Collateral: The Department of Planning Services Received a Request from Rachel White, representative for Tallgrass Terminals, LLC, requesting that the Board of County Commissioners released the currently held collateral for USR15-0020 in the amount of $2,400.00 procured in the form of Performance Bond No. SUR0040838 issued by Argonaut Insurance Company and accept replacement collateral provided by Tallgrass Terminals, LLC in the amount of $2,400.00 procured in the form of Performance Bond No. SPA150464_113 issued by Siruspoint America Insurance Company. Weld County Planning Services have reviewed the above -mentioned signed original document and collateral requirements and recommends this release of collateral and acceptance of replacement collateral. Recommendation: The Departments of Planning Services, Public Works, and the County Attorney's Office are recommending approval of the release of collateral and acceptance of replacement collateral for Tallgrass Terminals, LLC — USR15-0020, and that this item be placed on the next regularly scheduled BOOC Hearing, as part of the Regular Agenda. cc: Dawn Anderson, Planning Services 2025-0411 Z/10 PL2355 This bond replaces Bond No. SUR0040838 Bond No. SPA150464_113 PERFORMANCE BOND FOR BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF WELD COUNTY, COLORADO KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that TALLGRASS WATER WESTERN, LLC a corporation, organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, with its principal office located at 11550 Ash Street, Suite 220, Leawood, KS 66211, hereinafter called "Principal", and SIRIUSPOINT AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY, of 1 World Trade Center, 285 Fulton Street, 47th Floor, Suite 47J, New York, NY 10007, hereinafter called "Surety" are held and firmly bound unto Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, on behalf of Weld County, Colorado, hereinafter called "Obligee" in the full and penal sum of Two Thousand Four Hundred and No/100 Dollars ($2,400.00), lawful money of the United States for the payment of which well and truly made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, administrators, successors and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. WHEREAS, the above -bound Principal has obtained or is about to obtain from the Obligee a land use permit, namely (insert the specific permit and number - USR, SPR etc)USR15-0020, and pursuant to the requirements of said permit, has entered into an Improvements Agreement, dated November 30, 2016, with Obligee, and WHEREAS, The Improvements Agreement requires Principal to obtain a performance bond in an amount equal to the total cost of the improvements for which Principal is responsible and naming Obligee as beneficiary, and WHEREAS, the value of improvements for which Principal is responsible equals Two Thousand Four Hundred and No/100 Dollars ($2,400.000), and WHEREAS, at completion of the Project Collateral phase of the Agreement, the amount of this Bond shall be reduced, by rider, to 15% of the original amount throughout the Warranty Collateral phase of the Bond, and shall be held in total by the County for two (2) years following its written acceptance of the improvement(s). NOW, THEREFORE, THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION IS SUCH, that if Principal shall well, truly and faithfully perform its duties, and all of its undertakings, covenants, terms, and conditions as set forth in the Improvements Agreement, and if Principal shall satisfy all claims and demands set forth in said agreement, and shall fully indemnify and save harmless Obligee from all costs and damages which it may suffer by reason of Principal's failure to perform as agreed, and shall reimburse and repay Obligee all outlay and expense which Obligee may incur in making good any default, then this obligation shall be null and void; PROVIDED FURTHER, that if Principal shall default in any of its obligations set forth in the Improvements Agreement, and thereafter fail to fully indemnify and save harmless Obligee from all costs and damages which it may suffer by reason of said default, this obligation shall remain in full force and effect; PROVIDED FURTHER, regardless of the number of years this Bond is in force, or the number of continuation certificates issued, the liability of the Surety shall not be cumulative in amounts from period to period and shall in no event exceed the amount set forth above, or as amended by rider; PROVIDED FURTHER, that Surety, for value received hereby stipulates and agrees that no change, extension of time, alteration or addition to the terms of the Improvements Agreement to the work to be performed thereunder, shall in any way affect its obligations on this bond, and it does hereby waive notice of any such change, extension of time, alteration or addition to the terms of the Improvements Agreement. PROVIDED FURTHER, this bond is NONCANCELLABLE, and shall renew annually automatically, from the date of this bond until its release by Obligee, to guarantee that Principal shall well, truly and faithfully perform its duties, and all of the undertakings, covenants, terms, and conditions set forth in the Improvements Agreement, and any extensions thereof which may be granted by Obligee with or without notice to Surety. The parties to this Performance Bond acknowledge that through the Improvements Agreement, Obligee reserves the right to require Principal to obtain a different Performance Bond from a financial institution other than Surety in the event that the rating of Surety by AM Best falls below a B+ rating. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this instrument is executed in four (4) counterparts, each one of which shall be deemed an original, this 12th day of December, 2024. TALLGRASS WATER WESTERN, LLC Principal (AZti ri ci 1 Se e15 ( SEAL ) tens Witn Jon t. Surety F. Black, Witness 595 E. Swedesford Road, Suite 350 Address Wayne, PA 19087 Address By: 9r('‘ Title miv an t3Witrhc V.1P her ra 1, Ga u nst1 SIRIUSPOINT AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY By Jo . Rosenberg, Attorney -in -Fact 1 World Trade Center, 285 Fulton Street 47th Floor, Suite 47J Address New York, NY 10007 Address IMPORTANT: Surety company executing bond must appear on the Treasury Department's most current list (Circular 570 as amended) and be authorized to transact business in the State of Colorado. Bond must be accompanied with Attorney -in Fact's authority from the surety company certified to include the date of the bond. POWER OF ATTORNEY SIRIUSPOINT AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY NEW YORK RAPPEN01_0323 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That SiriusPoint America Insurance Company (the "Company"), a New York corporation, having its principal office in the City of New York, pursuant to the following Resolution, which was adopted on August 27,2024 by Unanimous Written Consent of the Board of the Directors of the Company, to wit: RESOLVED, that the President, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary or the Assistant Secretary is hereby authorized to execute Powers of Attorney appointing as attorneys -in -fact selected employees of certain surety companies who shall have the power for and on behalf of the Company to execute and affix the seal of the Company to surety contracts as co -surety. Does hereby nominate, constitute and appoint: John E. Rosenberg, David C. Rosenberg, Matthew J. Rosenberg, Harry C. Rosenberg, Harry G. Rosenberg, David A. Johnson, David A. High, Denise M. Bruno, Stephanie S. Hehnig, James M. Disciullo, John M. Wescott, Melissa J. Hinds, Elizabeth P. Ceeniei, Jonathan F. Black Julia R. Burnet, Elizabeth B. Pendleton Its true and lawful agent and attorney -in -fact, to make, execute, seal and deliver for and on its behalf, and its act and deed any and all bonds, contracts, agreements of indemnity and other undertakings in suretyship (NOT INCLUDING bonds without a fixed penalty or financial guarantee) and to bind the Company thereby as fully and to the same extent as of same were signed by the duly authorized officers of the Company, provided, however, that the penal sum of any one such instrument executed hereunder shall not exceed the sum of: $62,687,000 single bond limit All acts of said attorneys -in -fact pursuant to the authorities herein given are hereby ratified and confirmed. The President, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary or Assistant Secretary may from time to time and at any time remove such appointee and remove the power given to him or her. The execution of such bonds or undertakings in pursuance of these presents, within one year of the date of these present, shall be binding under said Company, as fully and amply, to all intents and purposes, as if they had been duly executed and acknowledged by the regularly elected officers of the Company at its office in New York, New York, in their own proper persons. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, SiriusPoint America Insurance Company has caused its corporate seal to be hereunto affixed and these presents to be signed by its President this tenth day of October, 2024. ` SiriusPoint America Insurance Company ,QS(;A IN,�Cj,� •, ,�. SEAT - i979 State of New York !i�`..'?' X Q o Paul Mihulka County of New York President On this tenth day of October 2024, before me a Notary Public of the State of New York, in and for the County of New York, duly commissioned and qualified, came Paul Mihulka, President, of SiriusPoint America Insurance Company, to me personally known to be the individual and officer described in, and who executed the preceding instrument, and acknowledged the execution of the same, and being by me duly sworn, deposed and said that he is the officer of the said Company aforesaid, and that the seal affixed to the preceding instrument is the Corporate Seal of said Company, and the said Corporate seal and his signature as officer were duly affixed and subscribed to the said instrument by the authority and direction of the said Company, referred to in the preceding instrument is now in force. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal. Me Welk /Notary Public My Commission expires IC, aoa6 STATE OF New York COUNTY OF New York I, Paul Mihulka, President of SiriusPoint America Insurance Company, a New York corporation, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of Power of Attorney, is still in full force and effect and has not been revoked. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of said Company, on the 12th day of December ,2024 SiriusPoint America Insurance Company Statutory Statement of Admitted Assets, Liabilities, and Capital and Surplus As of December 31, 2023 and 2022 ($ in millions, except share amounts) 2023 2022 Admitted Assets Bonds, at amortized cost Equity securities, at fair value Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments Other invested assets Receivable for securities Total cash and invested assets Insurance and reinsurance balances receivable Reinsurance recoverable on paid losses Accrued interest and dividends receivable Funds held by ceding companies Deferred tax asset Other assets Total admitted assets Liabilities Loss and loss adjustment expense reserves Unearned premiums Commissions payable, contingent commissions and other similar charges Contra liability for retroactive reinsurance ceded Current federal income taxes payable Reinsurance payable on paid losses Funds held under reinsurance treaties Provision for reinsurance Ceded reinsurance premium payable Other liabilities Total liabilities Capital and Surplus Common stock, $1,000 par value; 5,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding Gross paid -in and contributed surplus Segregated surplus Unassigned surplus Total capital and surplus Total liabilities, capital and surplus $ 1,127.2 $ 902.1 112.6 96.5 291.4 151.6 170.2 172.9 1.8 6.2 1,703.3 1329.3 690.8 605.3 14.0 8.0 12.1 6.1 60.1 47.6 14.5 10.2 5.0 22.6 $ 2,499.8 $ 2,029.2 $ 1,288.3 $ 1,062.2 451.7 459.8 (1.0) (283.6) (307.3) (0.1) 0.6 29.6 15.5 177.5 146,5 5.6 6.6 98.8 76.2 106.0 603 1,872.9 1,520.4 5.0 5.0 554.5 490.2 2.3 2.4 65.1 11.1 626.9 508.7 $ 2,499.8 $ 2,029.2 The undersigned, being duly sworn, says, That he is the President of SiriusPoint America Insurance Company; that said Company is a corporation duly organized in the state of New York, and licensed and engaged in the State of New York and has duly complied with all of the requirements of the laws of the said State applicable of the said Company and is duly qualified to act as Surety under such laws; that said Company has also complied with and is duly qualified to act as Surety under the Act of Congress. And to the best of his knowledge and belief the above statement is a full, trust and correct statement. STATE OF NEBRASKA DOUGLAS COUNTY The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this a N ---J Mihulka. wG, 4,trirKitim`A) Notary Public Signature Cohof Print Notary Public Name Notary Seal Paul Mihulka, President day of March, 2024 by Paul Clerk to the Board's Office Phone: (970) 400-4225 1150 O Street P.O. Box 758 Greeley, Colorado 80632 www.weld.gov May 14, 2025 BNN Western, LLC 370 Van Gordon St. Lakewood, CO 80228 Re: Release Performance Bond #SUR0040838 - USR15-0020 Wade Castor and Deland Castor, c/o BNN Western, LLC To Whom It May Concern: Enclosed please find copies of the letter to the insurance company, released Performance Bond #SUR0040838, and a copy of the Board of County Commissioner's Resolution, dated February 10, 2025, authorizing the release of said Performance Bond, held as warranty collateral in the amount of $2,400.00, for the above referenced case. If you have questions or need additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me at (970) 400-4212 or jreid@weld.gov. Respectfully, C\ft, fziL1/4.O1 Jess Reid Deputy Clerk to the Board Enclosure cc: Dawn Anderson, Department of Planning Services Jazmyn Trujillo -Martinez, Department of Planning Services Max Nader, Department of Planning Services Clerk to the Board File PL2355 Page 1 of 1 U. ru a U- El IT- Cl P- U - r -1 ru a N U.S. Postal Service' CERTIFIED MAIL° RECEIPT Domestic Mail Only For delivery information, visit our website at www.usps.com a). SIC 4 Certified Mail Fee Extra Services & Fees (check box, add fee as appropriate) ❑ Return Receipt (hardcopy) $ ❑ Return Receipt (electronic) ❑ Certified Mail Restricted Delivery ❑ Adult Signature Required • Adult Signature Restricted Delivery $ Postage Total Postage and Fees Postmark Here Sent To kc O noa...\ to S . Corv-tVArI ≤treeMnd f. No., or Pb Box No. Mate, ZIP+4 • A O 1 PS Form 3800, April 2015 PSN 7530-02-000-9047 See Reverse for Instructions SENDER: COMPLETE THIS SECTION • Complete items 1, 2, and 3. • Print your name and address on the reverse so that we can return the card to you. • Attach this card to the back of the mailpiece, or on the front if space permits. 1. Article Addressed to: 'C Orc3.v�� tv� S . Corrpc4v P.O • Box t-k\o c\C) `\ PNY\ N orN.\ 0 -1-% 1 a -a• Lika 1 i i i i m II u i i u i i 9590 9402 6113 0209 7531 13 i ..2.;Article Number (Transfer from service label) 7121 197❑ ❑000 9❑97 1❑29 PS Fr: rm 3811, July 2015 PSN 7530-02-000-9053 COMPLETE THIS SECTION ON DELIVERY A. Signatu X a IIIIPP • ❑ Agent ❑ Addressee B. Recei jw PriniedV me) '"u i a Q..L C. Date of Delivery D. Is delivery address different from item 1? O Yes If YES, enter delivery address below: ❑ No MAY [ 0 2025 3. Service Type ❑ Adult Signature ❑ Adult Signature Restricted Delivery ❑ Certified Mail® ❑ Certified Mail Restricted Delivery ❑ Collect on Delivery ❑ Collect on Delivery Restricted Delivery ❑ Insured Mail ❑ Insured Mail Restricted Delivery (over $500) O Priority Mail Expresso) Registered Mail TM Registered Mail Restricted Delivery Return Receipt for Merchandise Signature ConfirmationTM Signature Confirmation Restricted Delivery Domestic Return Receipt May 14, 2025 Clerk to the Board's Office Phone: (970) 400-4225 1150 O Street P.O. Box 758 Greeley, Colorado 80632 www.weld.gov Argonaut Insurance Company P.O. Box 469011 San Antonio, TX 78246 Re: Release Performance Bond #SUR0040838 - USR15-0020 Wade Castor and Deland Castor, c/o BNN Western, LLC To Whom It May Concern: Enclosed please find the released Performance Bond #SUR0040838 and a copy of the Board of County Commissioner's Resolution, dated February 10, 2025, authorizing the release of said Performance Bond, held as warranty collateral in the amount of $2,400.00, for the above referenced case. If you have questions or need additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me at (970) 400-4212 or jreid@weld.gov. Respectfully, CSJ\)ii fau:Cit Jess Reid Deputy Clerk to the Board Enclosure cc: Dawn Anderson and Jazmyn Trujillo -Martinez, Department of Planning Services Max Nader, Department of Planning Services Clerk to the Board File PL2355 Page 1 of 1 Bond No. SUR0040838 PERFORMANCE BOND FOR BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF WELD COUNTY, COLORADO KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that BNN Western, LLC corporation, organized under the laws of the State of Colorado, with i principal office located at 370 Van Gordon St., Lakewood, CO 802 hereinafter called "Principal", and Argonaut Insurance Com.•:ny, hereinafter called "Surety" are held and firmly bound unto Board of ounty Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, on behalf of Weld ounty, Colorado, hereinafter called "Obligee" in the full and penal .m of Two Thousand Four Hundred and No/100 Dollars ($2,400.00), lawful ney of the United States for the payment of which well and truly m•:e, we bind ourselves, our heirs, administrators, successors and assig . , jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. WHEREAS, the above -bound Principal has obtain obtain from the Obligee a land use permit, namely permit and number - USR, SPR etc) USR15-0020 requirements of said permit, has entered into an dated November 30, 2016, with Obligee, and or is about to nsert the specific d pursuant to the provements Agreement, WHEREAS, The Improvements Agreement req res Principal to obtain a performance bond in an amount equal to the t• al cost of the improvements for which Principal is responsible and nami • Obligee as beneficiary, and WHEREAS, the value of improve nts for which Principal is responsible equals Two Thousand Fo Hundred and No/100 Dollars, ($2, 400.00) , and NOW, THEREFORE, THE CONDITION Principal shall well, truly and f its undertakings, covenants, to Improvements Agreement, and i demands set forth in said agr harmless Obilgee from all co OF THIS OBLIGATION IS SUCH, that if hfully perform its duties, and all of s, and conditions as set forth in the Principal shall satisfy all claims and ement, and shall fully indemnify and save s and damages which it may suffer by reason of Principal's failure to pr form as agreed, and shall reimburse and repay Obligee all outlay and ex•-nse which Obligee may incur in making good any default, then this obli•.Lion shall be null and void; PROVIDED FURTH ", that if Principal shall default in any of its obligations set forin the Improvements Agreement, and thereafter fail to fully indemnif and save harmless Obligee from all costs and damages which it may su' er by reason of said default, this obligation shall remain in full ' •rce and effect; PROVIDED FUR ' 'ER, regardless of the number of years this Bond is in force, or the num• r of continuation certificates issued, the liability of the Surety sh. 1 not be cumulative in amounts from period to period and shall in no ev- t exceed the amount set forth above, or as amended by rider; COLLATERAL RELEASED NO LONGER REQUIRED by Board of Weld County Commissioners date: by:C-4.h%iria..„ ajd S -N- c; PROVIDED FURTHER, that Surety, for value received hereby stipulates and agrees that no change, extension of time, alteration or addition to the t erms of the Improvements Agreement to the work to be performed t hereunder, shall in any way affect its obligations on this bond, and it does hereby waive notice of any such change, extension of time, alteration or addition to the terms of the Improvements Agreement, PROVIDED FURTHER, this bond is NONCANCELLABLE, and shall re -w annually automatically, from the date of this bond until its releas- by Obligee, to guarantee that Principal shall well, truly and fait • ully perform its duties, and all of the undertakings, covenants, ter' , and conditions set forth in the Improvements Agreement, and any e ensions t hereof which may be granted by Obligee with or without notice o Surety. The parties to this Performance Bond acknowledge that hrough the Improvements Agreement, Obligee reserves the right to re• ire Principal t o obtain a different Performance Bond from a financial i . ti tut ion other t han Surety in the event that the rating of Surety by AM Lest falls below a B+ rating. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this instrument is executed in f ' r (4) counterparts, each one of which shall be deemed an original, thi 19th day of December, 2016. incipal Secreitness S �-� v. S c.An Pr% 1 CAS (SEAL) 4 -ttitifh? t.0 Witness as Surety, Melani- ill By: Western, LLC Title ILA oz $ul loci i V 1� Argonaut Insure ce Ccmpany R ' hard Covin'to• , Attorney -in -Fact 818 Town & Country Blvd Ste 500 P.O. BOX 469011 Address Houston, TX 77024 Address San Antonio, TX 78246 Address Address IMPORTAN . Surety company executing bond must appear on the Treasury Depart is most current list (Circular 570 as amended) and be autho'.zed to transact business in the State of Colorado. Bo . must be accompanied with Attorney -in Fact's authority from the s ety company certified to include the date of the bond. Argonaut Insurance Company Deliveries Only: 225 W. Washington, 24th Floor Chicago, IL 60606 United States Postal Service: P.O. Box 469011, San Antonio, TX 78246 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the Argonaut Insurance Company, a Corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the S e of Illinois and having its principal office in the County of Cook, Illinois does hereby nominate, constitute and appoint: Marc W. Boots, Richard Covington, Vickie Lacy. P. T. Osburn, Maria D. Zuniga, Joseph R. Aulbert, Ashley Koletar Their true and lawful agent(s) and attorney(s)-in-fact, each in their separate capacity if more than one is named above, to make, execute, and deliver for and on its behalf as surety, and as its act and deed any and all bonds, contracts, agreements of indemnity and other undertakings in sur- , hip provided, however, that the penal sum of any one such instrument executed hereunder shall not exceed the sum of: $50,000,000.00 This Power of Attorney is granted and is signed and sealed under and by the authority of the following Resolution adopted by Board of Directors of Argonaut Insurance Company: "RESOLVED, That the President, Senior Vice President, Vice President, Assistant Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer d each of them hereby is authorized to execute powers of attorney, and such authority can be executed by use of facsimile signature, which m . •e attested or acknowledged by any officer or attorney, of the Company, qualifying the attorney or attorneys named in the given power of attorney, to = -cute in behalf of, and acknov'ledge as the act and deed of the Argonaut Insurance Company, all bond undertakings and contracts of suretyship, and to ix the corporate seal thereto.'' IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Argonaut Insurance Company has caused its official seal to be hereunto aftixe' • nd these presents to be signed by its duly authorized officer on the 18th day of July, 2013. STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF HARRIS SS: •,,� 1811.1... sign RA v v. �\ ••...... l �i J;:'o' •. n co F. : aQ': :O: ts 8 S'AL - cc • 948 • a. 6•. I • • • I• ••,,� t .• •••1.111/1'`` Argonaut Insurance Company AS -010023 by: Joshua C. Betz Senior Vice Presid-siit On this 18th day of July, 2013 A.D., before me, a Notary Public of the State of ' xas, in and for the County of Harris, duly commissioned and qualified, came THE ABOVE OFFICER OF THE COMPANY, to me personally kno o be the individual and officer described in, and who executed the preceding instrument, and he acknowledged the execution of same, and being by me • y sworn, deposed and said that he is the officer of the said Company aforesaid, and that the seal affixed to the preceding instrument is the Corporate Se • • f said Company, and the said Corporate Seal and his signature as officer were duly affixed and subscribed to the said instrument by the authority an • erection of the said corporation, and that Resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of said Company, referred to in the preceding instrument . now in force. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand d affixed my Official Seal at the County of Harris, the day and year first above written. I, the undersigned Officer of the Arg the foregoing is a full, true and co t -0411-6-0.2n sien . oterktusto (Notary Public) ut Insurance Company, Illinois Corporation, do hereby certify that the original POWER OF ATTORNEY of which copy is still in full force and effect and has not been revoked. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I : ve hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of said Company, on the 19 tit day of December , 2016 ta 5U�M ;''%, •• is\ •••...,.�••Le J • �• G .(0 1. 2 r.• SEAL:a �/ dam:• 1s4� i; - . ' .'<UN0Sa.•' •t - .I V. • ,••/j1111111- , • 4 , Saran t-Ieirein: n , VP -Underwriting Surety THIS DOCUMENT IS NOT VALID UNLESS THE WORDS ARGO POWER OF ATTORNEY AND THE SERIAL NUMBER IN THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER ARE IN BLUE, AND THE DOCUMENT IS ISSUED ON WATERMARKED PAPER. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ON AUTHENTICITY OF THIS DOCUMENT CALL (210) 321 - 8400. 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