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PAYMENT BOND (BB&K: 9-12)
CITY OF CORONA
PAYMENT BOND (LABOR AND MATERIALS)
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS That
WHEREAS, the City of Corona (hereinafter designated as the “City”), by action taken or a resolution passed September 7, 2022 has awarded to Augustine General Engineering, Inc. hereinafter designated as the “Principal,” a contract for the work described as follows: Cypress Point Drive and Oakland Hills Drive Water Main Replacement Project (the “Project”); and WHEREAS, the work to be performed by the Principal is more particularly set forth in the Contract Documents for the Project dated September 7, 2022, (hereinafter referred to as “Contract Documents”), the terms and conditions of which are expressly incorporated herein by reference; and
WHEREAS, said Principal is required to furnish a bond in connection with said Contract Documents; providing that if said Principal or any of its Subcontractors shall fail to pay for any materials, provisions, provender, equipment, or other supplies used in, upon, for or about the performance of the work contracted to be done, or for any work or labor done thereon of any kind, or for amounts due under the Unemployment Insurance Code or for any amounts required to be deducted, withheld, and paid over to the Employment Development Department from the wages of employees of said Principal and its Subcontractors with respect to such work or labor, the Surety on this bond will pay for the same to the extent hereinafter set forth.
NOW THEREFORE, we, the Principal and __________________________________________ _____________________________________________ as Surety, are held and firmly bound unto the City in the penal sum of Seven Hundred and Fifty Eight Thousand, Two Hundred and Eighteen DOLLARS and Zero CENTS ($758,218.00) lawful money of the United States of America, for the payment of which sum well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.
THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION IS SUCH that if said Principal, his or its subcontractors, heirs, executors, administrators, successors or assigns, shall fail to pay any of the persons named in Section 9100 of the Civil Code, fail to pay for any materials, provisions or other supplies, used in, upon, for or about the performance of the work contracted to be done, or for any work or labor thereon of any kind, or amounts due under the Unemployment Insurance Code with respect to work or labor performed under the Contract Documents, or for any amounts required to be deducted, withheld, and paid over to the Employment Development Department or Franchise Tax Board from the wages of employees of the contractor and his subcontractors pursuant to Section 18663 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, with respect to such work and labor the Surety or Sureties will pay for the same, in an amount not exceeding the sum herein above specified, and also, in case suit is brought upon this bond, all litigation expenses incurred by the City in such suit, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, court costs, expert witness fees and investigation expenses.
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This bond shall inure to the benefit of any of the persons named in Section 9100 of the Civil Code so as to give a right of action to such persons or their assigns in any suit brought upon this bond.
It is further stipulated and agreed that the Surety on this bond shall not be exonerated or released from the obligation of this bond by any change, extension of time for performance, addition, alteration or modification in, to, or of any contract (including the Contract Documents), plans, specifications, or agreement pertaining or relating to any scheme or work of improvement herein above described, or pertaining or relating to the furnishing of labor, materials, or equipment therefore, nor by any change or modification of any terms of payment or extension of the time for any payment pertaining or relating to any scheme or work of improvement herein above described, nor by any rescission or attempted rescission or attempted rescission of the Contract Documents, agreement or bond, nor by any conditions precedent or subsequent in the bond attempting to limit the right of recovery of claimants otherwise entitled to recover under any such contract or agreement or under the bond, nor by any fraud practiced by any person other than the claimant seeking to recover on the bond and that this bond be construed most strongly against the Surety and in favor of all persons for whose benefit such bond is given, and under no circumstances shall Surety be released from liability to those for whose benefit such bond has been given, by reason of any breach of contract between the owner or City and original contractor or on the part of any obligee named in such bond, but the sole conditions of recovery shall be that claimant is a person described in Section 9100 of the Civil Code, and has not been paid the full amount of his claim and that Surety does hereby waive notice of any such change, extension of time, addition, alteration or modification herein mentioned.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this bond, it is expressly understood, acknowledged and agreed that it shall provide all of the protections required by California Civil Code Sections 9550 through 9566, including the specific coverage protections required by Section 9554. [REMAINDER OF PAGE LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK
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SIGNATURE PAGE FOR
CITY OF CORONA
PAYMENT BOND
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, two (2) identical counterparts of this instrument, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed unoriginal thereof, have been duly executed by the Principal and Surety above named, on the _____ day of ______________________ 20______ the name and corporate seal of each corporate party being hereto affixed and these presents duly signed by its undersigned representative pursuant to authority of its governing body.
CONTRACTOR/PRINCIPAL
(Corporate Seal of Contractor/ _________________________________________ Principal, if a Corporation) Name of Contractor/Principal (Type or Print) By: ____________________________________
Name (Signature)
____________________________________
Name (Type or Print)
____________________________________
Title (Type or Print)
SURETY
(Seal of Surety) _________________________________________ Name of Surety (Type or Print)
By: ____________________________________
Attorney-In-Fact
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NOTE: A copy of the Power-of-Attorney to local representatives of the bonding company must be attached hereto.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
State of California
County of __________________________ )
On _______________________ before me,
(insert name and title of the officer)
personally appeared________________________________________________________________, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
Signature _________________________________ (Seal)