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MERCHANTS <br />BONDING COMPANYr <br />POWER OF ATTORNEY <br />Know All Persons By These Presents, that MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY (MUTUAL) and MERCHANTS NATIONAL BONDING, INC., <br />both being corporations of the State of Iowa, d/b/a Merchants National Indemnity Company ('n California only) (herein collectively called the <br />"Companies") do hereby make, constitute and appoint, individually, <br />Catherine M Fleck; Deborah Cook; Jason Grill; Kristy A Woods; Marianne Jackson; Timothy S Buhite <br />their true and lawful Attorney(s)-in-Fact, to sign its name as surety(ies) and to execute, seal and acknowledge any and all bonds, undertakings, <br />contracts and other written instruments in the nature thereof, on behalf of the Companies in their business of guaranteeing the fidelity of <br />persons, guaranteeing the performance of contracts and executing or guaranteeing bonds and undertakings required or permitted in any actions <br />or proceedings allowed by law. <br />This Power -of -Attorney is granted and is signed and sealed by facsimile under and by authority of the following By -Laws adopted by the Board <br />of Directors of Merchants Bonding Company (Mutual) on April 23, 2011 and amended August 14, 2015 and adopted by the Board of Directors of <br />Merchants National Bonding, Inc., on October 16, 2015. <br />'The President, Secretary, Treasurer, or any Assistant Treasurer or any Assistant Secretary or any Vice President shall have power and <br />authority to appoint Attorneys -in -Fact, and to authorize them to execute on behalf of the Company, and attach the seal of the Company thereto, <br />bonds and undertakings, recognizances, contracts of indemnity and other writings obligatory in the nature thereof." <br />"The signature of any authorized officer and the seal of the Company may be affixed by facsimile or electronic transmission to any Power of Attorney <br />or Certification thereof authorizing the execution and delivery of any bond, undertaking, recognizance, or other suretyship obligations of the <br />Company, and such signature and seal when so used shall have the same force and effect as though manually fixed." <br />In connection with obligations in favor of the Florida Department of Transportation only, it is agreed that the power and aut hority 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 <br />contracts required by the State of Florida Department of Transportation. It is fully understood that consenting to the State of Florida Department <br />of Transportation making payment of the final estimate to the Contractor and/or its assignee, shall not relieve this surety company of any of <br />its obligations under its bond. <br />In connection with obligations in favor of the Kentucky Department of Highways only, it is agreed that the power and authority hereby given <br />to the Attorney -in -Fact cannot be modified or revoked unless prior wr'iten personal notice of such intent has been given to the Commissioner - <br />Department of Highways of the Commonwealth of Kentucky at least thirty (30) days prior to the modification or revocation. <br />In Witness Whereof, the Companies have caused this instrument to be signed and sealed this 8th day of December , 2022 • <br />P(10Nq� :•,06•CO,h• <br />•�: pPOq.•e0• •p�..PP04$.•.o9. <br />es•'2 -o- oo: •.r..r2' -o- •c . • 7-7z—, <br />• <br />0'2003 ;c : y: 1933 c: By <br />•• <br />CY <br />COUNTY OF DALLAS ss. <br />On this 8th day of December 2022 , before me appeared Larry Taylor, to me personally known, who being by me duly sworn <br />did say that he is President of MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY (MUTUAL) and MERCHANTS NATIONAL BONDING, INC.; and that the <br />seals affixed to the foregoing instrument are the Corporate Seals of the Companies; and that the said instrument was signed and sealed in behalf <br />of the Companies by authority of their respective Boards of Directors. <br />MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY (MUTUAL) <br />MERCHANTS NATIONAL BONDING, INC. <br />dlbla MERCHANTS NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY <br />Kim Lee <br />Commission Number 702737 <br />My Commission Expires <br />April 14, 2024 <br />kthrn fitt>I <br />Notary Public <br />(Expiration of otary's commission does not invalidate this instrument) <br />I, William Warner, Jr. Secretary of MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY (MUTUAL) and MERCHANTS NATIONAL BONDING, INC., do hereby <br />certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of the POWER -OF -ATTORNEY executed by said Companies, which is still in full <br />force and effect and has not been amended or revoked. <br />In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Companies on this 17th day of April , 2023 . <br />POA 0018 (10/22) <br />q%0No. 4 <br />;0•-••tt A9"I:•.�y: <br />• <br />r:r -p- o;v_ <br />cr • <br />x' 2003 0 <br />• <br />J'•. <br />d°i�Y• 4444444444 <br />.*.. •04).$ <br />?�LNGPC <br />h: O'Oy�g <br />co <br />'• 1933 ;•c; Secretary <br />• :am•. •G • <br />