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04/01/2021 PLEASE TURN OFF ALL CELL PHONES AGENDA WEST MEMPHIS CITY COUNCIL APRIL 1,2021 PRAYER: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: V. F. W. CALL TO ORDER: ROLL CALL: BID OPENINGS: WEST MEMPHIS UTILITIES-ROOF REPAIRS AT THE PLANT BUILDING-WARD WIMBIS- FAMILY DOLLAR IMPROVEMENT BID-AMANDA HICKS MINUTES: APPROVE OR CORRECT MINUTES OF MARCH 18,2021 OLD BUSINESS: 3RD READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 3: EMPLOYMENT,SUBTITLED JURYT ��SEiRMI{ANSEAS HANDBOOK OF THE CITY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES NEW BUSINESS: R 1 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE REVISIONS WEST MEMPHIS FIRE AND PROCEDURE MANUAL DEPARTMENT,AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 0-1 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 2: WORK CULTURE, SUBTITLE: NEPOTISM OF THEEAIVIPALOYE�FOROTHER PURPOSES F THE CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS, PERMISSION REQUEST: PERMISSION TO AL SERVE THEMAYOR COUNT TO PURCHASE AO $460,000 FROM THE BUILDING FROM ARC REALTY COMMITTEE REPORTS: APPOINTMENTS: PRESENTATIONS: MAYOR MARCO MCCLENDON I b. MINUTES WEST MEMPHIS CITY COUNCIL April 1, 2021 A regular meeting of the West Memphis City Council was held on Thursday, April 1, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, 205 S. Redding, West Memphis, Arkansas. Invocation was given by Council Member Helen Harris, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance led by Council Member Croom, Mayor Marco McClendon called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m. Sr. Deputy City Clerk, Patricia Lane, called the roll. Those present were: Mayor Marco McClendon, City Attorney Michael Stephenson, City Treasurer Charlie Suiter Jr., and Councilors: Tracy Catt, Wayne Croom, Helen Harris, James Holt, Melanie Hutchinson, Willis Mondy, David Murray, and Charles Wheeless. Absent were: City Council Lorraine Mohammed and City Clerk James Pulliaum Quorum being present Mayor McClendon proceeded with the meeting. BID OPENINGS: WEST MEMPHIS UTILITIES- ROOFING REPAIRS AT THE PLANT BUILDING- WARD WIMBISH FAMILY DOLLAR IMPROVEMENT BID- AMANDA HICKS Councilor Member Catt made the motion, seconded by Councilor Harris to accept the bids and to refer them back to administration for distribution. Upon voice vote, voting was unanimous to approve. Discussion followed: Councilor Croom asked for Mr. Wimbish to provide an explanation of the roof repairs at the plant. Mr. Wimbish said that they are needing to do some roof repairs at the warehouse and superintendent's office space because they are leaking and need to be replaced. They opened bids on Wednesday March 31, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. and the bid was awarded to Delta Roofing a local roofing company. City Engineer, Ms. Amanda Hicks explained that they put out bids last month and received 1 bid back for the repairs of Family Dollar Parkway improvements. The Facility Board has approved them to use up to $85,000 dollars and from the Overlay Budget that they use to repair the road. The road has been in disrepair for several year's and has continued to get worse ever since the Carvana construction. Ms. Hicks said this road is an asset to the city's economic development. Ms. Hicks said she did two alternative bids. One bid was for doing the whole road and the other for doing patch work and both bids came in extremely over budget. They had planned on it being approximately $300,000. The first alternative bid from Crisp contractors was $365,179. The second alternative bid was $445,440. They will be using the money from the overlay budget and they would like enough to repair some local streets also. Ms. Hicks asked the Contractor to give them an idea of what work could done within the $300,000 budget. The bid presented to council was the scope of work that could be done within budget and they are asking council for their approval. Ms. Hicks got with the City Attorney, Michael Stephenson and they have done a supplemental agreement for the described work that was itemized. Economic Director, Phillip Sorrell said there were other repairs that needed to be made but they decided to do a change order to the bid rather than tap into the overlay budget any further. The plan is to delay them for another year because they are not as bad as where the road ties into Family Dollar and Mid America Boulevard. There being no further discussion: Upon voice vote, voting was unanimous to approve both bids and refer them back to administration for distribution. MINUTES: APPROVE OR CORRECT MINUTES OF MARCH 18, 2021 Councilor Catt made the motion, seconded by Councilor Harris to dispense with the reading of the minutes of March 18, 2021, City Council meeting and to approve them as submitted. Upon voice vote, voting was unanimous to approve. OLD BUSINESS: 3rd READING-OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 3: EMPLOYMENT, SUBTITLE JURY DUTY OF THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK OF THE CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES City Attorney Stephenson read the Ordinance for the THIRD and FINAL time by title only. Councilor Catt made the motion seconded by Councilor Croom to approve the ordinance. Upon voice vote, voting was unanimous to approve the ordinance. The ordinance was adopted and assigned No. 2574. NEW BUSINESS: Councilor Catt made the motion, seconded by Councilor Croom to read R-1 and 0-1 by title only. Upon voice vote, voting was unanimous. 1st READING OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING REVISIONS TO THE POLICY AND PROCEDURE MANUAL FOR THE WEST MEMPHIS FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES City Attorney Stephenson read the resolution by title only. Councilor Croom made the motion, seconded by Councilor Wheeless to table the resolution indefinitely. Upon voice vote, voting was unanimous. (Tabled Indefinitely) Councilor Mohammed came into the Council Meeting at 1:15 p.m. J 1ST READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 2: WORK CULTURE SUBTILE NEPOTISM OF THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK OF THE CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES City Attorney Stephenson read the Ordinance for the FIRST time by title only. Councilor Harris made the motion, seconded by Councilor Mondy to suspend the rules, and place the ordinance on the second reading. Councilor Croom opposed. Discussion followed: Councilor Catt said he would like to table the ordinance for 2 weeks or longer to wait for the Human Resource Director, Janice Coleman to do some research to see what other cities are doing. Councilor Mohammed made the motion, seconded by Councilor Catt to resend the previous motion. Upon voice vote, voting was unanimous to resend the previous motion. Councilor Mohammed made the motion, seconded by Councilor Murray to table the ordinance indefinitely. Upon voice vote, voting was unanimous. (Tabled Indefinitely) PERMISSION REQUEST: PERMISSION TO ALLOW THE MAYOR TO BORROW UP TO $460,000 FROM roi THE RESERVE ACCOUNT TO PURCHASE A BUILDING FROM ARC REALTY Councilor Mohammed made a motion, seconded by Councilor Murray to approve the permission request. Councilor Catt made the motion, seconded by Councilor Holt to amend the amount to $250,000 thousand. Discussion followed: Councilor Catt said as they discussed in pre council that he would like them to get all the information needed to make a solid bid and once they get all the data, they can meet within the hour or two to allow time to notify the . press then they can decide and adjust the amount as needed. Mayor McClendon deferred to the City Attorney. City Attorney Stephenson said that the amount that they would be willing to accept would be up to the bankruptcy court. typically, the trustee would have to present something to the bankruptcy judge to have it approved. The bankruptcy is in another state. Mayor McClendon said it is his intent to offer $250, 000 if that is what the council wants him to do, but if he is needing to offer $300,000 does he need to come back before council. Councilor Catt felt that they could meet within two hours to make that decision. Councilor Harris said that it was her understanding that someone else was also interested in the building and was willing to offer 400,000 for it. It is believed that it is the blood bank that is interested in the property. Councilor Mohammed said that she did not want to see a blood bank in the center of town and did not feel that there was anything wrong with having the $406, 000 available should the mayor need to offer more. Councilor Croom is wanting the wording changed in the permission request from reserve account to debt repayment account. Councilor Mohammed deferred to City Treasurer Suiter Jr. for his opinion. City Treasurer Charlie Suiter Jr. said that it was a good property and would be a great investment, but they also needed to watch how they spend the money. City Treasurer Suiter Jr. said he would hate to lose the building. Mayor McClendon said his first offer would be $250,000 and if he needed to offer more he would consult with the council before doing so. City Attorney Stephenson said the bankruptcy court would take the highest offer with no regard to what is going into it. Councilor Harris said that she did not feel that there was anything wrong with having the money available should the mayor need to have it. Councilor Catt said based on the comps that he felt the fair market value was lower than $250,000. Councilor Catt said he did not want to pay more for the building than it was worth but agreed it was a desirable piece of property for the city. Mayor McClendon said the square footage of the building is 17,738 square foot and the list price is $650,000 at $36.64 per square foot. Mayor McClendon computed 18,000 square foot at $19.00 per square foot comes to $345,000. Councilor Catt said the data did not support the cost and he did not want to spend more for the building than it was worth especially since there could be a substantial cost to repair. Mayor McClendon said another option would be to tear the building down and build a new police station in its place and not do repairs on the old building. His goal is to secure the building. There being no further Discussion Mayor McClendon asked for a roll call vote. Sr. Deputy City Clerk, Patricia Lane called the roll. The roll call vote was as follows to amend the request to $250, 000. YES: Catt, Croom, Holt Wheeless NO: Hutchinson, Mohammed, Mondy, Murray, ABSTAIN: Harris, ABSENT: None With 4 Yes votes, 4 No votes, 1 abstention and 0 absent votes the motion to amend the permission request FAILED. Mayor McClendon asked for a roll call vote for the original permission request of$460,000 thousand. Senior Deputy City Clerk, Patricia Lane call roll. The vote was as follows: Yes: Harris, Holt, Hutchinson, Mohammed, Mondy, Murry NO: Catt, Croom, Wheeless ABSTENTION: None ABSENT: None APPOINTMENTS: NONE With 6 yes votes, 3 No votes, 0 abstention votes and 0 absent votes the motion to approve the permission request PASSED. Councilor Catt said his vote was not a vote against the mayor but out of precaution in not knowing who could be sitting in the mayor's chair should anything happen to him. PERMISSION FROM FINANCE DIRECTOR, TORI PERRY TO DESTROY FILES FROM 2015. Councilor Mohammed made the motion, seconded by Councilor Harris to add the permission request to the agenda. Upon voice vote, voting was unanimous. Councilor Harris made the motion, seconded by Councilor Murray to approve the permission request. Upon voice vote, voting was unanimous. Council Member Harris made the motion, seconded by Council Member Holt for Councilor Croom to oversee the shredding of the files. Upon voice vote, voting was unanimous. PRESENTATIONS: NONE ANNOUNCEMENTS: Mayor McClendon announced that the administration is getting ready for the West Memphis clean up. Plans are to partner with Councilor Mohammed to coordinate the cleanup to see what Keep West Memphis Beautiful already has in place. Councilor Mohammed said the first thing they need to do is register with Keep Arkansas Beautiful. Councilor Mohammed will be meeting with the Mayor, Public Works Director, Michael Bonner, Councilor Croom who is the chairman for the Public Works Committee and try and set a date for the city wide clean up. Mayor McClendon said from April 5-19. The city plans to place dumpsters at the city shop for people to drop off tires. They will also be placing dumpster in front of West Memphis Christian School, Roberta Jackson Neighborhood Center, Barton and McAuley, and the Eugene Woods Civic Center for people to drop off their trash. Mayor McClendon is asking the citizens of West Memphis to help in the cleanup even if it is just to pick up litter and debris in their own yards and neighborhoods to get the city cleaned up. Councilor Croom said the county would also be providing 4 dumpsters at no cost to the city that they will be placing in several areas and asked the council members in the 5 wards for suggestions on the best places to place them. Mayor McClendon said that he is currently working on a piece of legislation to address the tire problem. Councilor Mohammed said she thought it would be a good idea for everyone to work collectively together. Councilor Mohammed has organized the Keep West Memphis Beautiful event for several years and the mayor said he was not trying to reinvent the wheel. Mayor McClendon said he would love to collaborate with Councilor Mohammed and Councilor Croom, be it through the Keep West Memphis Beautiful or City-wide cleanup. CITIZENS REQUEST: NONE Having no further business to come before the City Council, Councilor Murray made the motion, seconded by Council Member Mohammed to adjourn. Upon voice vote, the voting was unanimous. The meeting adjourned at 2:00 p.m. PASSED and APPROVED this 15th day April 2021. MARCO MCCLENDON, MAYOR ATTEST: ULL U , CITY CLERK Minutes prepared by, Patricia Lane, Sr. Deputy City Clerk 1 1 WEST MEMPHIS UTILITY COMMISSION 604 East Cooper Phone: 870-735-3355 West Memphis, AR 72301 Mike; Would you please certify that the attached documents are OK for the bid the Utility Commission just approved with Delta Roofing? The following documents are attached: 1. Certification of Owner's Attorney. 2. Three copies of the agreement signed and notarized. 3. Their Bid Bond. 4. Three copies of their Payment and Performance Bonds. 5. Copy of their Certificates of Liability Insurance. 6. Copy of their West Memphis Business License. 7. Copy of their State of Arkansas Contractor's License. If its all OK, please send on to the Mayor's office for his signature. Thank you. Ward shy AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT, made this Twelfth day ofApril 2021, by and between the West Memphis Utilities, hereinafter called "OWNER" and Delta Roofing & Sheet Metal Corp. doing business as a Corporation hereinafter called the "CONTRACTOR". WITNESSETH: That for and in consideration of the payments and agreements hereinafter mentioned: 1. The CONTRACTOR will commence and complete the THE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF A NEW "SINGLE PLY METAL ROOF RETROFIT" 2. The CONTRACTOR will furnish all the materials, supplies, tools, equipment, labor and other services necessary for the construction and completion of the PROJECT described herein. 3. The CONTRACTOR will commence the work required by the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS within a time period mutually agreed upon by CONTRATOR and OWNER but no later than the end of June 2021 and will complete the same within 30 calendar days once work begins. Furthermore, with regard to the removal of the skylights, the number of skylights removed each day will only be the amount that can be replaced by the new roofing by the end of the day, no sections of the roof will be left open overnight. 4. The CONTRACTOR agrees to perform all the WORK described in the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS and complies with the terms therein for the sum of $86,400.00 as shown in the BID schedule. 5. The CONTRACTOR will submit one pay application at the completion of the project. There will be a 10% retainage held for one month after the work has been accepted. A The CONTRACTOR is aware that that due to the number of signatures and approvals needed to pay an invoice, it can take two to three weeks for the UTILITIES to pay an invoice once it is approved. 6. The term "CONTRACT DOCUMENTS" means and includes the following: (A) Advertisement for BIDS (B) Information for BIDDERS (C) BID (D) BID BOND (E) SPECIFICATIONS/SCOPE OF WORK (F) LUMP SUM BID (G) PERFORMANCE BOND (H) PAYMENT BOND (I) AGREEMENT (J) CERTIFICATION OF OWNER'S ATTORNEY (K) NOTICE OF AWARD (L) NOTICE TO PROCEED (M) PICTURES (N) ADDENDA: No. N/A , dated , 20 No. N/A , dated , 20 7. The OWNER will pay to the CONTRACTOR in the manner and at such set forth in General Conditions such amounts as required by the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS 8. This Agreement shall be binding upon all parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns. 0 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed, or caused to be executed by their duly authorized officials, this Agreement in 3 copies each of which shall be deemed an original on the date first above written. OWNER: West Memphis Utilities BY ` 4,4.co it-‘,. Mar�lo McClen , Mayor (SEAL) ATTESoJams/ :u , Ilm, ity Jerk i CONTRACTOR: Delta Roofing & Sheet Metal Corp. ItIlli BY Edgar L. Killgore, Jr. Name Printed /nature G:;1: i -� 112 S. 1st Street West Memphis, Ar 72301 Address and Zip Code (SEAL) ATTEST: 1 v r' Name CERTIFICATION OF OWNER'S ATTORNEY I, the undersigned, Michael Stephenson, the duly authorized and acting legal representative of The City of West Memphis, do hereby certify as follows: I have examined the attached contract and surety bonds and the manner of execution thereof, and I am of the opinion that each of the aforesaid agreements appears on its face to have been duly executed by the proper parties thereto acting through their duly authorized representatives; that from said documents and said representatives appear to have full power and authority to execute said agreements on behalf of the respective parties named thereon; and that the foregoing agreements appear to constitute valid and legally binding obligations upon the parties executing the same in accordance with terms, conditions and rovisions thereof. Mich eI St hen h West�Memphis City Attorney Date: 4,/_ 2/ 1 • ..,,,,`•iI ' :i, 1 I C AIA Document A310 Bid Bond KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that Delta Roofing & Sheet Metal Corp. as Principal, hereinafter called the Principal, and Westfield Insurance Company a corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of Ohio as Surety, hereinafter called the Surety, are held and firmly bound unto West Memphis Utility Commission, 604 E. Cooper, West Memphis, AR 72301 as Obligee, hereinafter called the Obligee, in the sum of Five Percent amount of proposal Dollars(S5%), for the payment of which sum well and truly to be made, the said Principal and the said Surety, bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns,jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. ) WHEREAS,the Principal has submitted a bid for Roofing-Maintenance Warehouse `' NOW, THEREFORE, if the Obligee shall accept the bid of the Principal and the Principal shall enter into a Contract fib with the Obligee in accordance with the terms of such bid, and give such bond or bonds as may be specified in the bidding or Contract Documents with good and sufficient surety for the faithful performance of such Contract and for the prompt payment of labor and material furnished in the prosecution thereof, or in the event of the failure of the Principal to enter such Contract and give such bond or bonds, if the Principal shall pay to the Obligee the difference not to exceed the penalty hereof between the amount specified in said bid and such larger amount for which the Obligee may in good faith contract with another party to perform the Work covered by said bid, then this obligation shall be null and void, otherwise to remain in full force and effect. Signed and sealed this 31st day of March 2021 • Delta Roofing & Sheet Metal Corp. �� (Principal) (Seal) ,-----1 ) { `(_Witness) (Title) Westfield Insurance Company • has �, .- ., ;r(&uretY) (Seal) - (Witness) - "` Janice McCoy r� i �� -� ��:----___-... '\ 1(Title) IA DOCUMENT A310 a BID BOND o AIA A a FEBRUARY 1970 ED•THE AMERICAN Keith W. Brown, Attorney-in-fact A NSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS,1735 N.Y.AVE.,N.W.,WASHINGTON,D.C.20006 General POWER NO. 4112432 09 Power Westfield Insurance Co. f Attorney Westfield National Insurance Co. ERTIFIED COPY Ohio Farmers Insurance Co. Westfield Center, Ohio ,1 Know All Men by These Presents, That WESTFIELD INSURANCE COMPANY, WESTFIELD NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY and OH 0 FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY, corporations, hereinafter referred to ndividually as a "Company" and collectively as "Companies," du y organized and existing under the laws of the State of Ohio,and having its principal office in Westfield Center, Medina County,Ohio, do by these presents make,constitute and appoint MARK E.HARRIS.JOSEPH MADDEN,Ill,RICHARD L.POWELL,MALCOLM E.STALLINGS,KEITH W. BROWN,JANICE W. MCCOY,WILLIAM W. JONES,II,JOINTLY OR SEVERALLY of MEMPHIS and State of TN its true and lawful Attorney(s)-+n-Fact,with flit power and authority hereby conferred in its name, place and stead, to execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all bonds, recognizances, undertakings, or other instruments or contracts at suretyship LIMITATION: THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY CANNOT BE USED TO EXECUTE NOTE GUARANTEE, MORTGAGE DEFICIENCY, MORTGAGE GUARANTEE,OR BANK DEPOSITORY BONDS. and to bind any of the Companies thereby as fully and to the same extent as if such bonds were signed by the President,sealed with the corporate seal of the applicable Company and duly attested by its Secretary, hereby ratifying and confirming all that the said Attorney(s)-n-Fact may do in the premises. Said appointment is made under and by authority of the following resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of each of the WESTFIELD INSURANCE COMPANY,WESTFIELD NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY and OHIO FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY: "Be It Resolved,that the President,any Senior Executive,any Secretary or any Fidelity 8,Surety Operations Executive or other Executive shall be and is hereby vested with full power and authority to appoint any one or more suitable persons as Attorney(s)-in•Fact to represent and act for and on behalf of the Company subject to the following provisions: The Attorney-in-Fact. may be given full power and authority for and:n the name of and on behalf of the Company,to execute,acknowledge and deliver,any and al! fronds, recognizances,contracts, agreements of indemnity and other conditional or obligatory undertakings and any and all notices and documents canceling or terminating the Company's liability thereunder, and any such instruments so executed by any such Attorney-in-Fact shall be as binding upon the Company as if signed by the President and sealed and attested by the Corporate Secretary.' "Be it Further Resolved,that the signature of any such designated person and the seal of the Company heretofore or hereafter affixed to any power of attorney or any certificate relating thereto by facsimile,and any power of attorney or certificate bearing facsimile signatures or facsimile 11 seal shall be valid and binding upon the Company with respect to any bond or undertaking to which it is attached." (Each adopted at a meeting held on February 8,2000). In Witness Whereof,WESTFIELD INSURANCE COMPANY,WESTFIELD NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY and OHIO FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY have caused these presents to be signed by their National Surety Leader and Senior Executive and their corporate seas to be hereto affixed this 16th day of AUGUST A.O.,2011 . Corporate ,,,,,,,,,, ,,, .......,.,.,. Seals Q1?S�Adq�, -,•apt�r... 40,, _`�, WESTFIELD INSURANCE COMPANY Affixed „� .a. + co_. .LQ + 'ci:-••"'•`•.' `* WESTFIELD NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY r *If __._`%.0 ice: y- i OHIO FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY 11 r=. +EAAiiiaa }`" SEAL `�' :"' cna � ' •. loos .:f ? K‘rie. \*.:-....°2P..........."V ".....-;.... i 0;.: s .• : S• •• tot ••• s 4:: --.., ..••,,,,,,•,. ..: S State of Ohio •*••' ""•"~"'"• ByDennis P. Baus, National Surety Leader and County of Medina ss.: n oSenior Executive On this 16th day of AUGUST A.D.,2011 ,before me personally came Dennis P.Baus to me known,who, being by me duly sworn, did depose and say, that he resides in Wooster, Ohio; that he is National Surety Leader and Senior Executive of WESTFIELD INSURANCE COMPANY,WESTFIELD NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY and OHIO FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY,the companies described in and which executed the above instrument;that he knows the seals of said Companies;that the sea:s aff xed to said instrument are such corporate seas:Mat they were sc affixed by order of the Boards of Directors of said Companies; and that he signed h•s name thereto by like order. Notarial „,,,,,,.,,,,, Sea: .+`.Ft1 A L "`�, ��• Affixed �111//v+ta9 • William J. Kahelin,A •rney at Law. Notary Public State of Ohio :0 O County of Medina ss.: My Commission Does Not Expire(Sec. 147.03 Ohio Revised Code) � r `�.4r o r ,,, , s o f , I,Frank A.Carrino, Secretary of WESTFIELD INSURANCE COMPANY,WESTFIELD NAT.-ONAL•NSURANCE COMPANY arid OHO FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of a Power of Attorney, executed by said Companies,which is still in full force and effect;and furthermore,the reso'utions of the Boards of Directors,set out In the Power of Attorney are in full force and effect. In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seals of said Companies at Westfield Center, Ohio, this 31 st day of March .....,D. 2021 •• •, ,,............... •......^..,..,w, `VO`�s.f �C -O ASt..IvAt rA.SGp9-- t.. .... 74 �, ti `�`.7L�L :�, SEAL .rn; w:3'a I i9 Secrra ary \1r'••.,•' ,f Ir ;;••• ::),,::• f::..i..8..1.4...g... !' Frank A.Carrino, Secretary BPOAC2(combined) (06.02) a Bond No.091159M ';1-"ksAIA Document A312TM — 2010 Performance Bond CONTRACTOR: SURETY: (Name,legal status and address) (Name,legal status and principal place Delta Roofing&Sheet Metal Corp. of business) 112 S. 1st Street Westfield Insurance Company This document has important legal West Memphis,AR 72301 PO Box 5001 consequences.Consultation with OWNER: Westfield Center,OH 44251 an attorney is encouraged with respect to its completion or (Name,legal status and address) modification. West Memphis Utility Commission 604 East Cooper Any singular reference to p Contractor.Surety,Owner or West Memphis,AR 72301 other party shall be considered plural where applicable. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT Date: AIA Document A312-2010 combines two separate bonds,a Amount: $86,400.00 Performance Bond and a Payment Bond,into one form. Description: Supply and Installation of a New"Single Ply Metal Roof Retrofit" This s not a single combined Performance and Payment Bond. (Name and location) for the Utility's Plant Building rf BOND Date: (Not earlier than Construction Contract Date) Amount: $86,400.00 Modifications to this Bond: CI None 0 See Section 16 CONTRACTOR AS PRINCIPAL SURETY Company: (Corporate Seal) Company: (Corpor eal) Delta Roofing eet Metal Corp. Westfield Insur nce Company Signature: __ Signature: Name l., it.t ,a Name ith W.Brown and Title. ppn<I and Title: ttorney-in-Fact (Any additiuna,signatures appear on the last page of this Performance Bond.) (FOR INFORMATION ONLY Name,address and telephone) AGENT or BROKER: OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE: Harris Madden Powell (Architect,Engineer or other party:) Stallings&Brown,Inc. PO Box 381708 Memphis,TN 38183-1708 r hit AA Document A312",-2010.The American Institute of Architects. :6I"0 I §1 The Contractor and Surety,jointly and severally,bind themselves,their heirs,executors,administrators,successors and assigns to the Owner for the performance of the Construction Contract,which is incorporated herein by reference. §2 If the Contractor performs the Construction Contract,the Surety and the Contractor shall have no obligation under this Bond,except when applicable to participate in a conference as provided in Section 3. §3 If there is no Owner Default under the Construction Contract,the Surety's obligation under this Bond shall arise after .1 the Owner first provides notice to the Contractor and the Surety that the Owner is considering declaring a Contractor Default.Such notice shall indicate whether the Owner is requesting a conference among the Owner,Contractor and Surety to discuss the Contractor's performance.If the Owner does not request a conference,the Surety may,within five(5)business days after receipt of the Owner's notice, request such a conference.If the Surety timely requests a conference,the Owner shall attend.Unless the Owner agrees otherwise,any conference requested under this Section 3.1 shall be held within ten (10)business days of the Surety's receipt of the Owner's notice.If the Owner,the Contractor and the Surety agree,the Contractor shall be allowed a reasonable time to perform the Construction Contract, but such an agreement shall not waive the Owner's right,if any,subsequently to declare a Contractor Default; .2 the Owner declares a Contractor Default,terminates the Construction Contract and notifies the Surety; and .3 the Owner has agreed to pay the Balance of the Contract Price in accordance with the terms of the Construction Contract to the Surety or to a contractor selected to perform the Construction Contract. §4 Failure on the part of the Owner to comply with the notice requirement in Section 3.1 shall not constitute a failure to comply with a condition precedent to the Surety's obligations,or release the Surety from its obligations,except to the extent the Surety demonstrates actual prejudice. §5 When the Owner has satisfied the conditions of Section 3,the Surety shall promptly and at the Surety's expense take one of the following actions: §5.1 Arrange for the Contractor,with the consent of the Owner,to perform and complete the Construction Contract; §5.2 Undertake to perform and complete the Construction Contract itself,through its agents or independent contractors; §5.3 Obtain bids or negotiated proposals from qualified contractors acceptable to the Owner for a contract for performance and completion of the Construction Contract,arrange for a contract to be prepared for execution by the Owner and a contractor selected with the Owner's concurrence,to be secured with performance and payment bonds executed by a qualified surety equivalent to the bonds issued on the Construction Contract,and pay to the Owner the amount of damages as described in Section 7 in excess of the Balance of the Contract Price incurred by the Owner as a result of the Contractor Default;or §5.4 Waive its right to perform and complete,arrange for completion,or obtain a new contractor and with reasonable promptness under the circumstances: .1 After investigation,determine the amount for which it may be liable to the Owner and,as soon as practicable after the amount is determined,make payment to the Owner;or .2 Deny liability in whole or in part and notify the Owner,citing the reasons for denial. §6 If the Surety does not proceed as provided in Section 5 with reasonable promptness,the Surety shall be deemed to be in default on this Bond seven days after receipt of an additional written notice from the Owner to the Surety demanding that the Surety perform its obligations under this Bond,and the Owner shall be entitled to enforce any remedy available to the Owner.If the Surety proceeds as provided in Section 5.4,and the Owner refuses the payment or the Surety has denied liability,in whole or in part,without further notice the Owner shall be entitled to enforce any remedy available to the Owner. AIA Document A312^'—2010.The American Institute of Architects. 2 §7 If the Surety elects to act under Section 5.1,5.2 or 5.3,then the responsibilities of the Surety to the Owner shall not (to be greater than those of the Contractor under the Construction Contract,and the responsibilities of the Owner to the Surety shall not be greater than those of the Owner under the Construction Contract.Subject to the commitment by the Owner to pay the Balance of the Contract Price,the Surety is obligated,without duplication,for .1 the responsibilities of the Contractor for correction of defective work and completion of the Construction Contract; .2 additional legal,design professional and delay costs resulting from the Contractor's Default,and resulting from the actions or failure to act of the Surety under Section 5;and .3 liquidated damages,or if no liquidated damages are specified in the Construction Contract,actual damages caused by delayed performance or non-performance of the Contractor. §8 If the Surety elects to act under Section 5.1,5.3 or 5.4,the Surety's liability is limited to the amount of this Bond. §9 The Surety shall not be liable to the Owner or others for obligations of the Contractor that are unrelated to the Construction Contract,and the Balance of the Contract Price shall not be reduced or set off on account of any such unrelated obligations.No right of action shall accrue on this Bond to any person or entity other than the Owner or its heirs,executors, administrators,successors and assigns. §10 The Surety hereby waives notice of any change,including changes of time,to the Construction Contract or to related subcontracts,purchase orders and other obligations. §11 Any proceeding,legal or equitable,under this Bond may be instituted in any court of competent jurisdiction in the location in which the work or part of the work is located and shall be instituted within two years after a declaration of Contractor Default or within two years after the Contractor ceased working or within two years after the Surety refuses or fails to perform its obligations under this Bond,whichever occurs first.If the provisions of this Paragraph are void or prohibited by law,the minimum period of limitation available to sureties as a defense in the jurisdiction of the suit shall be applicable. §12 Notice to the Surety,the Owner or the Contractor shall be mailed or delivered to the address shown on the page on which their signature appears. 110 §13 When this Bond has been furnished to comply with a statutory or other legal requirement in the location where the construction was to be performed,any provision in this Bond conflicting with said statutory or legal requirement shall be deemed deleted herefrom and provisions conforming to such statutory or other legal requirement shall be deemed incorporated herein.When so furnished,the intent is that this Bond shall be construed as a statutory bond and not as a common law bond. §14 Definitions §14.1 Balance of the Contract Price.The total amount payable by the Owner to the Contractor under the Construction Contract after all proper adjustments have been made,including allowance to the Contractor of any amounts received or to be received by the Owner in settlement of insurance or other claims for damages to which the Contractor is entitled,reduced by all valid and proper payments made to or on behalf of the Contractor under the Construction Contract. §14.2 Construction Contract.The agreement between the Owner and Contractor identified on the cover page, including all Contract Documents and changes made to the agreement and the Contract Documents. §14.3 Contractor Default.Failure of the Contractor,which has not been remedied or waived,to perform or otherwise to comply with a material term of the Construction Contract. §14.4 Owner Default.Failure of the Owner,which has not been remedied or waived,to pay the Contractor as required under the Construction Contract or to perform and complete or comply with the other material terms of the Construction Contract. §14.5 Contract Documents.All the documents that comprise the agreement between the Owner and Contractor. §15 If this Bond is issued for an agreement between a Contractor and subcontractor,the term Contractor in this Bond shall be deemed to be Subcontractor and the term Owner shall be deemed to be Contractor. Unit AlA Document A312"'—2010.The American Institute of Architects. 3 §16 Modifications to this bond are as follows: (Space is provided below for additional signatures of added parties, other than those appearing on the cover page.) CONTRACTOR AS PRINCIPAL SURETY Company: (Corporate Seal) Company: (Corporate Seal) Signature: Signature: -------- ---Name and and Title: Name and Title: Address Address CAUTION:You should sign an original AIA Contract Document,on which this text appears in RED.An original assures that changes will not be obscured. Init. AIA Document A3121.'—2010.The American Institute of Architects. 4 Bond No.091159M tA":A I A Document A312TM 2010 Payment Bond CONTRACTOR: SURETY: [Name legal status and address (Name,legal status and principal place Delta Rooting&Sheet Metal Corp. of business) 112 S.1st Street Westfield Insurance Company This document has important legal West Memphis,AR 72301 PO Box 5001 consequences.Consultation with OWNER: Westfield Center,OH 44251 an attorney is encouraged with respect to its completion or (Name, legal status and address) modification. West Memphis Utility Commission 604 East Cooper Any singular reference to Contractor,Surety,Owner or West Memphis,AR 72301 other party shall be considered CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT plural where applicable. Date: AIA Document A312-2010 combines two separate bonds,a Amount: $86,400.00 Performance Bond and a Payment Bond,into one form. This is not a single combined Description: Supply and Installation of a New"Single Ply Metal Roof Retrofit" Performance and Payment Bond. (Name and location) for the Utility's Plant Building BOND Date: (Not earlier than Construction Contract Date) Amount: $86,400.00 Modifications to this Bond: ❑None 0 See Section 18 CONTRACTOR AS PRINCIPAL SURETY Company: (Corporate Seal) Company: (Corporate I) Delta Roofing& eet Metal Corp. Westfield Insurance Company Signature: ( et___ in-. Signature: Name e l LLE.,, r¢a Name Keit W.Brown and Title: r' D and Title: Attorney-in-Fact (Any additional signatures appear on the last page of this Payment Bond) (FOR INFORMATION ONLY- Name, address and telephone) AGENT or BROKER: OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE: Harris Madden Powell (Architect,Engineer or other party:) Stallings&Brown,Inc. PO Box 381708 Memphis,TN 38183-1708 1110' Init. AIA Document A312TM—2010.The American Institute of Architects. 5 §1 The Contractor and Surety,jointly and severally,bind themselves,their heirs,executors,administrators,successors and assigns to the Owner to pay for labor,materials and equipment furnished for use in the performance of the Construction Contract,which is incorporated herein by reference,subject to the following terms. §2 If the Contractor promptly makes payment of all sums due to Claimants,and defends,indemnifies and holds harmless the Owner from claims,demands,liens or suits by any person or entity seeking payment for labor,materials or equipment furnished for use in the performance of the Construction Contract,then the Surety and the Contractor shall have no obligation under this Bond. §3 If there is no Owner Default under the Construction Contract,the Surety's obligation to the Owner under this Bond shall arise after the Owner has promptly notified the Contractor and the Surety(at the address described in Section 13) of claims,demands,liens or suits against the Owner or the Owner's property by any person or entity seeking payment for labor,materials or equipment furnished for use in the performance of the Construction Contract and tendered defense of such claims,demands,liens or suits to the Contractor and the Surety. §4 When the Owner has satisfied the conditions in Section 3,the Surety shall promptly and at the Surety's expense defend,indemnify and hold harmless the Owner against a duly tendered claim,demand,lien or suit. §5 The Surety's obligations to a Claimant under this Bond shall arise after the following: §5.1 Claimants,who do not have a direct contract with the Contractor, .1 have furnished a written notice of non-payment to the Contractor,stating with substantial accuracy the amount claimed and the name of the party to whom the materials were,or equipment was,furnished or supplied or for whom the labor was done or performed,within ninety(90)days after having last performed labor or last furnished materials or equipment included in the Claim;and .2 have sent a Claim to the Surety(at the address described in Section 13). §5.2 Claimants,who are employed by or have a direct contract with the Contractor,have sent a Claim to the Surety(at the address described in Section 13). 111110 §6 If a notice of non-payment required by Section 5.1.1 is given by the Owner to the Contractor,that is sufficient to satisfy a Claimant's obligation to furnish a written notice of non-payment under Section 5.1.1. §7 When a Claimant has satisfied the conditions of Sections 5.1 or 5.2,whichever is applicable,the Surety shall promptly and at the Surety's expense take the following actions: §7.1 Send an answer to the Claimant,with a copy to the Owner,within sixty(60)days after receipt of the Claim, stating the amounts that are undisputed and the basis for challenging any amounts that are disputed;and §7.2 Pay or arrange for payment of any undisputed amounts. §7.3 The Surety's failure to discharge its obligations under Section 7.1 or Section 7.2 shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver of defenses the Surety or Contractor may have or acquire as to a Claim,except as to undisputed amounts for which the Surety and Claimant have reached agreement.If,however,the Surety fails to discharge its obligations under Section 7.1 or Section 7.2,the Surety shall indemnify the Claimant for the reasonable attomey's fees the Claimant incurs thereafter to recover any sums found to be due and owing to the Claimant. §8 The Surety's total obligation shall not exceed the amount of this Bond,plus the amount of reasonable attomey's fees provided under Section 7.3,and the amount of this Bond shall be credited for any payments made in good faith by the Surety. §9 Amounts owed by the Owner to the Contractor under the Construction Contract shall be used for the performance of the Construction Contract and to satisfy claims,if any,under any construction performance bond.By the Contractor furnishing and the Owner accepting this Bond,they agree that all funds earned by the Contractor in the performance of the Construction Contract are dedicated to satisfy obligations of the Contractor and Surety under this Bond,subject to the Owner's priority to use the funds for the completion of the work. Init. MA Document A312"'—2010.The American Institute of Architects. 6 4110 §10 The Surety shall not be liable to the Owner,Claimants or others for obligations of the Contractor that are unrelated to the Construction Contract.The Owner shall not be liable for the payment of any costs or expenses of any Claimant under this Bond,and shall have under this Bond no obligation to make payments to,or give notice on behalf of,Claimants or otherwise have any obligations to Claimants under this Bond. §11 The Surety hereby waives notice of any change,including changes of time,to the Construction Contract or to related subcontracts,purchase orders and other obligations. §12 No suit or action shall be commenced by a Claimant under this Bond other than in a court of competent jurisdiction in the state in which the project that is the subject of the Construction Contract is located or after the expiration of one year from the date(1)on which the Claimant sent a Claim to the Surety pursuant to Section 5.1.2 or 5.2,or(2)on which the last labor or service was performed by anyone or the last materials or equipment were furnished by anyone under the Construction Contract,whichever of(1)or(2)first occurs.If the provisions of this Paragraph are void or prohibited by law,the minimum period of limitation available to sureties as a defense in the jurisdiction of the suit shall be applicable. §13 Notice and Claims to the Surety,the Owner or the Contractor shall be mailed or delivered to the address shown on the page on which their signature appears.Actual receipt of notice or Claims,however accomplished,shall be sufficient compliance as of the date received. §14 When this Bond has been furnished to comply with a statutory or other legal requirement in the location where the construction was to be performed,any provision in this Bond conflicting with said statutory or legal requirement shall be deemed deleted herefrom and provisions conforming to such statutory or other legal requirement shall be deemed incorporated herein.When so furnished,the intent is that this Bond shall be construed as a statutory bond and not as a common law bond. §15 Upon request by any person or entity appearing to be a potential beneficiary of this Bond,the Contractor and Owner shall promptly furnish a copy of this Bond or shall permit a copy to be made. F §16 Definitions §16.1 Claim.A written statement by the Claimant including at a minimum: .1 the name of the Claimant; .2 the name of the person for whom the labor was done,or materials or equipment furnished; .3 a copy of the agreement or purchase order pursuant to which labor,materials or equipment was furnished for use in the performance of the Construction Contract; .4 a brief description of the labor,materials or equipment furnished; .5 the date on which the Claimant last performed labor or last furnished materials or equipment for use in the performance of the Construction Contract; .6 the total amount earned by the Claimant for labor,materials or equipment furnished as of the date of the Claim; .7 the total amount of previous payments received by the Claimant;and .8 the total amount due and unpaid to the Claimant for labor,materials or equipment furnished as of the date of the Claim. §16.2 Claimant.An individual or entity having a direct contract with the Contractor or with a subcontractor of the Contractor to furnish labor,materials or equipment for use in the performance of the Construction Contract.The term Claimant also includes any individual or entity that has rightfully asserted a claim under an applicable mechanic's lien or similar statute against the real property upon which the Project is located.The intent of this Bond shall be to include without limitation in the terms"labor,materials or equipment"that part of water,gas,power,light,heat,oil, gasoline,telephone service or rental equipment used in the Construction Contract,architectural and engineering services required for performance of the work of the Contractor and the Contractor's subcontractors,and all other items for which a mechanic's lien may be asserted in the jurisdiction where the labor,materials or equipment were furnished. §16.3 Construction Contract The agreement between the Owner and Contractor identified on the cover page, including all Contract Documents and all changes made to the agreement and the Contract Documents. f Init. AIA Document A312T"—2010.The American Institute of Architects. 7 §16.4 Owner Default.Failure of the Owner,which has not been remedied or waived,to pay the Contractor as required under the Construction Contract or to perform and complete or comply with the other material terms of the Construction Contract. §16.5 Contract Documents.All the documents that comprise the agreement between the Owner and Contractor. §17 If this Bond is issued for an agreement between a Contractor and subcontractor,the term Contractor in this Bond shall be deemed to be Subcontractor and the term Owner shall be deemed to be Contractor. §18 Modifications to this bond are as follows: \i„ (Space is provided below for additional signatures of added parties, other than those appearing on the cover page.) CONTRACTOR AS PRINCIPAL SURETY Company: (Corporate Seal) Company: (Corporate Seal) Signature: Signature: Name and Title: Name and Title: Address Address ( CAUTION:You should sign an original AIA Contract Document,on which this text appears in RED.An original assures that changes will not be obscured. klhoInit AIA Document A3127'—2010.The American Institute of Architects. 8 General POWER NO. 4112432 09 Power Westfield Insurance Co. tof Attorney Westfield National Insurance Co. CERTIFIED COPY Ohio Farmers Insurance Co. Westfield Center, Ohio Know All Men by These Presents, That WESTFIELD INSURANCE COMPANY, WESTFIELD NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY and OH 0 FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY, corporatons, hereinafter referred to .ndividually as a 'Company' and collectively as 'Companies," du y organized and existing under the laws of the State of Ohio,and having its principal office in Westfield Center, Medina County,Ohio,do by these presents make,constitute and appoint MARK E.HARRIS,JOSEPH MADDEN,Ill,RICHARD L.POWELL,MALCOLM E.STALLINGS, KEITH W.BROWN,JANICE W. MCCOY,WILLIAM W.JONES,II,JOINTLY OR SEVERALLY of MEMPHIS and State of TN its true and lawful Attorney(s)-In-Fact,with full power and authority hereby conferred in its name, place and stead, to execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all bonds, recognizances, undertakings, or other instruments or contracts of suretyship LIMITATION: THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY CANNOT BE USED TO EXECUTE NOTE GUARANTEE, MORTGAGE DEFICIENCY, MORTGAGE GUARANTEE,OR BANK DEPOSITORY BONDS. and to bind any of the Companies thereby as fully and to the same extent as if such bonds were signed by the President,seated w th the corporate seal of the applicable Company and duly attested by its Secretary,hereby ratifying and confirming all that the said Attorney(s)-n-Fact may do in the premises. Said appointment is made under and by authority of the following resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of each of the WESTFIELD INSURANCE COMPANY,WESTFIELD NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY and OHIO FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY: 'Be It Resolved,that the President,any Senior Executve,any Secretary or any Fidelity&Surety Operations Executive or other Executve shall be and is hereby vested with full power and authority to appoint any one or more suitable persons as Attorneys)-in-Fact to represent and act for and on behalf of the Company subject to the following provisions: The Attorney-in-Fact. may be given full power and authority for and n the name of and on behalf of the Company,to execute,acknowledge and deliver, any and all bonds, recognizances, contracts, agreements of indemnity and other conditional or obligatory undertakings and any and all notices and documents canceling or terminating the Company's liability thereunder, and any such instruments so executed by any such Attorney-in-Fact shall be as binding upon the Company as if signed by the President and seated and attested by the Corporate Secretary.' "Be it Further Resolved,that the signature of any such designated person and the seal of the Company heretofore or hereafter affixed to any power of attorney or any certificate relating thereto by facsimile,and any power of attorney or certificate bearing facsimile signatures or facsimile seal shall be valid and binding upon the Company w'.th respect to any bond or undertaking to which it is attached." (Each adopted at a meeting held on February 8,2000). In Witness Whereof, WESTFIELD INSURANCE COMPANY, WESTFIELD NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY and OHIO FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY have caused these presents to be s gned by their National Surety Leader and Senior Executive and their corporate sea s to be hereto affixed this 16th day of AUGUST A.D.,2011 . , �,...wow., Iwa... Corporate �•"' ., seals �/''�p!l�atp0t `''p<�n:�A� till'., WESTFIELD INSURANCE COMPANY (o r .....C \ •'�'. �:SG. ,+ . �.,�'+', WESTFIELD NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY Affixed,,. .a' Apo .z0: \-15% ; y OHIO FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY '>R s L ws�.:tORTERE�? i 5 ;i SEAL :r1_ 14%1 �.•''•.,•s. J$) -*'. r�i: ':• 1648:!f /� • /� 1 'MwwMI"yI ii State of Ohio """""'""•, By Dennis P. Baus, National Surety Leader and County of Medina ss.: Senior Executive On this 16th day of AUGUST A.D.,2011 before me personally came Dennis P.Baus to me known,who, being by me duty sworn, did depose and say, that he resides in Wooster, Ohio; that he is National Surety Leader and Senior Executive of WESTFIELD INSURANCE COMPANY,WESTFIELD NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY and OHIO FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY,the companies described in and which executed the above instrument;that he knows the seals of said Companies;that the seas aff xed to said instrument are such corporate seals;that they were so affixed by order of the Boards of Directors of said Companies;and that he signed his name thereto by like order. Notarial ..,..w.......... ii) .e,Seal ,,ck%AL . Affixed kt'...Nill%%j-. 4% (Cr)• m J. Kahelin,A rney at Law, Notary Public State of Ohio }�A o My Commission Does Not Expire(Sec. 147.03 Ohio Revised Code) County of Medina ss.: ; . r o Ali 't'r •,,• f of 11 I, Frank A. Carrino, Secretary of WESTFIELD INSURANCE COMPANY,WESTFIELD NA'ONAL NSURANCE COMPANY and OHIO FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of a Power of Attorney, executed by said Companies,which is still in full force and effect;and furthermore,the reso'utions of the Boards of Directors, set out in the Power of Attorney are in full force and effect. In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seals of said Companies at Westfield Center, Ohio, this day of i „,......,..,„.,_ `�%VL4 .".<<)NAZ'�',,, �"""' N, "# ,,77 �: SEAL •' '' ( °) ; "(rn , /9 o: , :•!; Frank A.Carrino, Secretary BPOAC2(combined)(06-02) 4 The OWNER within fifteen (15) days of receipt of acceptable performance BOND, payment BOND, and Agreement signed by the party to whom the Agreement was awarded shall sign the Agreement and return to such party an executed duplicate of the Agreement. Should the OWNER not execute the Agreement within such period, the BIDDER may by WRITTEN NOTICE withdraw the signed Agreement. Such notice of withdrawal shall be effective upon receipt of the notice by the OWNER. The NOTICE TO PROCEED shall be issued within fifteen (15) days of the execution of the Agreement by the OWNER. Should there be reasons why the NOTICE TO PROCEED cannot be issued within such period, the time may be extended by mutual agreement between the OWNER AND CONTRACTOR. If the NOTICE TO PROCEED has not been issued within the fifteen (15) day period or within the period mutually agreed upon, the CONTRACTOR may terminate the Agreement without further liability on the part of either party. The BIDDER must present satisfactory evidence that he has been regularly engaged in the type of work BID upon, giving the length of time so engaged, and that he is fully prepared with the necessary capital, material, machinery, and expert workmen to perform the contract. The attention of prospective BIDDERS is directed to Act 150 of the 1965 Acts of Arkansas, being an "Act Regulating the Practice of Contracting in the State of Arkansas". When the project presented for BID is financed in whole with State funds and is estimated to cost $20,000.00 or more, the prospective BIDDER must show evidence of license with the "Contractor's Licensing Board" for the State of Arkansas before a proposal form will be furnished. The successful BIDDER must carry General Public Liability insurance in the amount of not less than $2,000,000 for injuries including accidental death, to any one person, and subject to the same limit for each person in an amount not less than $2,000,000 on account of one accident. Property damage insurance shall be furnished in the amount of not less than $1,000,000 for each accident or liability and shall hold the Owner free of liability as herein specified. The Contractor must carry during the life of this Contract, Automobile Public Liability Insurance in amounts of not less than $1,000,000 and Property Damage Liability Insurance in the amount of not less than $1,000,000 on any motor vehicles engaged in operations with the terms of this Contract. The Contractor must furnish to the Owner satisfactory proof of coverage of the insurance requirements, by a reliable company or companies, before commencing any work. Such proof shall consist of certificates executed by the respective insurance