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Home My WebLink AboutContract 59187-FP1City Secretary -FP1 Contract No. 59187 FORT WORTHa Date Received 05/13/2024 AT NOTICE OF PROJECT COMPLETION (Developer Projects) The Transportation and Public Works Department upon the recommendation of the Project Manager has accepted the following project as complete: Project Name: Chisholm Trail Ranch Section 3 Phase 1 B City Project No.: 104064 Improvement Type(s): x❑ Paving ❑x Drainage ❑ Street Lights ❑ Traffic Signals Original Contract Price: $1,074,606.50 Amount of Approved Change Order(s): Revised Contract Amount: Total Cost of Work Complete: $1,074,606.50 „,a 3 4 CDT) May 13, 2024 Contractor Date Manager Title Conatser Construction Company Name May 13, 2024 Project Inspector Date r s Pxa., Or May 13, 2024 PP9rn��no..44ject Manager Date 'Owen May 13, 2024 RebecclilMay 13, 202415:15 CDT) CFA Manager Date May 13, 2024 TPW Director Date May 15, 2024 Asst. City Manager Date OFFICIAL RECORD CITY SECRETARY FT. WORTH, TX Page 1 of 2 Notice of Project Completion Project Name: Chisholm Trail Ranch Section 3 Phase 1 B City Project No.: 104064 City's Attachments Final Pay Estimate x❑ Change Order(s): ❑ Yes ❑x N/A Contractor's Attachments Affidavit of Bills Paid Consent of Surety Statement of Contract Time Contract Time: 130 WD Work Start Date: 8/1/2023 Completed number of Soil Lab Test: 849 Completed number of Water Test: 41 Days Charged: 129 Work Complete Date: 4/30/2024 Page 2of2 FoRTWORTH CITY OF FORT WORTH FINAL PAYMENT REQUEST Contract Name CHISHOLM TRAIL RANCH SEC. 3 PH I Contract Limits Project Type DRAINAGE & PAVING IMPROVEMENTS City Project Numbers 104064 DOE Number 4064 Estimate Number 1 Payment Number 1 For Period Ending 4/30/2024 WD City Secretary Contract Number Contract Date Project Manager NA Contractor CONATSER CONSTRUCTION TxLP 5327 WICHITA ST FORT WORTH, TX 76119 Inspectors M.GLOVER / S.BERNARD Contract Time 1OWD Days Charged to Date 129 Contract is 100.00 Complete Friday, May 10, 2024 Page 1 of 5 City Project Numbers 104064 DOE Number 4064 Contract Name CHISHOLM TRAIL RANCH SEC. 3 PH 1B Estimate Number 1 Contract Limits Payment Number 1 Project Type DRAINAGE & PAVING IMPROVEMENTS For Period Ending 4/30/2024 Project Funding UNIT III: DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS Item Description of Items Estimated Unit Unit Cost Estimated Completed Completed No. Quanity Total Quanity Total 1 10' CURB INLET 8 EA $3,800.00 $30,400.00 8 $30,400.00 2 21" RCP, CLASS III 262 LF $72.00 $18,864.00 262 $18,864.00 3 24" RCP, CLASS III 746 LF $77.00 $57,442.00 746 $57,442.00 4 27" RCP, CLASS III 280 LF $98.00 $27,440.00 280 $27,440.00 5 36" RCP, CLASS III 354 LF $120.00 $42,480.00 354 $42,480.00 6 42" RCP, CLASS III 354 LF $150.00 $53,100.00 354 $53,100.00 7 48" RCP, CLASS III 556 LF $195.00 $108,420.00 556 $108,420.00 8 TRENCH SAFETY 2552 LF $2.00 $5,104.00 2552 $5,104.00 9 4' STORM JUNCTION BOX 7 EA $6,500.00 $45,500.00 7 $45,500.00 10 T STORM JUNCTION BOX 3 EA $7,500.00 $22,500.00 3 $22,500.00 11 4' DROP INLET 1 EA $6,000.00 $6,000.00 1 $6,000.00 12 T DROP INLET 1 EA $7,000.00 $7,000.00 1 $7,000.00 13 20' CURB INLET 2 EA $6,000.00 $12,000.00 2 $12,000.00 Sub -Total of Previous Unit $436,250.00 $436,250.00 UNIT IV: PAVING IMPROVEMENTS Item Description of Items Estimated Unit Unit Cost Estimated Completed Completed No. Quanity Total Quanity Total 1 6" REINFORCED CONC PVMT 9554 SY $54.50 $520,693.00 9554 $520,693.00 2 6" LIME TREATMENT 10174 SY $3.50 $35,609.00 10174 $35,609.00 3 TOPSOIL 34 CY $30.00 $1,020.00 34 $1,020.00 4 BLOCK SOD PLACEMENT 67 SY $8.00 $536.00 67 $536.00 5 4" CONC SIDEWALK 1633 SF $4.50 $7,348.50 1633 $7,348.50 6 TYPE III BARRICADE 2 EA $1,000.00 $2,000.00 2 $2,000.00 7 LARGE STONE RIPRAP, DRY 33 SY $125.00 $4,125.00 33 $4,125.00 8 HYDRATED LIME (30#/SY PER GEOTECH) 155 TN $225.00 $34,875.00 155 $34,875.00 9 BARRIER FREE RAMP, TYPE P-1 10 EA $2,000.00 $20,000.00 10 $20,000.00 10 FURNISH/INSTALL ALUM SIG GRD MOUNT 5 EA $750.00 $3,750.00 5 $3,750.00 CITY STD RI-1 STP SIGN 11 FURNISH/INSTALL ALUM SIG GRD MNT CITY 10 EA $300.00 $3,000.00 10 $3,000.00 STD -STREET NAME BLADE PAIR Friday, May 10, 2024 Page 2 of 5 City Project Numbers 104064 Contract Name CHISHOLM TRAIL RANCH SEC. 3 PH 1B Contract Limits Project Type DRAINAGE & PAVING IMPROVEMENTS Project Funding 12 REMOVE BARRICADE & CONNECT TO EXISTING Sub -Total of Previous Unit 3 EA DOE Number 4064 Estimate Number 1 Payment Number I For Period Ending 4/30/2024 $1,800.00 $5,400.00 3 $5,400.00 $638,356.50 $638,356.50 Friday, May 10, 2024 Page 3 of 5 City Project Numbers 104064 Contract Name CHISHOLM TRAIL RANCH SEC. 3 PH 113 Contract Limits Project Type DRAINAGE & PAVING IMPROVEMENTS Project Funding Contract Information Summary Original Contract Amount Change Orders DOE Number 4064 Estimate Number 1 Payment Number 1 For Period Ending 4/30/2024 $1,074,606.50 Total Contract Price $1,074,606.50 Total Cost of Work Completed $1,074,606.50 Less % Retained $0.00 Net Earned $1,074,606.50 Earned This Period $1,074,606.50 Retainage This Period $0.00 Less Liquidated Damages Days @ / Day LessPavement Deficiency Less Penalty Less Previous Payment Plus Material on Hand Less 15% Balance Due This Payment $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $1,074,606.50 Friday, May 10, 2024 Page 4 of 5 City Project Numbers 104064 Contract Name CHISHOLM TRAIL RANCH SEC. 3 PH 113 Contract Limits Project Type DRAINAGE & PAVING IMPROVEMENTS Project Funding Project Manager NA Inspectors M.GLOVER / S.BERNARD Contractor CONATSER CONSTRUCTION TxLP 5327 WICHITA ST FORT WORTH, TX 76119 DOE Number 4064 Estimate Number 1 Payment Number 1 For Period Ending 4/30/2024 City Secretary Contract Number Contract Date Contract Time 100 WD Days Charged to Date 129 WD Contract is .000000 Complete CITY OF FORT WORTH SUMMARY OF CHARGES Line Fund Account Center Amount Gross Retainage Net Funded Total Cost of Work Completed $1,074,606.50 Less % Retained $0.00 Net Earned $1,074,606.50 Earned This Period $1,074,606.50 Retainage This Period $0.00 Less Liquidated Damages 0 Days @ $0.00 / Day $0.00 LessPavement Deficiency $0.00 Less Penalty $0.00 Less Previous Payment $0.00 Plus Material on Hand Less 15% $0.00 Balance Due This Payment $1,074,606.50 Friday, May 10, 2024 Page 5 of 5 FORT WDRTH@ "M TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS May 8, 2024 Conatser Construction TX LP 5327 Wichita Street Ft Worth TX 76119 RE: Acceptance Letter Project Name: Chisholm Trail Ranch Section 3 Phase 16 Project Type: Developer City Project No.: 104064 To Whom It May Concern: On May 8, 2024 a final inspection was made on the subject project. There were no punch list items identified at that time. The final inspection indicates that the work meets the City of Fort Worth specifications and is therefore accepted by the City. The warranty period will start on May 8, 2024, which is the date of the final inspection and will extend of two (2) years in accordance with the Contract Documents. If you have any questions concerning this letter of acceptance, please feel free to contact me at 817- 392-6826. Sincerely, A �am,I Pia.,P(f— Arash Emami Saleh, Project Manager Cc: Stephen Barnard, Inspector Mike Glover, Inspection Supervisor Daniel Roy, Senior Inspector Victor Tornero, Program Manager LIA Engineering, Consultant Conatser Construction TX LP, Contractor Heritage Homes of Texas LLC, Developer File E-Mail: TPW_Acceptance@fortworthtexas.gov Rev. 08/20/19 AFFIDAVIT STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF TARRANT Before me, the undersigned authority, a Notary Public in the state and county aforesaid, on this day personally appeared Brock Huggins, President of Conatser Management Group, Inc., general partner of Conatser Construction TX, LP, known to me to be a credible person, who being by me duly sworn, upon his oath deposed and said: That all persons, firms, associations, corporations or other organizations furnishing labor and/or materials have been paid in full; That the wage scale established by the City Council in the City of Fort Worth, has been paid in full; and That there are no claims pending for personal injury and/or property damages; On Contract described as: CHISHOLM TRAIL RANCH SEC. 3, PH. 1B WATER, SANITARY SEWER, DRAINAGE, & PAVING IMPROVEMENTS CFA PRJ #: 22-0193 CITY PROJECT #:104064 CITY OF FORT WORTH STATE OF TEXAS CONATSER CONSTRUCTION TX, LP , Brock Huggins Subscribed and sworn to before me this 271h day of February, 2024. R-,lSa-ems KATH?RPuWlc, o SE Notary PuNotary Public in Tarrant County, Texas State OfTexas 10# 133467933 My Commission Expires November 30, 2026 CONSENT OF SURETY COMPANY TO FINAL PAYMENT Conforms with the American Institute of Architects, AIA Document G707 PROJECT: (name, address)Chisholm Trail Ranch Sec. 3, Ph. 1 B Fort Worth, TX TO (Owner) OWNER ❑ ARCHITECT ❑ CONTRACTOR ❑ SURETY ❑ OTHER Bond No 0251912 MERITAGE HOMES OF TEXAS, LLC AND THE CITY ARCHITECT'S PROJECT NO: CFA22-0193 OF FORT WORTH CONTRACT FOR: 8840 Cypress Waters Blvd., Suite 100 Utilities and Paving Construction for Chisholm Trail Ranch Sec. 3, Ph. 1B Dallas TX 75019 CONTRACT DATE: CONTRACTOR: CONATSER CONSTRUCTION TX, L.P. In accordance with the provisions of the Contract between the Owner and the Contractor as indicated above, the (here insert name and address of Surety Company) BERKLEY INSURANCE COMPANY 475 Steamboat Road Greenwich CT 06830 , SURETY COMPANY on bond of (here insert name and address of Contractor) CONATSER CONSTRUCTION TX, L.P. 5327 Wichita St. Fort Worth TX 76119-6035 ,CONTRACTOR, hereby approves of the final payment to the Contractor, and agrees that final payment to the Contractor shall not relieve the Surety Company of any of its obligations to (here insert name and address of Owner) MERITAGE HOMES OF TEXAS, LLC AND THE CITY OF FORT WORTH 8840 Cypress Waters Blvd., Suite 100 Dallas TX 75019 as set forth in the said Surety Company's bond. IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, the Surety Company has hereunto set its hand this (Seal): 26th day of February, 2024 BERKLEY INSURANCE COMPANY Surety Company Signature of Authorized Representative Robbi Morales Title , OWNER, Attornev-in-Fact NOTE: This form is to be used as a companion document to AIA DOCUMENT G706, CONTRACTOR'S AFFIDAVIT OF PAYMENT OF DEBTS AND CLAIMS, Current Edition ONE PAGE No. BI-72130k POWER OF ATTORNEY BERKLEY INSURANCE COMPANY WILMINGTON, DELAWARE NOTICE: The warning found elsewhere in this Power of Attorney affects the validity thereof. Please review carefully. b Cd KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that BERKLEY INSURANCE COMPANY (the "Company"), a corporation duly V organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, having its principal office in Greenwich, CT, has made, .constituted 10 .�i and appointed, and does by these presents make, constitute and appoint: Ricardo J. Reyna; Don E Cornell; Sophinie Hunter; Robbi Morales; Kelly A. Westbrook Thor McE►uan; Joshua Saunders; Tome Petrarr.ek; or Mikaela Peppers. of Aon Risk Services Southwest, Inc. of Dallas, TX its true and lawful Attorney -in -Fact, to sign its name as surety only as delineated below and to execute, seal, acknowledge and deliver any and all bonds and undertakings, with the exception of Financial Guaranty Insurance, providing that no single obligation shall exceed Fifty Million and 00/100 U.S. Dollars (U.S.S50,000,000.00), to the same extent as if such bonds had been duly executed and acknowledged by the regularly elected officers of the Company at its principal office in their own proper persons. oThis Power of Attorney shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and governed by, the laws of the State of Delaware, > without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of laws thereof. This Power of Attorney is granted pursuant to the following resolutions which were duly and validly adopted at a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company held on January -25,2010: a� o c RESOLVED, that, with respect to the Surety business written by Berkley Surety; the Chairman of the Board, Chief a Executive Officer, President or any Vice President of the Company, in conjunction with the Secretary or any Assistant o Secretary are hereby authorized to execute powers of attorney authorizing and qualifying the attorney -in -fact named therein to execute bonds, undertakings, recognizances, or other suretyship obligations on behalf of The Company, and to affix the corporate seal of the Company to powers of attorney executed pursuant hereto and said officers may remove any such attorney -in -fact and revoke any power of attorney previously granted; and further w RESOLVED, that such. power of attorney limits the acts of those named therein to the bonds, undertakings, recognizances, ti '� or other suretyship obligations specifically named therein, and they have no authority to bind the Company except in the u > manner and to the extent therein stated; and further RESOLVED, that such power of attorney revokes all previous powers issued on behalf of the attorney -in -fact named; and ai on fiu-ther a RESOLVED, that the signature of any authorized officer and the seal of the Company may be affixed by facsimile to any 3 power of attorney or certification thereof authorizing the execution and delivery of any bond, undertaking, recognizance, or other suretyship obligation of the Company; and such signature and seal when so used shalt have the same force and effect as 0 though manually affixed. The Company may continue to use for the purposes herein stated the facsimile signature of any person or persons who shall have been such officer or officers of the Company, notwithstanding the fact that they may have ceased to be such at the time when such instruments shall be issued. o 0 IN VT1TI: ESS WFIE t1 OF, the Compauv has caused these presents to. be .signed and attested by its appropriate officers and its o corporate seal hereunto affix ed this 'day of 1' 4,CZ U Attest Berk] Insurance Company o (Seal) By By Lr . ira _ -derroan Je cr o Executive Vice President &:. Secretary 4..5 i zee: dean a � o WARNING: T)MS-POWER7 tNOT r�TED ON BLUE" t,RKLEY" SECURITY PAPER it � STATE OF CONNECTICUT ) o) ss: N o COUNTY OF 'FAI RFIELD ) o � S�4orn to before me, a Notary Public in the State of Connecticut, this day of M a, by Ira S. Lederman Cand Jeffrey M, Hafter who are sworn tome to be the Executive Vice President Secretary, and Senior `lice President, respectively; `of Berkley Tnsurance,Cornpany_ I�'"II14 C R NDR M C CONNECTICUT MYGOA1MISS?ON EXPIRES otar;� i?tibiic; Stale of Conaecticut o Af"L 30, 2024 zCa CFRTJ..FYCATlE: I, the undersiQ c .Assistant Secretaryof BERKL) Y INSURANCE CONT. ANY DO TIEREBY CERTfPY that the foregoing is a �'d, true, correct and complete copy of ti►e oriomal.Power of Attorney; that said Power of Attorney has not .beearevoked or rescinded and that the authority of the Atforney in -Fact :set forth therein, who executed .the bond or ubdettaldng to which: this :'Power of. 3 w Attorney is attached;-is.m full force.and effect as of this date. �- Given under:zny`liand:and seal of the Company, this 26 th day of 2024 Vincent P. Torte AFFIDAVIT STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF TARRANT Before me, the undersigned authority, a Notary Public in the state and county aforesaid, on this day personally appeared Brock Huggins, President of Conatser Management Group, Inc., general partner of Conatser Construction TX, LP, known to me to be a credible person, who being by me duly sworn, upon his oath deposed and said: That all persons, firms, associations, corporations or other organizations furnishing labor and/or materials have been paid in full; That the wage scale established by the City Council in the City of Fort Worth, has been paid in full; and That there are no claims pending for personal injury and/or property damages; On Contract described as: CHISHOLM TRAIL RANCH SEC. 3, PH. 1B WATER, SANITARY SEWER, DRAINAGE, & PAVING IMPROVEMENTS CFA PRJ #: 22-0193 CITY PROJECT #:104064 CITY OF FORT WORTH STATE OF TEXAS CONATSER CONSTRUCTION TX, LP , Brock Huggins Subscribed and sworn to before me this 271h day of February, 2024. R-,lSa-ems KATH?RPuWlc, o SE Notary PuNotary Public in Tarrant County, Texas State OfTexas 10# 133467933 My Commission Expires November 30, 2026 CONSENT OF SURETY COMPANY TO FINAL PAYMENT Conforms with the American Institute of Architects, AIA Document G707 PROJECT: (name, address)Chisholm Trail Ranch Sec. 3, Ph. 1 B Fort Worth, TX TO (Owner) OWNER ❑ ARCHITECT ❑ CONTRACTOR ❑ SURETY ❑ OTHER Bond No 0251912 MERITAGE HOMES OF TEXAS, LLC AND THE CITY ARCHITECT'S PROJECT NO: CFA22-0193 OF FORT WORTH CONTRACT FOR: 8840 Cypress Waters Blvd., Suite 100 Utilities and Paving Construction for Chisholm Trail Ranch Sec. 3, Ph. 1B Dallas TX 75019 CONTRACT DATE: CONTRACTOR: CONATSER CONSTRUCTION TX, L.P. In accordance with the provisions of the Contract between the Owner and the Contractor as indicated above, the (here insert name and address of Surety Company) BERKLEY INSURANCE COMPANY 475 Steamboat Road Greenwich CT 06830 , SURETY COMPANY on bond of (here insert name and address of Contractor) CONATSER CONSTRUCTION TX, L.P. 5327 Wichita St. Fort Worth TX 76119-6035 ,CONTRACTOR, hereby approves of the final payment to the Contractor, and agrees that final payment to the Contractor shall not relieve the Surety Company of any of its obligations to (here insert name and address of Owner) MERITAGE HOMES OF TEXAS, LLC AND THE CITY OF FORT WORTH 8840 Cypress Waters Blvd., Suite 100 Dallas TX 75019 as set forth in the said Surety Company's bond. IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, the Surety Company has hereunto set its hand this (Seal): 26th day of February, 2024 BERKLEY INSURANCE COMPANY Surety Company Signature of Authorized Representative Robbi Morales Title , OWNER, Attornev-in-Fact NOTE: This form is to be used as a companion document to AIA DOCUMENT G706, CONTRACTOR'S AFFIDAVIT OF PAYMENT OF DEBTS AND CLAIMS, Current Edition ONE PAGE No. BI-72130k POWER OF ATTORNEY BERKLEY INSURANCE COMPANY WILMINGTON, DELAWARE NOTICE: The warning found elsewhere in this Power of Attorney affects the validity thereof. Please review carefully. b Cd KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that BERKLEY INSURANCE COMPANY (the "Company"), a corporation duly V organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, having its principal office in Greenwich, CT, has made, .constituted 10 .�i and appointed, and does by these presents make, constitute and appoint: Ricardo J. Reyna; Don E Cornell; Sophinie Hunter; Robbi Morales; Kelly A. Westbrook Thor McE►uan; Joshua Saunders; Tome Petrarr.ek; or Mikaela Peppers. of Aon Risk Services Southwest, Inc. of Dallas, TX its true and lawful Attorney -in -Fact, to sign its name as surety only as delineated below and to execute, seal, acknowledge and deliver any and all bonds and undertakings, with the exception of Financial Guaranty Insurance, providing that no single obligation shall exceed Fifty Million and 00/100 U.S. Dollars (U.S.S50,000,000.00), to the same extent as if such bonds had been duly executed and acknowledged by the regularly elected officers of the Company at its principal office in their own proper persons. oThis Power of Attorney shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and governed by, the laws of the State of Delaware, > without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of laws thereof. This Power of Attorney is granted pursuant to the following resolutions which were duly and validly adopted at a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company held on January -25,2010: a� o c RESOLVED, that, with respect to the Surety business written by Berkley Surety; the Chairman of the Board, Chief a Executive Officer, President or any Vice President of the Company, in conjunction with the Secretary or any Assistant o Secretary are hereby authorized to execute powers of attorney authorizing and qualifying the attorney -in -fact named therein to execute bonds, undertakings, recognizances, or other suretyship obligations on behalf of The Company, and to affix the corporate seal of the Company to powers of attorney executed pursuant hereto and said officers may remove any such attorney -in -fact and revoke any power of attorney previously granted; and further w RESOLVED, that such. power of attorney limits the acts of those named therein to the bonds, undertakings, recognizances, ti '� or other suretyship obligations specifically named therein, and they have no authority to bind the Company except in the u > manner and to the extent therein stated; and further RESOLVED, that such power of attorney revokes all previous powers issued on behalf of the attorney -in -fact named; and ai on fiu-ther a RESOLVED, that the signature of any authorized officer and the seal of the Company may be affixed by facsimile to any 3 power of attorney or certification thereof authorizing the execution and delivery of any bond, undertaking, recognizance, or other suretyship obligation of the Company; and such signature and seal when so used shalt have the same force and effect as 0 though manually affixed. The Company may continue to use for the purposes herein stated the facsimile signature of any person or persons who shall have been such officer or officers of the Company, notwithstanding the fact that they may have ceased to be such at the time when such instruments shall be issued. o 0 IN VT1TI: ESS WFIE t1 OF, the Compauv has caused these presents to. be .signed and attested by its appropriate officers and its o corporate seal hereunto affix ed this 'day of 1' 4,CZ U Attest Berk] Insurance Company o (Seal) By By Lr . ira _ -derroan Je cr o Executive Vice President &:. Secretary 4..5 i zee: dean a � o WARNING: T)MS-POWER7 tNOT r�TED ON BLUE" t,RKLEY" SECURITY PAPER it � STATE OF CONNECTICUT ) o) ss: N o COUNTY OF 'FAI RFIELD ) o � S�4orn to before me, a Notary Public in the State of Connecticut, this day of M a, by Ira S. Lederman Cand Jeffrey M, Hafter who are sworn tome to be the Executive Vice President Secretary, and Senior `lice President, respectively; `of Berkley Tnsurance,Cornpany_ I�'"II14 C R NDR M C CONNECTICUT MYGOA1MISS?ON EXPIRES otar;� i?tibiic; Stale of Conaecticut o Af"L 30, 2024 zCa CFRTJ..FYCATlE: I, the undersiQ c .Assistant Secretaryof BERKL) Y INSURANCE CONT. ANY DO TIEREBY CERTfPY that the foregoing is a �'d, true, correct and complete copy of ti►e oriomal.Power of Attorney; that said Power of Attorney has not .beearevoked or rescinded and that the authority of the Atforney in -Fact :set forth therein, who executed .the bond or ubdettaldng to which: this :'Power of. 3 w Attorney is attached;-is.m full force.and effect as of this date. �- Given under:zny`liand:and seal of the Company, this 26 th day of 2024 Vincent P. Torte