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City Secretary 62793
Contract No.
Date Received 9/5/2025
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: Montduvin Commercial
City Project No.: 105218
Improvement Type(s): Water ❑x Sewer ❑x
Original Contract Price: $141,185.00
Amount of Approved Change Order(s):
Revised Contract Amount:
Total Cost of Work Complete: $141,185.00
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Contractor Date
Manager
Title
Conatser Construction TX, L.P.
Company Name
09/05/2025
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Project Inspector
Date
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09/05/2025
Project Manager
Date
09/05/2025
CFA Manager
Date
X .Fly
09/05/2025
Lauren Pi ieur (Sep 5, 202516:58:23 CDT)
TPW Director
Date
09/08/2025
Asst. City Manager
Date
OFFICIAL RECORD
CITY SECRETARY Page 1 of 2
FT. WORTH, TX
Notice of Project Completion
Project Name: Montduvin Commercial
City Project No.: 105218
City's Attachments
Final Pay Estimate ❑x
Change Order(s): ❑ Yes ❑x N/A
Pipe Report: ❑x Yes ❑ N/A
Contractor's Attachments
Affidavit of Bills Paid
Consent of Surety
Statement of Contract Time
Contract Time: 20
Work Start Date: 5/12/2025
Completed number of Soil Lab Test: 8
Completed number of Water Test: 6
Days Charged: 14
Work Complete Date: 6/9/2025
Page 2 of 2
FORT WORT 11
CITY OF FORT WORTH
FINAL PAYMENT REQUEST
Contract Name MONTDUVIN COMMERCIAL
Contract Limits
Project Type WATER & SEWER
City Project Numbers 105218
DOE Number 5218
Estimate Number 1 Payment Number 1 For Period Ending
City Secretary Contract Number
Contract Date
Project Manager NA
Contractor CONATSER CONSTRUCTION TxLP
5327 WICHITA ST
FORT WORTH, TX 76119
Inspectors M. GLOVER / J. INOCENCIO
Contract Time
Days Charged to Date
Contract is 100.00
6/9/2025
WD
2WD
14
Complete
Wednesday, June 25, 2025 Page 1 of 4
City Project Numbers 105218
Contract Name MONTDUVIN COMMERCIAL
Contract Limits
Project Type WATER & SEWER
Project Funding
UNIT I: WATER IMPROVEMENTS
DOE Number 5218
Estimate Number I
Payment Number 1
For Period Ending 6/9/2025
Item
Description of Items
Estimated Unit
Unit Cost
Estimated
Completed
Completed
No.
Quanity
Total
Quanity
Total
1
CONNECTION TO EXISTING 4"-12" WATER
1 EA
$4,000.00
$4,000.00
1
$4,000.00
MAIN
2
6" PVC WATER PIPE
15 LF
$110.00
$1,650.00
15
$1,650.00
3
8" PVC WATER PIPE
40 LF
$120.00
$4,800.00
40
$4,800.00
4
1" WATER SERVICE
2 EA
$3,000.00
$6,000.00
2
$6,000.00
5
1 1/2" WATER SERVICE
2 EA
$5,000.00
$10,000.00
2
$10,000.00
6
6" GATE VALVE
2 EA
$2,500.00
$5,000.00
2
$5,000.00
7
8" GATE VALVE
1 EA
$3,500.00
$3,500.00
1
$3,500.00
8
DUCTILE IRON WATER FITTINGS W/
0.25 TN
$9,500.00
$2,375.00
0.25
$2,375.00
RESTRAINT
9
4"-12" PRESSURE PLUG
4 EA
$2,000.00
$8,000.00
4
$8,000.00
10
UTILITY SERVICE SURFACE RESTORATION
1 LS
$1,000.00
$1,000.00
1
$1,000.00
HYDROMULCH
11
TRENCH SAFETY
55 LF
$5.00
$275.00
55
$275.00
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Sub -Total of Previous Unit
$46,600.00
$46,600.00
UNIT
II: SEWER IMPROVEMENTS
Item
Description of Items
Estimated Unit
Unit Cost
Estimated
Completed
Completed
No.
Quanity
Total
Quanity
Total
1
POST -CCTV INSPECTION
315 LF
$10.00
$3,150.00
315
$3,150.00
2
MANHOLE VACUUM TESTING
2 EA
$500.00
S1,000.00
2
$1,000.00
3
TRENCH SAFETY
335 LF
$10.00
$3,350.00
335
$3,350.00
4
8" SEWER PIPE
315 LF
$158.00
$49,770.00
315
$49,770.00
5
8" SEWER PIPE, CSS BACKFILL
20 LF
$178.00
$3,560.00
20
$3,560.00
6
EPDXY MANHOLE LINER
17 VF
$515.00
$8,755.00
17
$8,755.00
7
4" SEWER SERVICE
2 EA
$2,500.00
$5,000.00
2
$5,000.00
8
4' MANHOLE
2 EA
$8,500.00
$17,000.00
2
$17,000.00
9
UTILITY SERVICE SURFACE RESTORATION
1 LS
$3,000.00
$3,000.00
1
$3,000.00
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HYDROMULCH
Sub-Total of Previous Unit
$94,585.00
$94,585.00
Wednesday, June 25, 2025 Page 2 of 4
City Project Numbers 105218
Contract Name MONTDUVIN COMMERCIAL
Contract Limits
Project Type WATER & SEWER
Project Funding
Contract Information Summary
Original Contract Amount
Change Orders
Total Contract Price
DOE Number 5218
Estimate Number I
Payment Number 1
For Period Ending 6/9/2025
$141,185.00
$141,185.00
Total Cost of Work Completed $141,185.00
Less % Retained $0.00
Net Earned $141,185.00
Earned This Period $141,185.00
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
$141,185.00
Wednesday, June 25, 2025 Page 3 of 4
City Project Numbers 105218
Contract Name MONTDUVIN COMMERCIAL
Contract Limits
Project Type WATER & SEWER
Project Funding
Project Manager NA
Inspectors M. GLOVER / J. INOCENCIO
Contractor CONATSER CONSTRUCTION TxLP
5327 WICHITA ST
FORT WORTH, TX 76119
DOE Number 5218
Estimate Number I
Payment Number 1
For Period Ending 6/9/2025
City Secretary Contract Number
Contract Date
Contract Time 20 WD
Days Charged to Date 14 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 $141,185.00
Less % Retained $0.00
Net Earned $141,185.00
Earned This Period $141,185.00
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
$141,185.00
Wednesday, June 25, 2025 Page 4 of 4
FORT WORTH
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS
PIPE REPORT FOR:
PROJECT NAME: Montduvin Commercial
CITY PROJECT NUMBER: 105218
WATER
PIPE LAID SIZE TYPE OF PIPE
6" Water pipe 6" PVC
8" Water pipe 8" PVC
FIRE HYDRANTS: VALVES (16" OR LARGER)
PIPE ABANDONED SIZE TYPE OF PIPE
DENSITIES:
NEW SERVICES:
I SEWER
PIPE LAID SIZE TYPE OF PIPE
8" Sewer pipe 8" PVC
PIPE ABANDONED SIZE TYPE OF PIPE
DENSITIES:
NEW SERVICES: 4" 2 Sewer Services
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS
The City of Fort Worth • 1000 Throckmorton Street • Fort Worth, TX 76012-6311
(817) 392 - 7941 • Fax: (817) 392 - 7845
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FORTWORTH.
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS
June 13, 2025
Conatser Construction
5327 Witchita Street
Fort Worth, TX 76119
RE: Acceptance Letter
Project Name: Montduvin Commercial
Project Type: Water and Sewer
City Project No.: 105218
To Whom It May Concern:
On June 12, 2025 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 June 12, 2025,
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-
392-7830.
Sincerely,
Izeldeen Ahmed, Project Manager
Cc: Jason Inocencio, Inspector
Mike Glover, Inspection Supervisor
Daniel Roy, Senior Inspector
Andrew Goodman, Program Manager
A.N.A. Consultants, LLC, Consultant
Conatser Construction, Contractor
Montserrat Properties,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:
MONTDUVIN COMMERCIAL
WATER, SANITARY SEWER, DRAINAGE,
PAVING, & STREET LIGHT IMPROVEMENTS
CFA PRJ # 24-0071
CITY PROJECT # 105218
CITY OF FORT WORTH
STATE OF TEXAS
CONATSER CONSTRUCTION TX, LP
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Brock Huggin
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 121h day of June, 2025.
Jeloo
KATHERINE ROSE
��--'� �J
OTARYPUBWC,STATE OFTEXAS Notary Public in Tarrant County Texas
133467933'OMM EXP, 11-30-2025
11
CONSENT OF
SURETY COMPANY
TO FINAL PAYMENT
Conforms with the American Institute of
Architects, AIA Document G707
PROJECT: Montduvin Commercial
(name, address) Fort Worth, TX
TO (Owner)
OWNER
❑
ARCHITECT
❑
CONTRACTOR
❑
SURETY
❑
OTHER
Bond No 0266024
IMONTSERRAT PROPERTIES, LLC & CITY OF FORT? ARCHITECT'S PROJECT NO: CFA No. 24-0071
WORTH CONTRACT FOR:
6000 Western Place II, Suite 110 Water & Sanitary Sewer Improvements for Montduvin Commercial -
COFW Project #105218
Fort Worth TX 76107 --J 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)
MONTSERRAT PROPERTIES, LLC & CITY OF FORT WORTH
6000 Western Place II, Suite 110
Fort Worth TX 76107 , OWNER,
as set forth in the said Surety Company's bond.
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF,
the Surety Company has hereunto set its hand this 11th day of ,tune, 2025
Attest:
(Seal):
BERKLEY INSURANCE COMPANY
Surety Company
xc
Signature of Authorized Representative
Robbi Morales
Title
Attorney -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
r POWER OF ATTORNEY No. BI-72801
BERKLEY INSURANCE COMPANY
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that BERKLEY INSURANCE COMPANY (the "Company"), a corporation duly
organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, having its principal office in Greenwich, CT, has made, constituted
aand appointed, and does by these presents make, constitute and appoint: Ricardo J. Reyna; Don E. Cornell; Sophinie Hunter;
b . Robbi Morales; Kelly A. Westbrook; Tina McEwan; Joshua Saunders, Tonie Petranek; or Mikaela Peppers of Aon Risk
Services Southwest, Inc. of Dallas, TX its true and lawful Attomey-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.$50,000,000.00), 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.
This Power of Attorney shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and governed by, the laws of the State of Delaware,
o 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:
RESOLVED, that, with respect to the Surety business written by Berkley Surety, the Chairman of the Board, Chief
0 o Executive Officer, President or any Vice President of the Company, in conjunction with the Secretary or any Assistant
Secretary are hereby authorized to execute powers of attorney authorizing and qualifying the attorney -in -fact named therein
o to execute bonds, undertakings, recognizances, or other suretyship obligations on behalf of the Company, and to affix the
a corporate seal of the Company to powers of attorney executed pursuant hereto; and said officers may remove any such
oattomey-in-fact and revoke any power of attorney previously granted; and further
RESOLVED, that such power of attorney limits the acts of those named therein to the bonds, undertakings, recognizances,
or other suretyship obligations specifically named therein, and they have no authority to bind the Company except in the
L 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
b further
oRESOLVED, that the signature of any authorized officer and the seal of the Company may be affixed by facsimile to any
power of attorney or certification thereof authorizing the execution and delivery of any bond, undertaking, recognizance, or
VI other suretyship obligation of the Company; and such signature and seal when so used shall have the same force and effect as
3 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
oceased to be such at the time when such instruments shall be issued.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused these presents to be signed and attested by its appropriate officers and its
o corporate seal hereunto affixed this 2"d day of Mav 2024
° Attest_ Berkley Insurance Company
Z� � j
(Seal) By f}'���� �- Ol :)o �— By
F" Philr S`uelt } Je M_ Ha r
P
Executive Vice President & Secretary Senior Vice President
o
0 0 STATE OF CONNECTICT;T )
o a ) ss:
COLS-IY OF F.URFIELD )
o S�3,orn to before me, a Notary Public in the State of Connecticut, this 2°d day of May 2024 , by Philip S_ Welt and
o Jeffrey M. Hafter who are swam to me to be the Executive Vice President and Secretary, and the Senior Vice President,
o s' respectively, of Berkley Insurance Company. 11 n/J
a MARIA C. RLINDBAKFN _ isI
TTAFi1' PUBLhG Notary Public, State of Connecticut
a OONNECIICLlT
Q o WODMMISMON DPIRM 04-3C 2= CERTIFICATE.
+� I, the undersigned, Assistant Secretary- of BERKLEY INSURANCE COMPANY, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a
z true, correctand complete copy of the original Power of Attorney; that said Power of Attorney has not been revoked or rescin ded
Z and that the authority of the Attorney -in -Fact set forth therein_ who executed the bond or undertaking to which this Power of
Attorney is attached, is in full force and effect as of this. date. T
y Given under my hand and seal of the Company, this 1 day of tJ tJv--C
(Seal)
Vincent P_ Forte
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:
MONTDUVIN COMMERCIAL
WATER, SANITARY SEWER, DRAINAGE,
PAVING, & STREET LIGHT IMPROVEMENTS
CFA PRJ # 24-0071
CITY PROJECT # 105218
CITY OF FORT WORTH
STATE OF TEXAS
CONATSER CONSTRUCTION TX, LP
igea#0114--.�
Brock Huggin
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 121h day of June, 2025.
Jeloo
KATHERINE ROSE
��--'� �J
OTARYPUBWC,STATE OFTEXAS Notary Public in Tarrant County Texas
133467933'OMM EXP, 11-30-2025
11
CONSENT OF
SURETY COMPANY
TO FINAL PAYMENT
Conforms with the American Institute of
Architects, AIA Document G707
PROJECT: Montduvin Commercial
(name, address) Fort Worth, TX
TO (Owner)
OWNER
❑
ARCHITECT
❑
CONTRACTOR
❑
SURETY
❑
OTHER
Bond No 0266024
IMONTSERRAT PROPERTIES, LLC & CITY OF FORT? ARCHITECT'S PROJECT NO: CFA No. 24-0071
WORTH CONTRACT FOR:
6000 Western Place II, Suite 110 Water & Sanitary Sewer Improvements for Montduvin Commercial -
COFW Project #105218
Fort Worth TX 76107 --J 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)
MONTSERRAT PROPERTIES, LLC & CITY OF FORT WORTH
6000 Western Place II, Suite 110
Fort Worth TX 76107 , OWNER,
as set forth in the said Surety Company's bond.
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF,
the Surety Company has hereunto set its hand this 11th day of ,tune, 2025
Attest:
(Seal):
BERKLEY INSURANCE COMPANY
Surety Company
xc
Signature of Authorized Representative
Robbi Morales
Title
Attorney -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
r POWER OF ATTORNEY No. BI-72801
BERKLEY INSURANCE COMPANY
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that BERKLEY INSURANCE COMPANY (the "Company"), a corporation duly
organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, having its principal office in Greenwich, CT, has made, constituted
aand appointed, and does by these presents make, constitute and appoint: Ricardo J. Reyna; Don E. Cornell; Sophinie Hunter;
b . Robbi Morales; Kelly A. Westbrook; Tina McEwan; Joshua Saunders, Tonie Petranek; or Mikaela Peppers of Aon Risk
Services Southwest, Inc. of Dallas, TX its true and lawful Attomey-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.$50,000,000.00), 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.
This Power of Attorney shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and governed by, the laws of the State of Delaware,
o 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:
RESOLVED, that, with respect to the Surety business written by Berkley Surety, the Chairman of the Board, Chief
0 o Executive Officer, President or any Vice President of the Company, in conjunction with the Secretary or any Assistant
Secretary are hereby authorized to execute powers of attorney authorizing and qualifying the attorney -in -fact named therein
o to execute bonds, undertakings, recognizances, or other suretyship obligations on behalf of the Company, and to affix the
a corporate seal of the Company to powers of attorney executed pursuant hereto; and said officers may remove any such
oattomey-in-fact and revoke any power of attorney previously granted; and further
RESOLVED, that such power of attorney limits the acts of those named therein to the bonds, undertakings, recognizances,
or other suretyship obligations specifically named therein, and they have no authority to bind the Company except in the
L 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
b further
oRESOLVED, that the signature of any authorized officer and the seal of the Company may be affixed by facsimile to any
power of attorney or certification thereof authorizing the execution and delivery of any bond, undertaking, recognizance, or
VI other suretyship obligation of the Company; and such signature and seal when so used shall have the same force and effect as
3 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
oceased to be such at the time when such instruments shall be issued.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused these presents to be signed and attested by its appropriate officers and its
o corporate seal hereunto affixed this 2"d day of Mav 2024
° Attest_ Berkley Insurance Company
Z� � j
(Seal) By f}'���� �- Ol :)o �— By
F" Philr S`uelt } Je M_ Ha r
P
Executive Vice President & Secretary Senior Vice President
o
0 0 STATE OF CONNECTICT;T )
o a ) ss:
COLS-IY OF F.URFIELD )
o S�3,orn to before me, a Notary Public in the State of Connecticut, this 2°d day of May 2024 , by Philip S_ Welt and
o Jeffrey M. Hafter who are swam to me to be the Executive Vice President and Secretary, and the Senior Vice President,
o s' respectively, of Berkley Insurance Company. 11 n/J
a MARIA C. RLINDBAKFN _ isI
TTAFi1' PUBLhG Notary Public, State of Connecticut
a OONNECIICLlT
Q o WODMMISMON DPIRM 04-3C 2= CERTIFICATE.
+� I, the undersigned, Assistant Secretary- of BERKLEY INSURANCE COMPANY, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a
z true, correctand complete copy of the original Power of Attorney; that said Power of Attorney has not been revoked or rescin ded
Z and that the authority of the Attorney -in -Fact set forth therein_ who executed the bond or undertaking to which this Power of
Attorney is attached, is in full force and effect as of this. date. T
y Given under my hand and seal of the Company, this 1 day of tJ tJv--C
(Seal)
Vincent P_ Forte