LIMITEDPOWER OF ATTORNEY
<br /> Amwest Surety Insurance Company
<br /> Far West Insurance Company
<br /> Bond No.: Bond Issue Date: POWER NUMBER 0001112744
<br /> This document is printed on white paper containing the artificial watermarked logo( )of Amwest Surety Insurance Company on the front and brown security paper
<br /> on the back. Only unaltered originals of the Limited Power of Attorney ("POA") are valid. This POA may not be used in conjunction with any other POA. No
<br /> representations or warranties regarding this POA may be made by any person. This POA is governed by the laws of the State of Nebraska and is only valid until the
<br /> expiration date. Amwest Surety Insurance Company and Far West Insurance Company (collectively the"Company")shall not be liable on any limited POA which is
<br /> fraudulently produced,forged or otherwise distributed without the permission of the Company. Any party concerned about the validity of this POA or an accompanying
<br /> Company bond should call your local Amwest branch office at (303)985-7010
<br /> KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENT,that Amwest Surety Insurance Company,a Nebraska corporation and Far West Insurance Company,a Nebraska corporation
<br /> (collectively the"Company"),do hereby make,constitute and appoint:
<br /> Donna W.Coen
<br /> Rebecca L.Braun
<br /> Thomas J.Sauer
<br /> William C.Slater,Jr.
<br /> Lisa F.Tabacchi
<br /> Megan Douglass
<br /> As Employees of Amwest Surety Insurance Co
<br /> its true and lawful Attomey-in-fact,with limited power and authority for and on behalf of the Company as,surety to execute,deliver and affix the seal of the company thereto
<br /> if a seal is required on bonds,undertakings,recognizances,reinsurance agreement for a Miller Act or other performance bond or other written obligations as follows:
<br /> All Bonds up to$25,000,000.00
<br /> and to bind the company thereby. This appointment is made under and by authority of the By-Laws of the Company,which are now in full force and effect.
<br /> I, the undersigned secretary of Amwest Surety Insurance Company, a Nebraska corporation and Far West Insurance Company, a Nebraska corporation, DO HEREBY
<br /> CERTIFY that this Power of Attorney remains in full force and effect and has not been revoked and furthermore,that the resolutions of the Board of Directors of both Amwest
<br /> Surety Insurance Company and Far West Insurance Company set forth on this Power of Attorney,and that the relevant provisions of the By-Laws of each company,are now
<br /> in full force and effect.
<br /> Karen G.Cohen,Secretary
<br /> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * RESOLUTIONS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
<br /> This POA is signed and sealed by facsimile under and by the authority of the following resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of Amwest Surety Insurance Company
<br /> at a meeting duly held on December 15,1975 and Far West Insurance Company at a meeting duly held on July 28,1983:
<br /> RESOLVED,that the President or any Vice President,in conjunction with the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary,may appoint attomeys-in-fact or agents with
<br /> authority as defined or limited in the instrument evidencing the appointment in each case,for and on behalf of the Company,to execute and deliver and affix the seal of the
<br /> Company to bonds,undertakings,recognizances,and suretyship obligations of all kinds;and said officers may remove any such attomey-in-fact or agent and revoke any POA
<br /> previously granted to such person.
<br /> RESOLVED FURTHER,that any bond,undertaking,recognizance,or suretyship obligation shall be valid and bind upon the Company:
<br /> (i) when signed by the President or any Vice President and attested and sealed(if a seal be required)by any Secretary or Assistant Secretary;or
<br /> (ii) when signed by the President or any Vice President or Secretary or Assistant Secretary,and countersigned and sealed (if a seal be required)by a duly
<br /> authorized attomey-in-fact or agent;or
<br /> (iii) when duly executed and sealed (if a seal be required)by one or more attorneys-in-fact or agents pursuant to and within the limits of the authority,
<br /> evidenced by the power of attorney issued by the Company to such person or persons.
<br /> RESOLVED FURTHER,that the signature of any authorized officer and the seal of the Company may be affixed by facsimile to any POA or certification thereof
<br /> authorizing the execution and delivery of any bond,undertaking,recognizance,or other suretyship obligations of the Company;and such signature and seal when so used shall
<br /> have the same force and effect as though manually affixed.
<br /> IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Amwest Surety Insurance Company and Far West Insurance Company have caused these present to be signed by its proper officers,and its
<br /> corporate seals to be hereunto affixed this 17"'day ,anuary,2000. /
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<br /> John E.Savage,Preside t _ _ __ - Karen G.Cohen,Secretary
<br /> State of California -
<br /> County of Los Angeles -
<br /> - 01 January 17,2000 before me,JoAnne Anderson Notary Public,personally appeared John E.Savage and Karen G.Cohen,personally known to me(or proved to me
<br /> on the basis of satisfactory evidence)to be the person(s)whose name(s)is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me all that he/she/they executed the
<br /> same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies),and that by his/her/their signature(s)on the instrument the person(s),or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s)acted,
<br /> executed the instrument.
<br /> WITNESS my hand and o ficial seal. JOANNE E. ANDERSON
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