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EJCDC® C-610, Performance Bond. <br />Copyright© 2018 National Society of Professional Engineers, American Council of Engineering Companies, <br />and American Society of Civil Engineers. All rights reserved. <br />Page 3 of 4 <br />5.4.1 After investigation, determine the amount for which it may be liable to the Owner and, <br />as soon as practicable after the amount is determined, make payment to the Owner; or <br />5.4.2 Deny liability in whole or in part and notify the Owner, citing the reasons for denial. <br />6. If the Surety does not proceed as provided in Paragraph 5 with reasonable promptness, the Surety <br />shall be deemed to be in default on this Bond seven days after receipt of an additional written notice <br />from the Owner to the Surety demanding that the Surety perform its obligations under this Bond, and <br />the Owner shall be entitled to enforce any remedy available to the Owner. If the Surety proceeds as <br />provided in Paragraph 5.4, and the Owner refuses the payment, or the Surety has denied liability, in <br />whole or in part, without further notice, the Owner shall be entitled to enforce any remedy available <br />to the Owner. <br />7. If the Surety elects to act under Paragraph 5.1, 5.2, or 5.3, then the responsibilities of the Surety to <br />the Owner will not be greater than those of the Contractor under the Construction Contract, and the <br />responsibilities of the Owner to the Surety will not be greater than those of the Owner under the <br />Construction Contract. Subject to the commitment by the Owner to pay the Balance of the Contract <br />Price, the Surety is obligated, without duplication for: <br />7.1. the responsibilities of the Contractor for correction of defective work and completion of the <br />Construction Contract; <br />7.2. additional legal, design professional, and delay costs resulting from the Contractor’s Default, <br />and resulting from the actions or failure to act of the Surety under Paragraph 5; and <br />7.3. liquidated damages, or if no liquidated damages are specified in the Construction Contract, <br />actual damages caused by delayed performance or non-performance of the Contractor. <br />8. If the Surety elects to act under Paragraph 5.1, 5.3, or 5.4, the Surety’s liability is limited to the amount <br />of this Bond. <br />9. The Surety shall not be liable to the Owner or others for obligations of the Contractor that are <br />unrelated to the Construction Contract, and the Balance of the Contract Price will not be reduced or <br />set off on account of any such unrelated obligations. No right of action will accrue on this Bond to any <br />person or entity other than the Owner or its heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns. <br />10. The Surety hereby waives notice of any change, including changes of time, to the Construction <br />Contract or to related subcontracts, purchase orders, and other obligations. <br />11. Any proceeding, legal or equitable, under this Bond must be instituted in any court of competent <br />jurisdiction in the location in which the work or part of the work is located and must be instituted <br />within two years after a declaration of Contractor Default or within two years after the Contractor <br />ceased working or within two years after the Surety refuses or fails to perform its obligations under <br />this Bond, whichever occurs first. If the provisions of this paragraph are void or prohibited by law, the <br />minimum periods of limitations available to sureties as a defense in the jurisdiction of the suit will be <br />applicable. <br />12. Notice to the Surety, the Owner, or the Contractor must be mailed or delivered to the address shown <br />on the page on which their signature appears. <br />13. When this Bond has been furnished to comply with a statutory or other legal requirement in the <br />location where the construction was to be performed, any provision in this Bond conflicting with said <br />statutory or legal requirement will be deemed deleted therefrom and provisions conforming to such <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 0844D1D6-E311-4FC5-8B5B-BB1E27A908ED