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DocuSign Envelope ID:07A4359F-6D47-4987-B1F1-BF667ACBB3BA <br /> 1. The Contractor and Surety, jointly and severally, bind themselves, their heirs, executors, <br /> administrators, successors, and assigns to the Owner for the performance of the Construction <br /> Contract, which is incorporated herein by reference. <br /> 2. If the Contractor performs the Construction Contract, the Surety and the Contractor shall have no <br /> obligation under this Bond, except when applicable to participate in a conference as provided in <br /> Paragraph 3. <br /> 3. If there is no Owner Default under the Construction Contract,the Surety's obligation under this Bond <br /> will arise after: <br /> 3.1. The Owner first provides notice to the Contractor and the Surety that the Owner is considering <br /> declaring a Contractor Default. Such notice may indicate whether the Owner is requesting a <br /> conference among the Owner, Contractor, and Surety to discuss the Contractor's performance. <br /> If the Owner does not request a conference,the Surety may,within five (5) business days after <br /> receipt of the Owner's notice, request such a conference. If the Surety timely requests a <br /> conference, the Owner shall attend. Unless the Owner agrees otherwise, any conference <br /> requested under this Paragraph 3.1 will be held within ten (10) business days of the Surety's <br /> receipt of the Owner's notice. If the Owner, the Contractor, and the Surety agree, the <br /> Contractor shall be allowed a reasonable time to perform the Construction Contract, but such <br /> an agreement does not waive the Owner's right, if any, subsequently to declare a Contractor <br /> Default; <br /> 3.2. The Owner declares a Contractor Default,terminates the Construction Contract and notifies the <br /> Surety; and <br /> 3.3. The Owner has agreed to pay the Balance of the Contract Price in accordance with the terms of <br /> the Construction Contract to the Surety or to a contractor selected to perform the Construction <br /> Contract. <br /> 4. Failure on the part of the Owner to comply with the notice requirement in Paragraph 3.1 does not <br /> constitute a failure to comply with a condition precedent to the Surety's obligations, or release the <br /> Surety from its obligations, except to the extent the Surety demonstrates actual prejudice. <br /> 5. When the Owner has satisfied the conditions of Paragraph 3, the Surety shall promptly and at the <br /> Surety's expense take one of the following actions: <br /> 5.1. Arrange for the Contractor, with the consent of the Owner, to perform and complete the <br /> Construction Contract; <br /> 5.2. Undertake to perform and complete the Construction Contract itself, through its agents or <br /> independent contractors; <br /> 5.3. Obtain bids or negotiated proposals from qualified contractors acceptable to the Owner for a <br /> contract for performance and completion of the Construction Contract, arrange for a contract <br /> to be prepared for execution by the Owner and a contractor selected with the Owners <br /> concurrence, to be secured with performance and payment bonds executed by a qualified <br /> surety equivalent to the bonds issued on the Construction Contract, and pay to the Owner the <br /> amount of damages as described in Paragraph 7 in excess of the Balance of the Contract Price <br /> incurred by the Owner as a result of the Contractor Default; or <br /> 5.4. Waive its right to perform and complete, arrange for completion, or obtain a new contractor, <br /> and with reasonable promptness under the circumstances: <br /> 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 2 of 4 <br />