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Community Development Department
TO MaryLynn Stevens, County Attorney's Office
FROM: John Plano, Chief Building Official
DATE: 0212112023
SUBJECT: Grading/Revegetation Security Bond - ECO Homes
Please see attached the original of the reclamation/revegetation bond security for the
following project.
ECO Homes:
Permit No.:
Parcel No.:
Location/Address:
Grading Permit
GRAD-7956
217716400028
391 County Road 332, Rifle, CO
Please contact me if you need anything further
John Plano, CBO
Bond Number 8050827 Effective Date: Februarv L3,2023
Locat¡on of Work: 391 CR 332. Rifle. Colorado
GRADING GUARANTEE BOND
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersígned, Kuersten Construction, LLC (the
"Principal"), and Amerisure Mutual lnsurance Company, (the "Surety''), are jointly and severally held and
firmly bound unto the Garfield Countv Board of Countv Commissioners, (the "County") as Obligee, in the
sum of TwenWThousand Dollars ($2OüXt.ü)1, lawfully money of the United States of America, to be paid
to the County for the payment whereof the Principal and Surety hold themselves, their heirs, executors,
administrators, successors and assigns, jointly and severallç firmly bound by these presents.
WHEREAS, the Principal desires to perform surface grading only on private land covered under
the Ecodwelling Grading Permit (GRAD-7956) (the "Permit") ¡n the County.
WHEREAS, the Principal applied for the Permit, the terms of which are by reference made a part
hereof as though fully set forth herein;
WHEREAS, Article 13: Financial Guarantee of the Garfield County, Colorado, Land Use and
Development Code ("County Code") requires that as a condition of the Permit, a bond be provided to the
County; and
NOW, THEREFORE, the conditions of this obligation are as follows:
FIRST. The Principal shall: (1) faithfully perform all requirements and obligations of the Permit,
Article 13 of the County Code, and other applicable law, and satisfo all claims and demands incurred for
the same; and (2) fully indemnify and save harmless the County from all costs and damages which the
County may incur in making good any default.
SECOND. Principalshall protect, defend, indemnify and save harmless the County and its officers,
agents, servants and employees, from and against suits, actions, claims, losses, liability or damage of any
character, and from and against costs and expenses, including, in part, attorney fees incidental to the
defense of such suits, actions, claims, losses, damages or liability on account of injury, disease, sickness,
including death, to any person, or damage to property, including, in part the loss of use, resulting
wherefrom, based upon or allegedly based upon any act, omission or occurrence of the Pr¡nc¡pal, or his
employees, servants, agents, subcontractors or supplíers, or anyone else under the Príncípal's direction
and control (regardless of whether or not cause in part by a party indemnified hereunder), and arising out
of, occurring in connection with, resulting from, or caused by the performance or failure: of performance
of any work called for by the Permit, or from conditions, created by the performance or non-performance
of said work.
TFllRD. The Principal and Surety shall guarantee that all activities related to the Permit
("Construction Activities") shall remain in good order and repair from all causes arising from defective
workmanship and shall make all corrections arising from said causes without further compensation.
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Principal and Surety guarantee the Construct¡on Act¡v¡ties and areas within the public right-of-way and
pr¡vate property affected by such Construction Activities will be returned to the original condition should
the property covered by the Permit not be annexed by the City of Rifle, Colorado. This guarantee is
provided pursuant to and in compliance with Article 13 of the County Code.
The Surety shall be deemed and held, notwithstanding any Permit provision, contract or other
agreement to the contrary, to consent without not¡ce to:
t. Any extension of time to the Principal in which to perform any Construction Activities, Permit
conditions or obligations.
2. Any change in the Permit or other Permit documents.
Further, the Surety shall pay to the County all costs and attorney fees necessary to enforce the
provisions of the bond provisions contained herein.
The Surety's maximum liability under any and all conditions of this Bond is límited to the penal
sum amount outlined above.
Unless prohibited by law, an action on the bond may be brought by the County or any person
entitled to the benefits of th¡s bond any t¡me w¡th¡n one (1) year from the date of final acceptance of the
work performed pursuant to the Permit.
Upon full compliance with all the obligatíons of Article t3-1O4. Release of Guarantee of the
Garfield County Code, and the February 2, 2O23, Letter of Conditions issued by the Garfield County
Community Development Department, which are by reference made a part hereof as though fully set
forth herein, or upon annexation of the property subject to this Permit in the City of Rifle, Colorado, the
County shall release this bond, in writing. The bond shall remain in effect until released in writing by the
County.
principal and Surety are jointly and severally liable under the provisions hereof and action against
either or both may proceed without prior action against the other, and both may be joined in one action'
Signed and Sealed this 13th day of Februarv, 2023
KUERSTEN CONSTR LLC AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COM Ìt
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AMERTSURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
AMERTSURE INSURANCE COMPAITY
AMERISURE PARTNERS INSURANCE COMPANY
AMERISURE
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POWER OT'ATTORNEY
KNow ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That Amerisure Mutual Insurance Company, Amerisure Insurance Company and Amerisure partners InsuranceCompany ar€ corporations duly organized under the laws ofthe State ofMichigan (háein collectively the "Companies"¡, and that the Companies do herebymake, constitute and appoint:
TIMOTHY J. BLANCHARD, ANDREW P. WALTERS, CHRISTINA L.TOWNSEND, K'ANNE E. VOGEL,
ASHLEY K. ANDERSON, NIKKI M. MOSBRUCKE& JENMTER J. WALKE& NICOLE LEE McGUIRE,
ROBERT CHARLES TORREZ and TERRI L. REESE
It t39 Td lawful Attorney(slin Facl each in their separate capacity if more than one is named above, to sign, execute, seal and acknowledge, for and onits behalf and as its act and deed, bonds or others writings obligatory in the nature of a bond on betáf of each of said Companies, as surety, oncontracts or surefyship âs âre or may be required or permitted by law, regulation, contrâct or otherwise, provided that no bond o, *Arrtutinj oiìontractor suretyship executed under this authority shall exceed the amount of
oNE HUNDRED MILLION ($ I 00,000,000.00) DOLLARS
FIJRTIIER RESOLVED, that any work carried
This Power of Attomey is granted and signed by facsimile under and by the authority of the following Resolutions adopted by the Boa¡dsof Directors of Amerisure Mutual Insurance Company, Amerisure Insurance Company and Amerisure Partners Insurance Company at meetings duly calledand heldon February 17,2022.
"REsoLvED, that any two of the P¡esident & Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial ofücer & Treasu¡er, the Senior Vice p¡esidenl Surety, thevice President surety, or the General courxel & corporate secretary be" and each or any of them hereby is authorized to execute, a power of Attorneyqualifying the attomey-in-fact named ìn the given Power of Attoiney to execute on behalf of the Company bonds, undertakings and all contractsof surety, and that President & Chief Executive officer, chíef Financial officer & Treasurer or Generaltoúnsel & corporate Secretary each or any ofthem hereby is authorized to attest to the execution ofany such Power of Attomey and to attach therein the seal ofthe Company;
FITRTHER RESoLVtrD' that the signature of such ofhcers and the seal of the company may be affixed to any such power of Attomey or to any certificaterelating thereto electronically/digitally or by facsimile, and any such Power of Attomey or certificate bearing such electronic/digital or facsirnile signaturesor electronic/digital or facsirnile seal shall be binding upon the cornpany when so áffixed and in the fu-iure with regard to any bond, undertaking orcontract of surety to which it is attached;
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to this resolution shall be valid and binding upon the Company.,,
Michael A. Ito, Senior Vice President
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Aaron Green,Vice President
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Amerisure Mutual Insurance company, Amerisure Insurance company and Amerisure parfuiers [nsurance company
have caused their offrcial seals to be hereunto affixed, and these presents to be signed by their autho¡ized offrcers this I 2h day o f Apnl - 20 22
State oflllinois
County ofKane
Amerisure Mutual Insurance Company
Amerisure fnsurance Company
Amerisure Partners Insurance Company
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and affixed the seals of the Companies ttris J3th day of February
on tlris r2h day of April - 20 22tbefore mg a Notary Pùbtic personally appeared Michael A. Ito. of Amerisure Mutual Insurance company, AmerisureInsurance Company and Amerisure Partners Insurance company and- Aaron dreen of Amerisure Mutual lnsurance Company" Amerizure Insurance Companyand Amerisure Parblers Insurance compan¡ personally known tô m", wno u"l.,gty -e duly swom, acknowledged that they signed the above power ofAftomeyas officers ofand acknowledged said inshument to be the voluntary act and deã oftheir respectivã companiesi
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I, Shamon K' AndersorL the duly elected Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary of Amerisu¡e MutualInsurance Company and Amerisure Partners lnsurance Company, do hereby certiff that the abovó and foregoing is a trueAttorney executed by said Companies, which remains in full force and effeci.
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Shannon K. Andenon, Vice Presiden!