,r .~ <br />t Th~ Contrac~or and the Surety, jo7~tty and severalty. . <br />bind themsetves, their heirs, executors, administrators, <br />successoa and assigns to the Owner tor the pe~fo~mance <br />of the Constructio~ Contract, which is i~corpo~ated he~ein <br />by ~eference. <br />2 it the Contracto~ pe~forms che Construaion Contract. <br />the Surety .and the Conuacto~ shall have no obligation . <br />under thia 6ond. except to panicipate i~ co~fereoces as <br />provided in Subparag~dph 3.7. . . <br />3 1( tfiere is no Ow~e~ Oetault: the Su~et~/s obrgation <br />under this 8ond shatl arise atter. <br />3.i The O~vr~e~ has noti(ied the Cont~ador a~d the <br />Suroty st its address descn'bed.in Paragrdph t0 betow ; <br />that ~he O~.~ne~ is consideri~g decla~ing a Gontracto. <br />Oelautt and has requested snd atterr-pted to a~ra~ge a <br />eonleeence with the Co~tractor and tke Surety to be~ <br />heid not tate~ tE+an fifteen days atte~ ~eceipt ot such <br />~otice to distuss methoCs ot pertonning the Corsstruc- <br />tion Co~aaa. tt the Owne~. the Co~tracto~ s~d the <br />Su~ety agree, the Cont~aaor sl~ait be ailowed a reason- <br />abte tirt~e to pe~form the Constrvction Contratt, but <br />such a~ ag•eemeni shal! not waive Ihe Owc-e~'s dght, if <br />any, svb~equently to dectare a.Contractor Oe(autt; and <br />3.2 The O~~er has detla~ed a ConC~acto~ Oetautt and <br />formatly termir~aced the Cont~actor's right !o complete <br />the contract. Such Cor~tractor Oefautt shatl rot be de- <br />dared ea~lier than rveniy days alterthe Contrattor aad <br />the Snrety have ~eceived notice as prov~ded tn Svb- <br />paragroph 3.~: and <br />3.3 The O+rr+e~ has agreed to pay the 8atance of the <br />Contract Pdce to the Sv~ely in atcorda~ce with ihe <br />ie~ms of the Co~struaion Go~traci or to a conirattor <br />setected io pe~(orn- the Construction Conuact inaccor- <br />dance with the terms o! the cont~act with the Owne~. <br />a When the 4wc~er has utisred the tondicions o! Para- <br />graph 3, the Surecy shali prwnptly and at the SuretY's ex- <br />pe~se take one o~ ihe ~olto.ving aciions: <br />4.1 Il~range !or the Co~t~actor. with consent of the <br />Owner, to pe~torm ae~d eor+npiete the Construaion <br />Contrad: o~ <br />4.Z Undenake eo pe~form and complete the Cons~n,c- <br />tion Cont~att itsell, through its age~ts orthrough inde- <br />pende~t toatractors; or ~ <br /><.3 Obtain bids o~ negotiated p~oposals t~om <br />quaQfied cont~aao~s acceptabte to the Ormer for a <br />tontrxt to~ pe~torcaance s~d completwn oi the Con- <br />st~uctio~ Cont~act. arrange for a contratt to be pre- <br />pared (or ezecution by the Owner and the rontracto~ <br />setected N~~h ihe Owner's co~cune~ce, to be secured <br />with pe~fo~mance and payment bonds execvted by a <br />qualifieQ surety equivalent to th~ bonds issued on lhe <br />Const~uction Cont~sct, snd pay to the Owne~ the <br />amount of damages as described i~ Paragraph 6 i~ ex- <br />eeas o! the Balance ol the Contraa Price intu~red by the <br />Owne~ ~esutting (ro~n the Contractors detault; or. <br />4.4 Waivt its ~ight to pe~(o~m a~d compleie, arrange <br />(or completion, ar obtai~ a ne~v tontratto~ and with <br />reasoaabie promptness unde~ the circumstances: <br />~. <br />v-fiich i! may be tiable to the O~v~cr and, as <br />- soo~ as practicable a(ter the amount is detc~• <br />mined, tende~ paymeat the~efo~ to thc <br />0~4~et; or _ <br />• .2 - Oeny fiabtlity, in whofe or i~ pan and ~otity thc <br />Owner citi~+g reato~s there~or. <br />S It the Surety dces ~ot proceed as provided i~ Pa~asraph <br />4 with reaso~+able promptness. the Svretyshatt be deemed <br />to be in deiavlt on this 8ond lifteen d.1ys after:~eceipt ot an <br />additionat ~vrittea ~olice f~om the Owner to thc, Su~ety <br />demanfiing thac the Surety pe~form its obtigations under <br />this Borid. and the Ow~er shall be eatitled to eniorce any <br />remedy a~~tiable to ihe Owner. lf the Surety proceeds as <br />provided. jn 5ubparagnph 4.4, a~d the Ow~~ sefuses the <br />payment te~de~ed or the Sarety has: denied iiability, i~ <br />wl~ole a~ i~ pan; without fu~ther notice the Owr~er shalf be <br />~ntJtted to.eato~ce any remedy avaFtabte to the Owne~. <br />6 A(te~ the Owr+e~ has tem~inated ehe Contractors dght <br />co camplete ihe Co~struction Gont~act. and if-:he Surety <br />etects to act unde~ Subparagraph 4.1. 42, or 43 above. <br />the~ the responsibfltttes of the Su~ecy to the O~vr~e~ shatt <br />~ot be greate~ thac+ those ~ot the Contractor vnde~ ~he <br />Const~ucfwn Cont~act; and the responsibilities ot the <br />Owne~ to the Sucety shaH not be g~eate~ ihan those ot the <br />Owne~ ur+der the Constructioa Gontract.To the limit of the <br />amount of ihis Bond, but subject to tommttme~t by the <br />Ow~e~ of the 6atance ot the Go~traa Price to anitigation oi <br />costs and damages on the Construction Coatraa, the Su~e- <br />ty is obiigated without dupticatto~ tor. <br />6.i 7he respor-sibilitles of the Conlracto~ !or cor~ec- <br />tton of defective work and comptetioaaf the Co~st~uc- <br />tion Contract; : <br />6.2 Addilionat tegal. desig~ p~ofessional aad detay <br />costs resutti° g`(~om the Contracto~'s Defauft, and re- <br />sulting (rom.the acitons o~ tailu~e to act o.f the Surety <br />u~der Paragreph 4; and ~ <br />~~ 6.S Liqutdated damages, or it.no liquidated damases <br />a~e speciCed in the Coristrvction Cont~act, ac~ual dam- <br />ages pused by delajred- peilormance or non-pe~for- <br />enantto( the Coc-trador. <br />7 The Surety st+ait noc be Ywb1e eo the Owner or oihea 1or <br />vbitgations o! the Co~tracto~that a~e u~~etated to the Con- <br />stroctioa Contract, and the 6aiance of the Contract Price <br />shali ~ot be reduted or set oft on aocou~t of any suth <br />un~etated obligations. No ~ight ot action shsli sccrue on <br />thts Bond to any persoe+ or ent~ty othe~ than ihe awnee o~ <br />its hein. executon, sdministato~s or suaesson. <br />8 The Surety he~eby wat~-es notice o( a~y thange, i~clvd• <br />ing changes o[ time, to the Constructioa Co~tnct or to <br />rolated subeontracts, pu~cfzase orde~s aed othe~ obliga- <br />tions. <br />9 My pcoceeding, tegai o~ equiwbfe, under this Bond <br />may be instituted i~ sny cou~t ot eompetent jurisdi.ction in <br />the loation in which tfie wock o~ pan ot the wo~k is located <br />and. shaTl be i~stituted within tw~o yeaa alter Cont~actor <br />Oelaulc o~ ~vithin two years attet the Contractor ceased <br />working'or withi~ two'years after the Su~ery re(uses or (ails <br />to pe~form its obligatio~s under this Bond. whichever oc• <br />curs firsc. It the provisions ot Ihis Pardgnph arc void o <br />.t Afte~ investigation, dete~mine the amount tor prohibited by law; the minimum period of firnitation avait- <br />Il1A DOCUMENT 1~7L2 - VERfOR~.t/INCE BONO A~'p PAYME1dT B01'O • OECEMBER 198~ t0. ~ I-tA ± <br />THE M1ERIGN IM$tl'ftlTE Of ARCHtTECfS. 17]5 NfW YORK AVf.. N.~V.: WASHINGTOw'. ~.C. 2C006 /~12•lg~ ~ <br />tHIRO PRINTII.G • MARCli t%7 ~ <br />