R2014-15 ACCEPTING THE BID AND AUTHORIZING CONTRACT FOR 2014 TRENCHLESS LONG LINING REPAIRS

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BOND NO. 106063136 ' CONTRACT BOND ' KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS: That Insituform Technologies USA, LLC, as Principal, hereinafter called Contractor, and Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America as Surety, hereinafter called Surety, are held and firmly bound unto the CITY OF DECATUR as Obligee, hereinafter called Owner, in the amount of Four Hundred Ninety-Four Thousand, Two ' Hundred Fifty-Nine and 00/100 Dollars. ($494.259.00) for the payment whereof Contractor and Surety bind themselves, their heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns,jointly and ' severally, firmly by these presents. WHEREAS, Contractor has by written agreement dated March 17, 2014, entered into a contract with Owner for "2014 TRENCHLESS LONG LINING REPAIRS", CITY ' PROJECT 2014-28, in accordance with Drawings and Specifications prepared by the Owner which contract is by reference made a part hereof; and is hereinafter referred to as the Contract. ' NOW, THEREFORE, THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION is such that, if Contractor shall promptly and faithfully perform said Contract and is in full compliance with the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act then this obligation shall be null and void; otherwise it shall remain ' in full force and effect. The Surety hereby waives notice of any alteration of the contract or extension of time ' made by Owner. Whenever Contractor shall be, and declared by Owner to be in default under the Contract, ' including full compliance with the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act, the Owner having performed Owner's obligations thereunder,the Surety may promptly remedy the default,or shall promptly: t1. Complete the Contract in accordance with its terms and conditions; or 2. Obtain a bid or bids for completing the Contract in accordance with its terms and ' conditions, and upon determination by Surety of the lowest responsible bidder,or if the Owner elects, upon determination by the Owner and the Surety jointly of the lowest responsible bidder, arrange for a contract between such bidder and Owner, ' and make available as Work progresses (even though there should be a default or a succession of defaults under the contract or contracts of completion arranged under this paragraph) sufficient funds to pay the cost of completion less the balance of the ' contract price but not exceeding, including other costs and damages for which the Surety may be liable hereunder, the amount set forth in the first paragraph hereof. The term "balance of the contract price" as used in this paragraph, shall mean the ' total amount payable by Owner to Contractor under the Contract and any Contract Change Orders thereto, less the amount properly paid by Owner to Contractor. Any suit under this bond must be instituted before the expiration of two (2) years from ' the date on which final payment under the Contract falls due. No right of action shall accrue on this bond to or for the use of any person or ' corporation other than the Owner named herein or the heirs, executors, administrators or successors of the Owner. ' 18