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SERIAL 16154-RFP 6.3 BOND REQUIREMENT: (If required by an individual Project/Task Order) 6.3.1 If requested for an individual Order and concurrently with the submittal of the proposal associated with the Order, the Contractor shall furnish the Contracting Agency the following bonds, which shall become binding upon the award of the contract to the Contractor 6.3.1.1 A Performance Bond equal-to the full Contract amount ($__ or as • specified)conditioned upon the faithful performance of the Order in accordance • with plans, specifications and conditions thereof. Such bond shall be solely for the protection of the Contracting Agency awarding the Order. 6.3.1.2 A Payment Bond equal to the full contract amount ($ or as specified) solely for the protection of claimants supplying labor and materials to the Contractor or his Subcontractors in the prosecution of the work provided for in • such Order. 6.3.2 Each such bond shall include a provision allowing the prevailing party in a suit on such bond to recover as a part of his judgment such reasonable attorney's fees as may be fixed by a judge of the court. 6.3.3 Each bond shall be executed by a surety company or companies holding a certificate of authority to transact surety business in the State of Arizona issued by the Director of the Department of Insurance. The bonds shall not be executed by an individual surety or sureties. The bonds shall be made payable and acceptable to the Contracting Agency. The bonds shall be written or countersigned by an authorized representative of the surety who is either a resident of the State of Arizona or whose principal office is maintained in this state,as by law required,and the bonds shall have attached thereto a certified copy of the Power of Attorney of the signing official. In addition,said company or companies shall be rated "Best-A"or better as required by the Contracting Agency, as currently listed in the most recent Best Key Rating Guide,published by the A.M.Best Company. 6.4 FORCE MAJEURE • 6.4.1 Neither party shall be liable for failure of performance,nor incur any liability to the other party on account of any loss or damage resulting from any delay or failure to perform all or any part of this Contract if such delay or failure is caused by events, occurrences, or causes beyond the reasonable control and without negligence of the parties. Such events, occurrences,or causes will include Acts of God/Nature(including fire,flood,earthquake, storm,hurricane or other natural disaster),war,invasion,act of foreign enemies, hostilities (whether war is declared or not),civil war,riots,rebellion,revolution,insurrection,military or usurped power or confiscation,terrorist activities,nationalization,government sanction, lockout, blockage, embargo, labor dispute, strike, interruption or failure of electricity or telecommunication service. 6.4.2 Each party, as applicable, shall give the other party notice of its inability to perform and particulars in reasonable detail of the cause of the inability. Each party must use best efforts • to remedy the situation and remove, as soon as practicable, the cause of its inability to perform or comply: 6.4.3 The party asserting Force Majeure as a cause for non-performance shall have the burden . of proving that reasonable steps were taken to minimize delay or damages caused by foreseeable events, that all non-excused obligations were substantially fialfilled, and that the other party was timely notified of the likelihood or actual occurrence which would justify such an assertion,so that other prudent precautions could be contemplated. 6.4.4 The County shall reserve the right to terminate this Contract and/or any applicable order or contract release purchase order upon non-performance by Contractor. The County shall reserve the right to extend the Contract and time for performance at its discretion. 208