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THE GUARANTEE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA USA <br />Southfield, Michigan <br />POWER OF ATTORNEY <br />KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS: That THE GUARANTEE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA USA, a corporation organized and existing under the <br />laws of the State of Michigan, having its principal office in Southfield, Michigan, does hereby constitute and appoint <br />Gerald J. Arch, Shawn A. Burton, Jaynes F. Murphy, Joanne M. Mursell, Michael A. Holmes <br />Brown & Brown of Florida, Inc. — Ft. Lauderdale <br />its true and lawful attorney(s) -in -fact to execute, seal and deliver for and on its behalf as surety, any and all bonds and undertakings, contracts of <br />indemnity and other writings obligatory in the nature thereof, which are or may be allowed, required or permitted by law, statute, rule, regulation, contract <br />or otherwise. <br />The execution of such instrument(s) in pursuance of these presents, shall be as binding upon THE GUARANTEE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA <br />USA as fully and amply, to all intents and purposes, as if the same had been duly executed and acknowledged by its regularly elected officers at the <br />principal office. <br />We, THE GUARANTEE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA USA, duly authorized to do business under the laws of Florida, having heretofore executed <br />a performance and payment bond for the Contractor covering the contract described above, hereby consent to the State of Florida Department of <br />Transportation making full payment of the final estimate, including the retained percentage, to the Contractor. <br />It is fully understood that consenting to the State of Florida Department of Transportation making payment of the final estimate to the Contractor and/or <br />its assignee, shall not relieve this surety company of any of its obligations under its bond. <br />The Power of Attorney is executed and may be certified so, and may be revoked, pursuant to and by authority of Article IX, Section 9.03 of the By -Laws <br />adopted by the Board of Directors of THE GUARANTEE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA USA at a meeting held on the 315` day of December, 2003. <br />The President, or any Vice President, acting with any Secretary or Assistant Secretary, shall have power and authority: <br />1. To appoint Attorney(s) -in -fact, and to authorize them to execute on behalf of the Company, and attach the Seal of the Company thereto, bonds <br />and undertakings, contracts of indemnity and other writings obligatory in the nature thereof; and <br />2. To revoke, at any time, any such Attorney -in -fact and revoke the authority given, except as provided below <br />3. In connection with obligations in favor of the Kentucky Department of Highways only, it is agreed that the power and authority hereby given to <br />the Attorney -in -Fact cannot be modified or revoked unless prior written personal notice of such intent has been given to the Commissioner — <br />Department of Highways of the Commonwealth of Kentucky at least thirty (30) days prior to the modification or revocation. <br />Further, this Power of Attorney is signed and sealed by facsimile pursuant to resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company adopted at a meeting <br />duly called and held on the 3151 day of December 2003, of which the following is a true excerpt: <br />RESOLVED that the signature of any authorized officer and the seal of the Company may be affixed by facsimile to any Power of Attorney or certification <br />thereof authorizing the execution and delivery of any bond, undertaking, contracts of indemnity and other writings obligatory in the nature thereof, and <br />such signature and seal when so used shall have the same force and effect as though manually affixed. <br />JPRpHTfEpO IN WITNESS WHEREOF, THE GUARANTEE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA USA has caused this instrument to be signed and <br />A �F its corporate seal to be affixed by its authorized officer, this 15th day of November, 2011. <br />0. THE GUARANTEE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA USA <br />y�RTN AMEw�4 yl <br />STATE OF MICHIGAN Stephen C. Ruschak, Vice President Randall Musselman, Secretary <br />County of Oakland <br />On this 15th day of November, 2011 before me came the individuals who executed the preceding instrument, to me personally known, and being by me <br />duly sworn, said that each is the herein described and authorized officer of The Guarantee Company of North America USA; that the seal affixed to said <br />instrument is the Corporate Seal of said Company; that the Corporate Seal and each signature were duly affixed by order of the Board of Directors of <br />Cynthia A. Takai <br />Notary Public, State of Michigan <br />County of Oakland <br />My Commission Expires February 27, 2018 <br />Acting in Oakland County <br />IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand at The Guarantee <br />Company of North America USA offices the day and year above written. <br />I, Randall Musselman, Secretary of THE GUARANTEE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA USA, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true <br />and correct copy of a Power of Attorney executed by THE GUARANTEE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA USA, which is still in full force and effect. <br />IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have thereunto set my hand and attached the seal of said Company this 300by of May 2012 <br />/ U <br />1; Yf <br />R,h�A,kp% <br />Randall Musselman, Secretary <br />