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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION - 10-25 - 2/11/2025 - LETTER OF CREDIT, THE VUE, 1 E. HIGGINS RDRESOLUTION NO. 10-25 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING AN IRREVOCABLE LETTER OF CREDIT NO. 6010011973 FROM MIDLAND STATES BANK IN THE AMOUNT OF $290,752 EXPIRING AUGUST 29, 2025 TO GUARANTEE THE CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AT THE VUE AT ELK GROVE VILLAGE, 1 E. HIGGINS ROAD NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the Village of Elk Grove Village, Counties of Cook and DuPage, State of Illinois: Section 1: That the Mayor and Board of Trustees do hereby authorize acceptance of Irrevocable Letter of Credit No. 6010011973 dated August 29, 2024 from Midland State Bank in the amount of $290,752 to guarantee the construction of public improvements at 1 E Higgins Road, the VUE at Elk Grove Village, described in the engineering plans and specifications with revisions dated May 14, 2024, prepared by CAGE Engineering, approved on September 6, 2024 and agreements (including any amendments thereof) attached hereto and made a part hereof. Said Letter of Credit expiring August 29, 2025. Section 2: That this Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval according to law. VOTE: AYES: 6 NAYS: 0 ABSENT: 0 PASSED this 11th day of February 2025 APPROVED this 11'h day of February 2025 APPROVED: Mayor Craig B. Johnson Village of Elk Grove Village ATTEST: Loretta M. Murphy, Village Clerk LETTER OF CREDIT I Village of Elk Grove Village Completion Guaranty 901 Wellington Avenue Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 Gentlemen: Midland States 13ank ,. Letter of Credit No: 6010011973 Date: August 29, 2024 Amount: $290,752.00 Completion Date: December 31, 2025 Expiration Date: August 29, 2025 We hereby establish our Irrevocable Straight Letter of Credit in your favor for the account of Vue La LLC, hereafter called the `Developer", in the aggregate amount of $290,752.00, U.S. Currency, available by your draft drawn on sight and marked "Drawn under Letter of Credit No.6010011973 dated Auqust 29, 2024. These monies are to guarantee the completion of public improvements for the following project: The VUE at Elk Grove Village described in the engineering plans and specifications with revisions dated 5/14/2024, prepared by CAGE Engineering, approved on September 6, 2024, and agreements (including any amendments thereof) on the property legally described in Exhibit A (attached hereto and made part thereof). Monies may be drawn on sight by the Village of Elk Grove when accompanied by the following document: A signed statement by the Village Manager or any other duly authorized official of the Village of Elk Grove Village certifying that any portion of the site improvements has not been satisfactorily completed in accordance with the approved plans and specifications with revisions dated 5114/2024, prepared by CAGE Engineering, approved on September 6, 2024 and agreements (including any amendments thereof) for the following project: The improvements in the above -described project consist of: QX appropriate boxes). Watermain and Appurtenances Sanitary Sewer and Appurtenances ❑ Storm Sewer and Appurtenances Roadway (Curb & Gutter, Pavement) Sidewalk 1-855-06-4352 M"iibe, FDIC 11 rHhnrkh,,- ❑ Street Lights Parkway (Trees, etc.) ❑ Traffic Control (Signals, Signs, Markings) ❑ Ponds (Detention/Retention) ❑ Excavation (Soil Erosion Control, Stockpile) ❑ Other (Retaining Walls, etc.): These improvements itemized above shall be completed on or before December 31, 2025. If said improvements have not been properly installed and satisfactorily completed on or before that date as reasonably determined by the Village Engineer, then the Village of Elk Grove Village (the "Village") is hereby granted authority to draw upon this Irrevocable Letter of Credit for the purpose of completing fully said improvements in accordance with the provisions herein and above set forth. The principal amount of this Irrevocable Letter of Credit shall not be reduced for any public improvements installed or completed unless such reduction is approved by the Village Engineer in writing with supporting waivers, liens and affidavits from contractors or subcontractors furnishing material or performing work to complete these improvements. And then only in the exact amount of such payments less 10% for interim maintenance. This remaining amount shall never be reduced to an amount less than 110% of the estimated costs to complete the remaining public improvements plus 10% of the cost of the completed public improvements as a guarantee for maintenance purposes. The Village may submit its sight drafts as herein above provided without the consent of the Developer or any other party. Partial drawings are permitted under this Irrevocable Letter of Credit. Said drafts may be submitted for payment for a ninety (90) day period following the completion date of this Irrevocable Letter of Credit and said draft shall be duly honored upon presentation during the ninety -day (90) days in accordance with the terms and provisions herein contained. If, within thirty (30) days of the date of any demand (made in conformity with this Irrevocable Letter of Credit) presented, we fail to honor same, we agree to pay all attorney fees, court costs and other reasonable expenses incurred by the Village of Elk Grove Village in enforcing the terms of this Irrevocable Letter of Credit. The amount of each draft must be endorsed on the reverse side of the original Irrevocable Letter of Credit by the Village Engineer and attested by the Clerk. This Irrevocable Letter of Credit shall be utilized to secure the installation of all improvements required under the Municipal Code of the Village of Elk Grove Village and specified on the engineering drawings and in the specifications and agreements. This Irrevocable Letter of Credit shall not operate as a limitation upon the obligation of Vue La LLC to properly completely install all improvements required by the Village of Elk Grove Village. It is a condition of this Irrevocable Letter of Credit that it shall be automatically extended for one year from the present expiration date hereof unless thirty (30) days prior to such expiration date the Village Manager shall notify the undersigned in writing, certified mail, return receipt requested that he or she, based upon the advice and supporting documentation from the Village Engineer that he or she does elect not to arbitrarily request renewal of this Irrevocable Letter of Credit for such additional one (1) year period without due cause. The undersigned shall notify the Village Manager, by certified mail, return receipt requested, at least ninety (90) days prior to said expiration date that said Irrevocable Letter of Credit is about to expire. It is expressly agreed by the undersigned that the expiration date shall be automatically extended as shall be required to comply with this notice provision and the requirements stated previously. This Irrevocable Letter of Credit is subject to the "Uniform Customs and Practice for Document Credit' the International Chamber of Commerce Publication #290, most recent revision" except as herein above modified. We hereby agree with the drawers, endorsers, and bona fide holders of drafts drawn in compliance with the terms of this credit that they shall be honored on presentation. Dated: Auaust 29. 2024 Issuing Financial Institution: MIDLAND STATES BANK 7 Christine Uram, Regional Market President & Correspondent Banking Manager Developer/Owner "The undersigned hereby acknowledges the absolute right of the Village of Elk Grove Village to draw on this Irrevocable Letter of Credit subject to the conditions herein set forth and waives any right to enjoin the Village from so procee-dinn_° Date. Devel( Note: If property is in a twst),attach a copy of the trust agreement as Exhibit. Village O cial5_Ap al/Ac ce Resolution: / L tJ J/ii (Title) `'K' -° ` (Date) Exhibit A Legal Description W/Phase Plan indicated (if applicable) Village Official Release (T Resolution: ' Bond No. 9461358 License and/or Permit Continuous Bond KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we, Nicholas & Associates, Inc., 1001 Feehanville Drive, Mount Prospect, IL 60056 as Principal, and Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland , incorporated under the laws of the State of Illinois , with principal office in Schaumburg, Illinois as Surety, are held and finely bound unto Village of Elk Grove Village, 901 Wellington Ave.. Elk Grove Village, 1L as Obligee, in the penal sum of Fifty Thousand and 00/100 ($50,000.00) Dollars, lawful money of the United States, for which payment, well and truly to be made; we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly, by these presents. WHEREAS, the above bounden Principal has obtained or is about to obtain from the said Obligee a license or permit for Underground Work and the term of said license or permit is continuous, beginning the 4th day of September 2024 WHEREAS, the Principal is required by law to file with Village of Elk Grove Village, 901 Wellington Ave., Elk Grove Village, IL a bond for the above indicated term and conditioned as hereinafter set forth. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION IS SUCH, That if the above bounden Principal as such licensee or pernittee shall indemnify said Obligee against all loss, costs, expenses or damage to it caused by said Principal's non-compliance with or breach of any laws, statutes, ordinances, rules or regulations pertaining to such license or permit issued to the Principal, which said breach or non-compliance shall occur during the tern of this bond, then this obligation shall be void, otherwise to remain in full force and etTect. PROVIDED, that if this bond is for a fixed term, it may be continued by Certificate executed by the Surety hereon; and PROVIDED FURTHER, that regardless of the number of years this bond shall continue or be continued in force and of the number of premiums that shall be payable or paid the Surety shall not be liable hereunder for a larger amount, in the aggregate, than the amount of this bond, and PROVIDED FURTHER, that if this is a continuous bond and the Surety shall so elect, this bond maybe cancelled by the Surety as to subsequent liability by giving thirty (30) days notice in writing to said Obligee. Signed, sealed and dated the 4th I_ PM90005l.7-0801 r day of September 2024 Nicholas & Associates. Inc. By *' 1W Fidel' nd ) ! By Kimber v R. FI Principe! oThlaryland 11ICrwy._in-f acr SS STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF DuPAGE I, Ann Mane Waters Notary Public of COOK County, in the State of Illinois, do hereby certify that Kimberly R. Holmes Attorney -in -Fact, of the Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland who is personally known to me to be the same person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument, appeared before me this day in person, and acknowledged thatshe signed, sealed and delivered said instrument, for and on behalf of the Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland forthe used and purposes therein set forth. Given under my hand and notarial seal at my office in the City of Naperville in said County, this q �k day of A.D., 20 L . 6r� NT-N-re- W -d, (Notary Public) Ann Marie Waters My Commission expires- 07/05/2025 Notary Seal: L FFICIAL SEAL" ANN MALICRIE WATERS OMMISSION EXPIRES RES 715(202I5 ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY COLONIAL AMERICAN CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY FIDELITY AND DEPOSIT COMPANY OF 1•IARYLAND POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, a corporation of the State of New York. the COLONIAL AMERICAN CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY, a corporation ofthe State of Illinois. and the FIDELITY AND DEPOSIT COMPANY OF MARYLAND a corporation of the State of Illinois (herein collectively called the "Companies"), by Robert D. Murray, Vice President, in pursuance of authority granted by Article V. Section 8. of the By -Laws of said Companies, which are set forth on the reverse side hereof and are hereby certified to be in full force and effect on the date hereof. do hereby nominate. constitute, and appoint William F. CAHILL, Rachel E. HERNANDEZ, Karen A. RYAN, Kimberly R. IIOLMES. Brent R. WAGNER. Ann Marie WATERS of Naperville, Illinois, its true and lawful agent and Attorney -in -Fact. to make. execute, seal and deliver, for. and out its behalf as surety, and as its act and deed: any and all bonds and undertakings, and the execution of such bonds or undertakings in pursuance of these presents, shall be as binding upon said Companies, as fully and amply, to all intents and purposes. as if they had been duly executed and acknowledged by the regularly elected officers of the ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE: COMPANY at its office in New York. New York., the regularly elected officers of the COLONIAL AMERICAN CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY at its office in Owings Mills, Maryland., and the regularly elected officers of the FIDELITY AND DEPOSIT COMPANY OF MARYLAND at its office in Owings Mills, Maryland., in their own proper persons. The said Vice President does hereby certify that the extract set forth on the reverse side hereof is a tnte copy of Article V. Section 8. of the By -Laws of said Companies, and is now in force. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said Vicc-President has hereunto subscribed his/her narnes and affixed the Corporate Seals of the said ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, COLONIAL AMERICAN CASUALTY AND SURETN- COMPANY, and FIDELITY AND DEPOSIT COMPANY OF MARYLAND, this 05th day of October, A.D. 2023. 0 T �. SEAL SEAL_ SEAL'; %A...y,un....c ."'yN,w NA b�HryN11UNN +, ATTEST: ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY COLONIAL AMERICAN CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY FIDELITY AND DEPOSIT COMPANY OF MARYLAND BY Robert D. Murray Vice President t: /)ctccrt tJ BY: Dawn E. Brown Secrelary State of Maryland County of Baltimore On this 05th day of October, A.D. 2023, before the subscriber, a Notary Public of the State of Maryland. duly comtnussioned and qualified, Robert D. Murray, Vice President and Dawn E. Brown, Secretary of the Companies. to me personally known to be the individuals and officers described in and who executed the preceding instrument, and acknowledged the execution of same, and being by me duly sviorn. deposeth and saith, that he/she is the said officer of the Company aforesaid, and that the seals affixed to the preceding instrument are the Corporate Seals of said Companies. and that the said Corporate Seals and the signature as such officer wire duly affixed and subscribed to the said instrument by the authority and direction of the said Corporations IN TESTIMONY W EIEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Official Seal the day and year first above written Genevieve M. Maison a��VE At GENEVIEVE M. MAISON NOTARY PUBLIC BALTIMORE COUP. MD t � IN Commission Er arcs JANUARY 27 2025 Authenticity of this bond can be confirmed at bondvalidator.2urichna.com or 410-559-8790 EXTRACT FROM BY-LAWS OF THE COMPANIES "Article V. Section 8, Attorneys -in -Fact. The Chief Executive Officer. the President. or anN Executive Vice President or Vice President may. by written instrument under the attested corporate seal, appoint attorneys -in -fact with authority to execute bonds. policies_ recognizances. stipulations, undertakings. or other like instruments on behalf of the Company. and may authorize any officer or any such attorney -in -fact to affix the corporate seal thereto; and may with or without cause modify of revoke any such appointment or authority at any time." CERTIFICATE I, the undersigned, Vice President of the ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY. the COLONIAL AMERICAN CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY. and the FIDELITY AND DEPOSIT COMPANY OF MARYLAND. do hereby certify that the foregoing Power of Attorney is still in full force and effect on the date of this certificate; and I do further certify that Article V. Section 8. of the lay -Laws of the Companies is still in force. This Power of Attorney and Certificate may be signed by facsimile under and by authority of the following resolution of the Board of Directors of the ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY at a meeting duly called and held on the l5th day of December 1998. RESOLVED: "That the signature of the President or a Vice President and the attesting signature of a Secretary or an Assistant Secretary and the Seal of the Company may be affixed by facsimile on any Power of Attorney ... An% such Power or any certificate thereof bearing such facsimile signature and seal shall be valid and binding on the Company." This Power of Attorney and Certificate may be signed by facsimile under and by authority of the following resolution of the Board of Directors of the COLONIAL AMERICAN CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY at a meeting duly called and held on the 5th day of May, 1994. and the following resolution of the Board of Directors of the FIDELITY AND DEPOSIT COMPANY OF MARYLAND at a meeting duly called and held on the 10th day of May, 1990. RESOLVED: "That the facsimile or mechanically reproduced seal of the company and facsimile or mechanically reproduced signature of any Vice -President, Secretary,. or Assistant Secretary of the Company, whether made heretofore or hereafter, wherever appearing upon a certified copy of any power of attorney issued by the Company, shall be valid and binding upon the Company with the sane force and effect as though manually affixed. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the corporate seals of the said Companies. this 4th day of September _ 2024 ,,pnreernq+,I .................r,, ,` � INSUq q 'FPfQ,PO �; `" \ (+ +"•• ,J`.,+�QVq��,{�'' Ea UP 1`F.�'' Vper�pOq.�y' B- l SEALfi = ys SEAL j v ;ai SEAL a Y = Thomas O. McClellan Vice President TO REPORT A CLAIM WITH REGARD TO A SURETY BOND, PLEASE SUBMIT A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF THE CLAIM INCLUDING THE PRINCIPAL ON THE BOND, TIIE BOND NUMBER, AND YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION TO: Zurich Surety Claims 1299 Zurich Way Schaumburg, 1L 60196-1056 reports fclaimsRcr�zurichna.com 800-626-4577 Authenticity of this bond can be confirmed at bondvalidator.zurichna.com or 410-559-8790