Performance Bond Unless otherwise prohibited by law, the Department may require the Contractor to furnish, without additional cost to the Department, a performance bond or irrevocable letter of credit or other form of security for the satisfactory performance of work hereunder. The Department shall determine the type and amount of security.
Performance Guarantee 9.4.1 The Concessionaire shall, for the performance of its obligations hereunder during the Concession Period, provide to the Authority no later than [90] days prior to expiry of the Performance Security, an irrevocable and unconditional guarantee from a Bank for a sum equivalent to Rs. ***** crore (Rupees ***** crore)7 in the form set forth in Schedule-FF (the “Performance Guarantee”). Until such time the Performance Guarantee is provided by the Concessionaire pursuant hereto and the same comes into effect, notwithstanding anything contained in clause 9.3 the Performance Security shall remain in force and effect, and upon such provision of the Performance Guarantee pursuant hereto, the Authority shall release the Performance Security to the Concessionaire.
9.4.2 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, in the event Performance Guarantee is not provided by the Concessionaire within a period of [90] days prior to expiry of the Performance Security, the Authority may invoke and encash the Performance Security and appropriate the proceeds thereof as Damages, and thereupon all rights, privileges, claims and entitlements of the Concessionaire under or arising out of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been waived by, and to have ceased with the concurrence of the Concessionaire, and this Agreement shall be deemed to have been terminated by mutual agreement of the Parties.
Payment and Performance Bonds A payment bond and performance is required for a public works contract involving expenditure in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) and no work can be commenced prior to both bonds being approved the County. The Contractor shall furnish, at time of signing the Contract, one surety bond which shall protect the laborers and material men and shall be for $60,000, in accordance with Section 9554 of the Civil Code, and one surety bond in the amount of $60,000, guaranteeing the faithful performance of the Contract. If at any time the value of the total task orders is expected to exceed $60,000, the Contractor shall furnish, in a manner acceptable to the County, evidence that the Contractor is bonded to the expected total value of outstanding task orders for both the faithful performance and laborers and material men bonds. Contractor shall not be entitled to, nor shall County authorize, task orders when the total outstanding value of the task orders under this contract exceeds the bond values for which the County is an obligee. Said bonds to be approved by the office of the County Counsel and the County Executive Office of Orange County. Such bonds shall be the forms provided in these specifications and issued and executed by an admitted surety insurer (authorized to transact surety insurance in California). (e.g., if the bonds are issued through a surplus line broker, both the surplus line broker and the insurer with whom he is doing business for purposes of this project must be licensed in California to issue such bonds.) The faithful performance bond shall be issued by a Surety company with a minimum insurance rating of A- (Secure Best’s Rating) and VIII (Financial Size Category) as determined by the most current edition of the Best’s Key Rating Guide/Property-Casualty/United States or xxxxxx.xxx. The Surety Company must also be authorized to write in California by the Department of the Treasury, and must be listed on the most current edition of the Department of Treasury’s Listing of Approved Securities. If any surety upon any bond furnished in connection with this Contract becomes unacceptable to the County, or if any such surety fails to furnish reports as to his financial condition from time to time as requested by OC Public Works, the Contractor shall promptly furnish such additional security as may be required by OC Public Works or the Board of Supervisors from time to time to protect the interests of the County and of persons supplying labor or materials in the prosecution of the Work contemplated by this Contract. If the County increases the total Contract amount the Contractor is to provide a new bond for the new total Contract amount or a bond for the difference.
Guaranty Each Guarantor hereby absolutely and unconditionally, jointly and severally guarantees, as primary obligor and as a guaranty of payment and performance and not merely as a guaranty of collection, prompt payment when due, whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, upon acceleration, demand or otherwise, and at all times thereafter, of any and all Secured Obligations (for each Guarantor, subject to the proviso in this sentence, its “Guaranteed Obligations”); provided that (a) the Guaranteed Obligations of a Guarantor shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to such Guarantor and (b) the liability of each Guarantor individually with respect to this Guaranty shall be limited to an aggregate amount equal to the largest amount that would not render its obligations hereunder subject to avoidance under Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code of the United States or any comparable provisions of any applicable state law. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Guaranteed Obligations shall include any such indebtedness, obligations, and liabilities, or portion thereof, which may be or hereafter become unenforceable or compromised or shall be an allowed or disallowed claim under any proceeding or case commenced by or against any debtor under any Debtor Relief Laws. The Administrative Agent’s books and records showing the amount of the Obligations shall be admissible in evidence in any action or proceeding, and shall be binding upon each Guarantor, and conclusive for the purpose of establishing the amount of the Secured Obligations. This Guaranty shall not be affected by the genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of the Secured Obligations or any instrument or agreement evidencing any Secured Obligations, or by the existence, validity, enforceability, perfection, non-perfection or extent of any collateral therefor, or by any fact or circumstance relating to the Secured Obligations which might otherwise constitute a defense to the obligations of the Guarantors, or any of them, under this Guaranty, and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any defenses it may now have or hereafter acquire in any way relating to any or all of the foregoing.
Performance Bank Guarantee 4.2.1 The Performance Bank Guarantee furnished by Power Producer to GUVNL shall be for guaranteeing the commissioining / commercial operation of the project up to the Contracted Capacity within SCOD.
4.2.2 If the Power Producer fails to commission the project on or before Scheduled Commercial Operation Date, GUVNL shall have the right to encash the Performance Bank Guarantee without prejudice to the other rights of the Power Producer under this Agreement as per Article 3.3.
4.2.3 GUVNL shall release the Performance Bank Guarantee upon successful commissioning of full contracted capacity after adjusting Liquidated Damages (if any) as per Article 3.3.
