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INSURANCE June 10th, 2024 School Dist No. 131 dba Nampa School District 619 S. Canyon Street Nampa, ID 83686 Student Transportation Services RE: North America Central School Bus DBA Illinois Central School Bus/BROWN BUS To Whom It May Concern: It is the privilege of USI Insurance Services LLC and Berkley Insurance Company to provide Bonds on behalf of North America Central School Bus dba Illinois Central School Bus/BROWN Bus Berkley Insurance Company is prepared to issue an annual Performance Bond on behalf of North America Central School Bus dba Illinois Central School Bus/BROWN BUS if awarded the captioned project. As always, Berkley Insurance Company reserves the rightto perform normal underwriting at the time of any bond requests, including, without limitation, prior review and approval of relevant contract documents, bond forms and project financing. Neither USI Insurance Services LLC nor Berkley Insurance Company assumes any liability if, for any reason, such bonds are not executed. Berkley Insurance Company is listed on the U.S. Treasury Department’s Listing of Approval Sureties (2020 Department Circular 570) and is rated “A+ (Superior)” with a financial rating of “XV” by AM Best Company. Should you have any questions regarding the bond account of North America Central School Bus dba Illinois Central Schoos Bus, please do not hesitate to call. USI INSURANCE SERVICES LLC Dustin Stevens Attorney-in-Fact Berkley Insurance Company USI Insurance · 312 Elm Street, 24th Floor • Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 • 513-852-6300 · www.usi.com No. BI-10214g-el POWER OF ATTORNEY BERKLEY INSURANCE COMPANY WILMINGTON, DELAWARE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that BERKLEY INSURANCE COMPANY (the “Company”), a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, having its principal office in Greenwich, CT, has made, constituted and appointed, and does by these presents make, constitute and appoint: Dan E. Ries; Susan A. Yeazell; Julie L. Cline; Brittany Seaborn; or Dustin Stevens of USI Insurance Services, LLC of Cincinnati, OH its true and lawful Attorney-in-Fact, to sign its name as surety only as delineated below and to execute, seal, acknowledge and deliver any and all bonds and undertakings, with the exception of Financial Guaranty Insurance, providing that no single obligation shall exceed Fifty Million and 00/100 U.S.