SECOND AMENDMENT TO UNDERWRITING, CONTINUING INDEMNITY AND
SECURITY AGREEMENT
THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO
UNDERWRITING, CONTINUING INDEMNITY AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this
“Second Amendment”) made as of the 9th day of January,
2008, by and among QUANTA SERVICES, INC., a Delaware corporation,
and certain of its Affiliates and Subsidiaries identified on
Exhibit A to this Second Amendment (individually and
collectively, in their capacity as a named principal under any
Bond, “Principal” and individually and collectively
“Indemnitors”); FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, an Indiana
corporation, AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE COMPANY, NATIONAL UNION FIRE
INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA., and THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF
THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA (individually and collectively
“Surety”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, Surety and certain
Indemnitors entered into that certain Underwriting, Continuing
Indemnity and Security Agreement dated March 14, 2005 (the
“Original Agreement”), as amended and modified by that
certain Joinder Agreement and Amendment to Underwriting, Continuing
Indemnity and Security Agreement dated November 28, 2006 (the
“Joinder Agreement” and, collectively with the Original
Agreement, the “Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, the terms of the Agreement
are further amended and modified as set forth in this Second
Amendment; and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to add
certain additional Domestic Subsidiaries of Quanta Services, Inc.
as Principals and Indemnitors under the Agreement, as amended by
this Second Amendment; and
WHEREAS, Sunesys, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company and a Domestic Subsidiary, is subject to
regulation by certain governmental authorities, and the pledge of
any assets by Sunesys, LLC would be prohibited or require the
consent or approval of certain governmental authorities, and as of
the date hereof such requisite consents or approvals are being
sought but have not yet been obtained;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the foregoing premises, and other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the
parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Definitions .
(a) All
capitalized terms used in this Second Amendment (including the
recitals hereto) will have the respective meanings assigned thereto
in the Agreement, unless otherwise specifically defined in this
Second Amendment.
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(b) The
definition of “Bonded Contract” in the Agreement is
hereby modified to insert “and/or Sunesys, LLC”
immediately after “Island Mechanical, Hawaii”;
provided, however, that:
(i) notwithstanding
the foregoing, the definition of “Collateral” in the
Agreement and Section 6 of the Agreement, no such Bonded Contract
of Sunesys, LLC, nor any rights relating thereto, shall constitute
or be included in the Collateral under the Agreement, as amended by
this Second Amendment; and
(ii) notwithstanding
the foregoing, the definition of “Bonded Contract”
shall be deemed not to be so modified for purposes of the
definition of “Licensed Property” or for purposes of
Section 7(j) and Section 10 in the Agreement, as amended by
this Second Amendment.
(c) The
definition of “Bonds” in the Agreement is hereby
modified to insert “and/or Sunesys, LLC” immediately
after “Island Mechanical, Hawaii”; provided, however,
that:
(i) notwithstanding
the foregoing and Section 6 of the Agreement, no rights of
Sunesys, LLC relating to any Bond shall constitute or be included
in the Collateral under the Agreement, as amended by this Second
Amendment; and
(ii) notwithstanding
the foregoing, the definition of “Bonds” shall be
deemed not to be so modified for purposes of the definition of
“Licensed Property” in the Agreement, as amended by
this Second Amendment.
(d) Clauses
(c) and (f) of the definition of “Event of
Default” in the Agreement are hereby modified to insert
“and/or Sunesys, LLC” immediately after “Island
Mechanical, Hawaii” wherever such term appears in each such
clause.
(e) The
definition of “Retainage” in the Agreement is hereby
modified to insert “and/or Sunesys, LLC” immediately
after “Island Mechanical, Hawaii” wherever such term
appears in such definition solely for purposes of including such
Retainage in the meaning of Bonded Contract Balances as such term
is used in the second paragraph of Section 32 of the
Agreement; provided, however, that except for purposes of the
second paragraph Section 32 of the Agreement, the defined
terms “Retainage” and “Bonded Contract
Balances” shall not be amended or modified by this Section
1(e) in any respect.
(f) The
definition of “Surety Loss” in the Agreement is hereby
modified to insert “and/or Sunesys, LLC” immediately
after “Island Mechanical, Hawaii” wherever such term
appears in such definition.
(g) The
definition of “Work” in the Agreement is hereby
modified to insert (i) “and/or Sunesys, LLC”
immediately after “Island Mechanical, Hawaii” wherever
such term appears in such definition and (ii) “and/or
Sunesys, LLC’s” immediately after “Island
Mechanical, Hawaii’s” where such term appears in such
definition.
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(h) Notwithstanding
the foregoing provisions of this Section 1 or anything to the
contrary in this Second Amendment, Surety acknowledges and agrees
that Sunesys, LLC is not a party to the Agreement or this Second
Amendment, and that the Indemnitors are not authorized to, do not
purport to, and do not, bind Sunesys, LLC (including, without
limitation, with respect to the provisions set forth in
Sections 6, 22, 28, 29, 32 and 33 of the Agreement) by their
execution and delivery of this Second Amendment.
2. Sunesys, LLC .
Sunesys, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, is a Domestic
Subsidiary. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein or in the Agreement, neither Sunesys, LLC nor any subsidiary
of Sunesys, LLC is or at any time shall be, or be deemed to have
been, a Principal (as defined in the Agreement), an Indemnitor (as
defined in the Agreement) or a party to this Second Amendment or
the Agreement for any purpose, until such time as it may execute a
rider pursuant to Section 52 of the Agreement (or an addendum
to the Agreement) agreeing to be bound by the Agreement, as amended
by this Second Amendment. Sunesys, LLC is endeavoring to obtain the
necessary governmental approvals so that it can become a party to
the Agreement, as amended by this Second Amendment, and once all
requisite approvals have been obtained, the applicable
Indemnitor(s) agree to cause Sunesys, LLC to execute a rider or an
addendum to be added as Principal (as defined in the Agreement) and
Indemnitor (as defined in the Agreement).
3. Exhibit A;
Releases .
(a) Exhibit A
to the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced
with Exhibit A to this Second Amendment.
(b) Indemnitors
have represented to Surety that Total Quality Management Services,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“TQMS”), is
not an operating entity and has immaterial assets. Based on this
representation, Surety (as defined in the Agreement) has agreed to
release, and hereby does fully and forever release, TQMS from the
Agreement, each other Surety Credit Document and any and all
obligations thereunder of any kind and every nature and, without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, acknowledges and agrees
that, as of the date hereof, TQMS is no longer a Principal (as
defined in the Agreement) or Indemnitor (as defined in the
Agreement).
(c) Indemnitors
have represented to Surety that VCS Sub, Inc. (formerly known as
Environmental Professional Associates, Limited), a California
corporation (“VCSS”), is not an operating entity and
has immaterial assets. Based on this representation, Surety (as
defined in the Agreement) has agreed to release, and hereby does
fully and forever release, VCSS from the Agreement, each other
Surety Credit Document and any and all obligations thereunder of
any kind and every nature and, without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, acknowledges and agrees that, as of the date hereof,
VCSS is no longer a Principal (as defined in the Agreement) or
Indemnitor (as defined in the Agreement).
4. Exhibit B .
Exhibit B to the Agreement is hereby amended by adding thereto
the Permitted Liens set forth on Exhibit B to this Second
Amendment.
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5. Warranties and Covenants
of Indemnitors . Each Indemnitor listed as a signatory to this
Second Amendment that was not a signatory to the Joinder Agreement
(each such Indemnitor being a “New Indemnitor”)
represents and warrants to Surety that all of the representations
and warranties made by the Indemnitors (as defined in the
Agreement) in the Original Agreement (whether made as an Indemnitor
(as defined in the Agreement) or as a Principal (as defined in the
Agreement)) are true and correct as applicable to such New
Indemnitor in all material respects, as of the date hereof (except
to the extent such representations and warranties specifically
relate to an earlier date). Each New Indemnitor hereby
acknowledges, agrees, and confirms that, by its execution of this
Second Amendment, the New Indemnitor will be deemed to be a party
to the Agreement, as amended by this Second Amendment, and an
“Indemnitor” (as defined in the Agreement) and
“Principal” (as defined in the Agreement) for all
purposes of the Agreement, as amended by this Second Amendment, and
shall have all the obligations of an Indemnitor (as defined in the
Agreement) and Principal (as defined in the Agreement) thereunder
as if it had executed the Agreement. Each New Indemnitor hereby
ratifies, as of the date hereof, and agrees to be bound by, all of
the terms, provisions, and conditions contained in the Agreement,
as amended by this Second Amendment, applicable to such New
Indemnitor (whether as an Indemnitor (as defined in the Agreement)
or Principal (as defined in the Agreement)). Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing terms of this Section 5, each New
Indemnitor hereby grants to the Surety a security interest in any
and all right, title and interest of such New Indemnitor in and to
the Collateral of such New Indemnitor to secure the prompt payment
and performance in full when due of any Surety Loss, and the
payment and performance of all other obligations and undertakings
now or hereafter owing to Surety with respect to the Bonds and/or
under the Surety Credit Documents, as same may now or hereafter be
modified, replaced, extended or renewed.
6. Due Diligence Items
Required to be Delivered by New Indemnitors . Each New
Indemnitor will deliver to Surety the following, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to Surety and its counsel:
(a) Favorable
opinions of both outside and in-house counsel to Principal and
Indemnitors, with respect to the New Indemnitors, substantially in
the form attached to the Original Agreement as Exhibit C
thereto, with such modifications thereto as are requested by such
counsel and acceptable to Surety and its counsel in their
reasonable discretion;
(b) an
officer’s certificate of such New Indemnitor certifying
appropriate resolutions authorizing the execution, delivery, and
performance of this Second Amendment and performance of the
Agreement, as amended by this Second Amendment, certifying that
such resolutions have been approved in accordance with such New
Indemnitor’s governing documents together with copies of such
governing documents, and certifying incumbencies and true
signatures of the officers so authorized; and
(c) evidence
of the good standing of such New Indemnitor in the jurisdiction in
which such New Indemnitor is formed.
7. Power of Attorney .
Each New Indemnitor hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints
Quanta Services, Inc. (and all officers, employees, or agents
designated by Quanta
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Services, Inc.), with full power of substitution, as such New
Indemnitor’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full
irrevocable power and authority in the place and stead of such New
Indemnitor and in the name of such New Indemnitor or in its own
name, from time to time in Quanta Services, Inc.’s
discretion, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute
and deliver any and all documents and instruments which may be
necessary or desirable to accomplish the purpose of this Second
Amendment or the Agreement and to amend, modify or supplement the
Agreement or other Surety Credit Documents in any manner. Each New
Indemnitor hereby ratifies and agrees to be bound by, to the
fullest extent permitted by law, all that Quanta Services, Inc.
will lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
8. Miscellaneous .
(a) Upon
the effectiveness of this Second Amendment, each reference in the
Agreement to “this Agreement,” “hereunder”
or words of like import shall mean and be a reference to the
Agreement, as affected and amended by this Second Amendment. The
foregoing is not intended to otherwise affect the definition of
“Agreement” or “this Agreement.”
(b) This
Second Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the internal laws of the State of New York.
(c) Section
headings in this Second Amendment are included herein for
convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of
this Second Amendment for any other purpose.
9. Binding Effect . By
executing this Second Amendment, each New Indemnitor will be deemed
to be an Indemnitor (as defined in the Agreement) under the terms
of the Agreement, as amended hereby, as though such New Indemnitor
were an original signatory thereto and such New Indemnitor hereby
confirms its grant of a security interest in the Collateral to
Surety as provided in Section 5 of the Agreement.
10. Continuing Effect .
Except as specifically set forth in this Second Amendment, the
Agreement remains in full force and effect in accordance with its
terms.
11. Counterparts . This
Second Amendment may be executed by the parties independently in
any number of counterparts, all of which together will constitute
but one and the same instrument which is valid and effective as if
all parties had executed the same counterpart. This Second
Amendment may be validly executed and delivered by facsimile or
other electronic transmission. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
parties are required to deliver original signature pages to each
other.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the
parties has caused this Second Amendment to be executed by its duly
authorized officer as of the day and year first above
written.
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SURETY:
FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
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By: |
/s/ James E. Altman |
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Name: |
James E. Altman |
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Title: |
Vice President |
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AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE COMPANY
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By: |
/s/ Vincent P. Forte |
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Name: |
Vincent P. Forte |
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Title: |
Vice President |
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NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA.
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By: |
/s/ Vincent P. Forte |
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Name: |
Vincent P. Forte |
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Title: |
Vice President |
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THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE STATE
OF PENNSYLVANIA
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By: |
/s/ Vincent P. Forte |
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Name: |
Vincent P. Forte |
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Title: |
Vice President |
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PRINCIPAL/INDEMNITORS:
QUANTA SERVICES, INC.
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By: |
/s/ Darren B. Miller |
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Name: |
Darren B. Miller |
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Title: |
Vice President-Information Technology and
Administration |
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ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES AND
INSTALLATION CORPORATION
ALLTECK LINE CONTRACTORS (USA), INC.
ARBY CONSTRUCTION, INC.
AUSTIN TRENCHER, INC.
BRADFORD BROTHERS, INCORPORATED
CCLC, INC.
CMI SERVICES, INC.
CONTI COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
CROCE ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.
DILLARD SMITH CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
FIBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
FIVE POINTS CONSTRUCTION CO.
GLOBAL ENERCOM MANAGEMENT, INC.
GOLDEN STATE UTILITY CO.
H.L. CHAPMAN PIPELINE CONSTRUCTI |
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