38668 Dune Palms Mixed-Use - OBR & Released BondsOUTSTANDING BOND REPORT
Tract Number: 38668
Development: Dune Palms Mixed-Use Project - NEC Dune Palms
& HWY 111
Developer/Owner: BP Dune Palms (Prev. DWCG1, LLC)
Bond Company: American Contractors Indemnity Company
(Prev. Great American Insurance Company)
1 MacArthur Place, Suite 550
Santa Ana, CA 92707
Attn: Paul Dito
Outstanding / Released Bonds:
Bond Type Bond No. Amount: Date Replaced or Released
Performance E711578 $482,680 Released 12/18/2023
Labor & Material E711578 $482,680 Released 12/18/2023
Performance 100821315 $482,680 Released 05/23/2025
Labor & Material 100821315 $482,680 Released 08/18/2025
City of La Quinta
CITY COUNCIL MEETING: May 20, 2025
STAFF REPORT
AGENDA TITLE: ACCEPT OFF-SITE AND ON-SITE IMPROVEMENTS ASSOCIATED
WITH PARCEL MAP NO. 38668 LOCATED ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF
HIGHWAY 111 AND DUNE PALMS ROAD; PROJECT – DUNE PALMS MIXED-USE
PROJECT
RECOMMENDATION
Accept the off-site and on-site improvements associated with Parcel Map No. 38668;
authorize staff to release the performance security upon receipt of warranty security; and
direct staff to release the labor and materials security 90 days after City Council
acceptance of the improvements.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Parcel Map 38668 is a mixed-use project located on the northeast corner of
Highway 111 and Dune Palms Road (Attachment 1).
Blackpoint Properties, LLC (Developer) has requested release of the performance,
labor and materials securities.
Since all off-site and on-site improvements have been completed, staff
recommends acceptance, and release of the performance, labor and materials
securities.
FISCAL IMPACT – None.
BACKGROUND/ANALYSIS
The Developer has completed all off-site and on-site improvements required by Parcel
Map No. 38668. The improvements include access road, signing and striping, storm
drain, sidewalk, retention basins, and setting monumentation. Staff inspected the off-site
and on-site improvements and verified they meet City-approved plans and standards.
ALTERNATIVES
Accepting improvements is a ministerial action necessary for the release of the
improvement securities. Since the improvements have been inspected and meet City
standards, staff does not recommend an alternative action.
CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM NO. 6
79
Prepared by: Amy Yu, Associate Engineer
Approved by: Bryan McKinney, P.E., Public Works Director/City Engineer
Attachment: 1. Vicinity Map
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V I C I N I T Y M A P
NOT TO SCALE
PARCEL MAP No. 38668
ATTACHMENT 1
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MEMORANDUM
Date: May 22, 2025
To: Monika Radeva, City Clerk
Via: Bryan McKinney, P.E., Public Works Director / City Engineer
From: Amy Yu, Associate Engineer
Re: Bond Release for Parcel Map 38668, Blackpoint Properties
Please release the following bonds held in your files for the above referenced project.
The performance bond is to be released now and the labor & materials bond is to be released
on August 18, 2025 (90 days after City Council acceptance of the improvements).
The off-site and on-site improvements were accepted by City Council on May 20, 2025.
The bond amounts and the address to the developer and surety company are as follows:
Bond Description Bond No.Bond Amount
Performance 100821315 $482,680
Labor & Materials 100821315 $482,680
Parcel Map No. 38668
Developer: Clement Balser
Blackpoint Properties, LLC
1129 Industrial Avenue, Suite 205
Petaluma, CA 94952
Surety Company: American Contractors Indemnity Company
1 MacArthur Place, Ste 550
Santa Ana, CA 92707
Attn: Paul Dito
If you have any questions, please contact me at extension 7047. Thank You.
August 18, 2025
Blackpoint Properties, LLC
1129 Industrial Ave, Suite 205
Petaluma, CA 94952
Attention: Clement Balser
RE: PARCEL MAP 38668 DUNE PALMS MIXED USE PROJECT – RELEASE OF BOND
To Whom it May Concern:
Per authorization of the City of La Quinta Public Works Department, the City Clerk’s Office has
hereby released the following bond and notified American Contractors Indemnity Company on
August 18, 2025.
Bond Number Bond Amount Bond Type
100821315 $482,680 Labor & Material
The original paper bond is enclosed.
Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Olivia Rodriguez, Deputy City Clerk
Email: ORodriguez@LaQuintaCA.gov
Tel: (760) 777 - 7162
August 18, 2025
American Contractors Indemnity Company
1 MacArthur Place, Suite 550
Santa Ana, CA 92707
Attn: Paul Dito
RE: PARCEL MAP 38668 DUNE PALMS MIXED USE PROJECT – RELEASE OF BOND
Dear Mr. Dito,
Per authorization of the City of La Quinta Public Works Department, the City Clerk’s Office
hereby releases the following bond:
Bond Number Bond Amount Bond Type
100821315 $482,680 Labor & Material
A copy of the bond being released is enclosed for your reference.
Blackpoint Properties, LLC, the developer, was also notified of the above bonds released on
8/18/2025.
Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Olivia Rodriguez, Deputy City Clerk
Email: ORodriguez@LaQuintaCA.gov
Tel: (760) 777 - 7162
Premium Subject to
Adjustment Based on Final
Contract Price
SUBDIVISION IMPROVEMENTS
Parcel Map No. 38668
Bond No. 100821315
LABOR AND MATERIAL BOND
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
Bond No. 100821315
Initial Premium Included on
Performance Bond
THAT, the City Council of the City of La Quinta has approved the final map for Parcel Map No.
38668, prior to installation of certain designated public improvements required by the Conditions of Approval
for the subject map, in accordance with the California Map Act (Government Code Section 66462)
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Quinta, State of California, and
hereinafter designated as "the principal" have entered into an agreement whereby the principal
agrees to install and complete certain designated public improvements, which agreement, dated
_ and identified as
Parcel Map No. 38668, is hereby referred to and made a part hereof; and
WHEREAS, under the terms of the agreement, the principal is required before entering upon the
performance of the work, to file a good and sufficient payment bond with the City of La Quinta to secure the
claims to which reference is made in Title 15 (commencing with Section 3082) of Part 4 of Division 3 of the
Civil Code of the State of California.
NOW, THEREFORE, the principal and the undersigned as corporate surety, are held firmly bound
unto the City of La Quinta and all contractors, subcontractors, laborers, materialmen, and other persons
employed in the performance of the agreement and referred to in Title 15 (commencing with Section 3082) of
Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code in the sum of Four Hundred Eighty Two Thousand Six Hundred and
Eighty DOLLARS ($482,680), for materials furnished or labor thereon of any kind, or for amounts due under
the Unemployment Insurance Act with respect to this work or labor, that the surety will pay the same in an
amount not exceeding the amount hereinabove set forth, and also in case suit is brought upon this bond, will
pay, in addition to the face amount thereof, costs and reasonable expenses and fees, including reasonable
attorney' s fees, incurred by city in successfully enforcing this obligation, to be awarded and fixed by the court,
and to be taxed as costs and to be included in the judgment therein rendered.
It is hereby expressly stipulated and agreed that this bond shall inure to the benefit of any and all
persons, companies, and corporations entitled to file claims under Title 15 (commencing with Section 3082) of
Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code, so as to give a right of action to them or their assigns in any suit brought
upon this bond.
Should the condition of this bond be fully performed, then this obligation shall become null and void,
otherwise it shall be and remain in full force and effect.
BP Dune Palms, LP, Blackpoint Properties, LLC
The surety hereby stipulates and agrees that no change, extension of time, alteration, or addition to
the terms of the agreement or the specifications accompanying the same shall in any manner affect its
obligations on this bond, and it does hereby waive notice of any such change, extension, alteration, or
addition_
In witnesswhereof, this instrument has been duly executed by the principal and surety above named,
December 12, 2023
BP Dune Palms, LP, Blackpoint Properties, LLC
Principal
(Seal)
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Signature of Principal
Title of Signatory
American Contractors Indemnity Company
Surety
(Seal)
ignature of S ety
Freddy Anvari, Attorney -in -Fact
Title of Signatory
1 MacArthur Place, Suite 550, Santa Ana CA 92707
Address of Surety
714-740-7000
Phone # of Surety
Paul S. Dito
Contact Person For Surety
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
A notary public or other officer completing this
certificate verifies only the identity of the individual
who signed the document to which this certificate is
attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or
validity of that document.
State of California
County of Orange )
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On before me, K. Ho, Notary Public
(insert name and title of the officer)
personally appeared Freddy Anvari
who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are
subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in
his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the
person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing
paragraph is true and correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal. `,,;`�,�' K. H0
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
That American Contractors Indemnity Company of the State of California, a California corporation, does hereby appoint,
FREDDY ANVARI
its true and lawful Attomey-in-Fact, with full authority to execute on its behalf bond number 100821315
issued in the course of its business and to bind the Company thereby, in an amount not to exceed
Five hundred thousand and 00/100 ( $500,000.00 ).
This Power of Attorney is granted and is signed and sealed by facsimile under and by the authority of the following resolutions adopted
by the Board of Directors of AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY at a meeting duly called and held on the 1 sc day of
September, 2011.
"Be it Resolved, that the President, any Vice -President, any Assistant Vice -President, any Secretary or any Assistant Secretary shall be
and is hereby vested with full power and authority to appoint any one or more suitable persons as Attorney(s)-in-Fact to represent and
act for and on behalf of the Company subject to the following provisions:
Attorney -in -Fact may be given full power and authority for and in the name of and on behalf of the Company, to execute, acknowledge
and deliver, any and all bonds, recognizances, contracts, agreements or indemnity and other conditional or obligatory undertakings,
including any and all consents for the release of retained percentages and/or final estimates on engineering and construction contracts,
and any and all notices and documents canceling or terminating the Company's liability thereunder, and any such instruments so executed
by any such Attorney -in -Fact shall be binding upon the Company as if signed by the President and sealed and effected by the Corporate
Secretary.
Be it Resolved, that the signature of any authorized officer and seal of the Company heretofore or hereafter affixed to any power of
attorney or any certificate relating thereto by facsimile, and any power of attorney or certificate bearing facsimile signature or facsimile
seal shall be valid and binding upon the Company with respect to any bond or undertaking to which it is attached."
The Attorney -in -Fact named above may be an agent or a broker of the Company. The granting of this Power of Attorney is specific to this
bond and does not indicate whether the Attorney -in -Fact is or is not an appointed agent of the Company.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, American Contractors Indemni Pompany has caused its seal to be affixed hereto and executed by its
President on this 181h day of April, 2022. SPACT/JRS'
AMERICAN CONT CTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY
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A Notary Public or other officer completing this certificate J;Iri les only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which
this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document.
State of California
County of Los Angeles
On this 1W1 day of April, 2022, before me, Sonia 0. Carrejo, a notary public, personally appeared Adam S. Pessin, President of American
Contractors Indemnity Company, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person whose name is subscribed to
the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same in his authorized capacity, and that by his signature on the
instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of CALIFORNIA that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal. SON1a0 11=
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Los Angeics County L
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I, Kio Lo, Assistant Secretary of American Contractors Indemnity Company, do hereby certify that the Power of Attorney and the resolution
adopted by the Board of Directors of said Company as set forth above, are true and correct transcripts thereof and that neither the said
Power of Attorney nor the resolution have been revoked and they are now in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seals of said Companies at Los Angeles, California this
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Blackpoint Properties, LLC
1129 Industrial Ave, Suite 205
Petaluma, CA 94952
Attention: Clement Balser
RE: PARCEL MAP 38668 DUNE PALMS MIXED USE PROJECT – RELEASE OF BOND
To Whom it May Concern,
Per authorization of the City of La Quinta Public Works Department, the City Clerk’s Office has
hereby released the following bond and notified American Contractors Indemnity Company on
May 23, 2025.
Bond Number Bond Amount Bond Type
100821315 $482,680 Performance
The original paper bond is enclosed.
Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Olivia Rodriguez, Acting Deputy City Clerk
Email: ORodriguez@LaQuintaCA.gov
Tel: (760) 777 - 7162
May 23, 2025
American Contractors Indemnity Company
1 MacArthur Place, Suite 550
Santa Ana, CA 92707
Attn: Paul Dito
RE: PARCEL MAP 38668 DUNE PALMS MIXED USE PROJECT – RELEASE OF BOND
Dear Mr. Dito,
Per authorization of the City of La Quinta Public Works Department, the City Clerk’s Office
hereby releases the following bond:
Bond Number Bond Amount Bond Type
100821315 $482,680 Performance
A copy of the bond being released is enclosed for your reference.
Blackpoint Properties, LLC, the developer, was also notified of the above bonds released on
5/23/2025.
Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Olivia Rodriguez, Acting Deputy City Clerk
Email: ORodriguez@LaQuintaCA.gov
Tel: (760) 777 - 7162
Premium Subject to
Adjustment Based on Final
Contract Price
SUBDIVISION IMPROVEMENTS
Parcel Map No. 38668
Bond No. 100821315
PERFORMANCE BOND
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
Bond No.100821315
Initial Premium: $9,654.00 rAnnum
THAT, the City Council of the City of La Quinta has approved the final map for Parcel Map No.
38668, prior to installation of certain designated public improvements required by the Conditions of Approval
for the subject map, in accordance with the California Map Act (Government Code Section 66462)
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Quinta, State of California, and
hereinafter designated as ("principal") have entered into an agreement whereby principal
agrees to install and complete certain designated public improvements, which said agreement, dated
and identified as Parcel Map No. 38668, is hereby referred to and made a part hereof; and
WHEREAS, said principal is required under the terms of said agreement to furnish a bond for the
faithful performance of said agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, we, the principal and American Contractors Indemnity Company as surety, are held
and firmly bound unto the City of La Quinta hereinafter called ("City"), in the penal sum of
Four Hundred Eighty Two Thousand Six Hundred and Eighty DOLLARS ($482,680) lawful money of the
United States, for the payment of which sum well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs,
successors, executors and administrators, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.
The condition of this obligation is such that if the above bounded principal, his or its heirs, executors,
administrators, successors or assigns, shall in all things stand to and abide by, and well and truly keep and
perform the covenants, conditions and provisions in the said agreement and any alteration thereof made as
therein provided, on his or their part, to be kept and performed at the time and in the manner therein
specified, and in all respects according to their true intent and meaning, and shall indemnify and save
harmless the City, its officers, agents and employees, as therein stipulated, then this obligation shall become
null and void; otherwise it shall be and remain in full force and effect.
As a part of the obligation secured hereby and in addition to the face amount specified therefore,
there shall be included costs and reasonable expenses and fees, including reasonable attorney's fees,
incurred by City in successfully enforcing such obligation, all to be taxed as costs and included in any
judgment rendered.
The surety hereby stipulates and agrees that no change, extension of time, alteration or addition to
the terms of the agreement or to the work to be performed hereunder or the specifications accompanying the
same shall in any manner affect its obligations on this bond, and it does hereby waive notice of any such
change, extension of time, alteration or addition to the terms of the agreement or to the work or to the
specifications.
BP Dune Palms, LP, Blackpoint Properties, LLC
In witness whereof, this instrument has been duly executed by the principal and surety above named,
on December 12, 2023
BP Dune Palms, LP, Blackpoint Properties, LLC
Principal
(Seal) Signature of Principal
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Title of Signatory
American Contractors Indemnity Company
Surety
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(Seal) , ' ignature VSurety
Freddy Anvari, Attorney -in -Fact
Title of Signatory
1 MacArthur Place, Suite 550, Santa Ana CA 92707
Address of Surety
714-740-7000
Phone # of Surety
Paul S. Dito
Contact Person For Surety
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
A notary public or other officer completing this
certificate verifies only the identity of the individual
who signed the document to which this certificate is
attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or
validity of that document.
State of California
County of Orange
On
DEC- 12 2023
before me,
K. Ho, Notary Public
(insert name and title of the officer)
personally appeared Freddy Anvari
who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are
subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in
his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the
person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing
paragraph is true and correct.
K. HO
WITNESS m hand and official seal. ; F; Notary Public - County
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Commission 4 2428457 `
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Signature -1 1 1 I (Seal)
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
That American Contractors Indemnity. Company of the State of California a California corporation, does hereby appoint,
FREDDY ANVARI
its true and lawful Attorney -in -Fact, with full authority to execute on Its behalf bond number 100821315
issued in the course of its business and to bind the Company thereby, in an amount not to exceed
Five hundred thousand and 00/100 L $500,000.00 )
This Power of Attorney is granted and is signed and sealed by facsimile under and by the authority of the following resolutions adopted
by the Board of Directors of AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY at a meeting duly called and held on the 1st day of
September, 2011.
`Be it Resolved, that the President, any Vice -President, any Assistant Vice -President, any Secretary or any Assistant Secretary shall be
and is hereby vested with full power and authority to appoint any one or more suitable persons as Attorney(s)-in-Fact to represent and
act for and on behalf of the Company subject to the following provisions:
Attorney -in -Fact may be given full power and authority for and in the name of and on behalf of the Company, to execute, acknowledge
and deliver, any and all bonds, recognizances, contracts, agreements or indemnity and other conditional or obligatory undertakings,
including any and all consents for the release of retained percentages and/or final estimates on engineering and construction contracts,
and any and all notices and documents canceling or terminating the Company's liability thereunder, and any such instruments so executed
by any such Attorney -in -Fact shall be binding upon the Company as if signed by the President and sealed and effected by the Corporate
Secretary.
Be it Resolved, that the signature of any authorized officer and seal of the Company heretofore or hereafter affixed to any power of
attorney or any certificate relating thereto by facsimile, and any power of attorney or certificate bearing facsimile signature or facsimile
seal shall be valid and binding upon the Company with respect to any bond or undertaking to which it is attached."
The Attorney -in -Fact named above may be an agent or a broker of the Company. The granting of this Power of Attorney is specific to this
bond and does not indicate whether the Attorney -in -Fact is or Is not an appointed agent of the Company.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. American Contractors Indemnit,,Company has caused its seal to be affixed hereto and executed by its
President on this 181' day of April, 2022. , SFac?oas; ,
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Ada S Pessin. President
A Notary Public or other officer completing this certificate `v&ifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which
this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document.
State of California
County of Los Angeles
On this 181' day of April, 2022, before me, Sonia O. Carrejo, a notary public, personally appeared Adam S Pessin. President of American
Contractors Indemnity Company, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person whose name is subscribed to
the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same in his authorized capacity, and that by his signature on the
Instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of CALIFORNIA that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.
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I, Kio Lo, Assistant Secretary of American Contractors Indemnity Company, do hereby certify that the Power of Attorney and the resolution
adopted by the Board of Directors of said Company as set forth above, are true and correct transcripts thereof and that neither the said
Power of Attorney nor the resolution have been revoked and they are now in full force and effect
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seals of said Companies at Los Angeles, California this
12th day of December 2023 Jij
Bond No. 100821315
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MEMORANDUM
Date: December 14, 2023
To: Monika Radeva, City Clerk
From: Amy Yu, Associate Engineer
Re: Bond Replacement for Parcel Map 38668, Blackpoint Properties
CALIFORNIA
Please replace the following bonds held in your file for the above referenced project per
Assignment and Assumption Agreement and Amendment to Subdivision Improvement
Agreement for PM 38668
Please release the following bonds:
Parcel Map No. 38668
Type of Bond
Bond No.
Bond Amount
Performance
E711578
$482,680
Labor & Materials
E711578
$482,680
Please retain the following attached bonds:
Parcel Map No. 38668
Type of Bond
Bond No.
Bond Amount
Performance
100821315
$482,680
Labor & Materials
100821315
$482,680
Previous Developer:
Surety Company:
DWCG1, LLC
1400 N. Tustin St
Orange, CA 92867
Great American Insurance Company
301 E. 4th Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Attn: Kristie Paolozzi
78495 Calle Tampico 1 La Quints, California 92253 1760.777.70001 www .laquintaca,gov