USA v. SUNWIZE TECHNOLOGIES INC et al complaint

8/12/2019 USA v. SUNWIZE TECHNOLOGIES INC et al complaint

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTEASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS J MESLITTLE ROCK DIVISION B _ t l ~ ~ ~ . . . : ; . . . ~ ~

UNITED STATES OF AMERICAF/U/B/0 DOUGAN ASPHALTPAVING COMPANY, INC.vsSUNWIZE TECHNOLOGIES,INC. AND WESTCHESTERFIRE INSURANCE COMPANY

PLAINTIFF

DEFENDANT5Thi;:;

COMPLAINT. ., ,

For its Complaint against Defendants, SunWize Technologies, Inc. ( SunWize )and Westchester Fire Insurance Company ( Westchester ), Plaintiff, United States ofAmerica f/u/b/o Dougan Asphalt Paving Company, Inc. ( Dougan ), states:

1 Dougan is an Arkansas corporation in good standing with its principalplace of business in North Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas.

2 SunWize is a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business inSan Jose, California.

3 Westchester is a Pennsylvania corporation with its principal place ofbusiness in a state other than Arkansas.

4. The construct ion project giving rise to Dougan's claim was situated in theEastern District of Arkansas, Little Rock Division.

5 This Court has jurisdiction over the subject of, and the parties to, thisaction, and venue is proper, pursuant to 4 U.S.C. 3133(b ).

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6. On or about February 3, 2012, SunWize entered into a contract with theUnited States of America to construct certain improvements generally described asTask Order VA701-12-F-0061 (the Project ).

7 On or about February 3, 2012, SunWize, as principal, and Westchester,as surety, executed and delivered a payment bond to the United States of America inconnection with the Project. A true and correct copy of this payment bond is attachedhereto and incorporated by this reference as Exhibit A .

8. On or about September 11, 2013, Dougan orally contracted with SunWizeto provide labor and materials to be used and incorporated into the Project. Adescription of the work to be performed by Dougan and the price to be paid for suchwork is set forth in the Invoice attached hereto and incorporated herein by thisreference as Exhibit B .

9. Dougan has fully performed all work required by its oral contract withSunWize and SunWize has been paid for such work by the project owner.

10. SunWize materially breached its contract with Dougan by failing to payDougan according to the terms of the attached Exhibit B .

11. More than 90 days have elapsed since Dougan provided the material andservices for which payment is sought herein.

12. Dougan is entitled to judgment against SunWize and Westchester in theamount of $23,144.40, together with pre-judgment and post-judgment interest, itscosts and attorney's fees pursuant to the Miller Act and applicable law.

13. All condit ions precedent to the enforcement of this Miller Act claim havebeen satisfied.

COMPLAINT 2



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WHEREFORE, Plaintiff, United States of America f/u/b/o Dougan Asphalt PavingCompany, Inc., prays for judgment against Defendants, SunWize Technologies, Inc.and Westchester Fire Insurance Company, in the amount of 23,144.40, together withpre-judgment and post-judgment interest, its costs and attorney s fees and for allfurther relief to which it may be entitled.

HARDIN GRACE, P.A.Attorneys for Dougan Asphalt PavingCompany, Inc.500 Main Street, Suite AP O Box 5851North Little Rock, AR 72119-5851Telephone: (501) 378-7900Facsimile: (501) 376-6337E-mail: [email protected]

B y ~av1d A GraceState Bar No. 76-044

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PART 53.3-ILLUSTRAT ON OF FORMS 53.3Dl-1416Standard Form 4 6 Bond No. K08494277

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53.301-1416 FEDERAl. ACQUISITION REGULATION

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PART 53.3-ILLUSTRATION OF FOR v S 53.301-1418Standard Form 1418 Bond No. K08494277

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SURETY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSTATE OF NEW JERSEYCOUNTY OF MORRISOn February 3, 2012, before me personally came Krystal L. Stravato to me known to bean Attorney-in-Fact of Westchester Fire Insurance Company, the corporation described inthe within instrument, and she acknowledged that she executed the within instrument asthe act of the said Westchester Fire Insurance Company in accordance with authorityduly conferred upon her by said company.

LEANNE LYNSKEYNotary PublicState ol New Jerseyy Commission Expires ar 18 2017

PRINCIPAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

STATE OFCOUNTY OF

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- - - - - - - - - - - - p; ; ; ; ; t ion described in the within instrument, andhe/she executed the within-1nstrument as the act of the saidin accordance wi t hL i t y duly confened upon him/her b_y_s_a-id_c_o_m_p_a_n_y_.____// - Notary Public

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CKNOWLEDGMENT

State of CaliforniaCounty of Santa Clara

on March 27, 2012 before me, G. A Stringer, Notary Public(insert name and title of the officer)

personally appeared David J. Kaltsaswho 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 t me that he/sl:leAI:ley executed the s me inhis/herf:thetF authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/hefltl=leir signature(s) on the instrument theperson(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoingparagraph is true and correct.

WITNESS my hand and official seal.4 .f1 J Sl l1 Signature . . . : ; : { t ~ c r W f \ : . . . . 1 \ _ ; _ ~ _ ~ p _ ; { _ l J _ J L X - + - ~ . . : . , t - - - ; _ . : : . . _ - _ ~



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1 Power o " 'I ttorney : . ~ __, i : : :WES'fCl ESTER ~ INSUR.\NCE COMPA.NY '' .,/t '; . : ' . .. . - -- .,_ . ..: ',1 Know ;tll men by these presents: That WESTCHESTER FIRE: INSU t\" CE CO.\IPANY, a corporation of he Commonwealth of Pennsylvania pursuimt to ihe1 f o l l ~ w i n g Rcsoluiion, ~ d o p t e d br, t h ~ ~ o t i . r d ofDjrcctors of he said Company on Deecmbcr I I ~ 2006, to wit: .. , . ... , :

l . . : ; R E S ~ L \io, : ~ r o ' i l & . i ~ ( i w i h ~ n z . ~ . , . ; r ~ l 0 1 ~ i o the e o e c u t i ~ n , for and on belulfof he C Q m p ~ ~ y , c f ~ ~ d s , ~ ~ ~ t l l l ; i n l . r ~ n i u n ~ conucts an.i other-,.nlleo c.;;,mitments of the Company ,entered int o c l l c ' ~ r d i r w ) ~ cOOr.sc ofbusintu ( e ~ c : h a .. Written Comrniunent''); ' < -I (J : , : ~ ~ ~ ~ : ; i ~ c ; ~ ; J r , ~ , ... l i ~ ; ~ 4 ~ " ; t ~ ~ d t h e ~ . ~ - PrcJidcnl5 o f l i ; ~ C o ~ p a n y is hereby ... borizcd t o ~ - . . . . . ~ - \ \ ' r i l l e ~ c ~ : t n i l m c o t for " 'd.;, : ~ . f or b., C o m ; . ~ . unuc: ~ ~ ~ oflhc Compnx orI t h c ~ 1 ~ . .:-,:.,;:. ~ : : ; ;uthorlty of f i i c c r s . ' c m p l o ; ~ , ; u ~ d other por10:.. t.'act or :.nj;, ~ u l f ~ f t h oComp:my, and such"R.so1ution shaiJ - lOt lin1lt or otherwise .af(ctt ahc o:trchc or any suth p


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Dougan Asphalt Paving Company, Inc.P.O. Box 17805North Little Rock, R 72117

Bill oS U N ~ Z E T E H N O L O G Y111 W ST. JOHN ST, SUITE 1200SAN JOSE, CA 95113

DescriptionV SPH LTP TCHING10/3/13 & 10/4/13 EXCAVATE & PREP FOR ASPHALT44.68 TONS ASPHALT

Phone Fax

501-955-0800 501-955-0801E-mail

[email protected]

nvoiceDate Invoice

10/22/2013 2012250

Terms

Amount

EXHIBIT

8,400.0014,744.40

23,144.40


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