RUS Form 792b Certificate of Construction and Indemnity Agreement

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CERTIFICATE OF CONTRACTOR AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT

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certifies that he or she is the

of

TITLE NAME OF CONTRACTOR

the Contractor, in a Construction Contract No. , dated , 20 , entered into between the Contractor and

, RUS designation ,

NAME OF RUS BORROWER

the Owner, and that he or she is authorized to and does make this Certificate and Indemnity Agreement on behalf of said Contractor in order to induce the Owner to make payment to the Contractor, in accordance with the provisions of the said contract.

The undersigned further says that all persons who have furnished labor in connection with the Section of the project represented by the inventory dated , 20 , in the

amount of $ , have been paid in full; that all manufacturers, material suppliers, and subcontractors which furnished any materials or services, or both, for the said Section of the project have been paid in full; that no lien has been filed against the project and no person has any right to claim any lien against the project.

The undersigned further says that if the Owner pays the Contractor the contract price for the said Section of the project the Contractor will indemnify and hold harmless and does hereby undertake and agree to indemnity and hold harmless the Owner from any claim or lien arising out of the negligence or other fault of the Contractor in respect of the performance of the contract which may have been or may be filed against the Owner.

By

Date President

This Certificate must be signed with the full name of the Contractor. If the Contractor is a partnership, this Certificate must be signed in the partnership name by a partner. If the Contractor is a corporation, this Certificate must be signed in the corporate name by a duly authorized officer.

RUS FORM 792b (Rev. 2-04)