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that an escrow of five percent (5%) shall be sufficient to cover the City related expenses associated with the work. Delays, change in work scope, contractor performance, etc. can all contribute to this amount not being sufficient. All City costs experienced in excess of the escrow are the responsibility of the Developer. These costs will be billed directly to the Developer and become due per the terms stated in Section 10. (02) Security for Developers Performance. (A) No work shall be commenced under this Agreement, and the Final Plat of the Subdivision will not be released for recording, until the Developer has filed with the City a cash deposit or an irrevocable and unconditional Letter of Credit acceptable to the City, in the amount of xxx, and xx/100 Dollars ($xxx). Said Letter of Credit shall also provide that funds shall be paid to the City upon written demand of the City to the extent of default herein by Developer in the payment of any amount due or the performance of any other duty or obligation of Developer pursuant to this Agreement, including Developer’s obligations to complete Improvements, to complete on-site Landscape Improvements, and to make payment of any amounts due hereunder. (B) The security provided in accordance with the above may be released quarterly, on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year. The amount released each quarter will equal the amount of work completed by the Developer during the quarter, except that: (i) the security will not be released to an amount less than the amount of Developer’s total indebtedness to the City pursuant to the terms of this Agreement,; and, (ii) the security will not be released below fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) until all Improvements pursuant to this Agreement have been completed in full and all other obligations of Developer under this Agreement have been fulfilled, including Developer’s obligation to install required Landscaping Improvements and to fulfill the requirements of the Wetland Mitigation, if applicable. (C) The Letter of Credit shall contain a provision that states that the Letter of Credit shall be automatically renewable annually unless the issuer of the Letter of Credit first gives the City 30 days written notice by certified mail of its intent not to renew the Letter of Credit. The letter of credit shall also contain a minimum initial period of 1 year. The Letter of Credit shall be a guaranty to the City that the Improvements and all other requirements set forth in this Agreement will be timely completed to the City’s satisfaction. The Letter of Credit shall be maintained continuously by the Developer, except as reductions are authorized by the City, until the Improvements are completed to the City’s satisfaction, including certification by the City engineer that all items are satisfactorily completed, pursuant to this Agreement. The Letter of Credit shall have no conditions and shall be subject to being drawn upon by the City upon any default under this Agreement, including failure to pay contractors, subcontractors or costs or expenses owed to the City. If at any time the City shall draw upon the Letter of Credit, the Developer agrees that within 10 days upon being notified of such withdrawal by the City, Developer shall either pay the deficient amount in cash to the City or have the Letter of Credit restored to its full amount (03) Maintenance Bond. The Developer shall post maintenance bonds in the amount of twenty-five percent (25%) of final certified construction costs to secure the warranty in Section 7 (12) hereof. The City shall retain ten percent (10%) of the security posted by the Developer until the maintenance bonds 6