EXHIBIT 10.1

Exhibit 10.1

Execution Version

FIRST AMENDMENT TO FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT

This **FIRST AMENDMENT TO FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT **(this “Amendment”) is entered into as of September 30, 2026, by and among (i) Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (“Berkshire”), Zurich American Insurance Company, Hartford Fire Insurance Company, Euler Hermes North America, Markel Insurance Company, Western Surety Company, Federal Insurance Company (collectively referred to as “Sureties” and each as “Surety”), (ii) Southland Holdings, LLC (“Southland”), Southland Holdings, Inc., Southland RE Properties LLC, Southland Contracting, Inc., Heritage Materials, LLC, Southland Mole of Canada, Ltd., Johnson Bros. Corporation, a Southland Company, Oscar Renda Contracting, Inc., Oscar Renda Contracting of Canada, Inc., Renda Pacific LLC, Mole Constructors, Inc., American Bridge Holding Company, American Bridge Company, American Bridge Manufacturing Company, American Dock & Transfer Company, American Bridge International Corporation, American Bridge Canada Company, Renda-Jbros Joint Venture, Southland Renda JV, Southland Mole JV (collectively, the “Principals”), (iii) Frankie Scott Renda, Amanda Renda, Rudolph V. Renda, Christy Lee Renda, Walter Timothy Winn (collectively, the “Shareholder Indemnitors” and, together with the Principals, the “Indemnitors” and each an “Indemnitor”) and (iv) Berkshire, as collateral agent for the benefit of the Sureties identified herein (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”).

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, the Sureties, the Indemnitors and the Collateral Agent are parties to that certain Financial Assistance Agreement, dated as of August 13, 2026 (the “Financial Assistance Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, the Indemnitors have requested that the Sureties and the Collateral Agent provide for certain modifications to the Existing Loan Agreement, and the Sureties and the Collateral Agent are willing to do so upon the terms and conditions set forth herein.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

SECTION 1. Defined Terms. Unless otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Financial Assistance Agreement.

SECTION 2. Amendment. Paragraph 45 of the Financial Assistance Agreement is hereby amended to amend and restate the penultimate sentence of such paragraph to read as follows:

“The Preferred Shares shall be issued no later than November 13, 2026.”

**SECTION 3. **Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective as of the date first set forth above upon Southland’s receipt of counterpart signature pages of this Amendment duly executed by the Sureties, the Indemnitors and the Collateral Agent.

**SECTION 4. **Effect of Amendment. Except as expressly set forth herein, all terms of the Financial Assistance Agreement shall be and remain in full force and effect and shall constitute the legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligations of the Indemnitors and the other parties thereto, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity. The execution of this Amendment shall not serve to effect a novation of any obligations under the Financial Assistance Agreement.

**SECTION 5. **Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement. This Amendment may be executed by signatures delivered by facsimile or electronic mail, each of which shall be fully binding on the signing party.

**SECTION 6. **Governing Law; Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial. The provisions of paragraphs 61 and 62 of the Financial Assistance Agreement are hereby incorporated herein by reference and shall apply to this Amendment, mutatis mutandis.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

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