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-   Turn-key scope of work.
                                 -   Fixed completion schedule.
                                 -   Fixed completion price.
                                 -   Restriction on extension time or additional costs.
                                 -   Milestone payments.
                                 -   Plant construction guarantee.
                                 -   Plant process guarantee.
                                 -   Financial security from the contractors.

                                 Prior  to  the  preparation  of  this  study,  we  interviewed  and  engaged,  at  no
                                 cost,  two  companies  with  much  experience  in  their  respective  fields.  We
                                 proceeded to request information about those companies and checked with
                                 their clients. Those companies are the following:

                                 GH Ingenieria S.R.L.

                                 Established in 1989, this company specializes in the construction of country
                                 elevators,  grain  storage  and  conveying  systems.  GH  Ingenieria  is  the
                                 representative  in  Paraguay  of  the  American  silo  manufacturing  company
                                 Scafco Corporation. The main items that will be installed at this facility will be
                                 imported American made equipment.

                                 GH also owns a modern industrial plant that specializes in manufacturing
                                 silo components.

                                 GH  Ingenieria  has  many  years  of  experience  in  building  grain  storage
                                 facilities in the country. Some of his clients are:

                                 -   ADM
                                 -   Bunge
                                 -   Cargill
                                 -   Dreyfus
                                 -   Trociuk

                                 This  company  provided  conceptual  drawings  for  the  project  as  well  as  a
                                 detailed proposal.

                                 T&E Ingenieria S.R.L.

                                 Established  in  April  1966,  T&E  has  been  serving  the  local  industries  for
                                 over  40  years  and  is  well  known  in  Paraguay  as  well  as  in  some
                                 neighboring  countries.  T&E  specializes  in  feasibility  studies,  design,
                                 construction  and  start-ups  in  the  meat  processing  industry  such  as
                                 slaughter houses, packing, refrigeration and transportation.

                                 Additionally,  T&E  owns  a  modern  industrial  plant  that  specializes  in
                                 manufacturing stainless steel equipment.

                                 Some of T&E customers are:

                                 -   Coop Chortitzer
                                 -   Coop Fernheim
                                 -   Coop Neuland
                                 -   Coop Colonias Unidas
                                 -   Central de Cooperativas de la Produccion



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