Exhibit 10.15


 


KEY

RAILROAD


DEVELOPMENT, LLC.


DIVISION
OF KEY ENGINEERING GROUP, LTD.


ENGINEERING
• CIVIL ARCHITECH • COMPLIANCE


 


W66 N215 Commerce Court

Cedarburg, Wisconsin  53012

(262) 375-4750

(800) 645-7365

Fax (262) 375-9680




	
  July 21,
  2003

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Ms. Suzanne
  Wendt

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  United
  Wisconsin Grain Producers

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Post Office
  Box 247

  	
   

  	
  Via Fax: (920) 348-5009

  
	
  Friesland,
  Wisconsin 53935-0247

  	
   

  	
  and First Class Mail

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Reference:

  	
  Change Order Request No. 1 Addendum

  
	
   

  	
  United
  Wisconsin Grain Producers

  
	
   

  	
  County Trunk
  EF and State Highway 33

  
	
   

  	
  Friesland,
  Wisconsin

  
	
   

  	
  KEY ENGINEERING GROUP, LTD.

  
	
   

  	
  File No. R1203003

  
				



 


Dear Ms. Wendt:


 


Key Railroad Development, LLC (KEY Rail) is
submitting this change order request addendum of our contract, dated January
27, 2003, to include engineering services for funding through a Wisconsin
Department of Transportation (WDOT), Transportation Economic Assistance (TEA)
Grant.  United Wisconsin Grain Producers
(UWGP) is interested in applying for a TEA Grant which may fund up to 50% of
the project costs relating to transportation improvements.  This letter should be considered an addendum
to KEY Rail’s April 2, 2003 Change Order
Request No. 1.


 


The following paragraphs describe KEY Rail’s
work scope, cost estimate, and project schedule to complete the project.


 


PROJECT SCOPE OF SERVICES


 


KEY Rail proposes to perform the following
tasks under this change order request:


 


•           Task
5a – Bid Documents – Public Building


Additional
Tasks


•           Task
7 – TEA Grand Application Completion


•           Task
8 – Easement Description


•           Task
9 – Bidding Assistance


 


EXISTING TASK MODIFICATIONS


 


Task 5a –
Bid Documents – Public Bidding


 


KEY Rail will prepare bid documents for the construction of the track,
discussed in Task 5 of the original contract dated January 27, 2003, to conform
to the WDOT requirements covering a TEA Grant. 
The bid documents will include the bid information (forms and
directions), necessary construction plans and technical specifications for
UWGP.  Since this will be a public bid,
state wages and bidding and


 


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performance
bonds will be required.  Upon bid
document completion, KEY Rail will submit a copy to you, WDOT and the Union
Pacific Railroad for final review and approval.  Upon receipt of comments, KEY Rail will finalize the bid
documents.  It is our understanding the
Fagen will provide the bid documents for grading, storm water structures, utility
modifications and unloading/loading structures.


 


ADDITIONAL
TASKS


 


Task 7 – TEA Grant Application Completion


 


KEY Rail will
manage, prepare and complete the final TEA Grant Application.  This completion requires an engineering
statement of the project description; a conceptual design and an opinion of
probable construction costs.  This
conceptual design has already been prepared. 
KEY Rail will also compile information obtained from the Municipality
and UWGP as part of this application. 
KEY Rail will provide further assistance to include the Programmatic
Environmental Report (PER) initial correspondence; and notice to Native
American tribes.  Note, we have assumed
that a simple PER is required with no complicating environmental or historical
factors.  If a more rigorous
environmental or historical assessment is required, KEY Rail will provide those
additional services on a separate time and material basis.


 


KEY Rail will
also attend the TEA Grant meeting to assist the Municipality and UWGP in the
project discussions.  KEY Rail will
assemble the completed TEA Grant application and forward a draft copy to WDOT,
municipality and UWGP for review and comments. 
Upon receipt of comments, KEY Rail will submit a final version of
application for review and approval. 
KEY Rail will also track the approval process and maintain correspondence
with client.


 


Task 8 – Easement Description


 


KEY Rail will
provide a legal description of the required easement onto the UWGP property for
the proposed yard track.  The easement
description will comply with the TEA Grant requirements and will be included by
the WDOT Bureau of Railroad and Harbor as part of the contract agreements.  The cost to provide this easement assumes
that UWGP will provide KEY Rail with a legal description and current boundary
survey of the property on which the yard track will be located.


 


Task 9 – Bidding Assistance


 


KEY Rail will
assist the municipality with the bidding process including incorporating the
municipality’s specific contract requirements for the bid package.  The requirements include project
advertising; insurance and bonding; monitoring of contractor bid questions;
handling any necessary contract addenda, as necessary, and distributing
accordingly; conducting the pre-construction meeting; working with the
municipal attorney to review and finalize construction contracts; reviewing of
bids and conducting bid recommendations; meeting with the Municipal Board to
award the project; and issing final award, notice to proceed and contract
distribution.


 


ESTIMATED
PROJECT FEES


 


	
  Existing Task Modifications

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Task 5a – Bid Documents – Public Bidding

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  2,000

  	
   

  
	
  Additional Tasks

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Task 7 – TEA Grant Application Completion

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  13,500

  	
   

  
	
  Task 8 – Easement Description

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Task 9 – Bidding Assistance

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  



 

















 


	
   

  	
  Client

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Accepted by:

  	
  Kevin Roche

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
  President

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Date:

  	
  7 – 7 – 03

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
						



 


 


Please call us at (262)
375-4750 should you have any questions regarding this proposal.


 


Sincerely,


 


KEY ENGINEERING GROUP, LTD.


 


D’Arcy J. Gravelle


Senior Project Manager


 


DIG/sef


 


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