**Exhibit 10.13**

**FIRST AMENDMENT**

**TO AGREEMENT BETWEEN**

**OWNER AND DESIGN BUILDER**

 

                This FirstAmendment to Agreement Between Owner and Design Builder (“First Amendment”) ismade this 20th day of November, 2001, by and between Great Plains Ethanol, LLC(“Owner”) and Broin and Associates, Inc. (“Design Builder”).

 

R E C I T A L S

 

                A.            Design Builder and Owner made,executed and delivered each to the other an Agreement Between Owner and DesignBuilder dated November 20, 2001, forconstruction of a 40-million gallon per year dry mill fuel ethanol processingplant to be located in Turner County, South Dakota.

 

                B.            The parties desire to amend theterms and conditions of the Agreement Between Owner and Design Builder inaccordance with the provisions of this First Amendment.

 

                NOW, THEREFORE,the parties agree that the Agreement Between Owner and Design Builder isamended as follows (paragraph numbers correspond to those contained in theAgreement Between Owner and Design Builder):

 

                1.             Paragraph 7.2.2.1:   Deleted in its entirety.

 

                2.             Paragraph 7.2.2.5:  This Paragraph is amended to read asfollows:

 

Contain a provision or endorsement that the coverage afforded will notbe canceled until at least 30 days’ prior written notice has been given toOwner and each other additional insured indicated in Article 14 to whom aCertificate of Insurance has been issued (and the Certificates of Insurancefurnished by the Design Builder pursuant to Paragraph 7.9.2 will so provide);

 

                3.             Paragraph 7.2.3: This Paragraph isadded to the Agreement to read as follows:

 

Design Builder’s insurance agency shall agree in writing to give toOwner notice of cancellation of insurance by either party.

 

                4.             Paragraph 7.4.2:  Deleted in its entirety.

 

                5.             Paragraph 7.4.3:  This Paragraph is amended to read asfollows:

 

All the policies of insurance (and the certificates or other evidencethereof) required to be purchased and maintained by Owner in accordance withParagraph 7.4 will contain a provision or endorsement that the coverageafforded will not be canceled until at least 30 days’ prior written notice hasbeen given to Design 

 

 

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Builder and to each other additional insured to whom a Certificate ofInsurance has been issued and will contain waiver provisions in accordance withParagraph 7.5.1. in addition, the insurance agency representing the Owner shallagree in writing to give to Design Builder notice of cancellation by eitherparty.

 

                6.             All of the terms and conditions ofthe Agreement Between Owner and Design Builder shall remain in full force andeffect except to the extent modified herein.

 

 

|   | BROIN AND ASSOCIATES, INC. |
|--------|----------------------------|
|   |                       |   |
|   | By:                        |                 /s/ Robert Broin |
|   |                       |                 Its President |
|   |                       |   |
|   | GREAT PLAINS ETHANOL, LLC  |
|   |                       |   |
|   | By:                        |                 /s/ Darrin Ihnen |
|   |                       |                 Its Chairman |
|   |                       |   |

 

 

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