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                       STANDARD FORM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN

                     OWNER AND DESIGN-BUILDER (Y) LUMP SUM*



        THIS DOCUMENT HAS IMPORTANT LEGAL CONSEQUENCES.CONSULTATION WITH

   AN ATTORNEY IS RECOMMENDED WITH RESPECT TO ITS COMPLETION OR MODIFICATION.



     This AGREEMENT is made as of the 26th day of December in the year of 2001,

by and between the following parties, for services in connection with the

Project identified below.



OWNER:

(NAME AND ADDRESS)



LSCP, L.P.

102 Lewis Avenue South

Cleghorn, IA  51014



DESIGN-BUILDER:

(NAME AND ADDRESS)



Fagen, Inc.

501 W. Highway 212

P. O. Box 159

Granite Falls, MN 56241



PROJECT:

(INCLUDE PROJECT NAME AND LOCATION

AS IT WILL APPEAR IN THE CONTRACT

DOCUMENTS)



40 MGY Dry Grind Ethanol Plant

Cleghorn, Iowa



In consideration of the mutual covenants and obligations contained herein, Owner

and Design-Builder agree as set forth herein.



*A total of 16 pages of this Exhibit 6.4 has been omitted pursuant to a request

for confidential treatment and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange

Commission.



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                                    ARTICLE 1



                                  SCOPE OF WORK



1.1     Design-Builder shall perform all design and construction services, and

provide all material, equipment, tools and labor, necessary to complete the Work

described in and reasonably inferable from the Contract Documents.



                                    ARTICLE 2



                               CONTRACT DOCUMENTS



2.1     The Contract Documents are comprised of the following:



        .1   All written modifications, amendments and change orders to this

             Agreement issued in accordance with DBIA Document No. 535,

             STANDARD FORM OF GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT BETWEEN OWNER AND

             DESIGN-BUILDER (1998 Edition) ("General Conditions of Contract");



        .2   This Agreement, including all exhibits and attachments, executed

             by Owner and Design-Builder;



        .3   Written Supplementary Conditions, if any, to the General

             Conditions of Contract;



        .4   The General Conditions of Contract, with two page Supplementary

             Conditions attached thereto;



        .5   Construction Documents prepared and approved in accordance with

             Section 2.4 of the General Conditions of Contract;



        .6   Design-Builder's Deviation List, if any, contained in

             Design-Builder's Proposal, which shall specifically identify any

             and all deviations from Owner's Project Criteria;



        .7   Owner's Project Criteria;



        .8   Design-Builder's Proposal, except for the Deviation List,

             submitted in response to Owner's Project Criteria; and



        .9   The following other documents, if any:



               EXHIBIT A - [*];

               EXHIBIT B - [*];

               EXHIBIT C - [*];

               EXHIBIT D - [*];

               EXHIBIT E - [*]; AND

               EXHIBIT F - [*].



*Portion omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment and filed

separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.



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                                    ARTICLE 3



                            INTERPRETATION AND INTENT



3.1     The Contract Documents are intended to permit the parties to complete

the Work and all obligations required by the Contract Documents within the

Contract Time(s) for the Contract Price. The Contract Documents are intended to

be complementary and interpreted in harmony so as to avoid conflict, with words

and phrases interpreted in a manner consistent with construction and design

industry standards. In the event of any inconsistency, conflict, or ambiguity

between or among the Contract Documents, the Contract Documents shall take

precedence in the order in which they are listed in Section 2.1 hereof.



3.2     Terms, words and phrases used in the Contract Documents, including this

Agreement, shall have the meanings given them in the General Conditions of

Contract.



3.3     The Contract Documents form the entire agreement between Owner and

Design-Builder and by incorporation herein are as fully binding on the parties

as if repeated herein. No oral representations or other agreements have been

made by the parties except as specifically stated in the Contract Documents.



                                    ARTICLE 4



                            OWNERSHIP OF WORK PRODUCT



4.1     WORK PRODUCT. All drawings, specifications and other documents and

electronic data furnished by Design-Builder to Owner under this Agreement ("Work

Product") are deemed to be instruments of service and Design-Builder shall

retain the ownership and property interests therein, including the copyrights

thereto.



4.2     OWNER'S LIMITED LICENSE UPON PAYMENT IN FULL. Upon Owner's payment in

full for all Work performed under the Contract Documents, Design-Builder shall

vest in Owner a limited license to use the Work Product in connection with

Owner's occupancy, repair, remodeling or enlargement of the Project and

Design-Builder shall provide Owner with a copy of the "as built" plans,

conditioned on Owner's express understanding that its use of the Work Product

and its acceptance of the "as built" plans is at Owner's sole risk and without

liability or legal exposure to Design-Builder or anyone working by or through

Design-Builder, including Design Consultants of any tier (collectively the

"Indemnified Parties"), provided, however, that any performance guarantees and

warranties (of equipment or otherwise) shall remain in effect according to the

terms of this Agreement.



4.3     OWNER'S LIMITED LICENSE UPON OWNER'S TERMINATION FOR CONVENIENCE OR

DESIGN-BUILDER'S ELECTION TO TERMINATE. If Owner terminates the Project for its

convenience as set forth in Article 8 hereof, or if Design-Builder elects to

terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section 11.4 of the General

Conditions of Contract, Design-Builder shall, then upon Owner's payment in full

of the amounts due Design-Builder under the Contract Documents, vest in Owner a

limited license to use the Work Product to complete the Project and subsequently

occupy, repair, remodel or enlarge the Project, subject to the following:



        .1   Use of the Work Product is at Owner's sole risk without liability

             or legal exposure to any Indemnified Party; provided, however,

             that any "pass through" warranties regarding equipment or express

             warranties regarding equipment provided by this Agreement shall

             remain in effect according to their terms; and



        .2   If the termination for convenience is by Owner or if

             Design-Builder elects to terminate this Agreement in accordance

             with Section 11.4 of the General Conditions of Contract, then

             Owner agrees to pay Design-Builder the additional sum of One

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