Common use of Design Basis Clause in Contracts

Design Basis. The proposed alcohol plant to be located in Erskine, Minnesota. The nominal design capacity will be 50 MMGPY anhydrous alcohol on the basis of 350 operating days/year. 1.1 Raw Material and Yield Feedstock to the LICENSOR battery limits will be: Cleaned U.S. No. 2 yellow corn (or Milo) with a moisture content of not more than 16% wt. For design purposes, an average starch content of not less than 60% wt on as-is basis is assumed. Corn (Milo) shall be milled to the fineness specified by LICENSOR. AND up to, but not to exceed 20% OF TOTAL STARCH in Substrate charge can be supplied from: Cleaned U.S. No. 2 Hulless Barley with a moisture content of not more than 14% wt. For design purposes, an average starch content of not less than 57.5% wt on as-is basis is assumed. Barley shall be milled to the fineness specified by LICENSOR. The total carbohydrate feed to the alcohol plant shall be based on a yield of 1.96 pounds of starch per pound of anhydrous alcohol produced.