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EXHIBIT B <br />SiteSelectionandDueDiligencebyKOBELCO <br />ThroughlocalbrokersinPasadenawhowerefamiliarwithourbusinessrequirements,webeganlookingforprospective <br />buildingsandlandsitesinthegreaterHoustonAreafromearlyNovemberof2013specificallydesignedforͻƚǝĻƩŷğǒƌƭ <br />andrepairsofourĭƚƒƦƩĻƭƭƚƩƭͼ(SeeattachedemailsenttoBrokeron11/18/2013).Afteranextensivesearchand <br />followingmanyvisitstonumerousproperties,wefinallysettledon2candidatesites;oneinPasadena,TXandanother,a <br />1.176Acreplotontheproposedsitenowknownas10902SpencerHwy)intheCityofLaPorte,TX. <br />Aspartofourcarefulselectionprocessofthesefinal2candidatesites,wefirsthiredalocalHoustonbasedcompany, <br />DuplantisDesignGroup,(SamThomas,whoisherewithustoday)toperformadetailedduediligencestudyonour <br />behalf.OnFeb21,2014,DuplantisDesignGroupprovidedusadetailed98PageSiteInvestigationSurveyandan <br />additional36pageGeotechnicalSoilReport.WealsoperformedanEnvironmentalStudy(ESAPhase1)aspartofour <br />duediligenceontheLaPorteSitebecauseitwasacrossthestreetfromamunicipalairportandalso,becausewewanted <br />tomakesureweweredoingitright. <br />OnPage3ofthe8Pagesu <br />mmaryofthisparticularsite,DuplantisindependentlyfoundasnotedinSectionIII,ͻ\[ğƓķUse <br />/Zoning/ƚƓƭźķĻƩğƷźƚƓƭͼundersubsectionA,ͻ/ƌğƭƭźŅźĭğƷźƚƓͼͲthefollowing: <br />Further,underͻ/ƚƒƒĻƓƷƭͼͲthelandwasdeemedappropriatetosuitYƚĬĻƌĭƚ͸sintendeduseofthelandandthe <br />subsequentbuildingthatwewereplanningtobuild.ͻ\[ğƓķuseassumedtoconformtoSIC#7699(IndustrialEquipment <br />wĻƦğźƩΉ/ƌĻğƓźƓŭΜͼ͵Wereliedonthisinvestigationanddetermination. <br /> <br />