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Company Name: Contact:
Title: Address:
City: State:
Zip: Phone:
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Today's Date: Bid Due Date:

I. TYPE OF INSTALLATION:
A. None - Equipment and Engineering Only
B. Mechanical
C. Electrical
D. Start-up Supervision
E. Turnkey

II. DELIVERY SCHEDULE:
A. Approval Drawings Required

  1. Mechanical
  2. Electrical
    B. Shipping Date Desired
    C. Warehousing/unloading at Site Available
    D. Start-up Date Desired

    III. MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS:
    A. Material Names
    B. Density of Each (pounds per cubic foot)
    C. Screen Analysis or Particle Size Distribution
    D. Abrasize
    E. Flowability
    F. Hygroscopic
    G. Attrition or Degradation Problems
    H. Explosive
    I. Angle of Repose
    J. Special Characteristics - Sticky
    K. Drying Required

    IV. METHOD OF RECEIVING:
    A. Railcar Type: hopper; ACF; P/D; Airslide
    B. Truck Type: hopper; P/D
    C. Container:
    D. Bulk Bag: Maker; Dimensions
    E. Bag: Barrel; Size, weight, dimensions

    V. UNLOADING TO STORAGE:
    A. Conveying Rate-usually one railcar per shift
    B. Distance and Elbows to Storage
    C. Pit Required

    VI. STORAGE:
    A. Capacity Required; based on delivery unit:
    B. Tank(s) Location
    C. Materials of Construction: crs, alum, SS
    D. Tank Type-round, square, welded, bolted
    E. Foundation: soil bearing, seismic zone, wind load

    VII. STORAGE TO USE POINTS:
    A. Mixer, blender, extruder, bin consumption
    B. How Many of Above
    C. Capacity of each in usable Cubic Feet
    D. Conveying Rate
    E. Distance and Elbows
    F. Working Clearance - inlet to ceiling

    VIII. STORAGE TO SCALING:
    A. Number and Size of Scale Hoppers
    B. Number of Formulas at each Scale
    C. Max. Number of Ingredients per Formulas
    D. Number of Sizes of Batch per Hour
    E. Conveying Rate
    F. Distances and Elbows
    G. OEM of Electronics: load cells; indicator
    G. Accuracy: plus or minus __% of full scale

    IX. USE POINTS TO LOAD OUT:
    A. Discharge Rate of Blender, Dryer, etc.
    B. Conveying Rate
    C. Distance and Elbows to Destination
    D. Amount of Load Out Storage Required
    E. Overhead or at Grade?

    X. POWER:
    A. Motors (Specified OEM)
    B. Controls (Specified OEM)

    XI. FLOW DIAGRAM AND REMARKS: PLEASE FORWARD PLAN VIEW WHEN AVAILABLE:


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UNITED STATES SYSTEMS, Inc.
P.O. Box 5218 * Kansas City, Kansas 66119
Phone: 913-281-1010 * Fax: 913-281-2901
888-281-2454 U.S. Systems solves conveying problems, conveyor systems, provides storage bins, bulk material bins, conveyor controls, automatic conveyors, bulk handling conveyors, coal ash gravel and sand handling conveyors, continuous flow conveyors, dust collector conveyors, food handling and processing conveyors, grain elevator conveyors, pneumatic conveyors, portable conveyors, salt handling conveyors, special conveyors, vacuum conveyors, weighing conveyors, conveyor diverters, dust collection systems silo unlodaing equipment, storage systems, transfer systems, unloaders, intermodel transfer.