Introduction to Africa Lonestar Power & Engineering Services Corporation
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
I.
Introduction:
This document has been developed to introduce Africa
Lonestar Power Corporation (ALP-CORP) to perspective customer, partners and
Investors.
II.
Who are we? :
ALP-Corp is a newly incorporated entity in Liberia[1].
We were organized to assist in the current development of Liberia’s post-war
energy, power & T&D sector. The Liberia Development Corporation (LDCI)
incorporated ALP-Corp to provide administrative and technical support to future
partners in the energy sector development of Liberia.
ALP-Corp is 80% owned by LDCI, 4% owned by Gerald B. Coleman
and with 16% shares unsubscribed for future partners.
We have a five man board
of directors as follows:
Member
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Title
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Position in Society
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Mr. Ernest C.B. Jones
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Chairman of the Board
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Managing Director of Du Investment Corporation
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Mr. Caichun Huang
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Member
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CEO of LDCI
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Mr. Augustine Jarrett
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Member
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Economic Advisor to the President
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Mr. Natty B. Davies
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member
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CEO of Devon Consultancy
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Mr. Gerald B. Coleman
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Secretary
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Managing Director of ALP-Corp
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III.
Our Mission:
Our main mission is to empower Africa with sustainable
renewable energy. Towards that mission we seek partnership with established and
reputable companies having the same shared vision as ours. Through this
partnership we hope to serve as a local agent for their activities in Liberia.
IV.
Our
Current Objective:
Our current objective is to become an independent power
producer (IPP) in Liberia. The Liberian government passed a new
Electricity Law in 2015. This law was meant to decentralize the power industry
through allowing public private partnerships (PPP) regulated by the government.
These public private partnerships are expected to facilitate the rapid
development of Liberia’s energy sector as a firm foundation for national
development. We are currently in discussion with the government of Liberia
towards securing permission to develop a power network in the Southeastern and
Northwestern portion of Liberia outside the current boundary of LEC.
V.
Our
Current Scope of Services:
Currently we are organized to provide engineering management
support to our customers serving as their local presence in Liberia. Our serves
cover three key areas as follows:
Figure 1: Organization Chart of Africa Lonestar Power
Corp.
1
.
Administrative & Financial Support:
We have a local office in urban Liberia
just 5 km from downtown Monrovia. We can house up to three staffs from our
partners thus allowing them an immediate work activity environment. The office
is fully equipped with internet, computer servers, small café service and one transport
vehicle with driver, etc. We can also arrange for short-term and long-term local
housing, airport pick-up, visa processing, security, etc. for our customers as
part of our administrative agency support.
2.
Engineering
Service Support:
Our Engineering section is organized to
support our partners with counterpart staff to assist in the implementation of
their projects, while facilitating local capacity building and technology
transfer empowerment for Liberia. Due to space limitation we can currently
provide three support staff only. Upon request we can also arrange for local
sub-contractors as needed (at a separate cost per terms of reference). Our
Engineering counterpart staff can also provide other technical support needed
to complement the work of our partners on a project by project bases.
3. Marketing & Sales Support:
Our marketing section focuses on providing
logical support for our customers. This can include clearing and storage of
goods imported for a given project or marketing event. Also they can arrange to
secure local machinery and equipment needed for a given project. Regarding
storage, we usually arrange for one central storage site per engagement. We can
also serve as local agents to introduce and sell various technical products of
our customer on the Liberian market.
Figure 2: Layout of ALP (in proposed partnership with Chint International) current office space
VI.
Our
Fees:
Our general fee
structure is as follows:
1. Initial Engagement:
If we contact you
for a local contract in Liberia and you respond and win the bid we expect a
flat finder’s fee of 5,000USD in return for the process. This is payable only
if you win the bid.
If you contact us
on first engagement for a local contract or seek our service we charge 5,000USD as a flat service
fee whether you win the engagement or not[1].
This amount is to be paid in two installments: 50% in advance upon signing a
service agreement with the balance due after our services have been acceptably
implemented.
2. Normal Engagement:
After a
successful initial engagement we can be contracted to provide additional agency services,
as outlined above, for a specified mutually agreed period. During this
contracted engagement period we will charge based on the scope and cost of the
customer’s project or as per mutual agreement with the client.
Our estimated
service fees are outlined below as follows:
Basic service fee
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For projects ranging from 100,000USD to less than
$1M, with a time frame less than one year duration.
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We charge a lump fee of 15% of the total project
cost plus added cost, payable in 3
equal installments spread out over the project time frame.
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For projects above $1M with a time frame less than
two years.
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We charge a lump fee of 10% of the total project
cost plus added cost, payable in 3
equal installments spread out over the project time frame.
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All other projects over $10M with durations over two
years.
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We charge a lump fee of 5% of the total project cost
plus added cost, payable in 3
equal installments spread out over the project time frame.
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Each customer engagement is concluded by
signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) which layouts the specific
responsibilities and expectations of each partner. The above service fees are
estimates only, the specific fees will depend on the specific range of services
required by the customer. Of course the phrase “plus added cost “ will always refer to services to be provided outside
of our specified scope of services as per the signed MOU. For example:
a.
Our normal scope of service covers the Monrovia
area or the immediate service area of the contract; therefore if we provide
transport services outside of the agreed service area additional cost will be
incurred.
b.
If residential housing service is required in
our MOU, we will usually provide a three bedroom furnished residential facility
for each project; however if a customer needs more residential coverage,
additional cost will be incurred.
c.
Regarding clearing cost, we will cover and be
responsible for the clearing of all your imported equipment and goods as per
the MOU. This will include transporting them to an agreed specified location.
Any additional cost of this process such as duty payments, port charges,
multiple storage charges, etc. will be considered as added cost.
d.
Finally we sometime offer sub-contractual
services for a given project. The cost of this service will be discussed in a
separate MOU as added cost.
VII.
Conclusion:
We hope this document
has served as a proper introduction of who we are, and what mutual benefits can
be achieved through our partnership or engagement. We can be contacted through
the following address:
Africa Lonestar Power
& EngineerIng Services Agency
A section of Africa
Lonestar Power Corporation
c/o: Mr Gerald B.
Coleman
Sr.
Consultant/Project MD
Old Road across from
the Nigerian Embassy
Congo town, Liberia
Cell: +231 888164685
or 777555542
Email: alp2016.liberia@gmail.com
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