LoftyInc Allied Partners Limited is a project management and advisory firm focused on West-Central Africa. The firm specializes in complex project planning, execution, cost/risk management, and health checks for projects in areas like engineering, resources, and oil/gas. It aims to reduce client project development and market entry risk through bottom-up planning and execution. The firm works with clients in Nigeria, Cameroon, and other countries and has experience managing various infrastructure projects.
2. WHO WE ARE
LoftyInc Allied Partners Limited is a business and project development firm
focused on West-Central Africa. We’re based in Houston, Texas.
We know Africa. We’re locally rooted, and globally connected.
We are focused on project planning and development for West-Central Africa;
especially helping companies investing in the region navigate the unique
regulatory environment while managing key interfaces like JV Partnerships and
remote Co-Working teams.
We are led by industry professionals with decades of international experience
and certifications in Project Management, Cost Control, Quality & Risk.
Firm is registered directly or via representatives in Nigeria (DPR), Ghana (GNPC),
Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon.
We specialize in general engineering, resources and oil/gas consulting
3. Focus Area
Project
Complex Project Planning Execution
(feasibility, execution sequence, estimating)
Project Execution
(Team, Process & Relationships)
Project Cost/Risk Management Project PROJECT C/R
(Regulatory Evaluation & Interface Mgmt.) Planning Mgmt.
SUCCESS
Project Health Checks
(Lessons Learned & Responses)
Towards securing a valuable footprint in
the world’s fastest growing economy, Project
Health
with reduced risk! Checks
4. Our Value Add
Our PROPOSITION is to reduce your PROJECT DEVELOPMENT and
MARKET ENTRY RISK by maximizing opportunities for stakeholder
influencing and risk management at a very early stage by BOTTOM-
UP PLANNING & EXECUTION
VALUE ADD
5. Relationships
Our Resources draw from a global relationships with:
Libera Partners is a Washington DC based financial advisory firm
positioned to assist middle market ventures raise capital, enter new
markets, develop new products and execute their business strategy. With
overall focus in frontier markets, particularly Africa. Libera’s access brings
capital raising dimension to our work for large financial commitments to
projects in Africa.
Carl Consulting has been improving the predictability and performance of
large, complex engineering and construction projects in developing
countries for decades . It is based in Houston Texas.
Project Management Professionals & Professional Engineers: in-house
Cost and Risk Certification Specialists
ISO 9001 Certification Masters & Quality Managers
6. Resources
Michael Oluwagbemi-MEE, PMP, PE
Project Management Consultant
Damilola Agboola-CCC, CAPM Nikita Rejpal,
Cost Control Consultant Project Risk Consultant
Okezie Ofoegbu, MBA (Wharton)
Funding Advisor/Principal-Libera
7. Clients
Nigeria’s Premier Energy Services Company is a Business & Project
Development Client. We advise Amazon on ongoing JV activities
in the United States and expansion efforts across Africa.
Vessel & marine equipment provider for the Oil & Gas Industry
that does $30m worth of business annually is a Market Entry
Client.
$100 million per annum revenue, Houma based
Energy Services Company. Market Entry &
Project Development Client.
Supports Africa Business & Project Development
Operations of one of the world’s largest EPCM
Company in the Oil & Gas Industry specifically in
Nigeria & Cameroon
8. Track record
We’re a managing a US JV Project for a major Nigerian Engineering Company. Implementing a complex
shallow offshore project with pipeline engineering, electrical, structural and environmental components.
We put together a partnership between American, Belgian and Malaysian Investors and Local African
Partners that is set to build Cameroon's first intra country pipeline (a follow-on to project above). $600 million
will be invested over 5 years.
Principals managed a $1.2 million USTDA Feasibility Studies Project for a Major US Engineering Firm to study
2 Cameroon Pipeline Projects and delivered project on-time and within budget.
We supported the same company above win a $1million USTDA Feasibility Studies Contract in Nigeria and will
manage that as well starting March 2013.
We supported one of our clients enter the Nigerian market starting 6 months ago; secure a partner and has
now bid 8 contracts which are at various stages of qualifying. Total contract value under bid is about
$82million.
We're helping one of our clients secure major investments from Nigeria to recapitalize their firm for growth.
That project is in progress and may bring $30million in new money from Nigeria into the US company.
We delivered a consortium, that is in the process of investing $120 million to purchase a drilling asset in West
Africa.
We're supporting a major client in pursuit of a major CNG FS Contract in Nigeria and that activity should
extend into 2013.
9. Market Entry Approach
Early
• Identify Early Opportunity & Focus Strategy
• Participate in Feasibility Studies &/or Opportunity Matches
Mature
• Identify Strategic Partner or Client
• Pursuit & Opportunities Development
Persistent
• Long-term market mapping
• Replicate Opportunity Win across segments
• Consider Strategic Ops –including M&A, JV etc.
10. Systems
Our PM Focus is integrated into LoftyInc’s Proprietary Project Execution System -
Shorebase Project Execution. Available for LEAN Deployment virtually across desktop
and mobile system interfaces.
Our PM-in-your-Pocket System will deploy on mobile devices, and readily assist your PM
Personnel to virtually manage projects within this framework of reference: on the fly.
The system is augmented by a series of plans that detail the execution methodologies for
each area of project delivery. These are grouped under the following categories:
HSE Planning
Project Initiation
Project Kickoff
Project Planning and Controls
Engineering Execution
Progress Tracking
Project Procurement Plan
Cost Management
Commissioning
Closeout and Handover
11. CONTACT US
Project Needs in Africa?
consulting@loftyincltd.biz
2500 Wilcrest Dr, Suite 300
Houston, Texas 77042
(832) 800-4853