Project Director To implement all that is involved with the Alternative Lifestyle Community Co-operative development option and to manage it to conclusion will require the services of a competent 'Project Director'. One who has an intimate knowledge of the overall concept, and what is needed to take full advantage of all available technology to ensure a 100% environmentally compatible end result, whilst at the same time maximising the return potential for Co-op members. Under normal circumstances, and due to the location, the costs of appointing a competent Project Director would be significant and would need to be paid, at least in part, in advance and then progressively until project completion. In such a case it would be the Co-op Members who would be expected to have sufficient funds available at the onset to cover that. However, this project can, if the members consider it prudent, be conducted under circumstances that are not normal, and thus those significant costs could be mostly avoided. More details relating to this will be provided to the Co-op membership once the Co-op has been established and then a vote will determine if this option is to be adopted. Suffice to explain for now that such a competent, experienced 'Project Director' with the required intimate knowledge is available. One who would be prepared to be involved from concept design to implementation and through to the finality where the total cost of the development is recovered, and with no actual cash outlay by Members other than justifiable associated operating expenses. The major benefit to the Co-op of this approach being that, as ultimately same Project Director and family would be a Co-op member family too there would be more than sufficient incentive for his ensuring a cost effective, expedient yet thorough, high yield end result. The Managing Consultant (See Profile) will have, up to the purchase settlement, been acting as temporary Project Director, responsible for overseeing all aspects relating to the establishment of the Co-operative membership (or private company or trust or whatever the case may be) and the completion of the property purchase as an unencumbered, freehold, walk-in/walk-out going concern. After settlement and possession a permanent Co-op committee will be formed and a permanent Project Director will be appointed. The present owners will provide, at no cost, a one or two month familiarisation period for the Co-op's representative/s. That done, the new Project Director begins the task of initiating the development. At the top of his list will be the Survey of the entire property. (See Development pages). He appoints Designers and Architects for preparation of all project plans and acts as liaison between them and the various members regards their villas or chalets. Ensuring all relevant statutory authority submissions and approvals are co-ordinated will also be his responsibility, as will arranging for a mainland prefabrication company to undertake the construction aspect of the project. As the survey stage is in progress he organises the sale and shipment to the mainland of 8,000 sheep, leaving 2,000 head for the community use. Next comes the planting of the Carbon Forest and the approach to this will be determined by the Co-op members. Either a professional forester will be appointed for this task or it can be undertaken entirely by the Co-op members or a group of local island residents under the guidance of the Project Director. It will also be possible for the The Project Director to arrange the Offshore Marketing Strategy connection and to have that aspect initiated before the actual development of the tourist aspects begins, allowing for that to be largely self funding. Establishing the Service Sector Co-operative could also fall under his responsibility if the Mother Co-op members so decide. Overall, his involvement will be complete only when the project is complete and functioning as it is designed to function. See Cash Flow Projections for further details. Return to Co-operative Introduction Page   Return to Front Page   General Overview   Carbon Farming   Community Co-op or Syndicate Approach   Development Options   Profile   Contact