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  Affordable Homes of America Inc · 10KSB · For 6/30/0 · EX-10.8 Confirming Copy · Filed On 10/10/0 · Accession Number 0001091818-00-000057 File Number 33-55254-18                       Filed By               Filing     Filed On/                     "Issuer"   Filed           Filer, Reporting          Form or    Effective/  Docs:           Subject Company          Filer's   As Of        Owner or Group Member        Schedule   Period/Why  Pages          or Serial Company          Agent 
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   1  10KSB       Annual Report -- Small Business                       32    107K   2  EX-3.1      Articles of Incorporation                              7     25K   3  EX-3.2      Articles of Merger                                     6     19K   4  EX-3.3      Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation             1     12K   5  EX-3.4      By-Laws                                               21     86K   6  EX-10.1     Agreement With Affordable Homes of America, Inc.      10     44K                            Exchange of Shares                                       7  EX-10.2     Agreement and Plan of Merger With Composite           20     58K                            Industries of America, Inc.                              8  EX-10.21    Articles of Merger of With Composite Industries of     3     13K                            America, Inc.                                            9  EX-10.3     Agreement With Big Mountain Construction              22     66K  10  EX-10.4     Financial Guarantee Bond Agreement With American       5     21K                            Home Assurance Corporation                              11  EX-10.5     Agreement to Provide Financing With Eurofederal        8     25K                            Bank N.V.                                               12  EX-10.6     Consulting Agreement With A2 Consultants               1     12K  13  EX-10.7     Joint Venture Agreement With Tristar Usa of La         6     27K  14  EX-10.8     Joint Venture Agreement With Al Nasar Trading &        5     28K                            Industrial Corporation                                  15  EX-10.9     Consulting Agreement With Africa Resources Corp.       3     17K  16  EX-10.10    Strategic Alliance Agreement With Quadrant             2     13K                            Resources Corp. for International Sales                                           Market                                                  17  EX-3.1      Consent of Pascale, Razzino, Alexanderson & Co.,       1     11K                            Pllc                                                    18  EX-27       Financial Data Schedule                                1     12K 
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  August 15, 2000                                                                 
  JOINT VENTURE AGREEMENT                                                         
  This Joint Venture Agreement (the Agreement or This Agreement) is                entered into this August 14 , 2000  by and between                              
  Affordable Homes of America, Inc, hereinafter referred to as AHOA, a             Nevada Corporation whose  principle place of business is 4505 W.                 Hacienda Ave. Unit I-1, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA and                              
  AL Nasar Trading & Industrial Corporation, LLC, hereinafter referred             to as ALNASR, a corporation  registered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia           (registration no. 3) whose principal place of business is Adam                   Khashoggi Vila, Al Washem Street, Murabba's District, Riyadh, Kingdom            of Saudi Arabia.                                                                
  WHEREAS                                                                         
  A. AHOA is the holder of two United States of America patents (number            5,782,970 and 5,852,077), the  patents being issued for the manufactur           ing of a protected new and unique building material hereinafter  refer           red to as the product;                                                          
  B. AHOA has through extensive research and experience, developed low c           ost, rapidly produced housing  models which meet minimum building stan           dards for the construction of homes in the United States and  in many,           if not all foreign countries.                                                   
  C. AHOA is now capable and ready to offer the product and                        associated home building expertise to a joint  venture                           partner, specifically ALNASR to introduce, market and sell                       the product in the Kingdom of  Saudi Arabia and in other countries               mutually selected by ALNASR and AHOA.                                           
  D. Furthermore, AHOA is now capable and ready to                                 (a) provide full complete technical assistance in the  establishment             of plants to manufacture the product and (b) provide all the                     necessary expertise required  to build and market low cost                       homes in accordance with models created by AHOA                                 
  AND WHERAS                                                                      
  A. ALNASR has the experience and contacts necessary to (a) market                the product in the countries selected in the Middle East and Northern            Africa and (b) create the infrastructure necessary for AHOA to build             manufacturing plants for products where feasible.                               
  B. ALNASR possesses the professional network which will work                     diligently towards obtaining various permits and licenses as                     required, both for the introduction of the product in the                        countries selected and for the introduction of the product in                    the countries selected and for the establishment of factories                    to construct manufacturing facilities in line with this agreement;              
  C. Furthermore, ALNASR now desires to utilize its experience,                    expertise and network to ensure the success of low cost housing models           by bidding for housing projects in countries selected at the very                earliest opportunity to this signing of this agreement.                         
  NOW THEREFORE, In consideration of one United States Dollar (US$1.00)            receipt of which is hereby  acknowledged and the mutual promises and             warranties contained herein, AHOA and ALNASR hereby  agree as follows:          
  MARKETING AND PRODUCTION, LOW COST HOUSING                                       1. AHOA and ALNASR agree to the formation of two corporations                    called Affordable Homes (Middle East), Inc., the said corporations,              unless otherwise agreed upon to be (a) a Canadian (British Columbia)             and (b) a United States of America (Nevada) corporation respectively;           
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  2. AHOA and ALNASR will each hold 50% of the Canadian and                        US corporation ( the "JV Corporations") respectively                            
  3. AHOA and ALNASR understand that each of the JV corporations                   will be obliged to form alliances, partnerships or even JV agreements            with third parties depending upon the individual requirements and                project mechanics in each country:                                              
  4. AHOA will hereby grant the JV corporation the exclusive rights                to (a) introduce and market the product in various countries selected            and (b) construct manufacturing and production facilities to produce             the product in the said countries selected and furthermore,                      unless there are fundamental reasons to the contrary AHOA                        agrees to transfer such exclusive rights to any alliances,                       partnerships or JV undertaken with third parties in any                          particular country.                                                             
  5. AHOA will also grant the JV corporation the exclusive right,                  jointly, with other parties or on their own accords, to bid on low               cost housing contracts in countries selected using AHOA's product                and technical support.                                                          
  6. AHOA warrants and guarantees that the product is feasible and                 further warrants that all technical information provided to                      ALNASR isaccurate and will be accurate at all times to                           the best of AHOA management                                                     
  7. AHOA warrants that the product is viable building product and                 is one which can be produced and used at a cost substantially less               that the cost of normally existing wood or concrete based housing                materials                                                                       
  8. AHOA warrants that is engineer and technicians will be available              for on site presentations, reviews and studies in the countries                  selected to assist ALNASR in any of its efforts envisaged in this                Agreement                                                                       
  9. ALNASR agrees to use its best efforts to introduce, market and                sell the product in countries selected and further agrees that the               first country will be selected within 7 business days of the                     signing of this Agreement                                                       
  10. ALNASR agrees that it will arrange for the preparation and                   submission of competitive bids which will be based on the use of                 the product (either via local production or via exports) to produce              low cost housing in the country of countries selected.                          
  11. ALNASR may provide, as its own contribution towards the Joint                Ventures envisaged herein, land or buildings and such land or buildings          will be acceptable to AHOA, if (a) they are deemed suitable for                  the furtherance of the objectives of the joint venture and (b)                   they are valued as per recognized local or international standards;             
  12. Each party will have equal representation of the Board of Directors          of the corporation (per 1) unless such representation needs to be                altered due to locally prevailing regulations in which case                      both parties shall arrive at mutually acceptance representations;               
  COSTS, FEES, EXPENSES & ORGANIZATION                                            
  13. Further to a Letter of Intent dated August 07, 2000, AHOA and                ALNASR have made their initial contributions of $US 25,000.00                    (United States Dollars Twenty Five Thousand only) each towards                   preliminary expenses designed to identify the precise nature of                  opportunities for the product in all countries in the Middle East                and in certain countries forming the Northern Africa.                           
  14. AHOA and ALNASR hereby, agree form this juncture, to                         operate the agreement only through the JV Corporations (per 1);                 
  15. AHOA and ALNASR hereby agree that both parties will contribute               a specified amount towards their share of initial capitalization of              the corporations in such a manner that preliminary travel cost, legal            fees and other expenditures are accounted for prior to formal                    capitalization pursuant to the actual implementation of country                  specific joint ventures for production, marketing and bidding purposes.         
  16. AHOA and ALNASR hereby agree to appoint Ms. Allison Eaton,                   President of Africa Resources Corporation, Vancouver, as Secretary               of the Canadian corporation and AHOA appointee as Secretary                      of the US Corporation for the primary purpose of maintaining and                 preparing books, records, timetables, timelines and expense budgets;            
  17. AHOA and ALNASR hereby agree to appoint Mr. Stephen Nemerqut as              General Counsel for purposes envisaged in this Agreement;                       
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  IMMEDIATE OBJECTIVES                                                             18. ALNASR, will, within 7 business days of the signing of this                  Agreement, provide written confirmation of a least one country chosen            for immediate implementation of the objectives of the Joint Venture              with AHOA, namely to produce and manufacture the product and,                    further more, to promote low cost housing projects;                             
  19. ALNASR will within 7 business days of the signing of this                    Agreement, provide a plan of action for a least four other countries             where such plan will be implemented depending upon the level of resources        available to AHOA;                                                              
  20. ALNASR and AHOA will cause the formation of the corporations                 (per 1) with immediate effect so that the Secretaries of the Corporations        can prepare and formalize books, records, and budgets in line                    with the objectives of the Agreement;                                           
  21. In order to fund the JV, and to complete other obligations under             the Agreement, AHOA will immediately conduct a private placement                 financing in which cause AHOA will be actively assisted by                       Africa Resource Corporation and by ALNASR;                                      
  22. ALNASR hereby agrees to make all arrangements, in conjunction                with Africa Resources, to enable AHOA to complete the targeted private           placement for a sum expected to be for a minimum of $7.00                        million and for a maximum of $15 million with the overriding                     provision that the bulk of the proceed excluding certain operating               and working capital costs agreed upon, will be utilized to fund AHOA's           share in the joint venture and/or joint ventures envisaged therein;             
  23. ALNASR is aware that shares issued as a consequence of the                   private placement by AHOA will be restricted shares (either Rule 144             or Reg,'S') and such shares may remain restricted for trading in the             US either for a period of 12 months from the date of the issuance or             pending AHOA effecting the appropriate registration of the securities            issued;                                                                         
  GENERAL                                                                         
  24. It is explicitly understood by ALNSAR that AHOA's near term                  and longer term participation, especially in the manufacture of the              product in one or more countries, is reliant upon the success of the             private placement (per 22) and a failure to satisfactorily complete the          private placement will make it impossible for AHOA to meet the forthcoming       commitments as outlined in this Agreement;                                      
  25. The term of the Agreement shall be for a period of three (3) years           with and automatic renewal for twenty five (25) years if a minimum of            US$ 100,000,000.00 (United States Dollars One Hundred Million) of actual         construction value is achieved within three years where such construction        value will be the aggregate of construction expenditures in one or more          countries designated by ALNASR;26. Since the representation on the Board         of Directors (per 1) shall be equally split between AHOA and                     ALNASR, any stalemate in voting- despite the best efforts of both                parties- will be submitted to an independent Arbitrator selected from            the American Arbitrator Association in which case the                            Arbitrator's decision will be final;                                            
  27. This agreement may be terminated for any of the following reasons:          
  a. By mutual consent  of  both parties                                          
  b. By the failure of ALNASR to secure necessary licenses                         permits and other related arrangements in at least 1 country                     over a period of 12 months form the date of signing this Agreement.             
  c. By the failure of ALNASR to forward a comprehensive plan                      of action for the JV corporations within 12 months from the                      date of signing this Agreement;                                                 
  d. By the failure of AHOA to complete the private placement                      envisaged herein within 6 months from the date of signing                        this Agreement;                                                                 
  e. By the failure of AHOA to demonstrate adequately that                         the product meets with all necessary minimum  requirements                       and furthermore, to prove that the low cost housing model                        is reality;                                                                     
  28. The Agreement may be amended at any time provided that any amended           agreement is in writing, signed by both parties and clearly referenced;         
  29. All timetables of timelines mentioned herein and appearing as the            duties of any of the parties to the Agreement may be extended with               the written consent of both parties to the agreement and the parties             concerned hereby agree that certain requirements or provisions may be            waived provided that such waiver is mutually agreed in writing                  
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  30. Address for notices and other communications:                               
  AHOA  Affordable Homes of America, Inc                             4505 W. Hacienda Ave. Unit I-1                         Las Vegas, NV                                          #702-579-4888                                          Fax#-702-579-4833                                      e-mail:info@affordahome.com                           
  AL NASR  Trading & Industrial Corporation LLC                            Adnan Khashoggi Villa                                  Al Washem Street                                       Murabba's District                                     Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia                        Telephone: 1-9661-402-7888                             Fax:1-9661-402-8577                                   
  31. The Agreement is the final written expression and the complete and           exclusive statement of the parties namely AHOA and ALNASR. It super-             sedes any and all other agreements (and letters of intent as the case may        be) written or oral between the parties and alterations or amendments            hereinafter must only be with the written and mutual content of AHOA             and ALNASR:                                                                     
  32. The Agreement, and its terms and conditions, shall be govern by              the laws prevailing in the State of Nevada or laws in other jurisdictions        if and when applicable;                                                         
  33. In the event that any pan of the Agreement is determined invalid by          a court of competent jurisdiction, such determination shall not effect           the validity of the remaining  portion of the Agreement:                        
  34. Both parties agree that, within the framework of the Agreement, certain      commission and/or finder's fees will be payable to Charlesbridge Holdings        (Europe) Corporation/Africa Reiources Corporation and to The Aiegis Group        and that the said commissions and fees will be negotiated separately and         will form part of a separate aereement.                                         
  SIGNED AND ACCEPTED                                                              DATED:  08/15/2000                                                               For AFFFORDABLE HOMES OF AMERICA, INC                                           
  By: /s/ Merle Ferguson                                                           --------------                                                   Merle Ferguson                                                   President                                                       
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  FOR AL NASR TRADING AND INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION LLC                              
  By /s/ ADNAN KHASHOGGI                                                           ---------------                                                    ADNAN KHASHOGGI                                                    DIRECTOR                                                          
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