Dealing with Construction Permits in
Algeria
Listed below is detailed summary of the procedures, time and costs to build a warehouse —including obtaining necessary licenses and permits, completing required notifications and inspections and obtaining utility connections.
The information appearing on this page was collected as part of the Doing Business project, which measures and compares regulations relevant to the life cycle of a small- to medium-sized domestic business in 183 economies. The most recent round of data collection for the project was completed in June 2011.
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Building a warehouse
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Estimated Warehouse Value:
DZD 52,024,000
- City: Algiers
| No. |
Procedure |
Time to Complete |
Associated Costs |
| 1 |
Legalize property act
Agency: Municipal authority (Autorité municipale)
|
2 days
|
DZD 1,800
|
| 2 |
Obtain building permit
The DUCH (direction de l’urbanisme de la construction et de l’habitat) at the Wilaya (county) level centralizes all building permit requests submitted at the city level and issues a technical opinion (avis technique) after consultation with other technical government agencies: SONELGAZ, forests, civil protection, health, environment, etc. (exact list depends on the project at issue).
The documents required are normally:
- Acte de propriété (property deed)
- Plans of the project prepared by a certified architect and certified engineer for the génie civil section. Drawings of the structure.
- Extrait cadastral (or plan du lotissement where applicable). Extrait cadastral in Rouiba.
- Preliminary agreement from utility companies. Authorization for temporary connection during the construction.
- Dessins du systeme d’egout
Construction permits are valid 3 years, after which, if the construction has not been built, it is necessary to apply for a new one.
Agency: Sous direction de l'urbanisme de la Commune
|
150 days
|
DZD 2,500
|
| 3 |
Receive municipal inspection
Agency: Municipal authority (Autorité municipale)
|
5 days
|
no charge
|
| 4 |
Receive municipal inspection
Controle Tecnique de la Construction, an independent technical agency verifies every major step of advancement of the structure (“réceptionne ou vise”): inspections will be on average 5 to 8 per construction.
They control the structure and safety issues. They come at each key step of the construction:
o Qualité du terrain conforme
o Premier terrassements
o Réception de fond de fouille
o Couler des fondations / qualités des bétons
o Pose radié (grande dalle en béton armé)
In general only urbanisme and civil protection come to inspect, no other agency.
Agency: Controle Tecnique de la Construction
|
1 day
|
no charge
|
| 5 |
Receive municipal inspection
Agency: Controle Tecnique de la Construction
|
1 day
|
no charge
|
| 6 |
Receive municipal inspection
Agency: Controle Tecnique de la Construction
|
1 day
|
no charge
|
| 7 |
Receive municipal inspection
Agency: Controle Tecnique de la Construction
|
1 day
|
no charge
|
| 8 |
Receive municipal inspection
Agency: Controle Tecnique de la Construction
|
1 day
|
no charge
|
| 9 |
Request and receive final inspection to obtain certificate of conformity
The final inspection will be done CTC and this agency will deliver a Proces verbal provisoire de conformité (provisional occupancy permit)
Agency: Controle Tecnique de la Construction
|
14 days
|
no charge
|
| 10 |
Obtain certificate of conformity
Although the law requires a certificate of conformity, it is seldom issued in practice.
Agency: Sous direction de l'urbanisme de la Commune
|
1 day
|
DZD 5,000
|
| 11 |
Notarize the updated property act
Agency: Municipal authority (Autorité municipale)
|
1 day
|
no charge
|
| 12 |
Register the updated property act (title) at the property registry
Before the building can be used as collateral, banks require the property title and the construction license. This case study assumes that BuildCo possesses a construction license.
Agency: Municipal authority (Autorité municipale)
|
1 day
|
no charge
|
| 13 |
Apply for telephone line
Agency: Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (Ministère des Postes et Télécommunications)
|
1 day
|
no charge
|
| 14 |
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications inspects the site and prepares an estimate
The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications requires a 50% down payment on the estimated charge before connecting the building.
Agency: Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (Ministère des Postes et Télécommunications)
|
30 days
|
DZD 13,200
|
| 15 |
Obtain telephone connection
A site visit may be required to prepare the estimate.
Agency: Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (Ministère des Postes et Télécommunications)
|
30 days
|
DZD 15,000
|
| * 16 |
Notify municipal/ communal authority of connection to sewer mains
Agency: Municipal/communal authority (Autorité municipale/communale)
|
1 day
|
no charge
|
| 17 |
Apply for water connection
Agency: SEAAL
|
1 day
|
no charge
|
| 18 |
The water company inspects the site and prepares an estimate
A site visit is sometimes required to prepare the estimate.
Agency: SEAAL
|
22 days
|
DZD 13,000
|
| 19 |
Obtain water connection
Agency: SEAAL
|
18 days
|
DZD 25,000
|
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.