Dealing with Construction Permits in
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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.
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Building a warehouse
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Estimated Warehouse Value:
BAM 1,013,350
- City: Sarajevo
| No. |
Procedure |
Time to Complete |
Associated Costs |
| 1 |
Obtain excerpt from the cadastre plan showing status of the land plot at the municipal Cadastre Department
To obtain a copy of the cadastre plan, BuildCo must submit a request on a form available at the municipality. Due to internal reorganization and automatization of the process in cadastre office of Municipality the process can be completed in 1 day.
Agency: Municipality
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1 day
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BAM 15
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| * 2 |
Obtain excerpt from the land registry book showing proper registration from the municipal Land Registry Department
The excerpt is available from the Land Registry Department of the Municipal Court. The company representative must take a queue number at the office counter in the morning and make a written or oral request. The excerpt will be provided on the same day (usually within 1 hour).
Agency: Municipal Court (Land Registry Department)
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1 day
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BAM 4
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| 3 |
Obtain urban planning consent from the municipal Department for Spatial Planning, Urbanism and Communal Matters
BuildCo submits a request to the municipality for an urban planning consent with the following required documents:
- Reason for the request, including the project data and documentation required for the Urban Planning Department’s assessment.
- Program sketch.
- Preliminary (or first draft) project design, two examples (or depending on the level of construction complexity, project proposal or program sketch).
- General schemes for power installations, heating installations, fire prevention and security systems, water supply and sewage systems.
- Excerpt from the cadastre plan, showing right to build and ownership of plot (not older than 6 months).
- Excerpt from the land registry book, showing proper registration.
- Environmental consent, if requested.
- Other data, if requested.
- For insurance purposes, consent for fire and explosion protection, issued by a competent company.
- Consent for the heating installations, issued by a competent company
Once issued, the urban planning consent is effective for a year, during which time BuildCo may submit a construction permit request.
UNDP training and governmental administrative reform has reduced the time required.
Agency: Municipality (Urban Planning Department)
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30 days
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BAM 30
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| 4 |
Obtain preliminary verification of the heating and electricity installations from Elektroprivreda
BuildCo must submit to the municipal electricity provider (Elektroprivreda) the description of the main project plan, which consists of
- Book 1, Architecture Project: Contains a site plan (scale: 1:200), all special features, at least two detailed characteristic cross-sectional plans, the façade (scale: 1:50O), characteristic design details (scale: 1:10), carpentry and locksmith plans, and technical description and premeasurements.
- Book 2, Building Project. Contains all cost estimates, a technical description and report, as well as a description of all phases of construction, including:
-- Electrical installations (IT, lightning rod) and fire prevention technology and video surveillance with premeasurements and technical descriptions.
-- Heating installations (including premeasurements and technical descriptions).
-- Water supply and sewage system installations (including premeasurements and technical descriptions).
-- Information on the geotechnical and civil engineering aspects of the project.
-- Study on waste management and environment protection (if business activities impact the environment), if required.
-- Study on fire and explosion prevention.
Agency: Elektroprivreda Bosnia and Herzegovina
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29 days
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BAM 88
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| * 5 |
Obtain preliminary verification of water supply and sewage system projects from Vodovod i Kanalizacije
BuildCo must submit the description of the main project plan to the municipal water and sewage authority (Vodovod i Kanalizacija).
Agency: Vodovod i Kanalizacije
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28 days
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BAM 117
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| * 6 |
Obtain preliminary verification of the telecommunication installations from BH Telekom
BuildCo must submit electronically the description of the main project plan to the Public Institute for Fire Protection, an independent agency.
Agency: Institute for Fire Protection
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15 days
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BAM 21
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| * 7 |
Obtain preliminary verification of Study on Fire and Explosion Prevention from the Public Institute for Fire Protection
BuildCo must undergo a technical audit, showing that the project was designed in compliance with the urban permit and the provisions of the Law on Spatial Planning. The auditing entity must have at least one engineer who passed the state exam and has 5 years of experience. The signature of an authorized auditor is required to confirm that the project has been revised in its entirety. The total fee for technical audits varies across municipalities, according to municipal decisions on the fee schedule for the technical audit of construction. The above-stated fee applies to the Sarajevo municipality.
Agency: Auditing Entity
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4 days
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BAM 150
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| 8 |
Obtain validation of the technical audit of the main project from the auditing entity
The company must submit a request to the Department for Spatial Planning, Urbanism and Communal Matters with the following documents:
- Valid urban planning consent.
- Cadastre excerpt: land plot and proof of right to build.
- Proof of payment for purchase of the construction land.
- Proof of rent payments for the paid rent compensation.
- Consents obtained during the issuing of the urban planning permit.
- Consent for stated building; any other enclosures as requested by the authorities.
- Verified development project (two copies) and consents for the project documentations (Project Books 1 and 2, including the preliminary verifications applied for in Procedures 4 to 7).
There is no fee associated with the application.
Agency: Municipality
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5 days
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BAM 28,180
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| * 9 |
Pay the rent fee and shelter construction fee at a commercial bank on the account of Department for Spatial Planning, Urbanism and Communal Matters
The request for marking out the land plot must be submitted to the municipal construction department with the construction permit and the urban planning consent. The municipal authorities mark out the land plot. The request fee depends on the yearly municipal pricing decisions and on the on-site assessment. An average price is BAM 10.
Agency: Municipality (Construction Department)
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1 day
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BAM 38,487
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| 10 |
Apply for building permit with the municipal Department for Spatial Planning, Urbanism and Communal Matters
BuildCo must notify the municipal construction department of the start of construction no later than 8 days before work begins.
Agency: Municipality (Urban- Construction Inspection Department)
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30 days
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no charge
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| 11 |
Request marking out of the land plot at the municipal Department for Spatial Planning, Urbanism and Communal Matters
BuildCo must contact the BH Telecom to obtain a phone line connection. The request should include the preliminary verification of the phone installation and Project Books 1 and 2. BH Telecom reduced its connection fee to Bam 70.20 to make the service more competitive.
Agency: BH Telecom
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7 days
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BAM 15
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| 12 |
Notify the municipality about the commencement of works at the Department for Spatial Planning, Urbanism and Communal Matters
BuildCo must contact the municipal water and sewage authority (Vodovod i Kanalizacije) to obtain water and sewage connection. The request should include the preliminary verification and Project Books 1 and 2.
Agency: Vodovod i Kanalizacije
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1 day
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no charge
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| 13 |
Request telephone line connection at BH Telekom
BuildCo must contact the municipal electricity provider (Elektroprivreda) to obtain an electrical connection. The request should include the proof of property ownership, the construction permit, and other data, as requested. Cost of connection to electricity is: application fee and inspection fee is BAM 750.
Agency: Elektroprivreda Bosnia and Herzegovina
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13 days
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BAM 60
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| * 14 |
Request water and sewage connection at Vodovod i Kanalizacije
After the technical review of completed construction, BuildCo must submit a request for the building usage permit, including the following documents:
- Building permit (copy).
- Cadastre plan (copy), including an exact plan of the marked final building position.
- Written statements from each contractor, stating the work has been properly performed according to the project design and future maintenance plans.
- A written report (by the construction supervisor) that all materials were of standard quality (certified as such by the suppliers).
BuildCo submits these documents to the construction department of the relevant municipality (the same municipal department that issued the building permit). The building usage permit is issued upon completion of technical inspection. It is only after the issuance of such permit that the building may be used.
Agency: Municipality (Construction Department)
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30 days
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BAM 500
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| 15 |
Request issuance of the building usage permit from the municipal Department for Spatial Planning, Urbanism and Communal Matters
Registration of the building in cadastre books can last anywhere between 15 days up to 30 days due to administrative reforms inside the cadastre office. But the procedure is not nearly as lengthy as was before when it would take on average 6 months to 1 year. Documents that need to be submitted are: application sheet available from the municipality, copy of the cadastre plan; construction permit; and excerpt from the regulation plan.
After the cadastre registry the applicant needs to register the ownership status of the newly finished warehouse. The procedure until this year took on average anywhere between 6 months to 1 year. Administrative reforms under broader land reform registry have made it possible to obtain the registry in 2 months.
Agency: Cadastre (Municipality)
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30 days
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BAM 7,804
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| * 16 |
Receive technical inspection from the municipal Department for Spatial Planning, Urbanism and Communal Matters
No later than the inspection date, BuildCo must present the following documentation to the board:
a. Excerpt from the Commercial Court Register, showing that BuildCo is properly registered;
b. Details on the each work phase of the construction;
c. Building permit (copy);
d. Performance reports verified by the designer of the main project plan to validate compliance with the main project plan as well as terms and conditions specified in the building permit;
e. Construction diary and construction book;
f. Proof of testing the quality of materials and equipment received from suppliers at the time of purchase;
g. Construction mark-out plan and minutes on the performed mark out;
h. Construction-site organization scheme;
i. Decision on the appointed construction engineers and the supervisors;
j. Cadastre plan.
The relevant municipal department must appoint an independent professional inspection board for a technical inspection within 8 days of receiving the duly submitted request for issuance of a building usage permit. The number of board members appointed depends on the type and the complexity of the building; the board will consist of one professional for each type of construction work to be inspected (architectural/engineering, electrical, mechanical, water and sewage system, and so forth).
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1 day
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no charge
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| 17 |
Register the building into cadastre books at the municipal Cadastre Department
BuildCo must submit a request to register the building in the cadastre books at the municipal cadastre office. Along with the request, BuildCo must submit the building usage permit, the building permit, the certificate proving the marking out of the property construction site and other documents showing ownership over the property.
During the technical review of the completed construction, the designated authority checks whether there have been any additional changes in the construction and whether the construction was built in accordance with the urban planning consent. If there were any changes, it is necessary to obtain a new geodetic image of the plot. Upon registration of the property in the cadastre records, the cadastre forwards an extract to the Land Registry, which will serve for having the property registered in the land registry books.
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15 days
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BAM 180
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| 18 |
Register the building into land registry books with the Land Registry Department at the District Court Sarajevo
BuildCo must submit a request to register the warehouse in the land registry books. The request form can be found in the Land Registry office.
Other required documents include:
a. Purchasing agreement or other document as a proof of building and land ownership;
b. Building usage permit;
c. Rent and shelter fee payment certificate;
d. Payment of BAM 60 for administrative expenses.
The Land Registry office will register the property upon receiving the excerpt from the cadastre.
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1 day
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BAM 60
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* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.