Dealing with Construction Permits in
Central African Republic
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:
XAF 390,180,000
- City: Bangui
| No. |
Procedure |
Time to Complete |
Associated Costs |
| 1 |
Obtain a building permit
Ranging from XAF 5,000 to XAF 30,000, building permit fees are paid upfront upon application. The file is transmitted to the following agencies for review and approval: - Urban Planning Authority (Direction de L’Urbanisme), for assurance of compliance with urban planning regulations. - Cadastral Office, for review of the cadastral excerpts. - Municipal Public Roads Office (Service de Voirie), for water supply and sanitary conditions. - Land Registry (Direction des Domaines), for the verification of property registration. In practice, a commission (with a representative from each agency) meets to review the file at the same time. If the architect is diligent and closely follows the file, the permit can be obtained in 30 days. By law, the official deadline is 30 days. When this date has passed, BuildCo requests a provisional authorization while awaiting the Ministry of Housing (Ministre de l’Habitat) decree that grants the building permit.
Agency: Urban planning authority (Direction de l’urbanisme), Building permit service
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90 days
|
XAF 20,000
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| * 2 |
Request a provisional authorization upon expiration of the 30-day deadline
Agency: Urban planning authority (Direction de l’urbanisme), Building permit service
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20 days
|
no charge
|
| 3 |
Request from the urban planning authority an inspection of earthwork
Agency: Urban planning authority (Direction de l’urbanisme), Building permit service
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1 day
|
no charge
|
| 4 |
Receive inspection of earthwork
The inspection takes place within a week of notification.
Agency: Urban planning authority (Service de l’urbanisme)
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1 day
|
no charge
|
| 5 |
Request from authorities an inspection of foundation work
Agency: Urban planning authority (Service de l’urbanisme)
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1 day
|
no charge
|
| 6 |
Receive foundation inspection and obtain clearance to continue with construction
The inspection takes place within a week of notification.
Agency: Urban planning authority (Service de l’urbanisme)
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7 days
|
no charge
|
| 7 |
Request from authorities an inspection of concrete work
Agency: Urban planning authority (Service de l’urbanisme)
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1 day
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no charge
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| 8 |
Receive inspection of concrete work and obtain clearance to continue with construction
Agency: Urban planning authority (Service de l’urbanisme)
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21 days
|
no charge
|
| 9 |
Receive labor inspection
In principle, the labor inspector may visit the site at any time. In practice, BuildCo may be inspected twice.
Agency: Labor Ministry
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1 day
|
no charge
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| 10 |
Receive labor inspection
Agency: Labor Ministry
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1 day
|
no charge
|
| 11 |
Receive final inspection at the end of work
The inspection takes place any time from 1 to 30 days after the notification.
Agency: Building permit commission
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1 day
|
no charge
|
| 12 |
Obtain inspection certificate
Agency: Building permit commission
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37 days
|
no charge
|
| * 13 |
Request water connection
Agency: Société de Distribution d’Eaux en Centrafrique (SODECA)
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1 day
|
XAF 4,060
|
| * 14 |
On-site visit for cost estimate
Upon submitting the application dossier, the applicant arranges for an on-site visit to take measurements, establish the technical specifications, and estimate the cost. The cost estimate is provided to the client 2 days later. In principle, there are no fees. Because transportation is generally unavailable, to expedite the work, a client may pay for the transportation cost.
Agency: Société de Distribution d’Eaux en Centrafrique (SODECA)
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1 day
|
no charge
|
| * 15 |
Obtain water connection
Payment occurs after the cost estimate, and the connection follows immediately. If the applicant does not follow up on the application, obtaining the connection and service may take up to 3 months.
Agency: Société de Distribution d’Eaux en Centrafrique (SODECA)
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75 days
|
XAF 188,210
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| * 16 |
Request phone line
Agency: Société Centrafricaine de Télécommunication (Socatel)
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1 day
|
no charge
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| * 17 |
On-site visit for cost estimate
In principle, there are no fees. Because transportation is generally unavailable, to expedite the work, a client may pay the transportation cost (about XAF 2,000–XAF 5,000).
Agency: Société Centrafricaine de Télécommunication (Socatel)
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1 day
|
no charge
|
| * 18 |
Obtain phone line
Payment occurs after the cost estimate, and the connection follows immediately. If the applicant does not follow up on the application, obtaining the connection and service may take up to 3 months.
Agency: Société Centrafricaine de Télécommunication (Socatel)
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34 days
|
XAF 35,400
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* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.