Colombia

Dealing with Construction Permits in

Valledupar - Colombia

Below is a detailed summary of the procedures, time and costs to build a warehouse. This includes obtaining necessary licenses and permits, completing required notifications and inspections and obtaining utility connections.

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No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Obtain the ownership history and no-lien certificate

This certificate provides the legal information on the property and on its current and previous ownership. The rate is set according to Decrees 1250 of 1970 and 2280 of 2008, the latter as amended by Resolution 0035 of 2009. Any individual or legal entity can request the issue of an ownership history and no-lien certificate of a property at the Registry Office.
1 day COP 11,840
* 2 Obtain the certificate of existence and legal representation of the Construction Company

When the parties are Limited Liability companies, they must request a certificate of existence and legal representation from the Chamber of Commerce. This document proves the existence of a corporate body and other aspects such as age, termination date, domicile, partners, capital, legal representative; the power the legal representative has to bind the company, and corporate purpose. The rate of public registration services is established in accordance to Decree 393 of 2002.
1 day COP 3,500
* 3 Obtain a certificate of no outstanding payments on property tax

In order to obtain this certificate it is necessary to submit the cadastral file and the address and name of the owner of the construction company.
2 days COP 4,500
4 Obtain construction license

The constructor must present the following documents (Article 18 of Decree 564 of 2006):
1. Copy of the ownership history and no-lien certificate, with an issue date no later than one month prior to the date of the request
2. The unified national license request form, established through Resolution 0984 of 2005, issued by the Ministry of the Environment, Housing and Territorial Development
3. Copy of the certificate of existence and legal representation, with an issue date of less than one month prior to the date of the request
4. Copy of the documents or tax statements proving payment of property taxes for the previous five years
5. Drawing of the site and identification of the property
6. List of the addresses of neighboring properties
45 days COP 7,901,750 (the formula for the calculation of the expenses is the following: E=(Cf*i*m)+((Cv*i*j*m)*1.16.) For Valledupar is : E = (865,068 x 4 x 0.608) + ((397,520 x 4 x 5.17 x 0.608) x 1.16))
5 Obtain certificate of urban boundary tax

Prior payment of this tax used to be a condition to obtain the construction license and its value corresponded to 20% of the property tax. Currently the Office of Municipal Planning issues this certificate at no cost. There are plans to reenact this tax in 2010.
1 day No cost
6 Obtain previous approval for water connection services

The service is requested to the service provider company ENDUPAR. It verifies the complexity of the connection to the main tube and the necessary works to connect the service.
5 days No cost
* 7 Request connection to electricity service

Once the service has been requested the company Electricaribe verifies its availability to make the connection. The company requires the filing of the drawings for the electricity connection to the electricity service.
1 day No cost
* 8 Obtain telephone connection

Las empresas encargadas de prestar el servicio telefónico son: Telefónica - UNE - EDATEL.
1 day No cost
9 Audit of the grids

The technical department of ENDUPAR confirms that the construction work complies with the approved designs.
1 day No cost
* 10 Obtain RETIE certificate

In some cases an inspection is needed, depending on the complexity of the construction works. The inspection is carried out an authorized outsourcing company.
1 day COP 150,000
11 Final inspection by the water and sewage company

Usually ENDUPAR does not perform the final inspection.
1 day No cost
* 12 Obtain connection to electricity service

The constructor is responsible to get the necessary equipment for the connection to the main grid. Payments for calibration and connection are split and charged with the monthly bill.
30 days COP 100,000 (connection and measurement)
13 Final inspection by the Municipal Government

It is common that inspectors from the Office of Municipal Planning follow the progress of the construction work.
1 day No cost
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.
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