Dealing with Construction Permits in
Guinea
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:
GNF 2,080,960,000
- City: Conakry
| No. |
Procedure |
Time to Complete |
Associated Costs |
| 1 |
Obtain cadastre extract
Agency: Cadastre
|
7 days
|
GNF 150,000
|
| 2 |
Legalize copy of property title
Agency: Legal Clerk, Notary, or Huissier de Justice
|
2 days
|
GNF 50,000
|
| 3 |
Obtain geological and geotechnical survey
Agency: BGGA
|
10 days
|
GNF 650,000
|
| 4 |
Obtain building permit
The application is addressed to the Ministry of Urban Planning and Housing. The dossier contains the following documents:
- request to the Minister, Ministre de l'Urbanisme, to the Governor of the city or to the Mayor- Maire de la Commune according to the building use and the location;
- Property title (Titre Foncier, Décrêt, Arrêté ou Bail)
- Architectural and technical plans (Structure, Installations électriques and hydrosanitaires); the descrptive document of the project prepared by an architect office, and the soil analysis.
If BuildCo does not follow up on the application, the building permit will not be granted. A person within BuildCo needs to be assigned to follow up on the application daily.
Agency: Direction Nationale de L’Habitat et de la Construction
|
180 days
|
GNF 5,000,000
|
| 5 |
Receive on-site inspection from the Technical Department of Architecture and Urban Planning (Département Technique d’Architecture et de l’Urbanisme) upon commencement of construction
Agency: Technical Department of Architecture and Urban Planning (Département Technique d’Architecture et de l’Urbanisme)
|
1 day
|
no charge
|
| 6 |
Receive on-site inspection from the Department of Architecture and Construction (Département d’Architecture et de Construction) upon commencement of construction
Agency: Department of Architecture and Construction (Département d’Architecture et de Construction)
|
1 day
|
no charge
|
| 7 |
Receive on-site inspection from the Town Taxes Service (Service des Impots de la Commune)
The municipal tax authority (Service des Impots de la Commune) inspects the site to ensure that BuildCo is paying withholding taxes on worker salaries.
Agency: Service des Impots de la Commune
|
1 day
|
no charge
|
| 8 |
Receive on-site inspection from the local service for salubrity (service de salubrité)
The local health agency (service de salubrité) inspects the site every 2 weeks. The agency may visit as often as every week depending on the project.
Agency: Local Service for Salubrity (service de salubrité)
|
1 day
|
no charge
|
| 9 |
Receive on-site inspection from the local service for salubrity (service de salubrité)
The local health agency (service de salubrité) inspects the site every 2 weeks. It may visit as often as every week depending on the project.
Agency: Local Service for Salubrity (service de salubrité)
|
1 day
|
no charge
|
| 10 |
Receive on-site inspection from the local service for salubrity (service de salubrité)
The local health agency (service de salubrité) inspects the site every 2 weeks. It may visit as often as every week depending on the project.
Agency: Local Service for Salubrity (service de salubrité)
|
1 day
|
no charge
|
| 11 |
Receive on-site inspection from the local service for salubrity (service de salubrité)
The local health agency (service de salubrité) inspects the site every 2 weeks. It may visit as often as every week depending on the project.
Agency: Local Service for Salubrity (service de salubrité)
|
1 day
|
no charge
|
| 12 |
Receive on-site inspection from the local service for salubrity (service de salubrité)
The local health agency (service de salubrité) inspects the site every 2 weeks. It may visit as often as every week depending on the project.
Agency: Local Service for Salubrity (service de salubrité)
|
1 day
|
no charge
|
| 13 |
Receive on-site inspection from the local service for salubrity (service de salubrité)
The local health agency (service de salubrité) inspects the site every 2 weeks. It may visit as often as every week depending on the project.
Agency: Local Service for Salubrity (service de salubrité)
|
1 day
|
no charge
|
| 14 |
Receive on-site inspection from the local service for salubrity (service de salubrité)
The local health agency (service de salubrité) inspects the site every 2 weeks. It may visit as often as every week depending on the project.
Agency: Local Service for Salubrity (service de salubrité)
|
1 day
|
no charge
|
| 15 |
Receive on-site inspection from the local service for salubrity (service de salubrité)
The local health agency (service de salubrité) inspects the site every 2 weeks. It may visit as often as every week depending on the project.
Agency: Local Service for Salubrity (service de salubrité)
|
1 day
|
no charge
|
| 16 |
Receive on-site inspection from the local service for salubrity (service de salubrité)
The local health agency (service de salubrité) inspects the site every 2 weeks. It may visit as often as every week depending on the project.
Agency: Local Service for Salubrity (service de salubrité)
|
1 day
|
no charge
|
| 17 |
Receive on-site inspection from the local service for salubrity (service de salubrité)
The local health agency (service de salubrité) inspects the site every 2 weeks. It may visit as often as every week depending on the project.
Agency: Local Service for Salubrity (service de salubrité)
|
1 day
|
no charge
|
| 18 |
Receive on-site inspection from the local service for salubrity (service de salubrité)
The local health agency (service de salubrité) inspects the site every 2 weeks. It may visit as often as every week depending on the project.
Agency: Local Service for Salubrity (service de salubrité)
|
1 day
|
no charge
|
| 19 |
Receive on-site inspection from the local service for salubrity (service de salubrité)
The local health agency (service de salubrité) inspects the site every 2 weeks. It may visit as often as every week depending on the project.
Agency: Local Service for Salubrity (service de salubrité)
|
1 day
|
no charge
|
| 20 |
Receive on-site inspection from the local service for salubrity (service de salubrité)
The local health agency (service de salubrité) inspects the site every 2 weeks. It may visit as often as every week depending on the project.
Agency: Local Service for Salubrity (service de salubrité)
|
1 day
|
no charge
|
| 21 |
Receive on-site inspection from the local service for salubrity (service de salubrité)
The local health agency (service de salubrité) inspects the site every 2 weeks. It may visit as often as every week depending on the project.
Agency: Local Service for Salubrity (service de salubrité)
|
1 day
|
no charge
|
| 22 |
Receive on-site inspection from the local service for salubrity (service de salubrité)
The local health agency (service de salubrité) inspects the site every 2 weeks. It may visit as often as every week depending on the project.
Agency: Local Service for Salubrity (service de salubrité)
|
1 day
|
no charge
|
| 23 |
Pay real estate tax
Real estate taxes and the occupancy tax (tax à l' occupation) of GNF 450,000 (paid only once) must be paid after construction is finished.
Agency: Town Taxes Service (Service des Impots de la Commune)
|
1 day
|
GNF 450,000
|
| 24 |
Request water connection
Agency: Guinea Water Company (SEG)
|
1 day
|
no charge
|
| 25 |
Receive inspection by water company
Agency: Guinea Water Company (SEG)
|
1 day
|
no charge
|
| 26 |
Obtain water connection
Agency: Guinea Water Company (SEG)
|
36 days
|
GNF 250,000
|
| * 27 |
Request phone line
Agency: SOTELGUI SA.
|
1 day
|
no charge
|
| 28 |
Receive onsite inspection for cost estimate by phone company
Agency: SOTELGUI SA.
|
3 days
|
GNF 218,000
|
| 29 |
Obtain phone line
Agency: SOTELGUI SA.
|
28 days
|
no charge
|
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.