Dealing with Construction Permits in
Madagascar
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:
MGA 530,000,000
- City: Antananarivo
| No. |
Procedure |
Time to Complete |
Associated Costs |
| 1 |
Acquire property registration certificates
BuildCo must obtain two copies of all the property registration documents. This procedure usually takes a month. It might take 3 months if the necessary book is missing from the registry, but this is not the rule.
Agency: Land Administration Department (Service des Domaines)
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30 days
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MGA 2,000
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| 2 |
Obtain official topographical plan of the plot
Two copies of the official topographical plan for the property with coordinates are needed. The cost of each copy varies between MGA 5,000 and MGA 7,500.
Agency: Topographical services (Service Topographique)
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7 days
|
MGA 6,000
|
| 3 |
Acquire lot plan with Commune seal
The documents needed are completed layout forms with the Commune’s seal.
Agency: City services at Anosipatrana (Bureau de la Commune à Anosipatrana)
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7 days
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no charge
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| 4 |
Obtain preliminary approval from the Urban Commune
The Urban Commune checks the design plans and supporting documents to ensure that no documents are missing.
Agency: Commune of Antananarivo (Commune D’Antananarivo)
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1 day
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no charge
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| 5 |
Submit application for building permit
Agency: Commune of Antananarivo (Commune D’Antananarivo)
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1 day
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no charge
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| 6 |
Receive inspection from SPAT
The inspection is carried out by the Provincial Service of Land Development Aménagement du territoire, SPAT) and the land owner. These inspections are necessary to obtain SPAT’s approval of the building permit. In addition to the first inspection before the start of construction work, SPAT may carry out several other random inspections. Technical directives for construction work include, among other things, a check of the center line of the street, of the street boundaries, of blind walls, and of openings in walls.
Agency: SPAT
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1 day
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no charge
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| 7 |
Obtain building permit
After approval by the Urban Commune of Antananarivo, the file is forwarded to the following services: - Bureau of the Commune at Anosipatrana (15 days). - Municipal Bureau of Sanitation (Bureau Municipal d’Hygiène, BMH) (15 days). - SPAT (2 months). After SPAT has checked the information in the file with the land owner (see Procedure 7), it issues its approval of the file, then prepares the file for forwarding to the Directorate of Land Development (at the Ministerial Commission) (15 days). Two months later, SPAT issues the building permit to BuildCo. The cost is calculated based on the volume of the building before SPAT gives its opinion. The cost can vary from MGA 1,000 to MGA 2,000 per cubic meter.
Agency: Commune of Antananarivo (Commune D’Antananarivo)
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90 days
|
MGA 1,170,540
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| 8 |
Receive final inspection at the end of construction by SPAT
The final inspection and approval by SPAT are required to obtain the certificate of occupancy.
Agency: SPAT
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1 day
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no charge
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| 9 |
Receive inspection by fire protection service
Agency: Fire service (pompiers)
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1 day
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no charge
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| 10 |
Obtain occupancy certificate
Agency: Commission
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7 days
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no charge
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| * 11 |
Apply for a telephone line
Agency: Malgasy Telecom (teleco Malgache)
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1 day
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no charge
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| * 12 |
Malagasy Telecom performs inspection of the building in order to prepare estimate
The inspection takes only a day.
Agency: Malgasy Telecom (teleco Malgache)
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1 day
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no charge
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| * 13 |
Obtain telephone connection
Agency: Malgasy Telecom (teleco Malgache)
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30 days
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MGA 100,000
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| * 14 |
Apply for water connection
The fees for water and electricity connections are MGA 1.5 million and MGA 2.5 million respectively. BuildCo receives the cost estimates 2 weeks after the inspections and can pay them immediately and acquire connection a week later.
Agency: JIRAMA
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1 day
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no charge
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| * 15 |
JIRAMA inspects the building to prepare an estimate
Agency: JIRAMA
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1 day
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no charge
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| * 16 |
Obtain water connection
The fee for water connection is around MGA 2.5 million. BuildCo receives the cost estimates 2 weeks after the inspections and can pay them immediately and acquire connection a week later.
Agency: JIRAMA (jiro sy Rano Malagasy)
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21 days
|
MGA 2,500,000
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* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.