Dealing with Construction Permits in
Uzbekistan
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:
UZS 260,200,000
- City: Tashkent
| No. |
Procedure |
Time to Complete |
Associated Costs |
| 1 |
Request and obtain land clearance from the district governor's office
BuildCo must obtain land allotment clearance, which is required for all new construction. BuildCo should attach to the application form a copy of the decision of the district/city mayor on land allotment, and submit these documents to the Inspectorate on Commercial Entities Registration. The Inspectorate on Commercial Entities Registration forwards the request to the Committee on Land Resources, the entity authorized to register and issue land licenses.
The application forms are filed with written details of the business plan and feasibility studies. This procedure is part of obtaining the architectural planning terms (APZ). The land allotment clearance permit is issued by the district governor’s office. Although the fees are not authorized by law, they are charged in practice.
Agency: District Governor's Office
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30 days
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UZS 392,291
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| 2 |
Request and obtain certificate on regisration of land plot
BuildCo should obtain a certificate of registration of land plot at relevant local state agencies. BuildCo must submit an application form, along with the ownership certificate, land plot estimation, and land plot cadastre plan. All documents except the application form are submitted in original. Local state agencies are not authorized to make any inspections, other than verifying that the documents are all properly filed. At this stage, BuildCo registers the land plot at the local state agencies, which is basis for obtaining land clearance.
The official time limit is 10 days. The cost is 50% of the minimum monthly wage (MMW).
Agency: Local State Bodies
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10 days
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UZS 18,840
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| * 3 |
Request and receive terms for design in accordance with the engineering supply norms
To obtain the terms for designing the building in accordance with engineering supply norms and regulations, the technical conditions for utility connections, and architectural planning terms, BuildCo submits a request to the Inspectorate. This request must be accompanied by a copy of the decision of the Hokim (the head of local government) on the land allotment clearance. The design terms, in parallel with the registration of land rights, are to be prepared by the Inspectorate staff within a day. However, in practice, doing so takes at least 5 days. In the meantime, if necessary, all calculations and estimates are confirmed with the applicant.
Agency: Inspectorate
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5 days
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no charge
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| * 4 |
Request and obtain technical terms for the connection to water and sewerage
BuildCo must obtain technical terms for the connection to the water and sewerage systems. The terms are necessary for preparing project documentation.
BuildCo must submit the following information to the local water and sewerage authority:
- For water: the load of water demand, the calculation of water height, and the expected date of commencement of water consumption.
- For sewerage: the calculation of sewage volume, qualitative composition of the sewage, specification of whether the any plans for internal treatment, and the expected date the sewerage system is to be put into operation.
There is no formal fee associated with this procedure. By law, this procedure should be completed in 3 business days. However, in practice, it takes 10 calendar days and is done in parallel with Procedure 3.
Agency: Water and Sewerage Authority
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10 days
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no charge
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| * 5 |
Request and obtain developed geodesic topographic maps of land plot
The construction and architecture department of the city must, within 18 working days, develop the geodesic/topographic map of the land plot through Main Department of Architecture and Construction. In Tashkent, the maps are developed by State Enterprise for Engineer and Geological Research (ГУП "ГИИИГГК") upon request of the Inspectorate. The technical conditions for connecting to utilities and the architectural planning terms (APZ) can be obtained in parallel with map development (Resolution No. 14 of the Cabinet of the Minister of Uzbekistan, as of February 6, 2006).
The schedule of fees is established by Resolution No. 357 (dated August 20, 2003), and the fee in the case considered here should be no more than 5 MMW. However, the President’s Resolution #PP-1112, dated May 15, 2009 enacted from June 1, 2009 reduced the cost for this procedure by 40%.
Agency: Construction and Architecture Department
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25 days
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UZS 75,360
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| * 6 |
Request and obtain architectural and technical objectives/ conditions
Based on the terms for designing the building in accordance with engineering supply norms and regulations, the technical conditions, and the decision of the Hokimat on the land plot (all provided by the department on architecture and construction of the city), the Main Department of Architecture and Construction develops the architectural planning terms (APZ, parts I and II).
The fee is established by Resolution No. 357 (dated August 20, 2003) was set at no more than 20 MMW . However, the President’s Resolution #PP-1112, dated May 15, 2009 enacted from June 1, 2009 reduced the cost for this procedure by 50%, i.e. only 10 MMW.
Agency: Main Department of Architecture and Construction
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30 days
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UZS 376,800
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| * 7 |
Obtain façade approval
The city’s Department of Architecture and Construction has to clear the façades of all buildings. The procedure takes about 1-2 weeks. The committee meets ups once a week; if the entrepreneur’s file doesn’t make to one week’s meeting it will certainly be reviewed the week after.
Agency: Department of Architecture and Construction
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14 days
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no charge
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| 8 |
Request and obtain state examination
BuildCo must submit the construction plans for state examination. Apart from the project documentation, the documents must include all necessary approvals by the relevant agencies, such as fire safety, seismology, and the like, and the positive conclusion of the state ecological examination. The territorial Inspection of State Architectural Building Supervision of the city of Tashkent issues the expert conclusion. Once the application is submitted, in practice, the company itself must contact all authorities where expertise clearance is sought.
The official time-limit is 7 days, however in practice takes 45 days.
The extra-departmental examination of Territorial Authority of the Main Department of State is forwarded to the State Committee on Architecture and Construction of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The cost related to all documents should be no more than 10 MMW. However, the President’s Resolution #PP-1112, dated May 15, 2009 enacted from June 1, 2009 reduced the cost for this procedure to 3 MMW.
Agency: Territorial Inspection of State Architectural Building Supervision of the city of Tashkent
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45 days
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UZS 113,040
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| * 9 |
Request ecological examination
BuildCo should submit the project and pre-project documentation for ecological examination. The State Ecological Examination body of the Committee on the Protection of Nature of the city of Tashkent will issue the conclusion of the ecological examination. This document is necessary for subsequent submission to the territorial Inspection of State Architectural Building Supervision of the city of Tashkent and to the servicing bank (to allow financing).
According to Resolution No. 491 (dated April 1, 2005), the cost falls into the price range for the category of difficulty IV and is therefore equivalent to 3 MMW. However, the President’s Resolution #PP-1112, dated May 15, 2009 enacted from June 1, 2009 reduced the cost for this category to 1 MMW. By law, this procedure should take 10 working days. However, in practice, it takes longer.
Agency: State Ecological Examination body of the Committee on Protection of Nature of the city of Tashkent
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20 days
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UZS 37,680
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| * 10 |
Obtain ecological approval
BuildCo will most likely receive an inspection from State Ecological Examination Authority before the conclusion is issued.
The documents that must be filed to obtain the clearance are the general plan, the engineering networks plans, and the utility connections shown in the design documentation. The cost is 1 MMW.
Agency: State Ecological Examination body of the Committee on Protection of Nature of the city of Tashkent
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60 days
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UZS 37,680
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| * 11 |
Request and obtain sanitation clearance for the project
BuildCo must obtain project clearance from the state sanitation and epidemic supervision authority.
Agency: State Sanitation and Epidemic Supervision Authority
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14 days
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no charge
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| * 12 |
Request and obtain water protection clearance
BuildCo must obtain a conclusion from the Water Resources Authority. BuildCo must submit information concerning water quality, chemical mixture of subsoil waters, and hydro-geological terms and conditions of ponds and so forth.
Agency: Water Resources Authority
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14 days
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no charge
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| * 13 |
Request and obtain project clearance from the local water and sewerage authority
BuildCo must obtain project clearance from the local water and sewerage authority. This authority checks whether the project and other relevant documentation conform to construction rules and technical terms. BuildCo enters into a contract with the local water and sewerage authority on technical supervision of the construction.
Agency: Water and Sewerage Authority
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14 days
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no charge
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| 14 |
Request and obtain construction permit from the local architecture and construction authorities
The permit for construction works is issued by the local branch of the architecture and construction authority. Although the permit should be issued within 5 days, in practice it takes longer.
An inspector from the local branch of the architecture and construction authority undertakes oversight of the construction. There is no permit application fee. However, for the oversight/inspection phase, the company enters into a contract with the authority at a cost of 0.03% of the value of the warehouse.
The company must submit the following documents:
- Application form.
- Positive evaluation summary from the public examination bodies on the working project.
- Copy of the general plan and elevations of the building approved by the architectural bodies, or the protocol of the Town-Planning Council of the Main Department on Architecture and Construction of the city of Tashkent.
- Address list of construction sites.
The Inspectorate registers the construction project and issues the building permit. BuildCo starts construction of the warehouse and notifies the Inspectorate of the commencement of works within a month of receiving the building permit.
Agency: Local branch of the Architecture and Construction Authority
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10 days
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UZS 78,060
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| 15 |
Request and register red line by the Main Department of Architecture and Construction
After the building permit has been obtained, the company provides the Main Department for Construction and Architecture with a copy of the Hokim's decision on the land plot, the architectural planning terms (APZ, part II), and project estimates of utility connections, which are then drawn on the red lines.
Depending on the documents provided, this procedure may be cleared within 2 days.
Agency: Main Department for Construction and Architecture
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5 days
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no charge
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| * 16 |
Registration with the State Architecture Supervision Authority
BuildCo needs to register the State Architecture Supervision Authority (Gos-StoyNadzor) of the commencement of the construction. This procedure is not free of charge: according to the paragraph 63 of the Resolution #357, the fee is negotiable but cannot be more than 0.03% of the construction work.
Agency: State Architecture Supervision Authority
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7 days
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UZS 78,060
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| 17 |
Receive inspection from the local branch of architecture and construction authority
Inspection is carried out by the local branch of the architecture and construction authority.
Agency: Local branch of the Architecture and Construction Authority
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1 day
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no charge
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| 18 |
Request water and sewerage service and connection
Agency: Water and Sewerage Authority
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1 day
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no charge
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| * 19 |
Receive water and sewerage inspection
Agency: Water and Sewerage Authority
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1 day
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no charge
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| * 20 |
Connect to water and sewerage services
Agency: Water and Sewerage Authority
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5 days
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no charge
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| * 21 |
Request and connect to fixed telephone line
The cost of the phone connection slightly decreased in August 2009 according to the Price list №125-1/1 approved by General Director of Uzbek agency of communication and informatization. It states that for the legal bodies the connection fee is set as UZS 39,990 beginning from the 1st August 2009.
Agency: Uzbek telecom
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30 days
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UZS 39,990
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| 22 |
Call and establish Working Commission and submit documents to the Commission
After completion of the construction works, BuildCo requests the creation of a Working Commission composed of the representatives of district architects, the sanitation supervision authority, the state fire supervision authority, the ministry on emergency situations, the city committee on nature protection, and others.
The timeframe under the Construction rules, registered by Ministry of Justice No.545, for establishing Working Commission is 5 working days. However, in practice it takes 14 days, as the Commission only meets once every two weeks and in case the file doesn’t make it to the first meeting, it would almost certainly be reviewed at the second one.
BuildCo must submit the following documents to the Working Commission:
- The list of organizations that participated in the building and construction works, along with the type of work done by these organizations, the family names of the responsible engineers and technical employees.
- The full set of design drawings of the property developed by the project organizations.
- Certificates, technical passports, and other documents certifying the quality and safety of the materials, constructions, and details used in the building and construction works.
- Other relevant documents.
Agency: Working Commission
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14 days
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no charge
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| 23 |
Receive inspection and obtain certificate of completion from Working Commission
After the inspection, an act of acceptance is drafted and endorsed by all members in no more than 5 working days.
The Working Commission will inspect, among other things:
- The compliance of the building and construction works with the requirements on labor protection, fire safety, environment protection, and its prevention of human-caused emergency situations, and so forth.
- The separate constructions and units of the warehouse.
If its findings are favorable, the commission then accepts the construction for subsequent presentation to the State Acceptance Board.
The Working Commission issues the following:
- The certificate of allowable concentration of radon in the completed constructions.
- The certificate of acceptance of the temporary buildings and constructions.
- The certificate of readiness of the construction for presentation to the State Acceptance Board.
Agency: Working Commission
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7 days
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no charge
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| 24 |
Request and obtain certificate of acceptance from the local authority (Hokimat)
The Hokim (the head of local government) decides whether to approve the Working Commission’s act of acceptance within 2 days. However, in practice, this takes longer. There is no fee involved. The decision of Hokim is further needed for registering the building with the cadastre authorities.
BuildCo should submit to the State Acceptance Board, among other documents, the following documents:
- The certificate on elimination of defects brought to light by the Working Commission.
- The approved project and estimate documentation.
- The list of project and research organizations that participated in construction.
- Other relevant documents.
Agency: Hokimat
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14 days
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no charge
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| 25 |
Register the new construction with the cadastre
BuildCo must register the new construction with the real estate cadastre of the relevant district of the city of Tashkent. The registration should take no more than a day. However, in practice, because of the large volume of requests, this takes up to 30 days. The registration cost is 50% of MMW for legal entities. However, the President’s Resolution #PP-1112, dated May 15, 2009 enacted from June 1, 2009 reduced the cost for this procedure by another 40%. So it remains at only 10% of MMW.
Agency: Cadastre
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30 days
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UZS 3,768
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* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.