Dealing with Construction Permits - Colombia

This topic tracks 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 subnational project in Colombia, which measures and compares regulations relevant to the life cycle of a small to medium-sized domestic business in cities and regions.

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Economy ▲	Dealing with Construction Permits rank	The total number of procedures required to build a warehouse. A procedure is any interaction of the company’s employees or managers with external parties. More informationProcedures (number)	The total number of days required to build a warehouse. The measure captures the median duration that local experts indicate is necessary to complete a procedure in practice. More informationTime (days)	Cost is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita. Only official costs are recorded. More informationCost (% of income per capita)
Armenia	13	14	123	122.0
Barranquilla	8	13	91	186.9
Bogotá	7	11	74	402.8
Bucaramanga	19	18	160	126.8
Cali	20	19	146	175.1
Cartagena	16	14	107	293.7
Cúcuta	18	16	96	208.1
Ibagué	16	14	217	144.8
Manizales	10	13	98	209.6
Medellín	15	13	181	231.3
Montería	5	13	75	116.2
Neiva	10	14	127	112.8
Pasto	10	13	140	147.2
Pereira	14	14	121	171.6
Popayán	1	11	38	85.5
Riohacha	6	14	48	106.1
Santa Marta	3	13	43	125.5
Sincelejo	8	14	85	141.5
Tunja	3	13	86	104.9
Valledupar	2	13	89	79.7
Villavicencio	21	16	151	269.0

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