Obtain topographic study of the land plot
Agency: Private licensed company
A topographic study of the land plot is obtained by BuildCo prior to developing the architectural plans of the warehouse.
Time and cost: 4 days, GEL 700
Obtain technical conditions for water and sewage
Agency: Georgian Water and Power
BuildCo obtains technical conditions for water and sewage connection in order to design the project. Technical conditions are not requested at the time of requesting a building permit, but they are an essential component of the project design phase.
Time and cost: 3 days, no charge
Request and obtain terms of construction from Tbilisi Architecture at the Tbilisi Hall
Agency: Tbilisi Architecture at the Tbilisi Hall
The applicant requests terms of construction from the Tbilisi City Hall, which acts as preliminary permission to build on the land plot and to design the project. Within 5 days of when the application is submitted Tbilisi Hall provides general instructions of what type of building the applicant may construct, how much of the land the project may occupy on the land plot, and how the landscape is to be utilized. This information is needed in order to complete the architectural design of the project.
Time and cost: 5 days, no charge
Request and obtain design approval from Tbilisi Architecture at the Tbilisi Hall
Agency: Tbilisi Architecture at the Tbilisi Hall
Once the architectural design is complete, based on the terms of construction provided, the applicant submits a request for approval to the Tbilisi Architecture at Tbilisi Hall. City Hall then has 15 days to grant its approval. When this approval is obtained, BuildCo may submit all the documents to obtain a building permit.
Time and cost: 15 days, no charge
Request and obtain building permit from Tbilisi Architecture
Agency: Tbilisi Architecture
The cost is determined by the project value. According to Tbilisi Government Resolution No 2-21, as of February 28, 2008, the fee has been increased to GEL 1.00 per sq. m. and only the ground floor space is counted. Thus, the breakdown in the case considered here is 1300.6/2 x GEL 1.00 = GEL 650.30.
According to GOG Resolution No. 57 as of March 24 2009, construction projects are classified into risk-based categories. Depending on the complexity of each category, different types of procedures are to be followed by applicants. The first category is the lowest risk, and the fifth is the most complex one. The Doing Business case study warehouse falls under category III, which does not require project expertise and entails a simplified process of approval that also excludes the need for approval of Architectural-Construction Design.
Time and cost: 10 days, GEL 650
Receive an inspection during construction from the Tbilisi Supervisory Service Agency
Agency: Tbilisi Supervisory Service Agency
The Tbilisi Supervisory Service Agency will conduct inspections twice a year or at its discretion to check whether there are any deviation from the approved project.
Time and cost: 1 day, no charge
Notify Tbilisi Supervisory Agency of the completion of construction works
Agency: Tbilisi Supervisory Service Agency
When construction works are complete, BuildCo notifies Tbilisi Supervisory Service Agency that the site is ready for a final inspection.
Time and cost: 1 day, no charge
Receive final inspection from the Tbilisi Supervisory Service Agency
Agency: Tbilisi Supervisory Service Agency
The Tbilisi Supervisory Service Agency will conduct a final inspection after the completion of construction.
Time and cost: 1 day, no charge
Request and receive connection to water and sewage service
Agency: Georgian Water and Power
Having obtained the conditions from the water authority, BuildCo starts building the water and sewage pipes to the main water pipeline. Once there is a connection to the main pipeline, the inspector from private water company (Georgian Water and Power) comes to confirm the connection and sign the protocol.
Time and cost: 10 days, no charge
Request and obtain exploitation of building construction from Tbilisi Supervisory Service Agency
Agency: Tbilisi Supervisory Service Agency
After the completion of construction and prior to registration at the Public Registry, BuildCo submits a request to the Department of Supervision of Tbilisi for a decision on completion/occupancy permission. The list of documents required for the submission are approved by the Resolution of Government of Georgia № 57 on March 24, 2009 “On the Procedures and Conditions of Issuance of Construction Permits”, Article 96, Paragraph 3.
Time and cost: 15 days, no charge
Register the building with the National Public Registry
Agency: National Public Registry
The company must submit the document obtained in the previous procedure and the exploitation permit. The time line is faster under the Georgian Law on Registration of Rights on Immovable Property (December 28, 2005).
Time and cost: 1 day, GEL 150
