Request and obtain a notary’s testimony (testimonio notarial)
Agency: Notary Public (Escribano Público/Notario)
Notarized documents are required for obtaining a building permit, registering the new construction work, and obtaining water and electrical power services.
Time and cost: 1 day, UYU 3,500
Request and obtain zoning authorization (Viabilidad de Uso de Suelo)
Agency: Municipality (Intendencia Municipal de Montevideo)
BuildCo. requests and obtains a zoning authorization from Municipality by submitting the notarized documents obtained in procedure 1.
Time and cost: 30 days, no charge
Register the construction work (on a provisional basis) at the National Cadastre Office (Dirección Nacional de Catastro)
Agency: National Cadastre Office (Dirección Nacional de Catastro)
Once the Municipal Superintendent’s Office of Montevideo has granted the building permit, the interested party must submit an affidavit together with the planned construction layout and the building permit to the General Cadastre Office (Dirección General de Catastro Nacional).
Unless objections are raised to the documentation, this procedure takes a day. The construction work is registered on a provisional basis until final approval is obtained.
Time and cost: 1 day, UYU 263
Request and obtain a report on fire risk from the National Fire Department
Agency: National Fire Department (Dirección Nacional de Bomberos)
This assessment (asesoramiento primario) is done to appraise the feasibility of the project in terms of fire requirements and norms.
The time for the assessment has increased substantially because of a staff shortage in the Fire Department (Dirección Nacional de Bomberos) and lack of coordination between supervising authorities. Personnel are not well qualified to handle the procedure. On average the procedure takes 90 days if all documents are submitted properly. However, that can be extended up to one year.
If 20 people work in the building, 50% of them will have to be trained in fire safety. However, this requirement does not apply to the case considered here.
Time and cost: 90 days, UYU 5,725
Request and obtain building permit
Agency: Municipality (Intendencia Municipal de Montevideo)
Once approved, the construction work must commence within 270 days or the permit expires.
Time and cost: 14 days, UYU 226,304
Request and obtain a safety plan and study
Agency: Risk Preventionist
The safety plan and study must be prepared and signed by a risk preventionist authorized by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security (Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social). There are only about 100 authorized preventionists.
Time and cost: 5 days, UYU 3,860
Register the new construction work for indemnity insurance
Agency: Social Security Bank (Banco de Previsión Social)
Payment is made on a monthly basis after the new construction work has been registered at the Social Security Bank (Banco de Previsión Social). The approximate total amount of all payments required would be UYU 1,170,000.00.
Also, for construction work on the scale of the one in this case, a common practice is to contract third-party insurance (extra-contractual liability insurance). Such insurance is not compulsory, but risk coverage of up to USD 250,000.00 is usually contracted at a cost of 0.2% of the amount covered by the policy. BuildCo cannot begin construction without obtaining a registration code from the Social Security Bank.
Time and cost: 1 day, no charge
Request sewage services from the Urban Sanitation Department
Agency: Urban Sanitation Department
While waiting for the building permit to be issued by the Municipality, Buildco. requests the sewage services. The documents are approved as part of the building permit application process. Hence, it takes only a day to obtain the clearance and pay the fee.
Time and cost: 1 day, UYU 231
Request and receive inspection from the National Fire Department
Agency: National Fire Department (Dirección Nacional de Bomberos)
Upon inspection from the municipality, BuildCo. request an inspection from the Fire Department.
Time and cost: 30 days, UYU 3,552
Request a final inspection from the municipality
Agency: Municipality (Intendencia Municipal de Montevideo)
Once the request has been made, BuildCo. receives an inspection from the Municipality.
Time and cost: 1 day, no charge
Receive inspection from the municipality
Agency: Municipality (Intendencia Municipal de Montevideo)
BuildCo must wait about 2 months before the inspection takes place.
Time and cost: 1 day, no charge
Obtain final approval of the construction work from the municipality
Agency: Municipality (Intendencia Municipal de Montevideo)
Final approval is obtained a minimum of 60 days after the final inspection is requested (unless objections are raised).
Time and cost: 60 days, no charge
Request and obtain connection of sewage services
Agency: Urban Sanitation Department
Sewage connection is installed at the time of the inspection.
Time and cost: 45 days, no charge
Receive final inspection by the Social Security Bank and obtain approval
Agency: Social Security Bank (Banco de Previsión Social)
This inspection is not required by law, but is almost certain to be carried out when a warehouse is built.
Time and cost: 4 days, no charge
Request final water connection from OSE
Agency: State Sewage & Water Authority (Obras Sanitarias del Estado -OSE)
BuildCo pays a security deposit of UYU 45,630.00 to the Utility Company (OSE). The deposit is returned when the company terminates the service.
Time and cost: 1 day, no charge
Receive inspection from the OSE
Agency: State Sewage & Water Authority (Obras Sanitarias del Estado -OSE)
Upon request of water inspection, BuildCo. receives the a inspection from the utility company.
Time and cost: 1 day, no charge
Obtain water connection from OSE
Agency: State Sewage & Water Authority (Obras Sanitarias del Estado -OSE)
After utility inspection has been conducted, BuildCo. receives the final water installation.
Time and cost: 45 days, no charge
Register the building at the Cadastre Office
Agency: Cadastre Office (Dirección Nacional de Catastro)
Once the final approval of the construction work has been granted, BuildCo submits the final construction layout to the Cadastre Office and pays a further fee of UYU 345.00. The building is officially registered within 24 hours (provided there have been no objections).
Time and cost: 1 day, UYU 345
Register the building at the National Property (Real Estate) Registry and obtain certificate
Agency: Registry (Dirección Nacional de Registro (Inmueble))
Finally, BuildCo. registers the new warehouse at the National Property Registrar.
Time and cost: 5 days, UYU 700
