BUILDING A WAREHOUSE

City : Ouagadougou

Estimated

Warehouse Value : XOF 260,120,000

The procedures, along with the associated time and cost, are summarized below.

Summary of procedures for dealing with construction permits in Burkina Faso —and the time and cost

No. Procedure _complete Time to Cost to complete 1

Legalize copy of deed (proof of right to possession)

One can notarize a copy of the title at any notary.

1 day XOF 200

2

Obtain soil survey from National Laboratory of Building and Public works

The soil survey is carried out by the National Laboratory of

Construction and Public Works (Laboratoire National des Batiments et Travaux Publics Burkina). The purpose of this study is to analyze and inform the construction company of the parameters for the foundations (what type of foundations are required, how deep in the soil should they dig, what is the quality of the soil etc).

The fees depend on the size of the building, and according to the arrêté conjoint N 2008-066/MHU/MATD/MEF/MID and the circulaire N 10-01195/MID/SG/LNBTP, the cost of the soil survey from National Laboratory of Building and Public Works is XOF 300,000

30 days XOF 300,000

3

Obtain fire safety study from a licensed fireman or competent private agency

To obtain this study, one needs to make a request with a licensed fireman (‗personne agree‘ - pompier) or at the agency SCEPSI – ‗Societe Commerciale d‘Etudes, de Prevention et de Securite Incendie‘. The document would take about 1-2 weeks. The fees depend on the size of the building. The fire safety study fees for Category 3 buildings (e.g. warehouse) would be CFA 165,000.

10 days XOF 165,000

4

Obtain building permit at CEFAC one-stop shop and pay fees

Documents obtained from the first 3 procedures (Soil survey, legalized

copy of ID and land title, and architecture plans) are brought to CEFAC. The files will be analyzed by one of CEFAC‘s two experts on

construction permits. If the agent finds that the application package in incomplete, he/she will inform the client before sending the application to other agencies and will ask him to provide the missing materials. The following documents must accompany an application to construct a warehouse (category C):

An application form, with a 200 fcfa stamp fee A copy from the RCCM of the company‘s status A legalized copy of the land title

A demarcation plan

An architectural study report established by an recognized by the Order of Architects

An engineering report detailing the construction requirements When the application package is complete, the file is ready to be submitted to the CEFAC commission. Four agencies are represented in this commission: The fire department, the tax office, the municipality, and the Urban Planning Ministry (Ministere de l‘Habitat et l‘Urbanisme). The committee meets every fifteen days. By law, they have to get back to the applicant within 18 days so a decision is delivered every 20-30 days. The commission can reject an application for many reasons (including wrong zoning) but applicant can only appeal once. , An application is rarely rejected. Even in cases when the application requires further information, the commission gives a conditional permit, allowing the applicant to work on the remaining elements. The permit given by the commission is valid for 5 years and can be renewed once.

5

Receive excavation inspection

The laboratory subcontracts with a private laboratory, which conducts weekly inspections. It is assumed that the project will be built in 30 weeks.

15 days XOF 130,060

6

Receive foundation inspection

The laboratory subcontracts with a private laboratory, which conducts weekly inspections. It is assumed that the project will be built in 30 weeks.

1 day no charge

7

Receive concrete work inspection

The laboratory subcontracts with a private laboratory, which conducts weekly inspections. It is assumed that the project will be built in 30 weeks.

1 day no charge

8

Obtain Certificate of Comformity

20 days no charge

9

* Request water connection

10

* Pay fees and obtain connection

14 days XOF 100,000

11

* Request telephone connection

1 day no charge

12

* Pay fees and obtain telephone line

7 days XOF 20,000

* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.

Access to reliable and affordable electricity is vital for businesses. To counter weak electricity supply, many firms in developing economies have to rely on self-supply, often at a prohibitively high cost. Whether electricity is reliably available or not, the first step for a customer is always to gain access by obtaining a connection.

What do the indicators cover?

Doing Business records all procedures required for a local business to obtain a permanent electricity connection and supply for a standardized warehouse, as well as the time and cost to complete them. These procedures include applications and contracts with electricity utilities, clearances from other agencies and the external and final connection works. The ranking on the ease of getting electricity is the simple average of the percentile rankings on its component indicators: procedures, time and cost. To make the data comparable across economies, several assumptions are used.

The warehouse:

 Is located in the economy‘s largest business city, in an area where other warehouses are located.

 Is not in a special economic zone where the connection would be eligible for subsidization or faster service.

 Has road access. The connection works involve the crossing of a road or roads but are carried out on public land.

 Is a new construction being connected to electricity for the first time.

 Has 2 stories, both above ground, with a total surface of about 1,300.6 square meters (14,000 square feet), and is built on a plot of 929 square meters (10,000 square feet).

The electricity connection:

 Is a 3-phase, 4-wire Y, 140-kilovolt-ampere (kVA) (subscribed capacity) connection.

WHAT THE GETTING ELECTRICITY