LIST OF PROCEDURES • DEALING WITH CONSTRUCTION PERMITS
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Procedure 2*. Request and obtain location clearance from the Fire Department
Procedure 11*. Request and obtain expertise clearance from the Center for Preventive Medicine
Time: 4 days Cost: MDL 250 Comments: This procedure is the first in a series of initial procedures that are done simultaneously.
Time: 8 days Cost: MDL 310 Comments: The Center for Preventive Medicine must approve the complete set of designs and drawings after the technical conditions have been assigned. The clearance will be included in the city planning documentation. By law, the clearance should be issued within 5 days. In practice, it takes 8 days on average. The cost is not fixed by any law or government decision.
Procedure 3*. Request and obtain location clearance from the Center for Preventive Medicine Time: 14 days Cost: MDL 250
Procedure 4*. Request and obtain location clearance from the Environmental Protection Agency Time: 10 days Cost: MDL 300
Procedure 5*. Request and obtain technical conditions for electricity connection and street lighting from RED Nord Time: 7 days Cost: MDL 200 Comments: By law, the approvals for connecting to utility networks, necessary to prepare the city planning documentation, should be issued free of charge by suppliers, no later than 20 working days after the request was made.
Procedure 6*. Request and obtain technical conditions for water and industrial sewage system from Apa Canal Time: 14 days Cost: MDL 310 Comments: After the application is submitted, it takes a week for it to be considered and another week for the beneficiary to receive an answer.
Procedure 7*. Request and obtain technical conditions for telephone connection from MoldTelecom Time: 20 days Cost: MDL 136 Comments: This procedure takes 7–30 days depending on the district where the plot is located. The technical conditions are valid for a year. Since 2006, MoldTelecom has started installing wireless telephone service under CDMA 2000. Many companies opt for this because of the low cost and speed of obtaining service.
Procedure 8*. Request and obtain technical conditions for heating services from CET Nord Time: 7 days Cost: MDL 130 Comments: State Service for Verification and Expertise of Projects in Construction will not issue its approval of the project without obtaining the technical specifications from CET Nord. This procedure is linked to fire safety regulations in effect during winter. In practice, connecting the CET Nord no longer happens. Most buildings are equipped with central heating.
Procedure 9*. Request and obtain clearance from the municipal traffic police Time: 7 days Cost: MDL 300 Comments: The applicant must contact the municipal traffic police if the building is less than 10 meters from an existing road.
Procedure 10*. Request and obtain expertise clearance from the Fire Department Time: 7 days Cost: MDL 112 Comments: The Fire Department must approve the completed set of designs and drawings after the conditions have been assigned. The clearance will be included in the city planning documentation. By law, the clearance should be issued within 5 days. In practice, it takes 7 days on average. The cost is not fixed by any law or government decision.
Procedure 12*. Request and obtain expertise clearance from the Environmental Protection Agency Time: 10 days Cost: MDL 500 Comments: The Environmental Protection Agency will not issue any clearance unless the Fire Department and the Center for Preventive Medicine have previously issued their clearances. The clearance is usually issued in 7-15 days.
Procedure 13. Request and obtain a city planning certificate from the municipal One Stop Shop Time: 30 days Cost: MDL 50 Comments: The certificate is prepared based on the urban planning documentation, which includes the clearances and approvals detailed above.
Procedure 14. Request and obtain expertise of project documents at the State Service for Verification and Expertise of Projects in Construction Time: 14 days Cost: MDL 3,200 (MDL 3,000 verification tax + MDL 200 travel costs) Comments: The State Service for Verification and Expertise of Projects in Construction is responsible for undertaking an internal verification of technical conditions with all the utility service providers. In addition to the charge for verification, applicants for Balti also pay for transport to Chisinau, where the Service is located.
Procedure 15. Request and obtain building permit from the municipal One Stop Shop Time: 30 days Cost: MDL 5,000 Comments: The building permit is issued based on the application, enclosing the following documents: a. Extract from the register of immovable property issued by the cadastral office; b. City planning certificate; c. Project documentation; d. Company registration certificate; e. Contract for supervision signed by the applicant (beneficiary) and the architect. The issuer of the building permit sets the deadline for starting construction of up to 6 months from the date of its issuance.
Procedure 16. Notify construction authorities of the start of construction Time: 1 day Cost: No cost Comments: At least 5 days before starting construction, the company must notify the authority (the State Construction Inspectorate) in writing. The written notification is submitted in person and must also be filed with the State Inspectorate of Construction. If construction begins without prior written notification, sanctions would be applied against the company. The construction period begins the day the permit is issued. Relevant authorities and ministries may require the company to provide valid proof of the legality of the start of construction work.
Procedure 17. Receive inspection on foundation works by the State Construction Inspectorate (1) Time: 1 day Cost: No cost