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Water Board

Time: 1 day

Cost: NGN 70,000

Comments: In order to obtain a water connection,

BuildCo needs to submit a simple application to the Sokoto Water Board.

Procedure 11. Receive inspection by the

Water Board

Time: 1 day

Cost: No cost

Comments: After the application has been

submitted, a team of inspectors from the Sokoto Water Board visits the site to ascertain what needs to be done.

* This procedure can be completed simultaneously with previous procedures.

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Procedure 12. Obtain water connection

Time: 3 days

Cost: No cost

Comments: Usually, the building is connected in a matter of days.

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Taraba, Jalingo

Warehouse value: NGN 74,890,495 (US$ 481,497) Data as of: March 2014

See Data notes for the methodology used to estimate the time and cost associated with each procedure.

Procedure 1. Obtain an Environmental

Impact Assessment Report from a

registered town planner

Time: 7 days

Cost: NGN 75,000 (town planner fees)

Comments: BuildCo hires a registered town

planner to analyze the site and draft an Environ- mental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report. The EIA report lists the potential impact of the project on the environment, such as the noise, traffic and increase in human density issues that might arise as a result of the development. In order to draft the report, the town planner first verifies the site plan (attached to the Certificate of Occupancy) as well as the preliminary drawings prepared by BuildCo’s architects and engineers, before conducting an on-site inspection. If deemed necessary, he may conduct interviews with relevant stakeholders living in the area. After the inspection, the town planner drafts the EIA report, and gives 2 copies to BuildCo, and retains one copy for himself.

Procedure 2. Obtain a Site Analysis

Report from a registered town planner

Time: 7 days

Cost: NGN 20,000 (town planner fees)

Comments: BuildCo hires a registered town

planner to analyze the site and draft a Site Analysis Report (SAR), which details the location, accessibility and topography of the site, as well as the proximity of the site to essential services: electricity source, water source, hospital, com- mercial area, airport, etc. In Taraba, the report is required of all heavy constructions, including warehouses. The town planner typically carries out an inspection of the site, drafts the report, and give two copies to BuildCo.

Procedure 3. Obtain a Fire Safety Report

from the Fire Service Department

Time: 5 days

Cost: NGN 10,000

Comments: BuildCo submits the structural plans

of the building to the Fire Service Department for examination. Based on its assessment of the drawings, the Fire Service Department drafts a report, in which it details the possible fire hazards caused by the projects, as well as the necessary fire precautions and escape provisions to be taken by BuildCo. Two copies of the report are given to BuildCo.

Procedure 4. Apply for a building

plan approval at the Town Planning

Department of the Ministry of

Environment and Urban Development

Time: 1 day

Cost: No cost

Comments: In order to obtain a building plan approval, BuildCo must submit a duly completed application form to the Town Planning Department of the Ministry of Environment and Urban Develo- pment, along with the following documents: a. Proof of ownership (such as a Certificate of

Occupancy);

b. Survey plan (attached to the Certificate of Occupancy);

c. Five sets of drawings duly signed by a registered architect, including:

ĖŤ1!'(3#!341+Ť"#2(%-2Ťij2(3#Ť/+-ďŤǬ..1Ť/+-2ďŤ elevations, sections, storm drainage system, construction details, and doors and windows schedules);

ĖŤ314!341+Ť"#2(%-2Ťij"#2(%-Ť!+!4+3(.-2ďŤ foundation layout, structural details on beams, columns, staircases, etc.);

ĖŤ+#!31(!+Ť"#2(%-2Ťij+(%'3(-%Ť-"Ť/.6#1Ť+."Ť calculation, power point layout, lighting point layout, and schedule of fittings and fixtures); ĖŤ#!'-(!+Ť#-%(-##1(-%Ť"#2(%-2Ťij+."Ť!+- culations, waste disposal layout, soil disposal layout, and schedule of sanitary fittings); d. Environmental Impact Assessment Report; e. Site Analysis Report;

f. Three-year tax clearance certificate; g. Fire Safety Report.

The documents are reviewed by Town Planning Department. An on-site inspection will follow. Specific information. Once the building approval has been granted, two copies of the drawing are given back to BuildCo to be kept on-site. BuildCo may need to present the stamped copies of its building plans when inspections occur during construction.

Procedure 5. Receive a pre-approval

inspection from the Town Planning

Department of the Ministry of

Environment and Urban Development

Time: 1 day

Cost: No cost

Comments: After BuildCo’s application has been

reviewed, the Town Planning Department of the Ministry of Environment and Urban Development conducts an on-site inspection to verify that the plot reflects the details provided in the drawings and that the land is suitable for the proposed project. The inspectors draft a report in which the plot, roads, setback details, adjoining land and power and water connections are described. While the Town Planning Department conducts the building plan approval inspection, an officer from the Fire Service Department is invited to conduct an inspection and perform a verifica- tion exercise. If deemed satisfactory, a stamp of approval is applied on the Fire Safety Report. The inspection and safety reports are then attached to the documents and drawings BuildCo submitted for approval, and forwarded to the Town Planning Department for final review and approval.

Procedure 6. Obtain a building plan

approval from the Town Planning

Department of the Ministry of

Environment and Urban Development

Time: 21 days

Cost: NGN 55,000 (NGN 30,000 town planning

fee + NGN 20,000 administration fee + NGN 5,000 health fee)

Comments: After the inspection and the payments

have been completed, the documents are vetted by a Town Planning Officer, then forwarded to the approving officer for final approval. If granted, the Town Planning Department issues BuildCo a building plan approval in the form of an official letter and two stamped copies of the building plans initially submitted.

Procedure 7. Dig a borehole to obtain

water

Time: 14 days

Cost: NGN 500,000

Comments: The public water supply system is

very unreliable. It is common practice for cons- truction companies to hire the services of a private borehole company to drill and install a borehole of commercial capacity.

Procedure 8*. Set up a septic tank

Time: 14 days

Cost: NGN 200,000

Comments: BuildCo sets up a septic tank to

establish sewerage.

Procedure 9. Receive an inspection

during construction from the Town

Planning Department of the Ministry of

Environment and Urban Development

Time: 1 day

Cost: No cost

Comments: Inspections in Taraba do not follow

any particular order. During construction, a team of inspectors from the Town Planning De- partment randomly visits the site to ensure that the construction company has a building permit, that the project is duly supervised, and that the construction follows the specifications mentio- ned in the building plan previously provided by BuildCo. Construction work does not stop during the inspection.

Procedure 10. Receive an inspection

during construction from the Town

Planning Department of the Ministry of

Environment and Urban Development

Time: 1 day

Cost: No cost

Comments: Same as above.

Procedure 11. Receive an inspection

during construction from the Town

Planning Department of the Ministry of

Environment and Urban Development

Time: 1 day

Cost: No cost

Comments: Same as above.

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Procedure 12. Receive an inspection

during construction from the Town

Planning Department of the Ministry of

Environment and Urban Development

Time: 1 day

Cost: No cost

Comments: Same as above.

Procedure 13*. Obtain a permanent

phone connection

Time: 1 day

Cost: NGN 6,000 (handset + connection)

Comments: Nigerian Telecommunications Limited

(NITEL), the public company historically in charge of providing phone landlines in Nigeria, is no longer functioning. Most Nigerian companies use a cell phone, with a subscription to one of the ope- rators available in the country (MTN, ZAIN, GLO or ETISALAT). The phone line can be connected at any time before and during the construction.

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Yobe, Damaturu

Warehouse value: NGN 74,890,495 (US$ 481,497) Data as of: March 2014

See Data notes for the methodology used to estimate the time and cost associated with each procedure.

Procedure 1. Obtain an Environmental

Impact Assessment Report from a

registered town planner

Time: 18 days

Cost: NGN 43,000 (based on the value of the

project: 0.3% of the first NGN 2 million + 0.2% of the next NGN 3 million + 0.1% of the next NGN 15 million + 0.05% of the next NGN 30 million + 0.02% of the next NGN 50 million)

Comments: BuildCo hires a registered town

planner to analyze the site and draft an Environ- mental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report. The EIA report lists the potential impact of the project on the environment, such as the noise, traffic and increase in human density issues that might arise as a result of the development. In order to draft the report, the town planner first verifies the site plan (attached to the Certificate of Occupancy) as well as the preliminary drawings prepared by BuildCo’s architects and engineers, before conducting an on-site inspection. If deemed necessary, he may conduct interviews with relevant stakeholders living in the area. After the inspection, the town planner drafts the EIA report, and gives 3 copies to BuildCo, and retains one copy for himself.

Procedure 2*. Obtain a Fire Safety

Report from the Fire Service

Department

Time: 4 days

Cost: NGN 5,000

Comments: Officials of the Fire Service Department examine the drawings and make recommendations regarding which fire equipment should be installed, and how the building should be built to minimize risks of fire. The report inclu- des specifications, accessibility to the site, location of the nearest source of water, location of fire hydrants and circuit breakers, power distribution

board, electrical fittings, as well as types and size of electrical cables. Two copies of the report are given to BuildCo.

Procedure 3. Apply for a site plan

approval at the Yobe State Ministry of

Land and Survey

Time: 1 day

Cost: No cost

Comments: In order to obtain a site plan approval, BuildCo must submit a duly completed application form to the Director of Planning Development Control at the Yobe State Ministry of Land and Survey, along with the following documents: a. Proof of ownership (such as a Certificate of

Occupancy);

b. Survey plan (attached to the Certificate of Occupancy);

c. Four sets of drawings, including:

ĖŤ1!'(3#!341+Ť"#2(%-2Ťij2(3#Ť/+-ďŤǬ..1Ť/+-2ďŤ elevations, sections, storm drainage system, construction details, and doors and win- dows schedules),duly signed by a registered architect;

ĖŤ314!341+Ť"#2(%-2Ťij"#2(%-Ť!+!4+3(.-2ďŤ foundation layout, structural details on beams, columns, staircases, etc.), duly signed by a registered structural engineer;

ĖŤ+#!31(!+Ť"#2(%-2Ťij+(%'3(-%Ť-"Ť/.6#1Ť+."Ť calculation, power point layout, lighting point layout, and schedule of fittings and fixtures), duly signed by a registered electrical engineer; ĖŤ#!'-(!+Ť#-%(-##1(-%Ť"#2(%-2Ťij+."Ť!+- culations, waste disposal layout, soil disposal layout, and schedule of sanitary fittings), duly signed by a registered mechanical engineer; d. Three-year tax clearance certificate. The documents are reviewed by officers at the Yobe State Ministry of Land and Survey. An on- site inspection will follow.

Procedure 4. Pay the site plan approval

fees at a designated bank

Time: 1 day

Cost: NGN 160,060 (NGN 30,000 development

levy + NGN 130,060 approval fee [NGN 100 * square meter per square meter commercial properties])

Comments: BuildCo is given a payment order to

be submitted to and paid at a designated bank. After payment, BuildCo is given a teller – or bank receipt – to be submitted back to the Yobe State Ministry of Land and Survey.

Procedure 5. Receive a pre-approval

inspection from the Yobe State Ministry

of Land and Survey

Time: 1 day

Cost: No cost

Comments: After BuildCo’s application has been

reviewed, the Yobe State Ministry of Land and Survey conducts an on-site inspection to verify that the plot reflects the details provided in the drawings and that the land is suitable for the proposed project.

Procedure 6. Obtain the site plan

approval from the Yobe State Ministry

of Land and Survey

Time: 3 days

Cost: No cost

Comments: The Yobe State Ministry of Land and

Survey examines the documents submitted and approves the site plan approval. The Ministry of Land and Survey issues a building permit in 4 copies, 3 of which are given to BuildCo.

Procedure 7. Apply for a building plan

approval at the Yobe State Ministry of

Housing

Time: 1 day

Cost: No cost

Comments: In order to obtain a building permit, BuildCo must resubmit for approval all afore- mentioned documents to the Chief Architect. In addition, BuildCo must also submit:

a. The three copies of the site plan approval relea- sed by the Ministry of Land and Survey; b. Environmental Impact Assessment Report; c. Site Analysis Report;

d. Fire Safety Report;

e. Certificate of structural stability signed by a registered engineer;

f. Receipt of payment of the development levy.

Procedure 8. Receive a pre-approval

inspection from the Yobe State Ministry

of Housing

Time: 1 day

Cost: No cost

Comments: After BuildCo’s application has been

reviewed, the Yobe State Ministry of Housing con- ducts an on-site inspection to verify that the plot reflects the details provided in the drawings and that the land is suitable for the proposed project. The inspectors draft a report in which the plot, roads, setback details, adjoining land and power and water connections are described. The report is then attached to the documents and drawings BuildCo submitted for approval, and forwarded to the Yobe State Ministry of Housing for final review and approval.

Procedure 9. Pay the building plan

approval fees at a designated bank

Time: 1 day

Cost: NGN 10,000 (flat rate for commercial

properties)

Comments: BuildCo is given a payment order to

be submitted to and paid at a designated bank. After payment, BuildCo is given a teller – or bank receipt – to be submitted back to the Yobe State Ministry of Housing.

Procedure 10. Obtain a building permit

from the Yobe State Ministry of Housing

Time: 4 days

Cost: No cost

Comments: After the inspection and the payments

have been completed, the State Ministry of Land and Survey examines the documents submitted and issues BuildCo a building permit.

* This procedure can be completed simultaneously with previous procedures.

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Procedure 11. Dig a borehole to obtain

water

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