Ethiopia - Apply for Construction License or Permit

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Procedure

Apply In Person

1. To Apply for Construction License or Permit, the applicant has to approach The Federal Construction Projects Regulatory Authority of Ministry of Urban development and Construction link
2. An application from will be provided to the applicant by the respective officer.
3. Applicant has to fill in all necessary details in the application form (Incomplete application forms are not accepted).
4. Make sure that the applicant has all the necessary documents (photocopies and originals) that are mentioned in “Required Documents” in the section of this page.
5. Applicant should attach the photocopies of the necessary documents (whichever is necessary) along with the application form while submitting.
6. Submit the application form to the respective officer. The authority will review the application.
7. The applicant has to pay the service fee of 4000 birr.
8. Upon the successful verification, the Construction License or Permit will be issued within 7-14 days.

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Required Documents

The following documents are required for obtaining a construction or building permit:

• Certificate of incorporation (CAC)/Registered Business name
• 3 years current tax clearance certificate
• DPR certificate (where applicable)
• VAT Certificate (where applicable
• Reference letter from your bank
• PENCOM certificate (where applicable)
• Current ITF Registration certificate (where applicable)

Office Locations & Contacts

Ministry of Urban Development & Construction
P.O Box: 24134/1000
In front of National Bank of Ethiopia
Tel: 0115-531688/ 0115-154580/ 0115-157952
Fax: 0115541268
Contact details link
Office location link

Eligibility

• All companies and other stakeholders who wish to invest in Construction work in Ethiopia.
• Any company qualified under terms and conditions prescribed from time to time by the Ethiopian Ministry of Construction is free to register for contraction, as the case may be, for general Construction, building construction, Special Contractors or foreigners investing in Building/construction Business.

Fees

• The applicant has to pay the service fee of 4000 birr.

Validity

• The validity of the license is for one year.

Documents to Use

Application form link

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Processing Time

• The processing time for this procedure is within 7 – 14 days.

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Instructions

• Applicant must complete the application form before submitting. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applicant must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.

Required Information

• Name
• Address
• Gender
• Age
• Contact number
• Office address
• Email
• Residential address
• Nationality
• Identity card

Need for the Document

To work as contractor and participate in Construction work in Ethiopia; any one needs to have construction license form Ethiopian Ministry of Urban Development and Construction (MUDC),
These are graded in different categories;

• General Contractors (GC 1-10) to work any civil construction works except water works,
• Building Contractor (BC 1-10) to work in construction of buildings,
• Road Construction (RC 1-10) to participate in road construction, and
• Special contractors (SC 1-4) specialized in single area of construction like foundation drilling.
• For foreign investor only GC-1, BC-1, RC-1 or SC-1 registration allowed.

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