File a request for information regarding the land
Agency: Municipality
BuildCo should file a request for information regarding the land. An updated survey of the land, signed by an authorized surveyor, should be attached to the request. The survey should be marked by the local committee engineer and sent back to BuildCo, together with the requested information.
Time and cost: 30 days, ILS 193
Obtain a survey map
Agency: Authorized Surveyor
BuildCo must hire an authorized surveyor who inspects the site, marks the plots and gives BuildCo the survey of the land. The authorized surveyor also obtains the land extract from the Land Registry on behalf of BuildCo. Since this procedure is actioned by the previous one, and it is done by the same organization, it can be simultaneous.
Time and cost: 7 days, ILS 1,710
Obtain building permit from Local Committee
Agency: Local Committee
BuildCo must file an application for a building permit. The application should be signed by:
- BuildCo
- An authorized engineer
- The planner of the frame of the building
- The person in charge of frame construction
- The person in charge of the audit
The documents obtained in the previous procedures should also be attached to the application, as should the building scheme and a schematic diagram of the construction area.
According to the Planning and Building Regulations Amendments (Request for Building Permit, Conditions and Fees) of 2014, the fee is ILS 32.72 per square meter. BuildCo must notify the regional Work Supervisor at the Local Committee and the person(s) in charge of the supervision.
Time and cost: 135 days, ILS 42,556
Obtain marking report from authorized surveyor
Agency: Authorized Surveyor
Once the building permit is obtained, BuildCo will request a marking report from an authorized surveyor. This marking report is to reflect the footprint of the building on the land.
Time and cost: 7 days, no charge
Hire a certified building inspection agency
Agency: Certified Building Inspection Agency
BuildCo must hire a certified external building inspector who will handle the following inspections:
- Concrete inspection: This aims to test the quality of the concrete used and its conformity to standard
- Pipe inspection: This also aims to examine the quality of pipes used to ensure conformity with standards
- Sanitation inspection: This is carried out after pipe inspection, to assess the general quality of the sanitary conditions.
Upon completion of the inspections, the external certified inspector prepares a report for each inspection for BuildCo who will then submit same to the Local Authority.
Time and cost: 1 day. ILS 24,600
File an application for certificate of completion
Agency: Local Committee
An authorized engineer or architect conducts several inspections during the construction period and produces reports on the outline of the building, the foundations, the frame, and on completion of the building. These reports are submitted when filing for the certificate of completion. The application must be signed by BuildCo, the engineer, and the architect. This filing can only be processed after the certified laboratory has granted its certification.
Time and cost: 1 day, no charge
Receive inspection from the Fire Department
Agency: Fire Department
The inspection from the Fire Department happens only when the certificate of completion has been granted.
Time and cost: 1 day, no charge
Obtain certification from the Fire Department
Agency: Fire Department
The certification of the Fire Department inspection only happens when the inspection took place.
Time and cost: 2 days, no charge
Obtain approval from the Home Front Command
Agency: Home Front Command
BuildCo must obtain the approval of Home Front Command on the quality of construction to ensure bomb shelter and other safe guards are factored in during construction.
Time and cost: 2 days, no charge
Receive final inspection from the local authority
Agency: Local Authority
Before issuing the final certification, the local authority inspects the building.
Time and cost: 1 day, no charge
Obtain certification of completion
Agency: Local Authority
Upon completion of the construction, the person responsible for the inspection of the performance shall submit to the Licensing Authority an application for a certificate of completion together with the following:
- A map of evidence, unless the engineer has submitted such a map;
- A collection of testimony plans of the building;
- Confirmation by the person responsible for the inspection that the construction was carried out in accordance with the permit, and that all the requirements set forth in the permit to issue a completion certificate were met;
Time and cost: 7 days, no charge
Obtain water and sewage connection
Agency: Mei-Avivim (Water Company of the City of Tel Aviv-Jaffa)
Only once the certificate of completion is granted one can request and obtain the water and sewage connection.
Time and cost: 14 days, ILS 57,000
