The issue of obtaining a license for construction and installation works is regulated by a number of regulatory legal acts. These include: Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Permits and Notifications”, Order acting. Minister of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated December 9, 2014 No. 136 “On approval of uniform qualification requirements for the implementation of licensed architectural, urban planning and construction activities”, Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On architectural, urban planning and construction activities in the Republic of Kazakhstan”.
The license for construction and installation works is divided into three categories.
According to the Order and.about. The Minister of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated December 9, 2014 No. 136 “On approval of uniform qualification requirements for the implementation of licensed architectural, urban planning and construction activities” has the following requirements.
To obtain a license for construction and installation works of category III, you must:
- The presence of at least one certified engineering and technical worker in the state who has the appropriate certificate for the profile of work that is part of the requested subspecies of the licensed type of activity and works on a permanent basis with the applicant;
- The presence of a production base on the right of ownership (economic management or operational management) and (or) lease for a period of at least one year (with state registration in the legal cadastre), equipped with:
- administrative and industrial buildings or premises necessary for the performance of the declared types of work, a subspecies of the licensed type of activity. At the same time, administrative, production and other buildings or premises of the production base can be combined, if this does not contradict the requirements of the labor protection and safety system during work, and also does not violate the working conditions of administrative, technical and production workers.
- workplaces organized according to working conditions;
- The presence of a minimum material and technical equipment on the right of ownership (economic management or operational management) and (or) lease, including a minimum set of equipment, instrumentation, machines and mechanisms that are installed in accordance with the technical requirements for the implementation of construction and installation works, depending on the technical requirements for the declared works of the subspecies of the licensed type of activity.
To obtain a license for construction and installation works of category II:
- The presence of a production base on the right of ownership (economic management or operational management) and (or) lease for a period of at least one year (with state registration in the legal cadastre), equipped with:
- administrative and industrial buildings or premises necessary for the performance of the declared types of work, a subspecies of the licensed type of activity. At the same time, administrative, production and other buildings or premises of the production base can be combined, if this does not contradict the requirements of the labor protection and safety system during work.
- workplaces organized according to working conditions;
- The presence of a minimum material and technical equipment on the right of ownership (economic management or operational management) and (or) lease, including a minimum set of equipment, instrumentation, machines and mechanisms that are installed in accordance with the technical requirements for the implementation of construction and installation work, depending on the technical requirements for the declared work of the subspecies of the licensed type of activity;
- A licensee’s work experience of at least five years, while work experience is calculated from the date of obtaining a license or other equivalent permit for foreign persons to carry out construction and installation works, or work experience of at least five years as a category III licensee, while in case of termination of the license, the work experience is canceled;
- The presence of at least five completed construction objects of the second technically simple and (or) third level of responsibility as a general contractor with the submission of documentary evidence (copies of signed acts of putting the facility into operation), or the presence of at least ten objects of the first and (or) second levels of responsibility at which the licensee has implemented work under subcontracts, with the submission of documentary evidence (copies of signed acts of work performed).
To obtain a license for construction and installation works of category I:
- The presence of at least one certified engineering and technical worker in the staff, who has the appropriate certificate for the profile of work included in the requested subspecies of the licensed type of activity and works on a permanent basis with the applicant;
- The presence of a production base on the basis of ownership (economic management or operational management), equipped with:
- administrative and industrial buildings or premises necessary for the performance of the declared types of work, a subspecies of the licensed type of activity. At the same time, administrative, production and other buildings or premises of the production base can be combined, if this does not contradict the requirements of the labor protection and safety system during work.
- workplaces organized according to working conditions;
- The presence of a minimum material and technical equipment on the right of ownership (economic management or operational management) and (or) lease, including a minimum set of equipment, instrumentation, machines and mechanisms that are installed in accordance with the technical requirements for the implementation of construction and installation work, depending on the technical requirements for the declared work of the subspecies of the licensed type of activity;
- A licensee’s work experience of at least ten years, or at least seven years for a person who carried out construction and installation work for offshore oil and gas projects in the Republic of Kazakhstan, or at least five years of work experience as a category II licensee. Work experience is calculated from the date of obtaining a license, while in case of termination of the license, work experience is canceled;
- The presence of at least ten completed construction objects of the first and (or) second levels of responsibility as a general contractor with the submission of documentary evidence (copies of signed acts of putting the object into operation), or at least twenty objects of the first and (or) second levels of responsibility, where the licensee has implemented work under subcontracts, with the submission of documentary evidence (copies of signed acts of work performed).
The license and (or) annex to the license or a reasoned refusal to issue them shall be issued by the licensor no later than fifteen working days.
If you have read this article and you still have questions, then you can contact the specialists of the KORGAN Law Company who will advise you in detail regarding obtaining a license for construction and installation works, tell you what requirements apply to the production base and office premises, what are the required certified specialists, what special equipment is required, equipment for the declared licensed types of work.
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