Request to issue a new excavation permit

Ministry of Municipalities and Housing

A service provided to service agencies across the Kingdom, such as telecommunications, electricity, and water companies. It allows those who represent them within project coordination offices to apply for a permit for excavation works within cities, with the aim of coordinating with the rest of the agencies before digging and providing a public utility service.

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The representative of the service agency fills out and sends a request to issue a regular drilling permit after logging in on the Balady platform, ensuring that all data is correct, reviewing the service requirements, and acknowledging that they have been read and adhered to.
The request is automatically published to all concerned parties (coordination and accreditation bodies) and they are notified of the presence of an incoming request that must be reported within a specific coordination period.
Once the application is accepted; An invoice for the legally prescribed fees is issued automatically and the applicant is notified of the necessity of payment within a specified period.
When paying the fees; A drilling permit is issued and the applicant is notified and can print the permit.

The service agency must define its representatives within the infrastructure projects coordination office (users are defined and powers are linked electronically).
The service agency must define its work team within each coordination office in each secretariat (a number of classified contractors, consultants, and supervisors).
The following requirements are applied to members of the work team (contractors/consultants/supervisor) before registering them in an application for a drilling permit: Commercial records for both the main contractor and subcontractors must be valid and activated throughout the period of drilling work until the issuance of a clearance certificate. This is verified when Receiving requests (issuance request - extension request - closure request...). Both the main contractor and subcontractors must have a city service provider classification certificate that is valid for the duration of the excavation work. The contractor can apply for a city service provider classification certificate through the link. Both the main contractor and subcontractors must be internally qualified in the secretariat within whose supervisory scope they are required to work. Commercial records for both the main consultant and sub-consultants must be valid and active throughout the period of the excavation work. Both the main consultant and the sub-consultants must have a city service provider classification certificate that is valid for the duration of the excavation work. The consultant can apply for a city service provider classification certificate through the link.
The service entity must sign a service level agreement with the Ministry Municipal, Rural and Housing Affairs.
The service body must prepare geographical plans (Shape File) of the excavation paths for which a drilling permit is required.
The service body must prepare a security and safety plan for the site, and the plan must be compatible with the security and safety requirements mentioned in the Means Guide. Traffic control.
The service agency must prepare a traffic control plan in the event of a need to close a street, and the plan must be compatible with the Traffic Control Manual issued by the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs.
Sometimes the service agency must prepare a preliminary analysis of the expected impacts on the road.
The application for issuing the permit must be submitted sufficiently before the start of the planned drilling to allow dissemination of the application to all concerned parties and coordination among them.
The service entity submitting the application is obligated to review the application and confirm the accuracy of its data before sending it.

Fees are calculated according to the municipal fees regulations.

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