Tuesday 18 September 2018

Getting Approval For Building Permits Not An Easy Task

By Rebecca Parker


Any business plan can be initiated only when there is a proper supply of labourers. Money is needed for construction, but not enough alone. There are many places with a shortage of labor. There can be many reasons for that. Most often if a particular area is not a business area, then the availability of folks in that area would be less. All accident claims of workers will be covered under general liability insurance for contractors GA.

Various states will have different rules with regard to applying for trade licenses. Some states may ask for two years skill course to be completed, whereas there are some other states which may only ask for one year course to be completed. The application fees may also differ in states. Some may even ask for work experience details.

Obtaining a building permit is the most tedious job in the construction of a building. The actual procedure as per the building rules is very straightforward. But the officers are not straightforward. Those people drag the whole process. The owner of every property may have to approach the concerned officer many times to get approval.

When laborers are brought from other states, the accommodation has to be provided to them. A builder makes arrangements for that. But cleanliness cannot be ensured. Most of those people stay in improper hygiene conditions and these places would not be having sufficient latrines.

Suppose if any person is not paying a bribe, then the application for a permit would not be sanctioned. The application would not be approved, citing various reasons. There is no point in even taking this matter with top officials because even those people are involved in this.

Unskilled laborers, most often demand from developing countries as there might be construction boom going on in these countries. The visa contract for few people will only be for a fixed period. Once the period is completed, these people have to return back to their home country.

In most developing countries, there would be lots of doctors working without proper certifications. There are a lot of people who approach these doctors for treatment. But the fact is that people are not aware of fake doctors. They think that all is good and approved doctors.

There were many complaints raised by the common people with regard to paying bribes for officers. There is a big lobby behind this and all the staffs know that nothing is going to happen against this. But the government is committed to scrape the bribe system and they have initiated new amendments in the building rules for easy approval of plans.

As per the contract terms, there would be a fixed time of working for the laborers. Above those hours, overtime charges have to be paid. But at many places, builders do not care for this. When workers are provided visa and taken to other countries for work, these people would not try to complain against the employers.




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