COMPARISONS

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COMPARISONS

• PERMITTING PROCESS

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Costa Rica

• The CFIA has established minimum tariffs that
  must be charged by its licensed members.
• The following minimum tariffs are required to be
  indicated on the Contract for Professional
  Consulting
• Services, Contrato de Servicios Profesionales
  para Consultoria, which is submitted with your
• construction plans.

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Costa Rica

• FASE 1
• Estudios Preliminares 0.5
• Anteprojecto 1.0 to 1.5
• Planos de Construccion 4.0
• Y Especificaciones Tecnicas

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Costa Rica

• FASE 2
• Direccion Tecnica 5.0
• Total minimum tariffs required 10.5

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Costa Rica

• PERMITTING PROCESS SUMMARY
• The number of services you choose to obtain from
  professionals in Costa Rica will depend upon the
  difficulty of your construction process.
• Any adjustments or changes that need to be made
  during your homes construction can be minimized
  by hiring an experienced building contractor who
  understands the Costa Rican culture and language.
• This previous experience combined with his
  knowledge of local building codes, requirements,
  suppliers, tradesmen, engineers and architects,
  will insure that construction of your plans will
  be completed as scheduled and within your budget.

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FLORIDA

• PERMIT FEES SUMMARY
• Building Department
• New Construction
• MINIMUM FEE 50.00 ALL DIVISIONS EXCEPT FIRE
  DEPT. - 40.00
• Residential
• Structural 0.6 x RSM
• Electrical 0.20 x RSM
• Plumbing 0.23 x RSM
• Mechanical 0.14 x RSM
• Certificate of Occupancy 30.00
• Radon Fee .01 per sq. ft of living area
  including garage
• Engineering Fee

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FLORIDA

• Certification Maintenance Fees .15 per 1000
  of Est. Cost
• Fire Structural Permit . 20 0f Est. Cost./RSM -
  40.00 min.
• Roof Permit 1 up to and including the first
  4,000 plus 1.5 of Est. Cost in excess of
  4,000
• Storm Shutters 1 of Est. Cost

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FLORIDA

• Commercial
• Structural .6 x RSM
• Fire Fee .20 x RSM
• Electrical, Plumbing, Mechanical (the fees for
  these disciplines shall be based on the schedule
  given to the right
• (dollar values refer to the specific contract)
• 5 of the first 10,000 plus
• 4 of 10,001 to 25,000 plus
• 3 of 25,001 to 50,000 plus
• 2 of 50,001 to 100,000 plus
• 1 of 100,001 to 1,000,000 plus 0.5 of any
  amount over 1,000,001 of RSM
• Certificate of Occupancy 30.00
• Radon Fee 01 per sq. ft of Building or area
  space
• Engineering Fee 75.00.

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FLORIDA

• 4. Manufacturers Specifications
• THE FOLLOWING BUILDING PERMITS WILL BE PRICED AT
  1 OF THE ESTIMATED COST WITH A 50.00 MINIMUM,
  PLUS TAX, CERTIFICATION FEE AND PROCESSING FEE
• CONCRETE WALL
• CANVAS AWNINGS OR CANOPIES PLUS MIN. FIRE FEE
  (40.00)
• DISH ANTENNA PLUS ELECTRIC PERMIT FEE (SEE
  ELECTRIC FEES)
• DOCKS
• FENCE PLUS MIN.FIRE FEE (40.00) (IF APPLICIABLE)
  
• LAND CLEARING
• MISCELLANOUS PERMITS
• RETAINING WALLS
• ROOF
• REVISIONS
• SCREEN ENCLOSURE
• STORM SHUTTERS
• SUN SHADE
• TOWERS
• UTILITY SHEDS

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JAMAICA

• THE NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION AUTHORITY ACT
• The Natural Resources Conservation (Permits and
  Licences)
• (Amendment) Regulations 2004
• Permit and Licences Fees
• (Pursuant to section 9 of the NRCA Act)
• A Project Types
• ?? Power generation plants, including
  hydro-electric plants and installation for the
  harnessing of wind power
• for energy production and nuclear reaction above
  1 MW
  
  25,000.00
• ?? Electrical transmission lines and substations
  greater than 69 kv
  .. 25,000.00
• ?? Pipelines and conveyors, including underground
  cables, gas lines and
• other such infrastructure with adiameter or more
  than 10 cm, for the transport
• of gas, oil or chemicals ...25
  ,000.00
• ?? Port and Harbour Development...................
  .................................25,000.00
• ?? Shipyards ......25,000.0
  0
• ?? Marinas and Boatyards .
  .25.000.00

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JAMAICA

• Development projects
• Subdivisions of 10 to 50 lots
  .15,000.00
• Subdivisions of 51 lots or more
  ...15,000.00
• for the first 50 lots plus 25 per lot
• ?? Housing projects of 10 50 houses
  .....15,000.00
• Housing projects of 51 houses or more
  .... 15,000.00
• for the first 50 houses plus 25 per house
• ?? Hotel/resort complex of 12 to 50 rooms
  .....15,000.00
• Hotel/resort complex of 51 rooms or
  more....15,000.00
• for the first 50 rooms plus 40 per room.
• Airports and airfields, including runway
  expansion greater than 20 of the original length
  ..25,000.00

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JAMAICA

• Office complexes of 5,000 square metres or
  greater .....20,000.00
• Eco-tourism and nature tourism projects
  .....20,000.00
• Water treatment facilities, including water
  supply and desalination plants .
  ........20,000.00
• Dredging, excavation, clearing and reclamation of
  riverine, swamp, beach, wetlands or marsh areas
  ...25,000.00
• Solid waste treatment and disposal facilities,
  including waste disposal installations, for
  incineration
• and chemical landfills or systems for the
  destruction, reprocessing or recycling of such
  wastes .25,000.00
• Cemeteries and crematoria ..
  25,000.00

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JAMAICA

• B. Application Fees
• Permit 2000.00
• Licence 2000.00
• Licence Fee 7,500.00
• Renewal Licence Fee 7,500.00.
• NB. The licence is to be renewed every five (5)
  years, two months prior to the expiration date.
  An additional fee of
• 6,500.00 is charged for late renewals in
  addition to application fee of 2,000.00

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Trinidad Tobago

• Public Sector Housing in Trinidad Tobago
• New Housing Units