Permit System Within Port and FreeZone Areas

Technical Services Department

March 2015 Mohammed Al Badi

Contents

• Introduction • SUA Procedure • Unit responsibilities • Type of Permit • Permit requirements

• Permit process and Procedure • Utilities and Spatial Planning

Site Operations Unit

UNIT RESPONSIBILIITES

• Management of SIPC Permits • Site Inspections • Hand over/Take over land and corridor • Land Survey • Site Coordination between Industries • Data Management • Spatial Planning

SUA Procedure

- Prepare final plot - Allocate Utilities 9

corridor1New Prospect

Expression of interest

8 Government 102 Agree on utilities Approval SIPC R of W Propose plot location

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Issue Initial plot plan

4 711 Send the Initial plot

Sign LLA Sign the LLA Apply for PWPplan to new prospect

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Review the initial plotIf interested 6 plan

Site Operations Unit

MANAGEMENT OF SIPC and Free Zone PERMITS

• Plot Work Permit

• Common Area Work Permit • Pipeline Permit • Special Transport Permit

Site Operations Unit

MANAGEMENT OF SIPC PERMITS

• Plot Work Permit Is the permit issued by FZSA to the applicant or their agent that gives permission for works to begin on the Applicant plot. This may be part or all of works applied for

Site Operations Unit

MANAGEMENT OF SIPC PERMITS

• Common Area Work Permit

A permit, issued by the Permit Authority to execute work in Common Areas.

Common Area Work Permit

• Pipeline Permit

Means a permit, issued by SIPC/FZS to a FZS user or an authorized party, to construct, own, operate and maintain one or more Pipelines/Cables in the Common Areas.

Pipeline Permit

• Special Transport Permit

A permit, issued by the permit authority to execute the transportation of a load through the Common Areas not satisfying applicable road design criteria.

Special Transport Permit

Special Transport Permit

Site Operations Unit Permit requirements

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Commercial requirements) One Stop Shop HSSE Technical requirements

- General Arrangement(Focal Point)- Soil test - Soil Report (base line) Drawing Request letter of PWP - Insurance - Stack Height Approval - Floor Plan - Third party insurance (Civil Aviation Authority) - Elevation - Construction all risk - HSSE plan - Finish floor & site level

insurance - Emergency response plan - Souk way Pit Detail - Contractual obligation - NOC from Sohar - Boundary Fence Plan & ( Financial grantee ) Environment unit Sections

Site Operations Unit Permit requirements

Technical requirements

• General Arrangement Drawing: Drawing will show the full building

- General Arrangement layout in plan form with all elements Drawing

- Floor Plan to be illustrated.- Elevation • Floor Plans: Show clearly the proposed internal layout and finish

of - Finish floor & site level the development and should explain the proposal in - Souk way Pit Detail

sufficient detail as to clearly demonstrate it is fit for - Boundary Fence Plan & purpose. Sections

• Elevation: show clearly the proposed finish and structure of the development indicating building materials and clearance between

adjacent building • Finish floor and site level. Showing existing/original ground level

,proposed future ground level andproposed finished floor level.

General Arrangement drawing

Elevation

Finish floor & site level drawing

Fence Typical Design

Souk a way pit Typical Design

Site Operations Unit Basic Work Flow for the Plot Work Permits

Tenant applies For PWP)

Review documents

ROP Get the required PermitActivity starts

Civil Defense approval issued

SIPC MonitorsHSSE approvalCivil Aviation & corrects

Technical Approval Request Work Complete

C.C MECA

Commercial Approval

Site Operations Unit Work Procedure

SIPC Tenant SIPC SIPCPermit Issued Marking Witness Site hand over

H.O certificate

TenantTe ntOperations

Work start

Inspect thesite

SIPC Tenant PCCompletion Certificate SEU Work Completed MonitoringCivil

Def.

SIPC

Areas under SIPC Management

Land Survey - Plot marking

Land Survey - Plot marking

Checking the route

Site Operations Unit Main interfaces

Tenants MECA Permit Application

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ROP Permit Application Comm. Dep.

SEU Harbor Master HSSE

Site Operations Unit

Spatial Planning- Main responsibility

- Plan the overall land use

(Master

planning) - Allocation of plot for new investors -

Allocation of corridors for utilities and

services

- Coordination with SIPC tenants to seek

their future plan

Spatial planning for the Port Area & Sohar Free zone

Site Operations Unit

Question ???

What could happen if there is no permit System?

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