News 24 | The Entrepreneurs Authority: At the start of 2021, a building permit for housing will not be issued unless there is a contract with a licensed contractor

The Secretary General of the Saudi Entrepreneurship Authority, Engineer Thabet Al Sweid, has confirmed that from the beginning of next year 2021, a building permit for housing will not be issued unless it exists. a contract with a licensed contractor.

Al Suwaid explained during his meeting with the “Ya Hala” program on the “Rotana Khalijia” channel, that the contractor will at the same time be obliged to insure the building for a period of 10 years against any defect or error, indicating that any owner or citizen who implements a project will also get insurance. For his project that he is implementing.

He pointed out that in the event of any flaws or defects in the implemented project, the owner has the right to come back to the insurance company to compensate it for the error, indicating that this matter obliges the companies to ‘assurance to provide the service in a distinctive way through qualified contractors and to have the technical expertise to implement these projects, so that they do not fall into trouble. Get used to making financial claims.