Description

In order to practise the Building and Civil Engineering Contractors’ profession in the Republic of Cyprus, one needs to register at the Contractor's Register and obtain an annual licence by the Council for the Registration and Control of Building and Civil Engineering Contractors.

The term "contractor" refers to an individual, or body corporate, who by profession undertakes to execute or executes a building or civil engineering project (including the commissioning of labour only) against a specified sum or percentage remuneration or against any other lawful consideration except for a salary or for his own exploit or for any other use or purpose.

Specifically, the "civil engineering project" refers to the erection or construction, or extension, or alteration, or repair of any work, which technically belongs to the field of civil engineering and which is not a building project, and includes roadworks, the construction of bridges, tunnels, dams, drains, harbour works, airports, sewers, drainage, water and irrigation works, beach protection works, quarrying and mining works but does not include fencing and retaining wall constructions of a height not exceeding 150 cm, the digging out of ditches of up to 80 cm in depth and the laying out of pipes of less than 10 cm in diameter unless the Council deems that it is a civil engineering project of a specific class on account of the project's nature and special features.

Whereas, the "building project" refers to:

• The construction, reconstruction, erection, re-erection and restoration of a building,
• Any building work, which constitutes, or includes, the construction, erection, addition, alteration, arrangement, repair, improvement or demolition of a building or part thereof or any work of extension, repair or alteration to the load-bearing structure or which affects the load-bearing structure of a building, or any other building work which affects the public's safety
• The wall cladding, the floorings, the construction of formwork, the roofing of a building including the foundation work, all building-related earthworks, the construction of retaining walls, fencing and all attachments or ancillary constructions of a building.
• Every preliminary or preparatory work including building or construction work for electrical, plumbing installations, air conditioning, ventilation, water supply, sewage or other complementary work of a building and the term "building works" shall be construed respectively.

• is a citizen of an EU member state or the spouse or the child of a citizen of an EU member state and resides in Cyprus;
• is physically and mentally able to register;
• is not under any legal incapability pursuant to a judicial decision;
• has academic and practical experience in building or civil engineering projects as described in the document “Academic and Practical experience required per class of building and/or civil engineering projects” (provided in related documents);
• is a registered member of the Cyprus Scientific and Technical Chamber (in case of Civil Engineers, Architects, Quantity Surveyors, Land Surveyors and Evaluators and other related specializations);
• has the necessary mechanical equipment for the class of building or civil engineering projects applied for;
• employs permanent technical clerical staff.

• copy of identity card or passport;
• copy of birth certificate;
• copy of wedding certificate in case the applicant is not an EU member state but married to Cypriot/EU member state citizen;
• copy of a curriculum vitae;
• copy of Academic Title and Transcript of Academic Records (accompanied by certificate issued by the embassy of the member state of the applicant’s origin regarding the type of school graduated – public or private and number of academic years involved, in case of tertiary education institution graduate, a certificate by the Cyprus Council for the Recognition of Higher Education Qualifications need to be submitted);
• copy of Certificate of Professional Experience;
• copy of Certificate of Registration to the Cyprus Scientific and Technical Chamber (in case of Civil Engineers, Architects, Quantity Surveyors, Land Surveyors and Evaluators and other related specializations);
• copy of Certificate of Registration to the Contractors Register of the EU member state of the applicants origin (in case of EU member state citizens other than the Republic of Cyprus);
• copy of certificate issued by the Department of Social Insurance;
• copy of Employer’s Liability Insurance Certificate (if applicable);
• copy of application fee payment receipt (payable either by cash, check or bank transfer) of € 600,00 for A´ class, € 450,00 for Β΄ class, €340,00 for C´ class, €225,00 for D´ class, or €180,00 for E´ class.

The applicant is informed regarding the authorisation decision within three months from the date that the application form and supporting documents were duly submitted. Upon approval, the applicant needs to pay to the Council for the Registration and Control of Building and Civil Engineering Contractors the following:

• registration fee of €200,00 applicable for all classes;
• licence fee of €490,00 for A´Class, €330,00 for B´Class, €245,00 for C´Class, €165,00 for D´Class, or €80,00 for E´Class.

• exhibit a decent conduct, behave in manner consistent with the profession, defend the honour and dignity of the profession and their behaviour must always be governed by integrity and honesty and not make any false or misleading representations or advertisement referring to their experience, or their class, or in general to their profession;
• keep a name-board posted on every building site of the project executed, which shall state the contractor’s name, registration number, the address, the logo of the Council for the Registration and Control of Building and Civil Engineering Contractors, the class of experience and the class of the annual licence in force;
• immediately inform the Council for the Registration and Control of Building and Civil Engineering Contractors of any resignations or new engagements of technical staff or technical directors of companies employed on a permanent basis and during all working hours of the building sites;
• faithfully and diligently fulfil the obligations they have towards their clients and not do any acts or actions or make any default, which tend or are designed to evade the responsibility they have towards their client;
• make every possible effort so that a spirit of politeness, collegiality, courtesy and mutual respect prevails among them and to abstain from any incongruous, or harmful comment directed against any of their colleagues;
• always show proper respect towards their clients and to behave with decency towards their colleagues.