How to report construction violations or unsafe construction without being discovered?

Anyone who has information about violations or inconsistencies observed during the construction process or during the service of buildings is invited to report it to the supervisory authority.

  • The State Construction Control Bureau (BVKB) supervises public buildings of group III (for example, schools, cultural centers, hospitals, office buildings and supermarkets), while the supervision of other buildings is mostly within the competence of the building authorities of territorial municipalities.
  • For example, a report on possible violations or inconsistencies can be submitted anonymously to the building authority of the Riga city municipality using the address: https://www.rpbv.lv/zino-buvvaldei/.
  • On the other hand, a complaint to BVKB can be submitted in three ways – in person, electronically, by writing to pasts@bvkb.gov.lv , or using www.latvija.lv. The person who submits the complaint chooses whether to reveal his identity or not.
  • In order to find out in which cases to report violations to BVKB, familiarize yourself with the main functions of the office in the field of construction:

BVKB ensure state control of construction works and acceptance for service for following buildings/ structures:

  • new public buildings and reconstruction of commissioned public buildings designed to admit more than 100 people.
  • structures subject to the environmental assessment procedure.
  • new buildings/ structures or reconstruction of commissioned structures/ buildings if the initiator of construction is a local municipality and the construction works contract price is >1,5 million EUR.
  • power lines that have the status of an object of national interest.
  • the construction of a structure necessary for the needs of the Ministry of Defense, its subordinate institution, or the National Armed Forces.
  • BVKB supervises public buildings of group III and buildings of the Ministry of Defense and its subordinate institutions or the National Armed Forces.

Remember – even if you contact BVKB with information about an unsafe building or violations, but the specific situation is not within the competence of the office, your report will not disappear anywhere – BVKB will pass it on to the responsible institution!