Doing Business in UAE - Morison Menon

Procedures for Contractor
Classification Registration
A Contractor, who wishes to register in the Con-
tractor Classification Registration, will have to
submit an application to the Committee Secretar-
iat enclosing the following certificates and docu-
ments
1. Chamber of Commerce Membership Certifi-
cate
2. Commercial Registration Certificate.
3. Report from a locally registered audit firm
regarding financial position of the applicant
4. List of technical staff, along with approved
certificates of their qualifications and experi-
ences.
5. Certificate for all contracts carried out by
the applicant duly approved by the concerned
authorities.
The Contractor shall be granted a certificate
for the categories and specializations he has
been classified in, and this certificate should
be renewed every two years. Final decision of
the Contractors Classification, shall be published
in the official gazette. Only contractors whose
names are recorded in the classification register
are allowed to participate in tenders offered
by governmental departments for contracting
works. Governmental departments may invite
the Contractor to participate in contracts falling
under the category he is classified in.
However, exceptions are given to foreign compa-
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nies and establishments, which have their main
office outside the United Arab Emirates and have
no branch office in the UAE. Their participation
in contracting works, shall be according to the
current laws and regulations, provided that this
will be limited to the specialized technical works,
which cannot be performed by the contractors
who are classified under the provisions of this
systems.
Engineering Consultancy Firm -
Requirments for registering Foreign
Company Branch
•Document of the Resident Engineer(R.E) not
less than 10 years experience duly certified.
•Copy of the Resident Engineer’s passport as
well as his University Degree in Engineering.
•Power of Attorney to the (R.E.) duly attested to
act as manager and representative of the office.
•Partnership contract duly attested.(if any).
•Certificate of incorporation, duly attested,
•A written undertaking to employ an engineer-
ing team after the issue of Licence.
•Previous experience and projects, duly attested,
showing value of projects and type of works with
completion certificates and contracts.