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Dealing with Construction Permits in

United Arab Emirates

Below is a detailed summary of the procedures, time and costs to build a warehouse in United Arab Emirates. This includes obtaining necessary licenses and permits, completing required notifications and inspections and obtaining utility connections. This information was collected as part of the Doing Business project, which measures and compares regulations relevant to the life cycle of a small- to medium-sized domestic business in 185 economies. The most recent round of data collection was completed in June 2012. Read the methodology. Compare United Arab Emirates to 184 other economies.

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Estimated Warehouse Value: AED 1,300,600 City: Dubai

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No. Procedure Request and obtain all No Objection Certificates online through the Road and Transport Authority As of 2009, all No objection certificates (NOC's) on building places can be obtained centrally from the Road and Transport Authority website. Contractors file for the NOCs online and receive notification that their designs have been approved electronically so that they can proceed with the building permit submission. 1

Time to Associated Complete Costs

The centralization of all NOCs in one location online replaced the need to obtain 14 days the NOC's from the following departments separately: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) on electrical wiring installation drawings Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) on water connection Drainage and Irrigation Department of Dubai Municipality on drainage and sewage Etisalat on phone connection Agency: Road and Transport Authority Reuest and obtain Civil defense approval

no charge

2 Agency: Civil Defense Department Request and obtain building permit online from the Building Department oft Dubai Municipality

1 day

no charge

Once NOCs are obtained, BuildCo submits final drawings online at the Building Department of the Dubai Municipality for approval. The application is usually 3 10 days done fully online, but sometimes, if the files are too big to upload, one submits them in person. NOCs are valid for 6 months, which means one has up to this much time to submit the final drawings, then obtain the building permit, then apply for utilities (because NOCs are required to apply for utilities). Agency: Building Department of Dubai Municipality Request and receive foundation (concrete) work inspection from the Building and Housing Department of Dubai Municipality 4 1 day All inspections and approvals can be requested online. Agency: Building Department of Dubai Municipality Request and receive inspection from the Civil Defense (Fire Department) 5 Agency: Civil Defense Department Request and receive final inspection from the Building Department of Dubai municipality 6 Agency: Building Department of Dubai Municipality * 7 Obtain building completion certificate from the Building Department of Dubai 1 day 1 day

AED 11,203

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AED 100

1 day

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No. Procedure Municipality BuildCo must submit the following documents to obtain a building completion certificate: Survey Sections approval Civil Defense's approval (not required for villas) A copy of the land plan A copy of the building license A copy of the construction inspection statement A copy of the worksite block inspection statement The approved charts (that should be available at the worksite during inspection) Agency: Building Department of Dubai Municipality Obtain building occupancy permit from the Building Department of Dubai Municipality *8 Agency: Building Department of Dubai Municipality Obtain inspection and approval from DEWA for septic tank instalation

Time to Associated Complete Costs

1 day

no charge

* 9 DEWA approves the plans for building a septic tank in a commercial warehouse 1 day according to regulations Agency: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) Obtain inspection and approval from DEWA for final water supply * 1 day 10 Agency: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) Obtain final water connection from DEWA * 14 days 11 Agency: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) Build septic tank * Private contractor specialized on sanitary projects builds the septic tank for the 12 warehouse Agency: Private practitioner Apply for phone connection from Etisalat * 13 Agency: Etisalat Receive inspection and obtain phone connection from Etisalat * 14 Agency: Etisalat * Takes place simultaneously with another procedure. 3 days

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AED 4,000

1 day

AED 180

10 days

no charge