DM re-shuffles licensing committee for engineering and contracting companies

DUBAI, 1st July, 2014 (WAM) -- Dubai Municipality has re-formed the licensing committee for the profession of engineering consultancy and contractors in the Emirate of Dubai based on an administrative decision recently issued by Hussain Nasser Lootah, Director-General of Dubai Municipality.

Lootah said, "The new committee will be chaired by Abdullah Raffia, Assistant Director-General of Dubai Municipality for Engineering and Planning Sector, while Khalid Mohammed Saleh, Director Buildings Department, Abdul Rahman Al-Mulla, Head of Building Permits Section, Abdullah Al Ali, Head of Engineering Supervision, Aida Abdul Rahim Harmoudi Head of Qualifying and Building Studies are selected as members.

"In order to fulfil the tasks entrusted to the committee, it can seek help from employees from the civic body and from other government departments without giving them voting right. The committee can also coordinate with relevant government agencies when necessary," he said.

"The functions of the committee are to consider the applications submitted to it for registration of engineering consultancies and contractors and considering requests for license of engineering and contracting offices, institutions and consulting firms in the Emirate of Dubai. It will also decide about the issuance of licenses as per the specific areas and categories and will issue certificates of registration with all required details," he said.

"The committee is also entrusted with the inspection of offices, institutions and companies engaged in engineering consultation and contracting in Dubai to ascertain the criteria for licensing, classification and verification of the qualifications of engineers and technicians and investigation of offenses committed by the licensed offices, institutions and companies," he explained.

"The committee is authorised to approve specialisations and new branches related to the field of engineering consultancy and contracting, the follow-up studies and research related to the technical professions as well as to use it to develop the profession of engineering consultancy and contracting," he added.

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