Dubai Municipality Contractor Classification document checklist

What Dubai Municipality Contractor Classification asks for.

• Trade License

  CriticalRequiredVerified evidence

  Dubai DET trade license covering the relevant contracting or engineering activities. Must be valid and not expiring within 30 days. Under Law No. 7 of 2025 the licence scope must align with the requested classification trade, and the contractor may only work within the approved classification grade and financial capacity — a licence broader or narrower than the classification is now an enforcement issue, not a formality.

  Source: https://www.dm.gov.ae/municipality-business/consultants-contractors-and-suppliers-data/

• VAT Certificate

  HighRequiredUnverified evidence

  UAE FTA VAT registration. TRN must be 15 digits. Name must match trade license.

  Source: https://www.dm.gov.ae/municipality-business/consultants-contractors-and-suppliers-data/

• HSE Policy

  HighRequiredUnverified evidence

  Signed HSE policy document per Dubai Municipality Construction Safety Regulations. Must include CEO/MD signature, stamp, and revision date. Law No. 7 of 2025 additionally obliges registered contractors to comply with construction, planning, environment and health-and-safety legislation as a condition of remaining on the register.

  Source: https://www.dm.gov.ae/municipality-business/consultants-and-contractors-licensing-standards/

• ISO Certificate

  HighRequiredUnverified evidence

  ISO 9001 quality management certificate mandatory. ISO 45001 (OHSMS) required for Grade A / Grade 1 contractors. Must be from an accredited certification body.

  Source: https://www.dm.gov.ae/municipality-business/consultants-and-contractors-licensing-standards/

• Audited Financial Statements

  HighRequiredInferred evidence

  Audited financial statements for the most recent fiscal year, and commonly the last 2 years. Net worth must meet the classification grade threshold — classification runs Grades 1-5 on financial capacity, technical capacity and project track record, and new entrants without UAE project history typically start at Grade 4 or 5. Signed auditor report and stamp required. Company bank statements covering 6-12 months are commonly requested alongside.

  Source: https://www.dm.gov.ae/municipality-business/consultants-and-contractors-licensing-standards/

• Bank Confirmation Letter

  HighRequiredUnverified evidence

  Corporate bank letter with IBAN, SWIFT, and bank stamp addressed to Dubai Municipality. Name on letter must match trade license. Dated within 3 months.

  Source: https://www.dm.gov.ae/municipality-business/consultants-and-contractors-licensing-standards/

• Lease Agreement

  MediumRequiredInferred evidence

  Ejari-registered lease agreement for a Dubai business address (office or warehouse). Tenant name must match company name. Must be valid and not expired.

  Source: https://www.dm.gov.ae/municipality-business/consultants-and-contractors-licensing-standards/

• Memorandum & Articles of Association (MOA/AOA)

  HighRequiredInferred evidence

  Certificate of incorporation or Memorandum / Articles of Association. Establishes the legal entity and its shareholding for classification purposes. Newly added in the 2026-08 pass — absent from the prior seed despite being a standard company document at registration.

  Source: https://www.dm.gov.ae/municipality-business/consultants-and-contractors-licensing-standards/

• Signatory ID (Emirates ID / Passport)

  MediumRequiredInferred evidence

  Passport copies and UAE Emirates IDs for shareholders, and for the technical staff being registered against the classification. Names must match those on the trade licence and MoA. Newly added in the 2026-08 pass.

  Source: https://www.dm.gov.ae/municipality-business/consultants-and-contractors-licensing-standards/

• Project Reference List

  HighRequiredInferred evidence

  Project track record evidencing the requested classification grade: completion certificates for qualifying projects, contract documents showing scope and value, and client reference letters where available. Law No. 7 of 2025 requires all project documents to be retained for a minimum of 10 years from the completion certificate date, so this is an ongoing record-keeping obligation and not only a one-time submission. Newly added in the 2026-08 pass.

  Source: https://www.dm.gov.ae/municipality-business/consultants-and-contractors-licensing-standards/

• Chamber of Commerce Certificate

  LowPreferredUnverified evidence

  Dubai Chamber of Commerce membership preferred. Supports classification grade and tender eligibility.

  Source: https://www.dm.gov.ae/municipality-business/consultants-and-contractors-licensing-standards/

• Professional Competency Certificate (PCC)

  HighRequiredInferred evidence

  Professional Competency Certificate(s) for technical and engineering staff, mandated by Law No. 7 of 2025's unified contractor register. Each engineer/technician needs attested academic qualification certificates, UAE Society of Engineers membership, and either an existing PCC or a submitted PCC application. Certifies individual professional competency and is distinct from the company's trade licence — a company cannot satisfy this with corporate documents alone.

  Source: https://www.dm.gov.ae/municipality-business/consultants-and-contractors-licensing-standards/

• Corporate Tax Registration

  MediumPreferredVerified evidence

  UAE Corporate Tax registration certificate / Corporate Tax Registration Number issued by the Federal Tax Authority via EmaraTax. Registration is federally mandatory for all juridical persons under Federal Decree-Law No. 47 of 2022 (deadlines per FTA Decision No. 3 of 2024; AED 10,000 late-registration penalty), and entities incorporated on or after 2024-03-01 must register within 3 months of incorporation. Listed as PREFERRED rather than required because this specific portal has not been confirmed to demand the certificate in its submission pack — the obligation to hold one is federal, the obligation to upload it is portal-specific. Note the Corporate Tax registration number is distinct from the VAT TRN.

  Source: https://tax.gov.ae/en/services/corporate.tax.registration.aspx

This is a starting point, not a live feed from Dubai Municipality Contractor Classification. Portals change their requirements without notice, and unverified/inferred items above are exactly that — not confirmed against the portal's own current published list. Always cross-check against Dubai Municipality Contractor Classification's current requirements before submitting. If you have the portal's own requirement document, SoulMen can extract and verify against exactly what it says instead of this starter checklist.