Administrative
Resolution No. (109) of 2022
Regulating the Licensing
of Maintenance Works[1]
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The Director General of the Dubai
Municipality,
After
perusal of:
Decree
No. (45) of 2021 Concerning the Dubai Building Code;
The
Order of 1961 Establishing the Dubai Municipality;
Local
Order No. (3) of 1999 Regulating Construction Works in the Emirate of Dubai and
its amendments;
Executive
Council Resolution No. (15) of 2021 Approving the Organisational Structure of
the Dubai Municipality;
Administrative
Resolution No. (10) of 2019 Approving the Procedures for Replacing Engineering Firms and Contracting Companies and for
Issuing Completion Certificates; and
The
legislation regulating construction and planning works in force in the Emirate
of Dubai,
Does hereby issue this Resolution.
The
following words and expressions, wherever mentioned in this Resolution, will
have the meaning indicated opposite each of them unless the context implies
otherwise:
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Emirate: |
The
Emirate of Dubai. |
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DM: |
The
Dubai Municipality. |
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DGCD: |
The
Directorate General of Civil Defence in the Emirate. |
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Building: |
Any
permanent or temporary building, regardless
of its purpose, the method or system used in its construction or in the
construction of its structural elements, or the materials used in its
construction. This includes all the structural elements of the building, such
as foundations, columns, walls, ceilings, cladding, utility lines,
projections, fences, and any other relevant structural elements. |
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Maintenance Works: |
This
includes Basic Maintenance Works, Structural Maintenance Works, and
Specialised Maintenance Works. |
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Basic Maintenance Works: |
Works intended to preserve the Building
by repairing any non-structural defects in it. These include, without
limitation, interior and exterior painting works;
replacement of floors, doors, and suspended ceilings; and maintenance of electrical works, sewerage and sanitary installations, air conditioners, fire-fighting systems, and sanitary pipe insulation works. Implementing
Basic Maintenance Works does not require obtaining a Permit from the DM or a Certificate of Completion. |
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Structural Maintenance Works: |
Works intended to repair structural
defects that may compromise the durability, rather than the structural safety,
of a Building. These include, without limitation, repairing cracks in the
elements of the main structure of the Building or repairing defects in its external façades. Structural
Maintenance Works require self-issued
Permits and Certificates of Completion. |
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Specialised Maintenance Works: |
Works
intended to repair
structural defects that may compromise the structural safety of Buildings.
These include, without limitation, subsidence or cracks in ceilings, beams,
or columns; fall of concrete cladding; substantial rust in reinforcing steel; modification of the elements of
the main structure of the Building, including reinforcement, buttressing, or
addition of other structural elements. |
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Permit: |
A
document issued by the DM authorising its holder to implement Structural
Maintenance Works or Specialised Maintenance Works in accordance with the
requirements and procedures stipulated in the
above-mentioned Local Order No. (3) of 1999 and in
this Resolution.
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Certificate of Completion: |
A
document issued by the DM certifying that the Structural Maintenance Works or
Specialised Maintenance Works of a Building have been completed in accordance
with the relevant requirements and procedures adopted by the DM. |
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Dubai Building Permit System: |
An
electronic system adopted by the DM for the issuance of
all types of Building
Permits and Certificates of Completion,
including Maintenance Works Permits and Certificates of Completion. |
In
implementing Basic Maintenance Works, the following must be observed:
1. Works must be implemented by a
Contractor who is pre-qualified by the DM.
2. Architectural or structural alterations that may compromise the safety
of the Building, or any of its façades, may not be
made.
3. The planning and construction
legislation applicable by the DM, inclusive of all the specifications and conditions stipulated therein,
must be complied with.
4. The public safety conditions and
requirements commensurate with the volume of works must be complied with, as
prescribed in this respect by the DM.
5. The requirements and conditions adopted by the DGCD, or other
Government Departments, must be complied with where such compliance is required, pursuant to the legislation of these entities, for performing the required Basic
Maintenance Works.
6. Colours that blend in with
the surroundings and adjacent Buildings must be used, as authorised by the DM, when painting the exterior façades of the Building.
a. Issuing
a Permit to implement Structural Maintenance Works will be subject to the following requirements:
1. A
consulting Engineer or Contractor pre-qualified by the DM must submit an
application for a
self-issued Permit
through the Dubai Building Permit System.
2. Photographs of all structural
defects in the Building must be submitted, and the places of these defects must
be specified.
3. A proposed process
for repairing the structural defects of the Building must be submitted together
with the information relating to the materials
that will be used in the process.
4. The fees prescribed
for issuing the Permit must be paid.
b. Upon completion of the Structural Maintenance
Works, the Certificate
of Completion will be self-issued through the
Dubai Building Permit System.
c. In implementing Structural
Maintenance Works, the following requirements must be met:
1. Architectural or structural alterations that may compromise the safety
of the Building may not
be made.
2. The planning and construction
legislation applicable by the DM, inclusive of all the specifications and conditions
stipulated therein, must be complied with.
3. The public safety conditions and
requirements commensurate with the volume of works must be complied with, as
prescribed in this respect by the DM.
4. The requirements and conditions adopted by the DGCD, or other
public service departments, must be
complied with where such
compliance is required, pursuant to the
legislation of these entities, for performing the required Structural
Maintenance Works.
a. Issuing
a Permit to implement Specialised Maintenance Works will be subject to the following requirements:
1. A
consulting Engineer or Contractor pre-qualified by the DM must submit an
application for the Permit through the Dubai Building Permit System.
2. The drawings for the required
Specialised Maintenance Works must be submitted to the DM for approval.
3. Photographs of all structural
defects in the Building must be submitted, and the places of these defects must
be specified.
4. The necessary
laboratory tests for the
concrete and reinforcing steel of the elements of the main structure of the
Building must be conducted prior to implementing the Specialised Maintenance
Works.
5. A proposed
process approved by the consulting Engineer for
implementing the maintenance required for the
Building based on the laboratory test results must be submitted together with
all necessary structural information and
calculations, as
well as the specifications
of the materials to be used in implementing the Specialised Maintenance Works,
to ensure the structural
integrity and durability of the Building throughout its lifetime.
6. The fees prescribed
for issuing the Permit must be paid.
b. Upon completion of the Specialised Maintenance
Works, the Certificate
of Completion will be issued through the Dubai
Building Permit System, subject to approval of these works
by the DM.
c. In implementing Specialised
Maintenance Works, the following requirements must be
met:
1. The planning and construction
legislation applicable by the DM, inclusive of all the specifications and conditions stipulated therein,
must be complied with.
2. The public safety conditions and
requirements commensurate with the volume of works must be complied with, as
prescribed in this respect by the DM.
3. The requirements and conditions adopted
by the DGCD,
or other public service departments, must be complied with where such compliance is required, pursuant to the legislation of
these entities, for performing the required Specialised Maintenance Works.
4. The Specialised Maintenance Works
must be implemented by a Contractor pre-qualified by the DM.
d. Without prejudice to applicable liability provisions, and in accordance with the legislation in force in the Emirate, the consulting
Engineer and the Contractor appointed to implement the Specialised Maintenance
Works will be jointly liable for the authenticity of all
the information provided to the DM, and for ensuring
the safety of the implemented Specialised Maintenance Works and their conformity with the plans and
specifications submitted to the DM.
The Engineering and Planning Sector of the DM will undertake control and audit of the Maintenance
Works implemented in the Emirate to verify the compliance by appointed
Contractors with the relevant technical
specifications, requirements, and procedures prescribed by the legislation
regulating planning and Construction Works in force in the Emirate, and by this
Resolution; and to take the necessary action against violators.
The
Executive Director of the Engineering and Planning Sector of the DM will issue
the instructions required for the implementation of the provisions of this
Resolution.
This
Resolution will be published in the Official Gazette and will come into force
on the day on which it is published.
Dawood Abdul Rahman Al Hajiri
Director General
Dubai Municipality
Issued in Dubai on 20 April
2022
Corresponding
to 19 Ramadan 1443 A.H.
©2022 The Supreme
Legislation Committee in the Emirate of Dubai
[1]Every effort
has been made to produce an accurate and complete English version of this legislation.
However, for the purpose of its interpretation and application, reference must
be made to the original Arabic text. In case of conflict, the Arabic text will
prevail.