The Dubai Municipality has announced the launch of a new online system for building permits and control services, with the goal of streamlining procedures for emirate customers.
Dubai Municipality
The system, which is in line with the updated Dubai Building Code, is part of the Municipality’s ongoing efforts to strengthen UAE’s position as a global leader in adopting cutting-edge building technologies.
The new system will provide smart and integrated services and solutions while implementing automated checks using Building Information Modelling (BIM), which is a digital representation of a building’s or infrastructure’s physical and functional characteristics.
By offering these solutions, Dubai Municipality hopes to improve the quality of building permits and control services in city, thereby increasing the city’s competitiveness.
Dawoud Al Hajri, Director General of Dubai Municipality, said: “We are pleased to launch the new online platform, which provides advanced digital features for building permits and control services.
With the implementation of new technology, our main objective is to enhance the customer experience, while reducing time and costs, and improving the overall quality of the services offered.
By implementing this new system, we hope to advance the construction industry by providing digitised services that simplify processes and give customers a one-of-a-kind experience.
This reinforces Dubai’s position as a city of innovation and quality, as well as aligns with our vision of providing top-tier Municipality services that contribute to the city’s growth and success in the building sector.”
Features
“The new system incorporates a range of features aimed at improving the customer experience and service quality,” said Mariam Al Muhairi, Acting CEO of Municipality’s Buildings Regulation and Permits Agency.
These features include streamlining procedures and reducing the number of application documents required, allowing customers to input data and track application updates more easily. It also provides proactive services to customers and the option of automating the use of certain services.
It also includes automated checking services for consultants to ensure that charts comply with the Dubai Building Code and makes automatic data acquisition from charts and designs possible.”
The new system not only adheres to the most recent BIM standards and geographic information systems, but it also simplifies user registration via digital ID and instant recognition. While managing building activities, it enables smart inspection through various applications and tools.
Furthermore, the system provides a comprehensive database as well as detailed maps of the buildings that adhere to Dubai’s digital twinning concept.
This feature aids entities in providing smart services and is electronically linked to the ‘Dubai Engineering Qualification’ system as well as other relevant authorities involved in permit and control procedures.
The initial set of services
The new system’s initial set of services will include the following permits: new building permit (initial and final submission), licensing site preparation processes and drilling, permanent fence permit, self-decoration, self-maintenance, transaction cancellation, and extending the validity of approved charts.
It will also include a number of construction monitoring services, such as license renewal, periodic inspection, night work permit, and the ability to change the consultant contractor. The remaining services will be implemented in stages throughout the year, according to the Municipality.
The Dubai Municipality will also hold training workshops for consultants and contractors to brief them on the required standards, such as BIM, which will help to improve their capacities and ability to use the new system.
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