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Ced CP 009 PDF
Ced CP 009 PDF
CIVIL ENGINEERING DIVISION
Client’s procedure for Building Permit
1.0 Purpose:
The purpose of this document is to outline the procedure for the Client to obtain a Building
Permit for their specific project. The Building Permit obtained will enable them to initiate the
construction on site.
2.0 Scope:
All Clients/Business Units operating within the Trakhees jurisdiction area.
3.0 Responsibility:
Trakhees/CED Engineers will handle reviewing submitted drawings in compliance to Trakhees
Codes, Regulations and relevant codes, even if ,the Client consultants’ and his contractors’ shall
remain entirely responsible for the design, accuracy of design and drawings for the stability and
safety.
4.0 References:
Client consultants’ and his contractor shall refer to Trakhees Codes, Regulations and relevant
codes where it’s required. Trakhees‐Building Permit procedure may be used for additional
information.
5.0 Definitions:
Authority‐Trakhees
BP‐ Building Permit
CED‐Civil Engineering Division
EHS‐Environment Health & Safety Division
NOC‐ No objection Certificate
6.0 Procedure:
After obtaining Concept design NOC (the primary stage) Client’s Consultant shall registered
project online by e‐permit to obtain B.P application ID. & apply for B.P payment. Permit admin
shall send B.P fees notification to the Client’s Consultant for payment prior submitting to
Trakhees/CED recipient. And no B.P will be accepted without Trakhees/CED B.P payment.
Payment shall be to Trakhees Cashier at Dragon Mart (1st floor).
There are four types of for Building Permit submissions that applied for through the Helpdesk by
the appointed Client’s Consultant:
• New Building Permit (as documented in the B.P procedure)
• Revised Building Permit (Revision): This any type of modification, minor or major that
occurs during the construction period within the validity of the Building Permit shall be
classified as a Revision.
• Revalidation of Building Permit: This is ‐ almost an administrative procedure which is
required If the Construction on site doesn’t commence within Six months for date of B.P
issuance.
• Amendment of Building Permit: The request for an amendment could be for change of
Consultant/Contractor, project description, change in the area (BUA)….etc.
6.1 Front desk registration & acknowledgement process
6.1.1. Registered Client’s Consultant shall submit after register their specific project for
B.P by e‐permit to obtain B.P Application ID & apply for B.P payment. This payment shall
be paid to Trakhees Cashier at Dragon Mart (1st floor) prior submitting to Trakhees/CED
recipient. And no B.P will be accepted without Trakhees/CED B.P payment.
6.1.2. Trakhees/CED Helpdesk receives from the Client’s Consultant the application for
the Building Permit accompanied with copy of the appraisal fees payment receipt (for
new Building Permit only). This application is presented in pdf format in a CD containing
the document/drawing package together with other submission requirements depending
on submission type
6.1.3. The Trakhees/CED Helpdesk has the right to accept or reject the submission if the
CD is not complete as per the checklist requirements. If the submission is complete, then
the CD is accepted and a mail notification is forwarded with the submission serial number
to the Consultant within one working day, for easy tracking purposes.
6.1.4. Incomplete submissions are rejected by the Trakhees/CED Helpdesk to be
resubmitted.
6.2 Distribution of Documentation to Respective Sections
6.2.1 One submission accepted it assigned to individual Structural Engineers by the
Permit Administration. The Structural Engineer circulates the submission to
relevant sections (namely Architectural, , Quality & HVAC)
6.2.2 All sections undertake to review of received drawings and calculations as per
Trakhees Codes & Regulation & other relevant Codes and standards.
6.2.3 Structural Engineer undertakes review of structural drawings and calculations
while , Architectural section
6.2.4 Architect Engineer checks the submission for compliance with BRDG & other
applicable standards.
6.2.5 Quality Control Engineer undertakes review submission according to
Construction Materials Quality Control Guidelines when required.
6.2.6 Submissions are directed to the HVAC Specialist to check the thermal load
calculations and HVAC design drawings.
6.3 Feedback & Compile Summary
7.0 Records
DEWA (E) and (W) NOC 2 years
Telecommunication NOC 2 years
EHS NOC 10 years
Building Permit Permanent
Stamped Drawings Permanent
Design calculations 1 years
Soil Report 1 years
Consultant / Contactor’s License 2 years
Documentation Package 2 years
Correspondence 2 years
Affection Plan Permanent
Consultant / Contactor Appointment Letter 10 years
Demarcation Certificate 10 years
Upon completion of each review, records are kept centrally on Trakhees server. The
records include all documents, drawings and end with the covering letter sent to the
applicant by Trakhees.
8.0 Attachments
8.1 Client Work Flow for BP
8.2 Application Form
8.3 Template for Building Permit
/ Amendment
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CED‐CP
P‐009
CIVIL ENGINE
C EERING DIVISSION
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CED‐CP‐009
CIVIL ENGINEERING DIVISION
We refer to your submission letter ref: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx received on xxxxxxx with submission number xxxxx.
We request you to collect the following documents from Civil Engineering department.
1. The Original Building Permit ( Soft copy)
2. The CED stamped drawings
3. General Conditions of Civil Engineering Department
4. Quality Control Section Recommendations regarding Concrete Mix Design.
Yours faithfully,
Eng. xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sr. Manager – Permit & Compliance
GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CIVIL ENGINEERING DIVISION
1. *Expiry & Revalidation procedure:
• Building permit is valid for 6 months from the issuance date.
• Revalidation is required if construction activities does not commence within six (6)
months from the date of issuance of this permit. Revalidation of the building permit
can be carried out up to three times for a period of 6 months.
• If the Building Permit is not revalidated prior to its expiry date, then the building
permit is considered as cancelled and new Building Permit is to be obtained.
• For projects under construction and obtained work suspension NOC, Building Permit
revalidation is mandatory upon re‐commencing the works.
2. A copy of Consultancy Agreement shall be submitted to confirm that you will be supervising
the works.
3. The “Certificate of conformity for construction safety” issued by our EHS department shall be
submitted to CED ‐ Trakhees prior to commencement of work on site. No inspection will be
done by CED until getting the “COC (I)”.
4. Please furnish an undertaking letter that the structural drawings are in full conformity with
architectural drawings approved by CED‐Trakhees.
5. Drawings are in full conformity with architectural drawings approved by CED ‐ Trakhees.
6. The Consultant shall confirm that all necessary construction N.O.C's from services authorities
(DEWA, Etisalat, etc,) have been obtained by the contractor prior to commencement of work.
7. The consultant shall review and approve the method statement for safe construction of the
super‐structural elements.
8. Please ensure that all Lead‐in ducts, chambers and other related works are provided in
compliance with service authority's standards for telephone, water and electrical services to
avoid delay in obtaining permanent connection after completion of project.
10. Assumed safe bearing capacity of soil, founding levels, piles capacities and the location of
soak away and planting area shall be in accordance with the recommendations of soil report.
11. Any existing services within the plot shall be shown on drawing and protected. Please refer
to NOCs of Service Authorities (DEWA & Etisalat or DU) also.
12. All construction works shall be confined within the plot limits.
13. All design and construction of tanks and pipe work, if any, shall comply with requirements of
N.F.P.A., A.S.M.E., A.N.S.I., A.P.I. and E.P.A. and shall be checked and certified in compliance
with the requirements of these standards by CED ‐ Trakhees approved third party Inspection
Company.
14. Please obtain approval from HVAC department prior to commencing construction. Ventilation
provided shall be substantiated with calculations for the proposed activity. Design,
installation, testing and commissioning of air conditioning system shall conform to latest
ASHRAE standards.
15. Drainage system shall be designed to enable easy future connection to the system. Please
liaise with our EHS Department and finalize the details prior to commencement of
construction.
16. Please ensure that adequate retaining measures are provided at the locations of u/g water
tanks, holding tanks, etc. Ensure that neighbor’s plot is not affected during the excavation
works.
17. All manhole and septic tank covers shall be of heavy duty to allow fire vehicles in case of
emergency.
18. Ventilation design, installation, testing and commissioning of air conditioning system shall
conform to latest ASHRAE standards.
19. Prior to resubmitting drawings for approval, you shall discuss and clarify comments raised by
EHS department on the drawings or in drawing review report and resolve in order to avoid
delay in commencing construction.
21. Appointment of contractor shall be in compliance with circular no. (101) of Dubai
Municipality ref. 812/02/03/24222 dated 29.11.2000.
22. Within a week after the completion of the work, the adjoining area shall be cleared of all the
debris, construction materials etc.
23. Contractor shall apply and obtain mobilization NOC from CED before start of works on site.
The nominated contractor shall pay a refundable deposit as specified in the mobilization
NOC. The deposit will be refunded upon completion of the project and complete clearance of
the site; application for refund shall be submitted to EHS.
24. All documents as per ‘Procedure for Obtaining Building Completion Certificate’ shall be
submitted prior to inviting CED ‐ Trakhees for final inspection.
25. No operation or energization of the facility shall be carried out before the inspection upon
completion and issuance of Building Completion Certificate. Please contact EHS department
on commencement of operations and obtain an Operations Fitness Certificate.
26. The consultant shall instruct the contractor to maintain File for Compaction test result,
Municipality test, certificate for blocks, concrete cube test results, Civil Engineering
inspection report for concrete members and Structural Steel prior to false ceiling. The same
shall be available for inspection at site at all times.
27. Submit Curriculum Vitae of the Resident Engineer for both the consultant and the Main
Contractor, who shall be accredited by CED on both BLUE (Building Regulations & Design
Guidelines) and GREEN (Construction Materials & Quality Control Guidelines) code.
Copies of CED ‐ Trakhees inspection reports shall be available at site and shall be presented on
demand. All construction works shall be confined within plot limits. A copy of all approved drawings
shall be made available at site at all times.
Please ensure that CED ‐ Trakhees approval is obtained for various stages of construction and would
draw your attention to Clause 23.6 of our regulations for non‐compliance.
All documents to be collected from Cil Engineering Office during working hours within a week from
receipt of e‐mail intimating approval of Building Permit.
Civil Engineering Division‐(Trakhees) ‐ Building Permit
Community / Area: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Building Type: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Building Description & Height: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Total Built‐Up Area: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx SQ.M
BP Ref No: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date of Issuance: Date of Building Permit
Expiry Date: 6 Months from the date of BP (*Refer to General Conditions)
Plot No: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Owner: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.
Lessee / Purchaser: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Consultant
(Lead & Supervision): xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Contractor: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Drawing References: As per list
Permission is granted for the construction of the development proposal outlined by the above drawings.
The Building Permit is subject to resolving all comments regarding our HVAC and Quality Control Departments
which is as per the attached document.
The provisions of EHS, Electrical and Fire Protection will be subject to approval upon final inspection.
The construction shall be in accordance with Civil Engineering Division‐Trakhees and Construction Regulations &
guidelines. Installation of utility services shall comply with the Standards/Regulations of respective
Authority/Departments.
All HVAC works shall be in full compliance with applicable rules and regulations.
All thermal insulation material including air ducts where applicable shall be DCL marked.
The Consultant and Contractor shall strictly comply with the conditions outlined in NOC’s of DEWA & Etisalat / DU
and as per their approved drawings and legal rules.
Revisions to the proposal and future modifications proposals will require to be submitted to the Civil Engineering
Department‐Trakhees for approval.
Neither the reviewing of the drawings and design calculations nor the inspection of works during the progress of
construction shall be construed in any way to impose any legal responsibility and / or liability on the authority. The
consultant and his contractor shall remain entirely responsible for design, accuracy of drawings and the execution
Eng. Abdulla M. Belhoul
Director – Civil Engineering Division Date: xx‐xxx‐xxxx