Dubai Municipality warns consultants and contractors not to hire unauthorised subcontractors
Warning prompted by investigation into the collapsed roof of a swimming pool that injured four workers
Dubai Municipality has warned consultants and contractors not to hire unauthorised subcontractors on their projects.
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Dubai Municipality has warned consultants and contractors not to hire unauthorised subcontractors following an accident that injured four construction workers at Al Shabab Al Arabi Club in the city.
The municipality has completed its investigation into the collapsed roof of a swimming pool that was under construction in the Al Mamzar area of Dubai. The roof collapsed during the concrete pouring process, investigators said.
Engineer Marwan Al Mohammed, acting director of Building Department at the civic body, said that the accident happened because the project consultant violated rules laid out by the municipality.
“The technical committee of the department has found that the accident, which injured four workers, is due to the violation of work rules by the project consultant as they subcontracted the work to an unauthorised contractor to work in Dubai,” Mohammad said.
“The subcontractor has no efficiency in the construction field and committed serious technical mistakes during the concrete pouring work.”
According to the Local Order No 3 of 1999, both consultant and the main contractor will be responsible for faults and violations in the project execution.
Al Mohammad said the municipality violators will be penalised.
“The civic body hereby urges all consulting and contracting companies not to subcontract work to any unauthorised companies that are not registered with Dubai Municipality.”
