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About UAE Contractors’ Association

UAE Contractors’ Association is a non- profit organization formed in 15 September 1985 under a decree
number (137) 1985 from the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs.
The principal objective of the UCA is to strengthen the UAE construction industry and the construction
contracting business so that they can sustain their positive role in the task of national development of
the UAE. This overall objective is a achieved by the following means
Assisting in constant up gradation of technology at the disposal of contractors.
• Serving as a common platform for contractors to fulfill their common interests and address the common
challenges.
• Serving as platform for contractors to coordinate and interact with the federal and local authorities.
• Coordinate with association and organization in other countries to facilitate two - way exchange to
trade, experiences and technology.
• Organize seminars, conferences and exhibitions designed to enhance knowledge and upgrade
construction technology.
• Cooperating between contracting companies and establishments in order to combine their efforts and
thus improve the standard of their operations.
Our Vision and Mission

Building for Sustainable Development.
Development of the profession contracting in the UAE through the upgrading of the construction industry,
coordination and integration between the members and their effective representation before the relevant
authorities locally and internationally and to achieve excellence in customer service management
techniques and advanced technology to contribute to sustainable development.
Achievements of the UCA

The UCA has been able to register several achievements since its inception in September 1985. It
has cooperated with municipalities and professional bodies to assist in continuing task of developing a
building and safety code for the UAE construction industry. This function is executed through the UCA’s
Technical Consultative Committee.
The UCA has placed the UAE in the focus of the international building officials’ community by the virtue
if its prominent membership of the World Organization of Building officials (WOBO), an affiliate body of
the United Nations. At present, the UCA’s chairman is also the president of WOBO.
The UCA is also an institutional member of the Federation of Arab Contractors and the Federation of
Islamic Contractors.
The UCA has signed protocols of cooperation with its counterparts in several countries including, China,
Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Canada, the UK and the USA. These protocols assist in flow of market
and technical information between the UAE and the respective country for the benefit of industry on both
the sides.
The UCA serves as the Middle Eastern office of the International Marine Contractors Association Which
aims at improving safety standards in underwater projects.
In addition to the protocols of cooperation the UCA also receives delegation from construction industries
in other countries as well as send its own delegations abroad for the purpose of enhancing international
cooperation in UAE construction industry.

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