Since the year 2009, with the Trakhees department of planning and development was introduced as an authority to oversee the infrastructural progress in Dubai. It hosts 4 key departments:
With the aid of these departments, Trakhees supervises all approvals related to land, complexes, port areas, Free and Custom zone corporations and even provides business licenses to certain development zones. Whatever your business, be it restaurant or healthcare related, chances are you are after a Trakhees Approval.
Trakhees also moved from just framing guidelines for quality control in the above departments but also has Quality Accreditation programs to help people comply with the Quality standards set. In addition, Certificates and Awards are provided as compliance incentives. Now let’s look at some of the Trakhees Department specifics:
For entities within the Dubai World communities such as Nakheel and Istithmar, the CLD is responsible for issuing licenses to various segments like commercial, industrial, professional, tourism, etc. Having forged connections with the Free Zone authority, DED, DNRD, etc., the CLD has managed to strengthen its position as a regulatory authority in Dubai. The licenses provided are of two types namely: Dubai and Free Zone licenses. In former licenses, entities will have to adopt the legal structures of the UAE Commercial Companies law and comply to the procedures of the Department of Economic Development. Under Free Zone licenses, investors can establish Free Zone companies or Foreign branches within Dubai World Communities as per the regulations of the World Economic Zones.
The EHS, formerly known as the “Free Zone Industrial Operations and Control Department”, was established as a business unit to aid expansions by other units such as Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZA). The main objective of the EHS trakhees Dubai was to set the industry standards for Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental protection for businesses. Since its establishment, the EHS has sought to increase compliance, ease of administration, improve communication, forge collaborations and improve client satisfaction. It conducts Training programs, provides accreditation and awareness programs to this end.
One of the earliest divisions to be established, the DCE was initially overseeing all port-related activities. Later, with the expansion of the number of projects under the Dubai World Communities, it was quickly made out as a separate division under the Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporations (PCFC). Its primary role is to regulate all the engineering activities pertaining to the various projects.
This department is one of the youngest having been set up in 2015 to set the bar for business quality and innovation. It establishes these standards with the help of 5 main sections namely: Strategy planning and quality, Innovation Committee, Customer Service, Internal audits and Information Security Regulation.
Given the plethora of services offered by Trakhees, trakhees online was initiated to make all these services accessible from anywhere. All it involves is registering with the Trakhees backend and filling out a credentials form for you to get a Trakhees ID. With the ID, it is possible for all registrants to have centralized access to multiple services online. Here are some online services to name a few: Building Permit approvals and structural revision, change of consultant, Submission, and Amendments in Concept Design, Building completion certificate, Requests and revisions of storage tanks, etc.