Classification is a system laid out by the Department Of Urban Planning And Municipalities for Engineering and Construction companies in Abu Dhabi register their business to ensure that they have the required experiences and resources.

The Abu Dhabi Government introduced the Contractors and Consultants Classification process for contracting companies and engineering consultancy firms to help regulate the industry, to ensure national and foreign companies are capable of undertaking the work they are tendering for. The Classification Departments role is assessing all the contracting firms and the engineering consultancy offices registered across the Emirate of Abu Dhabi before granting them permission to participate in tenders within the emirate.

 It is mandatory for Construction and Engineering Consulting companies to be classified if they intend to bid for Governmental / semi-governmental projects.

There are two different forms of Classification – one exclusively for Contractors and the other for Engineering Consulting companies, with each having various Categories available for classification.