Dubai · United Arab Emirates
A licensed Dubai contractor delivering complex renovation, fit-out, and MEP under one accountable team, from authority approvals to a tested, documented handover. Since 1995.
180+
Projects
280k+
SQM Delivered
1.26BAED
PROJECT VALUE
31YRS
in operation
Why City Contracting
Aligned with approved designs and UAE authority requirements.
Planned around actual site and technical conditions.
With engineers monitoring every stage of delivery.
Transparent progress, challenges, and next steps.
What kind of contractor we are
Hotels, commercial spaces, villas and major renovations demand more than workmanship. They require coordination, technical control, disciplined planning and experienced site management.
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OUR SERVICES
The full scope carried in-house, from authority approvals and MEP to interior fit-out, furniture, and landscape. One team, from mobilization to a tested handover.
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Permits · NOCs · DET
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Demolition · Waterproofing
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HVAC · Electrical · Plumbing
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Joinery · Stone · Flooring
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FF&E · Artwork
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Facades · Landscape · Pools
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Programme · QA/QC · HSE
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Commissioning · Handover
Contracted individually or as one design-and-build package
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featured PROJECTS
Completed villa renovations, hotel fit-outs, and commercial projects across Dubai, delivered end to end.
Full project dossier available on enquiry
FEATURED WORK
authorities
We work within the frameworks set by the UAE's governing bodies, so every project is delivered to the standards they require.
INDUSTRIES WE SERVE
Each sector carries its own constraints, live operations, private access, landlord conditions, wet-area engineering. The programme is written around them.
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Operating hotels, resorts, and serviced residences. Works are phased around live guest floors, with noise windows, lift access, and room release agreed before mobilization.
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Private villas, penthouses, and family compounds. Single-client projects where discretion, finish tolerance, and bespoke joinery set the standard, and the client is present throughout.
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Headquarters, offices, retail, and showrooms. Coordinated against landlord conditions, base-build MEP capacity, and fit-out approvals, on a programme that protects the opening date.
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Clubhouses, spas, wellness suites, and recreational venues. Technically dense scopes with pools, wet areas, and specialist plant, where waterproofing and sequencing carry the project.
Sector experience across the Emirates since 1995
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CLIENT FEEDBACK
Each comment is shown with the project it came from, sector, scope, and year.
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Renovating the entire penthouse was something we expected to be stressful. City kept the process organized from the beginning, and whenever something needed a decision, it was explained clearly. The quality of the final finishing is what impressed us most.
KAREEM A.
PRIVATE CLIENT · RESIDENTIAL
Project
Private Penthouse, Al Reem Island, Abu Dhabi
Scope
Residential · Full Renovation · 620 SQM · 2025
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We were living abroad for most of the renovation, so we needed a team we could trust to handle things without us being there every day. That was probably the biggest value for us. We came back to a home that was ready for us.
NADIA R.
PRIVATE CLIENT · RESIDENTIAL
Project
Private Villa, Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai
Scope
Residential · Full Renovation · 850 SQM · 2024
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We came to City after a very frustrating experience with another contractor. They reviewed everything again, explained what had been done wrong, what needed to change, and what was actually required. From there, they took over and completed the villa for us. I only wish we had met them from the beginning — it would have saved us a lot of time, money and stress.
ADAM S.
PRIVATE CLIENT · RESIDENTIAL
Project
Private Villa, Palm Jumeirah, Dubai
Scope
Residential · Full Renovation · 1,150 SQM · 2025
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COMMON QUESTIONS
The practical questions clients ask before a contract is signed, answered plainly.
Do you handle authority approvals and permits?
Yes. Permits, NOCs, and authority submissions are managed in-house during pre-execution, before any trade mobilizes. You receive the approved set, not a list of pending applications.
Can you work inside an occupied building?
Routinely. Occupied hotels, offices, and residences are phased around live operations, with noise windows, service-lift access, hoarding, and floor release schedules agreed with the operator before we start.
How is pricing structured?
Fixed lump sum against a defined scope, or a re-measurable contract where the scope is still developing. Either way you receive a priced bill of quantities, not a single headline figure.
What is a typical programme length?
Scope-dependent. A single-floor commercial fit-out typically runs eight to fourteen weeks; a full villa six to twelve months. A dated programme is issued before contract, not after.
Do you provide design, or only build?
Both. We deliver design-and-build under one contract, or execute a consultant's drawings as main contractor. In either case one party carries responsibility for the result.
What happens after handover?
A twelve-month defects liability period with one named point of contact, full O&M documentation, and as-built drawings issued at closeout.
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Field notes on execution, from MEP and occupied-site renovation to the last piece of furniture in the room.
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CONTACT THE team
Speak to the team directly about a villa renovation, hotel fit-out, or premium commercial project. Every enquiry is answered within one working day.
Studio
Diamond Business Center, Arjan, Dubai · United Arab Emirates
studio@citycont.com
Telephone
+971 54 666 4797
Hours
Monday to Friday · 09:00 to 18:00
CITY Contracting LLC · Dubai
Est. 1995 · United Arab Emirates
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Est. 1995 · Beyond the Build
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