Construction ERP software for contractors in Dubai
ERP Infra tracks purchase, stock, labour, machinery and cost on every site, and flags what does not add up the same day. Below is what is being built in Dubai and where projects there tend to lose money.
Construction in Dubai, in brief
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Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority awarded the 30 km Metro Blue Line, with 14 stations and about 15.5 km underground, for AED 20.5 billion, with construction starting in April 2025 and full operation set for September 2029.
Source: Dubai Media Office, 2024 -
Dubai Municipality processed more than 30,000 building permit applications in the first half of 2025, up 20% on a year earlier, and licensed over 5.5 million square metres of built-up area.
Source: Dubai Municipality, 2025 -
Of the space licensed in the first half of 2025, multi-storey commercial and investment buildings made up 45%, residential villas 40% and industrial and public buildings 15%.
Source: Dubai Municipality, 2025 -
In the first quarter of 2026 Dubai Municipality issued 10,776 building permits, up 12% on the first quarter of 2025, covering about 3.9 million square metres, and it issued 3,154 completion certificates.
Source: Dubai Media Office, 2026 -
Under Dubai Law No. 8 of 2007, off-plan buyers' payments go into an escrow account dedicated to one project, and the escrow agent holds back 5% after the completion certificate until one year after the units are registered to buyers.
Source: Dubai Legislation Portal, Law No. (8) of 2007
The work that dominates
- metro rail construction
- private villas
- multi-storey commercial and investment buildings
- industrial and public buildings
Where Dubai projects tend to lose money
Budget, committed and actual, per site, every day.
Large fixed-value awards such as the AED 20.5 billion Blue Line leave little room for unrecorded variations.
How it worksThe daily report writes itself, the same evening.
With over 30,000 permit applications in six months, many sites run in parallel and need consistent daily reporting.
How it worksClaimed, certified, received and outstanding, per site.
Developer cash on off-plan projects is tied to escrow rules, so contractors need every claim and certificate tracked.
How it worksFigures in the screens above are sample data.
Terms used on Dubai sites
The words differ from place to place; the records behind them are the same.
- IPC (interim payment certificate)
- The monthly certificate that fixes how much the contractor is paid for work done to date.
- Variation order
- A written instruction that changes the scope, price or time of the contract.
- Escrow account
- The project-specific bank account into which off-plan buyers' instalments are paid and from which construction is funded.
- Completion certificate
- The municipality's certificate issued when a building is finished, which also starts the escrow retention period.
- NOC (no objection certificate)
- Written clearance from a utility or authority that work may go ahead.
Questions from Dubai
- Can contractors in Dubai use ERP Infra?
- Yes. ERP Infra is web-based: office staff use it in a browser and site staff in a phone browser, so it can be used on projects in Dubai. Demos and onboarding are done online by the Flip Retail team.
- Does ERP Infra have an office in Dubai?
- No. ERP Infra is made by Flip Retail, based in Jaipur, India. Work with companies in Dubai is done remotely, starting with a one-month pilot on one project.
- What should a construction company in Dubai check before choosing an ERP?
- Check that it is organised by project and site, that site staff can use it on a phone, and that it can show the same evening what a site cost and whether material used matched the work done. Then ask for a pilot on one of your own projects before committing.
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