Construction Software for Contractors across the UAE

Three layers of capability distinguish federal-grade from single-emirate or generic global platforms: (1) Multi-emirate regulatory tracking — distinct frameworks for DM, ADM, Sharjah Municipality, RAK Municipality, Ajman, Fujairah, UAQ, plus jurisdiction-specific regimes (Trakhees, ADGM, DIFC). Each tagged per project with correct compliance checklists. (2) Federal compliance automation — WPS payroll, ICV scoring across government entities, FTA Audit File generation, Corporate Tax 0%/9% qualifying split. (3) UAE-wide portfolio consolidation — leadership dashboards showing federation-wide position rather than emirate-by-emirate fragmentation.

Around these three, federal-grade platforms also handle: multilingual operations (Arabic, English, Urdu, Hindi, Tagalog, Malayalam), multi-regime contractor classifications, cross-emirate worker deployment tracking, and federal initiative alignment (Vision 2030, Net Zero 2050, Make it in the Emirates).

The Wages Protection System (WPS) is a federal mandate requiring monthly salary transfers via accredited banks for all UAE employees. The complication for multi-emirate contractors is that worker deployment varies by project location, MOHRE registrations vary by employer entity, and the SIF file format requires consolidation across the federal workforce.

The platform integrates with HR and payroll systems to generate WPS-compliant SIF files monthly. Worker deployment tracked across emirates with the correct MOHRE registration applied automatically. Multi-entity employers (common for contractors with separate emirate-level companies) supported with consolidated reporting at the parent level.

This is one of the highest-payback automations for UAE contractors — eliminating the manual workarounds most have built around generic ERPs that don't handle WPS natively.

ICV (In-Country Value) scoring is mandated on tenders from ADNOC, Mubadala, ADQ, federal ministries, and most emirate-level government entities. The complication is that scoring methodologies vary subtly: ADNOC ICV uses one weighting, federal ICV uses another, Make it in the Emirates initiative tracks specific local manufacturing categories, and individual government entities may apply additional criteria.

The platform calculates ICV continuously from your procurement, employment, and supplier data. When a tender requires a specific entity's ICV scoring methodology, the platform applies the correct weightings and generates the certificate in the required format. Multiple scoring methodologies maintained in parallel — your ADNOC ICV, federal ICV, and emirate-specific scores all current at any time.

Strategic improvement actions are visible in advance with projected score impact across all methodologies. Hiring an Emirati engineer might improve your ADNOC ICV by 0.8% and your federal ICV by 0.6% — visible before the hire decision is made.

UAE Corporate Tax (effective from 2023) applies 0% to Qualifying income (up to AED 375,000) and 9% to taxable income above that threshold. For Qualifying Free Zone Persons (QFZP), additional rules apply distinguishing Qualifying from Non-Qualifying income. For construction contractors operating across mainland and Free Zone projects, this distinction is non-trivial.

The platform tags each transaction with its Corporate Tax classification at the point of capture. Mainland contracting income, Free Zone income, project-level qualifying income, ancillary services — all classified continuously. The Corporate Tax position is visible at any time, not reconstructed at year-end.

FAF (FTA Audit File) is generated on demand from the same data source. When the FTA requests a FAF, it's produced in minutes — not assembled retrospectively from spreadsheets and accounting exports. Audit risk drops because the underlying data discipline is continuous.

Multi-emirate consolidation is the highest-value capability for contractors operating across the federation. Most leadership teams currently see emirate-by-emirate views from separate platforms or spreadsheets — and assemble the federal picture manually for monthly reviews.

The platform consolidates by default. Portfolio dashboards show UAE-wide position: total committed value, weighted margin, cash position, ICV scores, Corporate Tax position, WPS compliance — all federation-wide with drill-down to emirate, project, transaction. Leadership reviews the consolidated picture continuously rather than reconstructing it monthly.

For contractors operating multiple legal entities (common for cross-emirate operations), the platform supports parent-subsidiary consolidation with currency, tax, and WPS implications handled correctly. The federal picture is visible without forcing operational consolidation that complicates legal structure.

UAE-wide operations integrate with the same broad ecosystem regardless of emirate, with federal compliance layers added on top. Here's where the platform typically sits.

Financial systems we integrate with: global ERPs including Sage 300 / Sage Intacct, Oracle NetSuite, SAP S/4HANA, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Acumatica Construction Edition. UAE-native: FirstBit ERP (FTA-accredited and WPS-compliant), RealSoft (R3), DoFort, FactsERP, eresource Nfra. Smaller contractors on QuickBooks or Xero.

HR and payroll for WPS: Bayzat, PaySpace, Sage People, Oracle HCM Cloud, SAP SuccessFactors, Microsoft Dynamics 365 HR. UAE-native HR systems including FirstBit and RealSoft.

PM platforms we exchange data with: Procore, Oracle Aconex, Autodesk Build / ACC, Primavera Cloud, Zepth (Dubai-based, UAE-focused), INAXUS (UAE-based), Archdesk.

Estimating tools: CCS Candy, CostX, Cubit Estimating, Sage Estimating.

BIM authoring tools: Autodesk Revit, Navisworks, Bentley OpenBuildings, Tekla Structures, ArchiCAD. BIMcollab for issue tracking; Solibri for model checking.

HSE platforms: HammerTech, PlanRadar, SiteDocs, Procore Quality & Safety.

Where SealedWorks fits: SealedWorks is our productised procurement-integrity platform — sealed pricing, blind evaluation, PIC™ certificates for subcontractor work package awards. Particularly relevant for federal and government tenders where procurement governance is heavily scrutinised.

Integration approach is scoped during discovery based on your operational scale and existing stack.

Discovery takes three to four weeks (slightly longer than single-emirate due to the multi-regime mapping). We sit with your commercial team, finance team, project managers, HR team, and leadership across active emirates. We map your actual UAE-wide operation — emirate distribution, regulatory exposure, federal compliance obligations, multi-entity structure, current tooling per emirate. Output is a detailed report covering: current-state map, recommended platform architecture, multi-emirate configuration, federal compliance setup, integration scope, phased implementation plan (typically rolled out emirate by emirate), and fixed-price build proposal.

Build for a core federal-grade platform (multi-emirate compliance, WPS, ICV automation, Corporate Tax/FAF, leadership dashboards) takes fourteen to eighteen weeks from discovery completion. Migration from existing per-emirate platforms can extend the timeline.

We don't publish a price bracket because what's useful varies massively — a contractor operating in 2 emirates with one ERP needs something fundamentally different from one running 30 projects across 5 emirates with multiple finance systems and federal tender exposure. Discovery produces a fixed-price proposal with no obligation.