Application for License/Reclassification of Contractors of Fire Fighting Equipment and Fire Alarms

Service Description

  • This service allows citizens and business sector including contractors of fire fighting equipment and fire alarms to issue a license or to be reclassified

Eligibility or Criteria

  • Applicants of the license for contractors of fire fighting equipment and fire alarms must add a required trade from the following to the license issued from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, unless the trade required is an authorized one:
  • Safety and security tools and equipment
  • General trading and contracting
  • Mechanical works contracting (fire equipment contracting)
  • Mechanical and electrical works contracting (fire equipment and fire alarms contracting)
  • Applicants of reclassification must state the following:
  • Project names and types being implemented
  • Works of fire fighting and alarm implemented, since the issuance of the license with the current classification. The Equipment and apparatus installed and the file number for each project at Kuwait Fire Service Directorate must be stated

Required Documents

  • Official letter addressed to the General Manager of Kuwait Fire Service Directorate with the following documents:
  • Copy of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry license, stating the information defined in the Eligibility or Criteria section
  • Copy of the commercial register enrolment
  • Certificate of registration with Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry
  • Copy of the articles of incorporation and the contract of amendment for the company, stating the partners' names and the capital
  • Certificate from the local banks stating the credit amount, facilities, and the financial status for the company
  • Copy of the company's classification with the ministries and public institutions or the companies
  • Copy of the educational and technical experience certificates for the engineers and technicians of the technical body
  • Proof that the engineers and technicians of the technical body work for the company/organization
  • Copy of the residence permit affixed to the passport, and copy of the civil ID. The membership certificate of the Kuwait Engineers Society, for Kuwaiti applicants

Procedures

Visit the Merchants and Contractors of Fire Equipments and Engineering Section - Commercial Licenses Supervision - License Department of Kuwait Fire Service Directorate and submit the required documents
Fill the service application form
Pay the fees due

Fees

(0) KD Variable Fees
(100) KD Fixed Fees: Fire fighting contractor's license issuance
(50) KD Fixed Fees: Fire fighting contractor's license renewal
(100) KD Fixed Fees: Fire fighting contractor's reclassification
 

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