Fit-Out in Dubai
End-to-end commercial fit-out across office, clinic, shop, restaurant and retail — architectural, MEP, joinery and finishes under one contract. Authority approvals coordinated (Building Management NOC, Dubai Municipality, Dubai Civil Defence, DEWA, developer NOC, free-zone authority). Fixed-price BOQ within 7 working days of site survey. 6-month workmanship warranty.
Fit-outs we deliver
Six commercial verticals under one in-house team. Same PM, same contract, same warranty across every one. Pick the closest to your project — each page covers scope, approvals, timeline and how we price it.
Office Fit-Out
Shell-and-core to handover. Partitioning, ceilings, MEP re-zoning, joinery, finishes, ELV. Business Bay, DIFC, JLT, Marina and free-zone towers.
medical_servicesClinic Refurbishment
DHA / DCD-compliant clinic fit-out and refurbishment. Treatment-room MEP, medical-gas coordination, infection-control finishes. Phased option keeps operating clinics open.
domainOffice & Shop Fit-Out
Smaller-scope office refits and retail-shop fit-outs. Same in-house trades, tighter programme. Suited for single-unit shops, showrooms and open-plan offices under 2,000 sqft.
restaurantRestaurant & F&B
F&B fit-out and post-handover facility maintenance. Kitchen exhaust, grease-trap, cold-room, DM food-safety compliance. Combined fit-out + AMC option.
storefrontRetail Fit-Out
Showrooms, retail units and mall shopfits. Landlord-portal drawings, mall fit-out NOC, night-shift work windows. Handover into retail AMC available.
constructionSnag Repair & Handover
Post-fit-out snag-list closure, building management handover NOC, as-built drawings. Standalone service for other contractors' snag lists too.
Why owners choose Samra for fit-out
Same reasons across every vertical. The Dubai fit-out market has plenty of contractors; the ones that matter run in-house trades, own the approvals process and hand over on the date they promised.
In-house MEP + duct workshop
Own duct fabrication line, in-house electrical, plumbing and joinery teams. 1–3 day duct lead time vs 7–14 days when it goes out to a sub. Coordination sits with one PM.
Approvals coordinated end-to-end
Building Management NOC, DM, DCD, DEWA, developer NOC (Emaar, Nakheel, Meraas, Damac) and free-zone authority (DMCC, DIFC, DAFZA, JAFZA) — lodged in parallel to compress the programme.
Fixed-price BOQ, 7 working days
Site survey then trade-by-trade BOQ within 7 working days. Materials line-itemised, approval fees pass-through. Once signed, the price is fixed unless you change scope.
6-month workmanship warranty
Single warranty across civil, MEP, joinery and finishes — not separate ones per sub-contractor. Material warranties pass through from each manufacturer (0–10 years depending on product).
Single point of contact
One PM owns your project. Escalation is a WhatsApp message, not a ticket-queue. Post-handover, the same PM handles snag-list closure and any warranty callback.
Post-handover AMC option
Optional handover into a Samra Commercial AMC for scheduled maintenance and priority dispatch after move-in. Same team, no re-onboarding.
Authority approval pathway — what actually happens
Approvals add 4–8 weeks at the front of the programme; construction itself is usually 4–8 weeks for a mid-size fit-out. We lodge the submissions in parallel so the two run concurrently rather than serially.
Building Management NOC
Always the first submission. Fit-out NOC issued by the tower's building management before any drilling, cutting or after-hours work. Insurance, working hours, service-lift booking and waste-disposal terms are set here.
DM, DCD, DEWA — in parallel
Dubai Municipality (occupancy, layout), Dubai Civil Defence (fire, egress, sprinkler tie-in) and DEWA (load, meter, cabling) submitted concurrently. 14–28 working days typical.
Free zone / developer NOC
DMCC, DIFC, DAFZA, JAFZA or the tower developer (Emaar, Nakheel, Meraas, Damac) where applicable. Each has its own portal, drawings format and approval timeline.
Construction
28–56 working days depending on sqft and finish tier. Sequenced civil → MEP first-fix → finishes → MEP second-fix. Coordination lives with one PM.
Snag, handover NOC, as-builts
5–7 working days. Snag-list closure, building management handover NOC, as-built drawings issued, workmanship warranty starts. Optional handover into a Commercial AMC.
Cost brackets and our methodology
Two references most owners ask for early. Rather than repeat the numbers on every page we've pulled them into one place — plus the phased methodology that lets clinics keep operating during refurbishment.
Fit-Out Cost Guide — Dubai
Real BOQ brackets by property type: office AED/sqft, clinic AED 250k–600k, retail shopfits, restaurant kitchens. What actually drives the number up or down.
Phased Clinic Fit-Out Methodology
How we refurbish an operating clinic without closing it — zoned work, night-shift MEP tie-ins, temporary infection-control barriers, staged DHA re-inspection.
Frequently asked questions
Which fit-out verticals do you actually cover?
Office, clinic, retail shop, restaurant / F&B and general commercial units. Each has its own page with the specific approvals, scope and timeline. We do not do residential fit-out on new-build — for that side we handle villa renovation and bathroom renovation only.
How long does a typical fit-out take?
A mid-size office is usually 8–12 weeks end-to-end: 4–8 weeks of approvals at the front (lodged in parallel) plus 4–8 weeks of construction. Clinics run longer because of DHA re-inspection. Small retail shopfits can close in 4–6 weeks.
How is the price fixed?
Free site visit, then a trade-by-trade fixed-price BOQ within 7 working days. Materials are line-itemised and approval fees pass through at cost. Once you sign the BOQ, the price is fixed unless you change scope. Full brackets and drivers are on the Fit-Out Cost Guide.
Do you handle all the authority approvals?
Yes — Building Management NOC, DM, DCD, DEWA and developer / free-zone authority are all part of our scope. Approval fees pass through at cost. If a licensed designer is required (major structural changes) we'll flag that up-front rather than bury it in the BOQ.
What warranty do you provide on a fit-out?
A 6-month workmanship warranty across civil, MEP, joinery and finishes — one warranty, not a stack from each sub-contractor. Material warranties pass through directly from the manufacturers (typically 0–10 years depending on the product). Full terms in the BOQ.
Can we combine fit-out with a maintenance contract?
Yes — we offer an optional handover into a Samra Commercial AMC after move-in, so the same team that built the space also maintains it. No re-onboarding, no separate contractor to learn your building.
Areas we cover
Same-day reach across Dubai. Tap your area for landmarks, communities and the services we deliver there — or tell us your building on WhatsApp.
Send us the space — get a fit-out BOQ
WhatsApp the building name, floor and area (sqft) plus your target handover date. Free site visit, fixed-price BOQ within 7 working days. All approvals and NOCs coordinated as part of the contract.
