Service Directory
Engineering Office's License Upgrade
This service allows Bahraini Offices (and GCC) to upgrade their office license category and expand their services and capabilities. It is available to engineering offices in category (B) or category (C), and it also allows the engineering office to track the status of the application.
Service Conditions
- The Engineering Office must fulfill the requirements of the required category as stipulated in the Executive Regulation.
- No disciplinary penalty was issued against the engineering office during the past two years.
- Providing a list of completed projects during the past three years.
- Providing the Financial Audit Report for the past three years. This condition does not apply to offices that operate as individual establishment.
- The Engineering Office must have completed five years in Category (B), to be upgraded to Category (A).
- The Engineering Office must have completed five years in Category (C), to be upgraded to Category (B).
Required Attachments
- Letter seeking upgrade the Engineering office. According to Clause (8) of Annex (2) of the Executive Regulations.
- List of completed projects during the past 3 years.
- Financial audit reports for the parent company for the last three years.
- Details of manpower and organizational chart including names, professions positions of staff.
- Office lease agreement (may be submitted before final evaluation).
- Office layout showing the total floor area (may be submitted before final evaluation).
- Professional indemnity insurance coverage (may be submitted before final evaluation).
- Authorization Form which is enclosed with this form by office owner(s), and questionnaire verifying dedication to the practice of engineering professions & the absence of conflict of interest for all engineers working in the office (attached with this form).
Legal Regulations
- Law No. (51) of 2014 with respect to Regulating the Practice of Engineering Professions (Incorporated with the Updates as per Legislative Decree No. (18) of 2021 Amending Certain Provisions of Law No. 51 with respect to Regulating the Practice of Engineering Professions). , View Document
- Decision No. (27) of 2023 Promulgation of the Implementing Regulations of Law No. (51) of 2014 with respect to Regulating the Practice of Engineering Profession. , View Document
- Prime Minister Edict No 2 for 2017 with respect to CRPEP's Service Fees. , View Document
- Prime Minister Edict No (92) for 2023 with respect to amending the table attached to Prime Minister Edict No (2) for 2017 with respect to CRPEP’s Service Fees. , View Document
Fees
- 100 : Fees for the application submission of upgrading engineering office to a higher category
- 1000 : Fees for approval to upgrade Engineering office from Category (B) to Category (A)
- 500 : Fees for approval to upgrade Engineering office from Category (C) to Category (B)
Payment Methods
- Debit Card
- Credit Card
Process Time
- 14 working days : for online request
Service Provider
The Council for Regulating the Practice of Engineering Professions
Cooperative Entities
- Information & eGovernment Authority
Service Processes
- Submission is allowed only by the authorized contact person designated by the entity.
- The authorized contact person can access the portal if they have the login credentials.
- If login credentials are not available, the system will direct them to complete and submit the registration form.
- CRPEP will review the registration request and provide login credentials to the Key Contact Person via Email along with guidelines to use the portal.
- Submission of upgrade application, payment of application fees and Licensing fees as well as issue of receipts and license will all be online.
