Quick answer: Choose a modular OT company in the UAE on evidence, not on renders: theatres you can visit or call, DHA or DOH submittals it has passed, a validation scope written into the contract, a warranty that names panels and HEPA filters separately, and its own engineers rather than a sub-contractor. Ask the ten questions below. The right modular OT company then answers all ten in writing within a week.
Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah now have a dozen firms offering modular theatres. For instance, some manufacture, some trade, and some only project-manage. However, the brochure rarely tells you which. The ten questions separate a modular OT company that owns the result from one that passes the risk back to you.
Ten questions for any modular OT company
- First, which three GCC theatres can we call or visit, and when did they last pass validation?
- Do you manufacture the panels and the air system, or buy them in?
- Which DHA or DOH submittals have you passed, and can we see one redacted file?
- What is the validation scope: air changes, HEPA leak test, particle count, pressure, recovery time?
- Also, who signs the IQ, OQ and PQ documents, and does the price include them?
- What does the warranty cover for panels, doors, HEPA filters and the AHU, and for how long?
- Then, who installs: your engineers, or a local sub-contractor?
- What is the programme from approved drawings to handover, and what delays it?
- Similarly, how does the quote show freight, 5% duty and 5% VAT?
- Finally, what does the annual maintenance contract include, and who holds spare filters in the UAE?
References you can actually check
A modular OT company that has delivered in the region gives you names, not logos. Above all, call the biomedical engineer, not the CEO. Then ask two things: did the theatre pass its first validation, and how did the modular OT company behave when something failed? In addition, ask about the last revalidation, because a theatre that still meets its numbers two years later proves the air system, not just the panels.
Is the modular OT company a manufacturer or a trader?
This single answer changes the whole contract. A manufacturing modular OT company controls panel quality, filter grade and AHU capacity, so it can change a design on site without waiting for a supplier. A trader, by contrast, manages three or four vendors and a margin on each. Neither is wrong, but the trader must show who carries the warranty on each component. We cover the factory inspection in our guide to evaluating a modular OT manufacturer.
Contract clauses that protect the hospital
Put four things in the contract with your modular OT company. First, the acceptance criteria as numbers: air changes, a HEPA leak limit of 0.01%, pressure differential and ISO class, tested to ISO 14644. Second, a validation report as a deliverable, so handover means a passed test, not a finished wall. Third, a defects period that starts at validation, not at delivery. Finally, a spares clause for HEPA filters and door seals, with a lead time. Because JCI and DHA surveys check the records, these clauses also build your inspection file.
How Agora answers the ten questions
Agora Climate Control Systems manufactures the panels, the laminar airflow units and the hygienic AHUs near Mumbai, ships to Jebel Ali, and installs and validates with its own engineers. Across 500+ hospital projects, the IQ, OQ and PQ documents have always sat inside the price.
Frequently asked questions
What does a modular OT company do?
It designs, supplies and installs the panel room, doors, laminar ceiling, HEPA filtration and AHU of a theatre, then validates the room against the regulator’s numbers.
How do I know if a modular OT company is reliable?
Check three delivered theatres, a passed DHA or DOH submittal, a written validation scope, and whether its own engineers install.
Should the quote include validation?
Yes. Without IQ, OQ and PQ documents the regulator cannot license the theatre, so a quote that leaves them out is incomplete.
Is a local or an international company better?
Either, provided the modular OT company manufactures what it sells, installs with its own team and holds spare HEPA filters within reach of the UAE.
What warranty should I expect?
Typically one year on installation and workmanship, with separate terms for HEPA filters, door mechanisms and the AHU, all starting at validation.
Shortlisting a modular OT company in the UAE?
Send us your room list and your deadline. We then answer the ten questions in writing and attach an itemised AED proposal within two working days. WhatsApp +91 93232 98094 or request a free consultation at agoraccs.com/contact.