More Than DEVB: How to Verify Engineering Companies?
DEVB lists approved public works contractors, not every engineering company in Hong Kong. Private buildings, electrical work, fire services, minor works and subcontracting have separate verification sources; one company may appear under multiple schemes.
First, See What They Do
Construction, E&M, fire services, renovation… these are works scopes, not licences.
Then, See Where They Are Registered
Verify the full legal entity name, number, category, validity period and suspension remarks.
Finally, Verify Authority to Represent
A register record does not mean a website account is authorised to submit an EOI on behalf of the company.
Official descriptions and search entry points verified:2026-09-13(Firecrawl). This date does not mean every company was reverified.
Development Bureau
Public Procurement Register
DEVB Approved Public Works Contractors
Buildings, Port Works, Roads and Drainage, Site Formation, Waterworks; listed by category and group.
Holder:Contractor
The register may include suspended companies; check group and remarks separately. It is not a complete list of all engineering companies in Hong Kong.
OpenTender Coverage:Snapshot of general contractors included; not real-time qualification verification.
General building contractors, specialist contractors, and minor works contractors.
Holder:Companies / individuals must be checked separately
Private development building works also have a registration system. RMWC companies and individuals are separate registrations; the type and works class must be verified.
Registered Fire Service Installation Contractor RFSIC
Search companies by name, registration number and category.
Holder:By Registered Holder and Grade
The specified registration category must be verified; having a fire service description does not mean the fire services registration has been verified.
Find licensed plumbers and verify individual licences.
Holder:Individuals, not a company register
The plumbers directory must not be treated directly as a list of engineering companies, nor should it automatically confer company status on their employers.
OpenTender Coverage:Provides a verification entry point; does not import personal data into company records.
Not listed, name unmatched, unverified, expired, and suspended are different statuses. Similarity in brand name alone cannot link qualifications; legal entities under the same group cannot borrow each other's registration. Whether a specified project can be undertaken must be checked against the latest official records and project requirements.