New York-based 4C Controls will provide security and surveillance solutions to Sire's four current projects in Dubai. The partnership, worth approximately $40 million in services from 4C Controls, is for security and surveillance at Atlantis -- The Palm Jumeirah, Sama Lagoons, Jumeirah Park Villas and TechnoPark.

"We are very pleased to enter into the strategic alliance with 4C Controls which will deliver substantial added value to our projects," Massoud Khodjasteh, Sire chief executive officer, said in a statement.

"The conception and framework presented by the highly professional management team at 4C Controls will provide our projects with unique, cutting-edge high-technology security and surveillance solutions while setting new standards in UAE."

4C Controls officials say as a result of the new partnership with Sire, the company is positioning itself for future projects in Dubai.