A delegation from Dundee visited Aberdeen on Wednesday to press the case for north-east businesses to invest in the redevelopment of the city’s waterfront.
The team behind the £1 billion overhaul on Tayside are keen for companies to explore opportunities centred around the V&A museum project.
The move prompted criticism from figures in the north-east business community that Aberdeen was missing out in large part due to a council decision to ditch regeneration plans for its own city in August.
But Dundee’s director of city development, Mike Galloway, was keen to stress there is no ”competition” with other Scottish cities.
Mr Galloway said the revamp plans for Dundee were ”15 years in the making” and the result of careful planning.
Visitors were told of ”great opportunities” in areas including the growing renewables sector, life sciences, decommissioning projects, tourism and infrastructure.
The V&A is expected to generate 500,000 new visitors to the city in its first year before settling at 300,000 annually.
Hotel firm Malmaison recently announced plans to open a 91-bed hotel in Dundee, while the city council has backed plans for a £14 million revamp of the railway station.