Copachisa

What Copachisa does

Copachisa (legally COPACHISA, S.A. de C.V.) is a Mexican design-build general contractor founded in 1958 and headquartered in Chihuahua, operating as part of the privately held Grupo Punto Alto conglomerate. The company delivers integrated design-build construction services across four primary segments — industrial (automotive, consumer goods, electronics, aerospace, logistics/warehousing), commercial (office campuses, mixed-use districts), institutional (government, judicial, university), and vertical-residential — with nationwide coverage throughout Mexico. Its portfolio includes large-scale enterprise builds for clients such as BMW, Honda, KIA, Pirelli, Heineken, Mondelez, Coca-Cola, Prologis (for Amazon and Mercado Libre), Oracle, Bombardier, John Deere, and Caterpillar, among others.

The company's service offering is organized around three headline pillars — Project Management, BIM Coordination, and LEAN Coordination — supported by named sub-services including full-service turnkey projects, exterior and detailed engineering design, pre-construction, construction, start-up and commissioning, site selection (geolocation, terrain, environmental studies), and code-compliance consultancy. Core technology is built on Building Information Modeling (BIM), Virtual Design and Construction (VDC), BIM 360 collaboration, and reality-capture/point-cloud scanning, with the company having driven adoption of BIM methodology across more than 40 subcontractors in partnership with Autodesk LATAM. The firm is a USGBC member with LEED AP-certified staff, holds LEED Silver certification for its own offices, and has delivered multiple LEED-certified industrial projects (Intermex VI, Intermex VII, MEOR TJN Technology Park). Safety culture is grounded in OSHA standards with reported KPIs of IR 0.6641, EMR 0.0302, and LTIR 4.74.

Copachisa's revenue mechanics are project-based, B2B, and quote/proposal-driven rather than subscription or per-seat. Engagements are won through direct enterprise field sales, tenders/RFPs, and long-cycle relationship selling, with 70% of clients recurring. Financial capacity is anchored by $200M+ USD bonding capability, enabling the firm to bid on very large industrial and commercial programs. Cumulative throughput exceeds 9,000,000 m2 of construction delivered to 500+ satisfied customers, supported by a 465+ collaborator workforce. The company is privately held with no public listing and operates as a subsidiary within the Grupo Punto Alto corporate group.

Name

Copachisa

Legal name

COPACHISA, S.A. de C.V.

Website

https://copachisa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1958

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Copachisa is a Mexican design-build general contractor founded in 1958, delivering integrated BIM-driven construction services to enterprise industrial, commercial, institutional, and vertical-residential clients across Mexico.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Construction Services

NAICS

Specialty Trade Contractors (238), Interior Design Services (541410), Interior Design Services (54141), Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (23822)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520), Services-Engineering Services (8711), General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Design-Build / EPC General Contracting (IMAFAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Residential Design-Build & Renovation-Integrated Builders (IMAFABAE), Testing, Inspection, Certification & Commissioning (TICx) Technical Services (BPAHAIAL), Joinery, Millwork & Casework Installation (Cabinetry, Built-Ins) (IMAFANAJ)

Keywords

• Design-build construction
• Industrial construction services
• BIM construction methodology
• Commercial general contracting
• LEED-certified construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Chihuahua

HQ country

Mexico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Design-Build Construction Services: General design-build contractor offering full-service turnkey projects including exterior design engineering, detailed engineering design, pre-construction, construction, and start-up/commissioning support. Revenue is project-based with long sales cycles and recurring client relationships (70% of clients are recurring). Backed by $200M+ USD bonding capacity.
2. Consulting & Site Selection Services: Design development, BIM implementation, urban development, federal/state/municipal code compliance, and site selection services including geolocation analysis, terrain surveys, environmental studies, and on-site investigation. Provided as standalone or bundled with construction contracts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Copachisa is a Mexican general design-build contractor delivering integrated construction services — exterior engineering design, detailed engineering design, pre-construction, construction, and start-up/commissioning support — bundled into turnkey projects for industrial, commercial, institutional, and vertical (residential/mixed-use) clients across Mexico. Service delivery is anchored on Building Information Modeling (BIM), Virtual Design and Construction (VDC), BIM 360 collaboration, reality-capture/point-cloud scanning, and Lean construction methodology, with in-house LEED compliance and certification services provided by USGBC-member, LEED AP-certified staff.

Product overview

Copachisa is a single, integrated design-build construction service offering (not a multi-product software platform), delivered under a parent Grupo Punto Alto and composed of three headline service pillars — Project Management, BIM Coordination, and LEAN Coordination — supported by named sub-services: Full-service Turnkey Projects, Pre-construction, Construction, Start-up and Commissioning Support, Support with NGOs and Government Agencies, Site Selection, Consultancy, LEED Compliance Services, and a corporate Safety, Health and Environment (EHS) Program. Within the BIM pillar, Copachisa offers three named methodology modules — BIM Coordination, BIM Virtual Design and Construction (VDC), and BIM Information Management — plus a Reality Capture Visualization capability under its VDC offering. The portfolio is sold as one consolidated service to industrial, commercial, institutional, and vertical-market clients across Mexico.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Full-service Turnkey Design-Build Projects End-to-end turnkey design-build delivery covering exterior engineering design, detailed engineering design, pre-construction, construction, and start-up/commissioning support delivered as a single contracted scope for industrial, commercial, institutional, and vertical (residential/mixed-use) clients throughout Mexico.
• Project Management Integrated project management offering that oversees end-to-end delivery of design-build construction projects for industrial, commercial, institutional, and vertical-residential clients across Mexico.
• BIM Coordination Building Information Modeling coordination service that establishes interdisciplinary standards for model access, enables early detection of interferences and clashes, supports precise quantity take-offs, and produces 3D model and 2D plan outputs for clients.
• LEAN Coordination Lean construction coordination service designed to improve efficiency and reduce waste across project execution, applied alongside BIM methodology in Copachisa's integrated service delivery.
• Construction Services Core construction execution services delivered alongside Project Management and BIM/LEAN Coordination for industrial, institutional, commercial, and vertical-market projects throughout Mexico.
• Pre-construction Services Pre-construction advisory and planning support delivered as part of Copachisa's integrated design-build portfolio.
• Start-up and Commissioning Support Commissioning and start-up support services provided to clients to bring delivered facilities into operation as the final stage of the turnkey design-build scope.
• Site Selection Services Site evaluation services covering geolocation study and analysis, physical terrain survey, environmental study, and on-site investigation to inform client site-selection decisions.
• Consultancy Services Design and code-compliance consultancy covering design development, BIM implementation, urban development, and compliance with national, international, federal, state, and municipal codes.
• LEED Compliance Services Sustainability and LEED certification consultancy delivered by USGBC-member, LEED AP-certified Copachisa staff, including on-site implementation, energy- and water-efficient design, insulation systems, landscape design, and renewable energy guidance.

Quantifiable outcome

• 9,000,000+ m2 (96,876,000 sqft) of construction delivered
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers50 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core strategic partner, core strategic partner (parent group), core strategic partner (industry body), industry-body affiliation, standards / safety framework, minor and operational.

• Autodeskcore strategic partnerTechnology or IntegrationAutodesk featured Copachisa on its LATAM blog for accelerating the adoption of BIM methodology across more than 40 contractors. Copachisa's CEO (Ing. Guillermo Baca Trespalacios) was a special guest on an industry panel at Autodesk Kick-Off 2023. Copachisa's BIM, VDC, and BIM 360° information-management practices are based on the Autodesk technology stack (Autodesk is implicitly the technology provider).
• Grupo Punto Altocore strategic partner (parent group)Strategic or Co-development PartnerCopachisa is part of the Grupo Punto Alto corporate group, which it states allows it to offer integrated services through its subsidiary companies. Grupo Punto Alto also operates the corporate job bank (Cornerstone On Demand) used by Copachisa for talent acquisition.
• U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)core strategic partner (industry body)Strategic or Co-development PartnerCopachisa is a USGBC member with its own certified LEED AP staff. It provides LEED guidance, consulting, and certification to clients upon request, and leads by example with LEED Silver certified offices.
• United Nations Global Compactindustry-body affiliationOthersCopachisa is a current member of the UN Global Compact, focused on four Sustainable Development Goals: Human Rights, Labor Standards, Environment, and Anti-Corruption.
• OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)standards / safety frameworkOthersCopachisa's safety culture, training, brigades, EHS plans, and reporting are based on OSHA standards. Reported safety KPIs: IR 0.6641, EMR 0.0302, LTIR 4.74.
• CO-Production Internacional (Index Nacional Golf Tournament)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCopachisa was a proud sponsor of the Index Nacional 2022 golf tournament presented by CO-Production Internacional, alongside leading industrial-sector firms.
• TAMU / PAC (Project Advisors Consortium)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCopachisa representatives participated in Semana TAMU in August 2025, engaging with PAC's CEO on AI, robotics, and international platform standardization.
• lineadedenuncia.com / GPA Ethics HotlineoperationalImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCopachisa (as part of Grupo Punto Alto) operates an external ethics reporting line (01 800 112 0359, lineadedenuncia.com/gpa, and [email protected]) for confidential stakeholder reporting of Code of Ethics violations.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Aldesa: Spanish-Mexican construction group executing industrial, civil, and energy infrastructure projects throughout Latin America. Comparable in scale and in its mix of design-build and EPC work.
• Grupo ICA: Mexico's largest construction and infrastructure conglomerate, active in industrial, commercial, and institutional build-outs across Mexico. Closest direct competitor in scale and Mexican market focus.
• OHLA (formerly OHL México): Spanish-headquartered construction group with a major Mexican subsidiary executing industrial, commercial, and infrastructure projects. Direct competitor for large design-build mandates in Mexico.
• IDINSA (Ingeniería y Desarrollo Industrial): Mexican industrial design-build contractor focused on manufacturing and logistics facilities. Closely comparable niche peer in Mexican industrial construction with similar customer profile.

Broad incumbents

• Turner Construction: Major US-based commercial and industrial general contractor with integrated design-build and BIM-led delivery. Comparable in end-to-end design-build model targeting large enterprise clients.
• Jacobs Solutions: Global professional services and construction firm serving industrial, automotive, and advanced manufacturing clients with end-to-end design-build capabilities. Broad incumbent competing on large multinational programs.
• Bechtel Corporation: Largest US-based privately held engineering, construction, and project management firm, active in industrial builds globally including Mexico. Competes for the largest industrial and infrastructure mandates.
• Fluor Corporation: Global Fortune 500 EPC firm with deep experience in automotive, industrial, and logistics facility construction across Mexico. Larger, more international competitor pursuing the same OEM/industrial client base.
• Hensel Phelps: US design-build general contractor with strong industrial, aviation, and commercial portfolio. Comparable in integrated design-build delivery model and enterprise customer mix; serves as a US benchmark for Mexican peers.

Regional players

• Procsa: Mexican construction company with industrial, commercial, and residential capabilities, active in the Bajío region. Comparable in customer overlap (automotive, industrial parks) and Mexican regional execution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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