SCMI
SCMI is a privately held Ecuadorian EPC contractor that delivers turn-key power generation, oil & gas, and industrial infrastructure projects across 18 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, serving top private international and state-owned operators from offices in Quito and Houston.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1995
- HeadquartersHouston, United States
- Headcount251–500
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What SCMI does
SANTOS CMI (SCMI) is a privately held Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contractor headquartered in Quito, Ecuador, with a procurement and logistics office in Houston, Texas. The company executes turn-key infrastructure projects for power generation, oil & gas, and mining and industrial clients across 18 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Core project scopes include fossil and renewable power plants, refineries, well pads, gas processing and compression facilities, pipelines, and industrial process plants, often in remote or logistically difficult locations such as the Amazon basin, the Andes, Caribbean islands and Pacific island sites.
The company's underlying capability stack combines in-house basic and detailed engineering, a Houston-anchored procurement function with a 20+ year network of prequalified vendors across four continents, and construction and commissioning delivered with regional and local workforces. SCMI reports more than 40 years of operating history, 150+ completed industrial projects, over 7,800 MW of power generation capacity built, and over 1 million barrels per day of oil production and refining capacity delivered. The portfolio is rounded out by wholly-owned subsidiary Genesys, which provides process automation, control, telemetry, protection and commissioning/start-up services for oil & gas and power facilities.
Revenue is generated through lump-sum EPC contracts and related engineering, procurement and construction services priced on a project-by-project basis, with multi-year contract durations typical for large infrastructure jobs. SCMI sells directly to top private international operators and local state-owned energy and industrial counterparties via direct enterprise sales; the company is founder-controlled under Executive President Guillermo Domínguez and operates as a private corporation with no public listing. SCMI maintains an Integrated Management System covering Quality, Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental standards and is staffed by more than a dozen PMP-certified project managers.
SCMI firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- SCMI
- Legal name
- SANTOSCMI S.A.
- Website
- https://santoscmi.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1995
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 251–500 employees
- Short description
- SCMI is a privately held Ecuadorian EPC contractor that delivers turn-key power generation, oil & gas, and industrial infrastructure projects across 18 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, serving top private international and state-owned operators from offices in Quito and Houston.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
SCMI industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Engineering & Construction Services
- NAICS
- Engineering Services (541330), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)
- SIC
- Oil & Gas Field Services, Nec (1389)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Power Plant I&C / SCADA / DCS EPC (EUAEAAAN)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- SCADA, Instrumentation & Controls Integration for Water/Wastewater Projects (IMAFAGAK), SCADA, Controls & Communications Integration (RTU, Fiber, Networking) (EUAEADAD)
Keywords
Where SCMI is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Houston
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices2 records
Markets served
SCMI business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- EPC Project Contracts: Full turn-key engineering, procurement and construction projects for power plants, refineries, oil production facilities, and industrial plants. Revenue earned through lump-sum contracts, typically large-scale infrastructure projects.
- Engineering Services: Basic and detailed engineering services from conceptual through to detail design, delivering highly technical solutions
- Procurement Services: Equipment and materials supply and logistics services through Houston office, delivering to any location in Latin America or the Caribbean
- Construction Services: Construction and commissioning services with regional and local workforce, managing projects from basic engineering through to start-up
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Custom EPC project pricing |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels1 record
SCMI product offering
Product offeringCore offering
SCMI is a turn-key Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contractor delivering full-scope infrastructure projects for power generation, oil & gas, and mining & industrial clients across 18 Latin American and Caribbean countries. The company combines basic and detailed engineering, global procurement/logistics from its Houston office, and construction/commissioning execution using regional workforces, with specialized capabilities in remote-location project delivery and fast-track scheduling.
Product overview
SANTOS CMI operates as a unified EPC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction) service provider, combining engineering design, procurement/logistics, and construction/commissioning into a single integrated offering. The core product is the SANTOS CMI EPC Services for power plants, refineries, and oil production facilities. The portfolio also includes Genesys Automation & Control as a subsidiary providing specialized automation and commissioning services that complement the EPC offering. Services span from basic engineering through to commissioning and start-up, with particular expertise in remote locations and fast-track projects.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- SANTOS CMI EPC Services Full-service Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contractor providing turn-key project delivery for power generation, oil & gas, and mining & industrial sectors across Latin America and the Caribbean. Target buyers are international and state-owned energy operators.
- Engineering Services Basic and detailed engineering services from conceptual through to detail design, delivering highly technical solutions for power plants, refineries, oil production facilities, and industrial plants.
- Procurement Services Equipment and materials supply and logistics services through the Houston office, delivering to any location in Latin America or the Caribbean via a global network of prequalified vendors.
- Construction Services Construction and commissioning services with regional and local workforce, managing projects from basic engineering through to start-up for power generation, oil & gas, and industrial facilities.
- Genesys Automation & Control Specialist contractor providing process automation and commissioning & start-up services for oil & gas and power generation facilities, including supervisory, control, telemetry, protection and communication systems. Includes mobile power plants and turbine repower capabilities.
Quantifiable outcome
- 150+ industrial projects completed
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use SCMI
Customer profileSegments3 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
SCMI technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature4 records
SCMI partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- GenesyscoreGenesys is a specialist contractor providing Process Automation and Commissioning & Start-up services. They design and implement high-end solutions for oil & gas and power generation facilities, including mobile power plants and turbine repower. Their Power Tech group provides full EPC services for supervisory, control, telemetry, protection and communication systems. Operates throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.
- POSCO E&CcorePart of the SANTOS CMI group of companies, providing additional engineering and construction capabilities within the corporate group structure.
- Vautid AmericasminorPart of the SANTOS CMI group of companies providing specialized industrial services.
Scale indicators4 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights4 records
SCMI competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Saipem: Global Italian oil & gas EPC contractor with strong Latin American backlog; a larger incumbent that competes with SCMI on refinery, pipeline, and upstream production facility projects.
- Petrofac: UK-based EPC and operations services provider focused on oil & gas, renewables, and power generation; a broader incumbent with comparable EPC service offering for energy operators in Latin America.
- Fluor Corporation: US-based global EPC giant executing large oil & gas, power, and industrial projects worldwide; competes with SCMI on power plant and refinery EPCs where its ICA Fluor JV targets the Latin American market.
- Hyundai Engineering & Construction: Korean global EPC contractor with large Latin American infrastructure project backlog; a broader incumbent that competes for large power and oil & gas EPC awards in countries SCMI serves.
- Worley: Australian-headquartered global energy EPC and engineering services firm; a broader incumbent that competes for power and oil & gas EPC awards across Latin America and offers an analogous full project lifecycle.
- McDermott: US-headquartered energy EPC specialist focused on refineries, petrochemicals, and offshore facilities; competes with SCMI on oil & gas and power EPC scopes and serves overlapping IOC/state-operator clients.
Direct peers
- Techint E&C: Argentine-based industrial and EPC contractor with deep Latin American presence in pipelines, power, and oil & gas; directly comparable as a regional EPC peer headquartered in the same continent with overlapping client roster of state operators and IOCs.
- Novonor (formerly Odebrecht): Brazilian construction and EPC conglomerate historically executing large-scale power, oil & gas, and infrastructure projects across Latin America; a regional incumbent that competes for the same state-operator EPC mandates SCMI targets.
- ICA Fluor: Mexican EPC joint venture between ICA and Fluor executing refineries, petrochemical, and power projects in Mexico and Latin America; directly comparable EPC competitor for refining and power generation contracts in the region.
- Técnicas Reunidas: Spanish EPC contractor specializing in turnkey power generation and oil & gas projects across Latin America; highly comparable given its overlapping EPC service model, project scale, and concentration in Spanish-speaking LatAm markets where SCMI operates.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
SCMI social profiles
Digital presenceSCMI compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance2 records
SCMI financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
SCMI leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles1 record
SCMI subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
SCMI funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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SCMI M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about SCMI
What does SCMI do?
SCMI is a turn-key Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contractor delivering full-scope infrastructure projects for power generation, oil & gas, and mining & industrial clients across 18 Latin American and Caribbean countries. The company combines basic and detailed engineering, global procurement/logistics from its Houston office, and construction/commissioning execution using regional workforces, with specialized capabilities in remote-location project delivery and fast-track scheduling.
Is SCMI a public or private company?
SCMI is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was SCMI founded?
SCMI was founded in 1995. It employs 251 to 500 people.
Where is SCMI based?
SCMI is headquartered in Houston, United States, in the North America region.
How does SCMI make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. EPC Project Contracts are the primary driver. The others are engineering Services, procurement Services and construction Services.
Who are SCMI's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Saipem, Petrofac, Fluor Corporation, Hyundai Engineering & Construction, Worley and McDermott. Direct peers are Techint E&C, Novonor (formerly Odebrecht), ICA Fluor and Técnicas Reunidas.
Does SCMI have an API?
No public API is recorded for SCMI.
What industry is SCMI in?
SCMI's product category is Engineering & Construction Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EUAEAAAN, Power Plant I&C / SCADA / DCS EPC, with a secondary code of IMAFAGAK, SCADA, Instrumentation & Controls Integration for Water/Wastewater Projects. Its NAICS code is 541330 and its SIC code is 1389.