Empresa Municipal de Urbanização de Vitória da Conquista

What Empresa Municipal de Urbanização de Vitória da Conquista does

Empresa Municipal de Urbanização de Vitória da Conquista (Emurc) is a public company under private law (empresa pública de direito privado) linked to the Prefeitura Municipal de Vitória da Conquista in the state of Bahia, Brazil. It operates as the execution arm of the municipal government for urban infrastructure works, with its own legal personality, patrimony, and administrative and financial autonomy. The company's portfolio spans road infrastructure (asphalt paving, road resurfacing, pothole repair, earthworks), urban drainage (stormwater management, macro-drainage channels, and detention basins), and urban revitalization (square maintenance, public-space upgrades, and municipal construction projects such as Campo da Paz Cemetery). Notable technical capabilities include an in-house asphalt plant (Usina de Asfalto), modernized drainage materials such as PEAD high-density polyethylene pipes and pre-molded concrete aduelas, and dedicated paving, earthmoving, and drainage crews deployed across multiple concurrent projects.

Emurc is funded almost entirely by the municipal budget of Vitória da Conquista, a city of more than 340,000 residents in Northeast Brazil, and serves the Prefeitura as its sole first-party client, with residents as the end beneficiaries of its services. Public-facing communications are conducted through the official website, the Ascom press office, social media, the Diário Oficial do Município, and a citizen feedback portal (Ouvidoria), while procurement uses the municipal purchasing portal and Banco do Brasil's licitacoes-e platform. The company is undergoing an administrative and operational restructuring initiated in 2026, with accountant and lawyer Gerson Leite de Souza assuming the presidency on March 2, 2026, replacing engineer Paulo Rocha. Revenue is not publicly disclosed, but operational throughput — over 100 streets maintained per month, multi-kilometer macro-drainage projects, and ongoing paving programs — points to a mid-sized municipal infrastructure contractor operating at the intersection of construction and public-sector administration.

Name

Empresa Municipal de Urbanização de Vitória da Conquista

Legal name

Empresa Municipal de Urbanização de Vitória da Conquista

Website

https://emurc.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Emurc is a municipal public company under private law that executes urban infrastructure works — paving, drainage, earthworks, and revitalization — for the Prefeitura Municipal de Vitória da Conquista in Bahia, Brazil, serving the city's 340,000+ residents through municipal-budget-funded projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Vitória Da Conquista

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Municipal Infrastructure Services: Emurc executes civil works and urban infrastructure projects funded entirely by the Municipal Government of Vitória da Conquista. Revenue derives from municipal budget allocations and public procurement contracts. Services (paving, drainage, maintenance) are provided to the municipality at no direct charge to end citizens.
2. Real Estate Disposal (Alienação de Imóveis): Emurc generates revenue through the sale of real estate properties it owns. The company conducts electronic bidding processes (Pregão Eletrônico) for the sale of municipal urban lots. As a private-law public company with its own legal personality and independent asset management, it conducts these sales in compliance with applicable regulations and TCM-BA oversight.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Emurc is a municipal urban development company that executes civil engineering and infrastructure projects for the Municipality of Vitória da Conquista in Bahia, Brazil. Its service portfolio covers asphalt paving, road resurfacing, pothole repair, earthworks, stormwater drainage, macro-drainage works, urban planning, and public space (square) revitalization. It also conducts the sale of municipal real estate lots through electronic public bidding.

Product overview

Emurc (Empresa Municipal de Urbanização de Vitória da Conquista) is a municipal urban development company that provides civil engineering and infrastructure services. It operates as a private-law public company linked to the Municipal Prefecture of Vitória da Conquista, Bahia. The company's service portfolio includes road infrastructure services (asphalt paving, road resurfacing, pothole repair, earthworks), urban drainage systems (storm water management, macro-drainage, detention basins), and urban planning (square revitalization, urban requalification). The core offerings work together as an integrated infrastructure service delivery system where paving and drainage services form the foundation, supported by earthworks and land preparation, with ongoing maintenance through pothole repair and road resurfacing programs. Major ongoing projects include Avenida Brumado requalification, Avenida Francisco Sabino drainage recovery, Rua Venceslau Ribeiro paving completion, and Loteamento Panorama macro-drainage.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pavimentação Asfáltica (Asphalt Paving)

Quantifiable outcome

• 100+ roads maintained per month through Operação Tapa-Buraco, with 120 roads serviced in April 2025 alone.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Banco do BrasilminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 15 April 2026Emurc conducts electronic bidding processes (Pregão Eletrônico) through the Banco do Brasil's proprietary bidding platform (licitacoes-e.com.br) for the sale of its real estate properties, using the bank's infrastructure to host public procurement sessions.
• Faculdade UnexminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 May 2025Faculdade Unex provides health services to Emurc employees through a partnership arrangement. Nursing students from Unex conduct health-related activities at Emurc facilities, including health promotion actions, blood pressure monitoring, and educational lectures on mental health, masculinity (Novembro Azul), and maternal challenges (Dia das Mães), contributing to employee wellbeing programs.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Andrade Gutierrez: One of Brazil's largest private construction and engineering conglomerates operating across infrastructure, energy, and urban development. Not a municipal entity, but provides scale reference for Brazilian civil works capability and broader market context.

Direct peers

• EMLURB Recife: Empresa de Manutenção e Limpeza Urbana do Recife is Recife's municipal entity responsible for urban maintenance, paving, and infrastructure services. Directly comparable in scale, mandate, and municipal-government execution model.
• SUDECAP Belo Horizonte: Superintendência de Desenvolvimento da Capital is Belo Horizonte's municipal infrastructure execution entity handling paving, drainage, and urban works. Functional peer in another major Brazilian municipality with similar public-sector mandate.
• EMURB Salvador: Empresa de Urbanização do Salvador is the municipal urban development company of Salvador, Bahia, performing paving, drainage, and urban revitalization analogous to Emurc but in a larger metropolitan context. Closest functional peer with similar municipal-ownership and infrastructure-execution mandate.
• EMOP Rio de Janeiro: Empresa de Obras Públicas do Rio de Janeiro is the municipal public works company executing urban infrastructure projects for the city of Rio de Janeiro. Closely comparable mandate of civil works execution under municipal ownership.

Regional players

• CONDER: Companhia de Desenvolvimento Urbano do Estado da Bahia is the Bahia state-level urban development company operating across multiple municipalities in the same state as Emurc. Comparable mandate but broader geographic scope at state rather than municipal level.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/EMURCvca

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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