Bordeaux Métropole Aménagement

What Bordeaux Métropole Aménagement does

Bordeaux Métropole Aménagement (BMA) is a Société Anonyme d'Economie Mixte Locale (SAEML) — a French mixed public-private company incorporated in March 1966 and headquartered at 38 rue de Cursol, Bordeaux. With 42 employees organized across three directorates (Constructions, Aménagement, and Administrative et Financière) plus specialized environmental, legal, and public-procurement cells, BMA operates as a delegated contracting authority (maîtrise d'ouvrage déléguée) for public-sector construction and urban-development projects primarily across the Gironde department and the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Its institutional shareholders include the Ville de Bordeaux, Bordeaux Métropole, Mérignac, and Arcachon on the public side, with Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, Caisse d'Epargne Aquitaine Nord, Crédit Agricole, CCI, and Domofrance on the private side; share capital stands at €3,945,517.77.

BMA's service portfolio spans six pillars: delegated construction project management (maîtrise d'ouvrage déléguée de construction), urban development (aménagement urbain) as concessionaire, own-account real-estate development (opérations propres), land and legal expertise, environmental expertise (HQE, BIM, geothermal, biomimicry, RE2020 compliance), and central public-procurement functions (Fonctions centrales). Its mandate portfolio is dominated by two anchor relationships: a renewed (2023, 4-year) mandate with the Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine covering construction, rehabilitation, and maintenance of 65 Gironde secondary schools — through which €90 million of works was commissioned in 2022 — and a renewed (2022, 5-year) mandate with the Ville de Bordeaux and Bordeaux Métropole covering ~250 schools, crèches, and sports facilities.

BMA's technology stack emphasizes environmental performance and HQE/BIM/geothermal construction, supported by ISO 14001:2015 certification (since 2012) and the AFNOR 'Engagé RSE confirmé **' label (since 2021, renewed and upgraded in 2024). Revenue is derived from three streams: (i) professional-service fees on delegated construction mandates, (ii) development margins on own-account real-estate projects (notably ZAC Bastide Niel îlot B107 and the SCIC IKOS reuse village), and (iii) concessionaire fees on urban-development operations. There are no consumer-facing prices; all projects are commissioned via public procurement frameworks (marchés publics) or negotiated mandates. No external funding rounds, venture capital, or acquisition activity are disclosed; the company's growth is funded through institutional mandates, retained earnings, and shareholder capital.

Name

Bordeaux Métropole Aménagement

Legal name

Bordeaux Métropole Aménagement

Website

https://b-m-a.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bordeaux Métropole Aménagement is a mixed public-private SAEML serving as delegated contracting authority for public construction and urban-development projects in Gironde and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. It primarily serves the Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine (65 secondary schools) and the Ville de Bordeaux / Bordeaux Métropole (~250 establishments).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Construction & Urban Development Services

NAICS

Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (23622)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction Program Management (Multi-site/Portfolio) (IMAFAAAF)

Keywords

• Public construction management
• Urban development services
• Delegated project ownership
• Real estate development
• Sustainable construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Bordeaux

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Maîtrise d'ouvrage déléguée – Construction mandates: BMA earns fees as a delegated contracting authority managing public construction projects (schools, universities, sports facilities) on behalf of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region, Bordeaux Métropole, Ville de Bordeaux, and other municipalities. Revenue is derived from mandates and concession frameworks, not direct product/service sales. In 2022, 90 million euros of construction work was commissioned through BMA for Gironde schools.
2. Opérations propres (own-account projects): BMA develops its own urban development, residential, mixed-use, tertiary, commercial, and industrial projects either independently or in partnership, bearing development risk and earning project margins. Examples include IKOS Reuse Village and ZAC Bastide Niel îlots.
3. Aménagement urbain – Concessions: BMA acts as concessionaire for public urban development operations, implementing public planning schemes and land development in exchange for development rights or fees.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

BMA is a SAEML (Société Anonyme d'Économie Mixte Locale) acting as a delegated project owner (maîtrise d'ouvrage déléguée) for public construction, urban renewal, and real estate development projects in the Bordeaux metropolitan area. It carries out six core service lines: delegated construction project management, urban development (aménagement urbain), own-account development operations (opérations propres), land and legal expertise, environmental expertise, and centralized support functions, primarily on behalf of local government clients in the Gironde department.

Product overview

Bordeaux Métropole Aménagement (BMA) is a SAEML (Société Anonyme d'Economie Mixte Locale) that operates as a public urban development and construction company rather than a software product company. The company offers six core service lines: Maîtrise d'ouvrage déléguée de construction (delegated project management for construction), Aménagement urbain (urban development), Opérations propres (self-developed real estate projects), Expertise foncière et juridique (land and legal expertise), Expertise environnementale (environmental expertise), and Fonctions centrales (central public procurement functions). BMA executes projects across Gironde territory for various public clients including Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine (managing 65 high schools), Ville de Bordeaux and Bordeaux Métropole (managing school groups, sports facilities, crèches), and Ville de Mérignac. Major project categories include educational facilities (PESMD music/dance center, ENSEGID engineering school, multiple lycées), social housing (Ilot B107 Bastide Niel with CADA and student residences), cultural facilities (MECA, Domaine de Malagar), sports facilities (Préau sportif Betty Cuthbert), community centers (Centre d'Animation des Aubiers), early childhood centers, and the Village du réemploi IKOS for circular economy. The company operates through three main directorates: Direction des Constructions, Direction de l'Aménagement, and Direction Administrative et Financière.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Maîtrise d'ouvrage déléguée de construction

Quantifiable outcome

• 13-fold reduction in CO2 emissions at Lycée Grand Air Arcachon after geothermal installation
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 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

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Cré'ature architectesminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2026Lead architects for the new early childhood space (Espace petite enfance) project at rue Lucien Faure, Bassins à flot. Architecture is sober, integrated, and designed for environmental excellence.
• VazistasminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2025Architecture firm for the Oscar Auriac school group restructuring and extension project in Mérignac.
• Jakob+MacFarlaneminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2024Architecture firm designing the PESMD (Pôle d'Enseignement Supérieur Musique et Danse) at Bastide Niel. Building spans 2,100m² across 6 levels, designed for music and dance education.
• Région Nouvelle-AquitainecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Since ~2003, the Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine has renewed BMA's mandate (most recently in early 2023 for 4 years) for managing construction, rehabilitation, and maintenance of 65 secondary schools in Gironde. The Région is BMA's primary institutional client, accounting for ~400 annual operations and €90M in commissioned works in 2022.
• SCIC IKOScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023BMA is an active shareholder and AMO (Assistance à Maîtrise d'Ouvrage) for IKOS, a cooperative (SCIC) reuse village project at Bordeaux-Lac. BMA is both investor/facilitator and project AMO, providing technical, legal, and economic expertise. The €18.93M project comprises commercial, office, and industrial reuse space on a 3-hectare site.
• ALTEAminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2023ALTEA acquires and operates 52 free-market student housing units within BMA's own-account îlot B107 at ZAC Bastide Niel.
• DELTA Construction / BPM ArchitectesminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2023Design-build contractor and architect group selected via competitive tender for îlot B107 ZAC Bastide Niel. BPM Architectes served as architect; DELTA Construction as design-builder.
• Bordeaux MétropolecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Bordeaux Métropole (with Ville de Bordeaux) renewed BMA's mandate in 2022 for 5 years, covering maintenance and new construction of school groups, crèches, and sports facilities across the metropolitan area (~250 establishments).
• Domofrance (Yellome)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2021Domofrance, through its Yellome brand, manages the 158-bed student social residence within BMA's own-account îlot B107 at ZAC Bastide Niel. BMA acted as developer; Domofrance is the operator.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SPL Lyon Confluence: Société Publique Locale operating as delegated developer of the Lyon Confluence ZAC, combining public-sector shareholders with private commercial execution. Highly comparable to BMA's own-account and ZAC-development activities (e.g., Bastide Niel) at smaller scale.
• Grand Paris Aménagement: Public development operator for the Greater Paris region (formerly AFTRP/SPLA-IN). Performs delegated construction project management, urban development concessions, and public facility delivery for regional authorities, with a scope and mandate structure highly analogous to BMA's at the Nouvelle-Aquitaine scale.
• SERL: Société d'Équipement de la Région Lyonnaise (SERL) is a Lyon-area SEM performing delegated urban development and construction project management for public clients. Same SAEML/SEM-style legal structure and same delegated maître d'ouvrage model as BMA, applied in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
• Citallios: Société d'Économie Mixte (SEM) operating as a delegated urban developer and public project owner in Île-de-France. It mirrors BMA's model of multi-mandate delegated construction and urban development for public sector clients, but at significantly larger scale and across multiple Île-de-France municipalities.
• EPA Bordeaux Euratlantique: Public Établissement Public d'Aménagement (EPA) operating in the same Bordeaux metropolitan area, focused on large-scale urban development operations. It shares the same geography, public-sector client base, and delegated-development mission as BMA, though with a broader supra-municipal scope (OIN Bordeaux Euratlantique).
• Eiffage Aménagement: Urban development subsidiary of Eiffage Group, active in ZAC development, mixed-use programs, and delegated public-sector projects. Comparable to BMA's operations-propres activities (own-account development) and competes for the same municipal mandates but benefits from Eiffage's construction scale.
• Linkcity: Urban real-estate development subsidiary of Bouygues Construction, focused on mixed-use neighborhoods, public-private partnerships, and delegated public development projects. Overlaps directly with BMA's operations-propres and delegated maîtrise d'ouvrage segments, but with national footprint and Bouygues balance-sheet backing.
• SEMAPA: Paris-based SEM d'aménagement responsible for major ZAC operations in the French capital. Comparable to BMA in legal form (mixed-economy company), business model (concessionaire and delegated contracting authority), and focus on public-interest urban development.
• EPA Sénart: Établissement Public d'Aménagement responsible for the Sénart new-town operations in Île-de-France. Same public-EPA legal form and delegated public-development mandate model as BMA, serving as a regional-level urban planning and construction operator.

Broad incumbents

• Nexity: France's largest private real estate developer, with activities spanning residential, commercial, and public-sector development including student housing (similar to BMA's îlot B107 Bastide Niel). Operates at much larger scale than BMA across national geographies, with broader service portfolio and stronger capital base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BMABordeaux

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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