What CIS Transporte does

CIS Transporte, legally registered as CIS Asociados, Consultores en Transporte S.A., is a Chilean professional-services consulting firm headquartered in Providencia, Santiago, founded in 1992 under the parent company CIS Consultores (which dates to 1976). The firm provides specialized consulting across six service lines: Estudios de Transporte (transport demand estimation, strategic planning, traffic management), Estudios de Impacto y Mitigación Vial (road capacity and impact studies for municipalities and environmental impact assessments), Concesiones Infraestructura de Transporte (demand studies, financial analysis, and technical audits for toll-road concessions), Movilidad Sostenible (public transport, intermodality, electromobility, railway projects), Metodologías y Evaluación Social (social cost-benefit methodology formulation), and Logística, Puertos y Aeropuertos (logistics, ports, airports). Its underlying technology is the proprietary ESTRAUS strategic transport model, a classical Four-Stage Model implemented in the Gran Santiago, Gran Valparaíso, and Gran Concepción metropolitan areas, which simulates infrastructure investment plans and urban transport policies over a 20-year horizon.

The firm serves primarily Chilean public-sector clients — including MOP, MINVU, MTT, Sectra, EFE, Metro S.A., regional governments, presidential delegations, and municipalities — together with private concessionaires (Grupo Costanera, CRBC) and multilateral organizations (BID). It generates revenue through fixed-price project-based consulting contracts sourced via direct appointment, public tenders, and registered-supplier channels; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Distribution is direct enterprise field sales to government agencies and infrastructure companies, with delivery supported by a network of allied engineering, urbanism, and traffic-measurement firms.

Operationally, CIS Transporte employs 11-50 staff (with 20+ named team members across partners, project managers, engineers, and administrative roles), has completed 650+ advisory engagements, served 250+ clients, and accumulated US$65 million in total contract value across its 30+ year history. Registered consultant status with MOP, MINVU, MTT, RECIMIV, and EFE functions as a significant regulatory barrier to entry for competing transport consultancies seeking Chilean public-sector work.

Name

CIS Transporte

Legal name

CIS Asociados, Consultores en Transporte S.A.

Website

https://cistrans.cl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CIS Transporte is a Santiago-based consulting firm specializing in transport demand modeling, road impact assessments, concession economics, sustainable mobility, social evaluation, and logistics advisory, serving Chilean government ministries, public enterprises, municipalities, and private infrastructure clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Transport Consulting Services

NAICS

Other Support Activities for Transportation (4889), Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510)

SIC

Transportation Services (4700), Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

Transportation & Traffic Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAC)

Keywords

• Transport consulting services
• Transport demand modeling
• Mobility planning consulting
• Road impact studies
• Infrastructure concession advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Santiago

HQ country

Chile

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: CIS Transporte generates revenue through project-based consulting engagements for government agencies, municipalities, public enterprises, and private companies. Services are contracted on a per-project basis covering transport studies, road impact assessments, concession analyses, sustainable mobility planning, social evaluation, and logistics advisory. Revenue is derived from fixed-price project contracts with public and private sector clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CIS Transporte provides specialized project-based consulting services in transportation, mobility, infrastructure, and logistics. The firm delivers demand estimation, strategic transport planning, road impact and mitigation studies, transport infrastructure concession analysis (demand, traffic, social evaluation, financial audits), sustainable mobility planning (public transport, electromobility, intermodality), social evaluation methodologies, and logistics advisory for ports and airports. Services are delivered as fixed-price professional engagements to Chilean public sector clients and select private and international clients.

Product overview

CIS Transporte is a transport and mobility consulting firm established in 1992, offering a portfolio of specialized consulting services rather than a unified software product. The core offerings include Estudios de Transporte (demand estimation, strategic planning, traffic management), Estudios de Impacto y Mitigación Vial (road capacity and impact assessments), Concesiones de Infraestructura de Transporte (demand studies and financial analysis for toll concessions), Movilidad Sostenible (public transport, electromobility, intermodality), Metodologías y Evaluación Social (social evaluation methodologies and research), and Logística, Puertos y Aeropuertos (logistics planning for ports and airports). These services are delivered through professional consulting engagements and studies, not as a software platform or SaaS product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Estudios de Transporte (Transport Studies) Transport studies covering demand estimation, strategic planning, urban and interurban transport, pre-feasibility and engineering studies, traffic management, and traffic signaling, delivered to government ministries, public enterprises, and municipalities.
• Estudios de Impacto y Mitigación Vial (Road Impact and Mitigation Studies) Road impact and mitigation studies including road capacity studies (ECV) for municipalities, road impact studies (EIV) for environmental impact assessments, and road mitigation reports (IMIV, formerly EISTU).
• Concesiones Infraestructura de Transporte (Transport Infrastructure Concessions) Transport infrastructure concessions services including demand studies, traffic and social evaluation of projects, demand and revenue projections, financial analysis of investments, and technical audits for banking and investment groups.
• Movilidad Sostenible (Sustainable Mobility) Sustainable mobility services covering public transport planning, demand, operation and financing, intermodality, electromobility, railway projects, and non-motorized modes.
• Metodologías y Evaluación Social (Methodologies and Social Evaluation) Methodologies and social evaluation services including methodology formulation, social evaluation of transport projects, statistical value of life estimation, and transport research used within Chile's National Investment System.
• Logística, Puertos y Aeropuertos (Logistics, Ports and Airports) Logistics and infrastructure services covering urban, interurban and international logistics, freight trains, truck routing, ports, and airports.

Quantifiable outcome

• 650+ consulting engagements completed across 30+ years of operation
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CIS ConsultorescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIS Consultores is the parent/affiliated company of CIS Transporte, dedicated to corporate governance, strategy, digital transformation, people management, operations management, and mobility. CIS Consultores has extensive experience across retail, mass consumption, mining, productive companies, family businesses, real estate, and public services. It serves as the founding parent company, with CIS Transporte established in 1992 under its umbrella. CIS Consultores traces its origins to 1976.
• Intrat Consultores S.A.minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering consulting firm collaborating with CIS Transporte on projects. Notable joint project: Detail Engineering for the San Vicente Port Connection Road (Puerto de Talcahuano, 2020). Specialized in engineering consulting for transport infrastructure projects.
• DPI Ingeniería Ltda.minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering consulting company founded in 2003, developing conceptual engineering, pre-feasibility, and detailed engineering studies for road engineering projects. Frequently collaborates with CIS Transporte on engineering project components.
• Geociudad ConsultoresminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConsulting firm developing studies and projects related to architecture, urban design, and urbanism for both government and international organizations as well as the private sector. Collaborates with CIS Transporte on urban design and urbanism components of transport and mobility projects.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• IDOM: Multinational engineering and consulting firm with a strong transport practice serving public and private clients on planning, demand modeling, and infrastructure projects comparable to CIS Transporte's work.
• Steer Group: Global transport consulting firm with significant activity in Latin America providing transport strategy, demand modeling, and mobility advisory services that overlap with CIS Transporte's portfolio.
• WSP: Global professional services firm with a large transport and infrastructure advisory practice, including significant activity in Chile on transport planning, demand studies, and concession projects.
• MTR Corporation: Global rail operator and consultancy providing metro and rail advisory services; engages on rail demand and feasibility studies comparable to CIS Transporte's work with EFE and Metro S.A.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with extensive transport planning, traffic engineering, and concession advisory practices operating in Chile and Latin America, competing for similar public-sector mandates.
• Systra: Global engineering and consulting firm specializing in rail and public transport with significant presence in Latin America, addressing similar transport planning, demand modeling, and rail advisory mandates.

Emerging players

• CTS - Centro de Transporte Sustentable: Latin American sustainable mobility research and consulting organization providing transport policy and electromobility advisory services that overlap with CIS Transporte's sustainable mobility practice.

Direct peers

• Cal y Mayor y Asociados: Mexico-based transport and mobility consulting firm with deep Latin American presence, offering demand studies, transport planning, and social evaluation services directly comparable to CIS Transporte's core offerings.

Regional players

• TARYET: Argentine transport and mobility consultancy with multi-country Latin American reach providing public transport planning, demand studies, and tariff/social evaluation services similar to CIS Transporte's portfolio.
• Logit Consultores: Latin American (Chilean-rooted) transport and logistics consulting firm providing urban transport, freight, and logistics advisory services directly comparable to CIS Transporte's offering.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cistrans

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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