Fopeca SA

What Fopeca SA does

Fopeca Construcciones S.A. is an Ecuadorian heavy civil construction firm headquartered in Quito that designs and executes large-scale infrastructure for the public sector, spanning roads, bridges, tunnels, airports, and hydroelectric facilities. The company's most visible technical achievements include a 590-meter cable-stayed bridge over the Napo River (Puente Atirantado sobre el Río Napo) and participation as the local partner in the CGGC consortium that delivered the Paute-Sopladora Hydroelectric Plant. These projects evidence capability in long-span bridge engineering and energy EPC, both of which are technically demanding sub-segments of Ecuadorian public works.

The firm earns revenue through a mix of direct government construction contracts and public-private partnership (PPP) concessions. The Ruta Río Siete-Huaquillas highway concession is the disclosed example of the latter model and signals a deliberate mix-shift toward long-duration, availability- or toll-based revenue streams. Routine go-to-market activity takes the form of large public tenders, with Fopeca frequently bidding as the local lead inside consortium structures that include international EPC partners. Disclosed consortium partners include China Gezhouba Group Corporation (CGGC), Sinohydro, and Consorcio CONSUR R7H, the last being a local consortium vehicle for road and concession works. Access to Chinese EPC financing and equipment is a recurring — and likely material — feature of the firm's bid economics.

Operationally, Fopeca appears to run a lean corporate headquarters of approximately 27 disclosed employees, consistent with a model in which fixed staff are concentrated in engineering, project controls, and bid management while large project-headcount surges are mobilized under sub-contract and consortium arrangements. No social-media footprint, no public revenue figures, no disclosed funding rounds, no M&A activity, and no patent or certification disclosures are present in the available data, indicating limited public-market transparency for a firm of its scale.

Name

Fopeca SA

Legal name

Fopeca Contrucciones S.A.

Website

https://fopeca.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fopeca SA is a Quito-headquartered, mid-sized Ecuadorian heavy civil contractor that designs and builds roads, bridges, tunnels, airports, and hydroelectric facilities almost exclusively for the Government of Ecuador via direct contracts and PPP concessions, frequently as the local partner in international EPC consortiums.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Quito

HQ country

Ecuador

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Infrastructure Construction Contracts: One-time project-based revenue from government and public-sector infrastructure construction contracts. Projects include roads, bridges, tunnels, and civil works executed to the highest quality standards.
2. Public-Private Partnership Concessions: Design, Financing, Construction, Operation and Maintenance (DFCOM) concessions under public-private partnership arrangements. Revenue generated through long-term infrastructure concessions with government entities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Fopeca is a construction services company that designs, finances (via PPP concessions), builds, operates, and maintains civil infrastructure for the Ecuadorian government. Its core service lines are roadways (vialidad), bridges (puentes, including cable-stayed), tunnels (túneles), airports (aeropuertos), and general civil works (obras civiles) including hydroelectric plants. Projects are executed through direct government contracts and Public-Private Partnership (DFCOM) concessions, often as part of consortia with international partners.

Product overview

Fopeca S.A. is a construction company offering a portfolio of infrastructure services as a single unified offering rather than separate products. The core services include vialidad (roadways), puentes (bridges), túneles (tunnels), aeropuertos (airports), and general civil works (obras civiles). These services are delivered through various projects such as the construction of the Cable-Stayed Bridge over the Napo River (590m), the Ruta Río Siete-Huaquillas Concession (Public-Private Alliance), the Paute-Sopladora Hydroelectric Power Plant, and numerous road construction, rehabilitation, and maintenance projects across Ecuador. All services are executed according to the highest quality standards, with projects including highways, urban roads, bridges, tunnels, airport infrastructure, and hydroelectric facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vialidad (Roadways) Construction and development of road infrastructure including highways, urban roads, ring roads, road improvements, and road rehabilitation across Ecuador.
• Puentes (Bridges) Design and construction of bridges including cable-stayed bridges, pedestrian bridges, and river crossings.
• Túneles (Tunnels) Construction and rehabilitation of tunnels including water transfer systems and mountain passages.
• Aeropuertos (Airports) Construction of airport infrastructure including runways, access roads, and airport facilities.
• Obras Civiles (Civil Works) General civil construction works including hydroelectric plants, road rehabilitation, and urban infrastructure.
• Public-Private Partnership (DFCOM) Concessions Design, Financing, Construction, Operation and Maintenance concessions under Alliance Public-Private arrangements with government entities for long-term infrastructure concessions.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Consorcio CONSUR R7HcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partnership for the Design, Financing, Construction, Operation and Maintenance of the Route Río Siete – Huaquillas under a Public-Private Alliance. Fopeca participates as a consortium member in this major highway concession.
• CGGC – FOPECA Consortium (China Gezhouba Group Company Limited)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint consortium with China Gezhouba Group Company Limited (CGGC) for the Central Hidroeléctrica Paute – Sopladora project. Fopeca responsible for civil works, engineering detail, fabrication, supply, assembly and testing of electromechanical equipment.
• SinohydrominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSubcontracting relationship for multiple road construction and rehabilitation projects including Cuenca-Girón-Pasaje, Km 8-Bahía-La Y improvements, and Chone-Canuto-Calceta highway maintenance.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Sacyr: Spanish infrastructure conglomerate with significant Latin American concessions in highways and PPPs — comparable in that it pursues large DFCOM-style concessions in LatAm, though at vastly greater scale and with global diversification.
• Mota-Engil: Portuguese construction and infrastructure concession group with established operations across Latin America — competes in similar transportation and civil infrastructure PPP markets as Fopeca's target geographies.
• Acciona Infraestructura: Global infrastructure operator with active concessions and construction projects in Latin America — comparable in scope (transportation, energy, water infrastructure PPPs) but operating as a much larger diversified incumbent.
• Constructora Norberto Odebrecht (Novonor): Brazilian-rooted infrastructure conglomerate historically dominant in Latin American highway, hydroelectric, and PPP projects — comparable in project categories and PPP concession model, though with a troubled compliance history in the region.

Direct peers

• Constructora Nacional S.A. Major Ecuadorian general contractor focused on roads, bridges, and civil works for public-sector clients — a direct competitor for the same Ecuadorian government infrastructure tenders that Fopeca pursues.
• Grupo Hidalgo e Hidalgo: One of Ecuador's largest construction companies executing highway, bridge, and civil infrastructure projects nationally — directly comparable to Fopeca's core business, customer base (Ecuadorian government), and project categories.

Emerging players

• China Communications Construction Company (CCCC): One of the world's largest infrastructure contractors with growing Latin American presence — relevant as a comparable for mega-project execution capacity and an emerging competitor for LatAm transportation and energy infrastructure tenders.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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