What COPADE Cía. Ltda does

COPADE Consultoría para el Desarrollo Cía. Ltda. is a privately held Ecuadorian engineering and architecture consulting firm founded in April 1990 and headquartered in Quito. The company delivers project-based professional services spanning the full lifecycle of public infrastructure — project conception, feasibility studies, definitive designs, project management, construction supervision (fiscalización de obras), and technical advisory — organized across two divisions: Engineering (sanitation, hydraulics and irrigation, environmental, roads, mechanical, and structural) and Architecture & Urbanism (territorial planning and urban-architectural design). Its client base is concentrated entirely in the Ecuadorian public sector, including national ministries (MTOP, Ministerio de Ambiente), specialized institutes (INP, INAR), municipal and cantonal GADs (Manta, Quevedo, Azogues), public utilities (ELECGALAPAGOS), and public enterprises (Yachay EP, Ecuador Estratégico EP), with a single disclosed private-sector hospitality engagement in the Galápagos.

COPADE monetizes exclusively through professional services fees contracted via government procurement processes and direct enterprise engagement, with no published pricing. The firm holds ISO 9001:2015 quality management certification (issued by SGS) and is registered as an environmental consultant with Ecuador's Ministry of Environment — both of which are gating credentials in Ecuadorian public-works tendering. Notable project scope includes construction supervision of potable water systems for Manta and Nueva Loja, fiscalización of the Chambo-Guano irrigation channel, definitive designs for the Quevedo interprovincial bus terminal serving 90,000 inhabitants, and consortium participation in the PUMA multifunction dam/hydro/irrigation project also serving 90,000 people. Operational scale is small at 17 employees, and no external institutional investors, parent entities, or capital raises are disclosed. Leadership is held by a four-person team headed by General Manager José Espín Mayorga and President José Vásconez Gavilanes.

Name

COPADE Cía. Ltda

Legal name

Copade Consultoría para el Desarrollo Cía. Ltda.

Website

https://copadeconsultores.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

COPADE Cía. Ltda. is a Quito-based Ecuadorian engineering and architecture consulting firm founded in 1990, delivering feasibility studies, definitive designs, and construction supervision across sanitation, hydraulics, environmental, roads, mechanical, and urban planning disciplines to government clients throughout Ecuador.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering and Architecture Consulting

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Compliance Obligations Management (Permits-to-Controls Mapping) (EUAHAIAK)

Keywords

• Engineering consulting services
• Infrastructure project management
• Environmental impact studies
• Territorial planning services
• Construction supervision services

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, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: COPADE generates revenue through specialized consulting services including technical studies (project conception, feasibility, final designs), project management, construction supervision (fiscalización de obras), and technical advisory across engineering and architecture disciplines. Revenue is project-based, primarily from government contracts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

COPADE provides specialized engineering and architecture consulting services to government entities in Ecuador, including technical studies (project conception, feasibility studies, and definitive designs), project management, construction supervision (fiscalización de obras), and technical advisory. The portfolio spans seven service disciplines: sanitation engineering, hydraulics and irrigation, environmental engineering, roads engineering, mechanical engineering, territorial planning, and urban-architectural design. Revenue is project-based, primarily from contracts with Ecuadorian public-sector clients such as municipalities, national ministries, and public enterprises.

Product overview

COPADE Cía. Ltda is a specialized consulting services company founded in April 1990, providing technical studies at various levels: project conception, feasibility studies, and final designs, as well as project management, construction supervision, and technical advice. The company operates as a unified service offering structured around two main divisions: Engineering Services (covering sanitation, hydraulics, environmental, roads, mechanical, structural, and road/street engineering) and Architecture & Urbanism Services (covering territorial planning and urban-architectural design). The portfolio consists of seven distinct consulting service lines that are offered as integrated solutions to clients in government and public sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Saneamiento (Sanitation Engineering) Sanitation engineering consulting covering potable water supply systems, sanitary, storm and combined sewer systems, water treatment plants, wastewater treatment plants, and integrated solid waste management. Delivered to Ecuadorian public-sector clients such as municipalities and ministries.
• Hidráulica (Hydraulics and Irrigation) Hydraulic engineering services including irrigation projects, hydroelectric energy production, dam design, and construction supervision of irrigation channels. Delivered to government clients such as Instituto Nacional de Riego (INAR).
• Ambiental (Environmental Engineering) Environmental engineering services including environmental impact studies, environmental management plans, environmental compliance audits, expost environmental impact studies, and environmental management plan updates. Delivered as a registered Ministry of Environment consultant in Ecuador.
• Vías (Roads Engineering) Road engineering services including bridge expansion design, urban road design, topographic studies, pavement design, signage and guardrail design, and environmental impact studies. Delivered to national ministries such as MTOP.
• Mecánica (Mechanical Engineering) Mechanical engineering services including fuel storage systems, thermal power plant projects, and construction supervision of mechanical systems. Delivered to clients such as Empresa Eléctrica Provincial Galápagos (ELECGALÁPAGOS S.A.).
• Planificación Territorial (Territorial Planning) Urban ordering plans including territorial information collection, analysis and diagnosis, prospective and territorial ordering proposals, and monitoring and evaluation management. Delivered to municipalities such as the Municipio de Azogues for cantonal planning.
• Diseño Urbano (Urban-Architectural Design) Urban-architectural design services including urban-equipment projects, land use planning, architectural design of residential buildings, and transportation terminal design. Delivered to clients such as Empresa Pública Yachay EP and the Ilustre Municipio de Quevedo.

Quantifiable outcome

• 90,000 inhabitants served with potable water through PUMA project
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Consorcio Noega-Hidralia-CopadecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic consortium partnership for the PUMA multifunction project, combining expertise of Noega, Hidralia, and Copade for comprehensive infrastructure development including dam, hydroelectric facilities, water treatment, and irrigation systems.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: One of the world's largest engineering and infrastructure consultancies with major Latin American operations. Competes with COPADE for large, multilateral-funded government infrastructure and environmental mandates in Ecuador.
• Jacobs: Large diversified engineering services firm with water, transportation, environmental, and buildings practices; overlaps with COPADE across infrastructure and environmental mandates, including Latin American public-sector work.
• WSP Global: Global engineering consultancy with deep water, environment, transportation, and urban planning practices; competes with COPADE for similar public-sector infrastructure and environmental RFPs across Latin America.
• Mott MacDonald: UK-headquartered engineering, management, and development consultancy with significant Latin American infrastructure and water-sector work; comparable to COPADE's hydrology, water, and roads engineering services for government clients.
• Arup: Global engineering and design firm active across water, transportation, and urban planning; comparable to COPADE's multidisciplinary engineering + architecture + urban design portfolio for public infrastructure clients.

Direct peers

• Arcadis: Global design and consultancy focused on water, environment, and buildings. Comparable through environmental impact studies, water infrastructure design, and urban/territorial planning services for public-sector clients.
• Tetra Tech: Global engineering and consulting firm with deep water, environmental, and infrastructure practices. Directly comparable to COPADE's environmental impact studies, water treatment, and sanitation engineering service lines.
• Stantec: International engineering consultancy with strong water, environmental, and community development practices. Comparable through water/sanitation and territorial planning work for government clients.

Regional players

• Egis: French engineering and mobility group with growing Latin American infrastructure footprint; overlaps with COPADE on transportation, water, and urban development consulting for government clients in emerging markets.
• TYPSA: Spanish engineering consultancy with extensive Latin American project history in transport, water, and urban infrastructure. Comparable service profile to COPADE for public-sector engineering mandates across the Andean region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/consultoria-ingenieria-arquitectura

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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