Entidad Colaboradora de Proyectos CAE-P

What Entidad Colaboradora de Proyectos CAE-P does

Entidad Colaboradora de Proyectos CAE-P (ECP) is a government-acregulated certification entity headquartered in Quito, Ecuador, constituted in 2012 as a sociedad de hecho under the institutional umbrella of the Colegio de Arquitectos del Ecuador, Provincial de Pichincha (CAE-P). ECP operates as the sole Entidad Colaboradora authorized by the Municipio del Distrito Metropolitano de Quito to issue conformity certificates required for Licencias Metropolitanas Urbanísticas LMU-10 (land habilitation) and LMU-20 (construction) permits. It was selected through a public accreditation contest with a score of 93/100 and has held continuous accreditation since 2012, renewed most recently in October 2023.

ECP's service portfolio comprises seven core modules — Homologaciones, Arquitectura, Ingeniería (structural), Propiedad Horizontal, Modificatorio y Ampliatorio, Reestructuracion Parcelaria, and Subdivision — covering the full lifecycle of construction and land development certification. Operations are delivered through a central headquarters, six zonal administration offices distributed across Quito's metropolitan district, and the ECP en línea online platform for virtual certification. The technology backbone is a document management system integrated with the Municipality's SLUM registry and a GIS using SIRES-DMQ (Transverse Mercator TMQ-WGS84) for georeferenced plan submission.

Revenue is generated through per-square-meter certification fees ranging from approximately $0.06 per m² (modificatory structural) up to $1.17 per m² (new architectural project, inclusive of 15% IVA), plus fixed fees of $388.01 for subdivision and parcel restructuring. Payment is accepted via cash, bank transfer, debit/credit card, and online. The customer base is fragmented across property owners, architects, engineers, and construction companies operating in Quito, with no significant customer concentration. ECP has no external private equity or venture capital backing and operates with administrative and financial autonomy under CAE-P.

Name

Entidad Colaboradora de Proyectos CAE-P

Legal name

Entidad Colaboradora de Proyectos CAE-P

Website

https://ecp.ec

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ECP is the sole government-accredited entity authorized by the Municipality of Quito to issue conformity certificates required for construction and land development permits (LMU-10 and LMU-20), serving property owners, architects, engineers, and developers across the Quito metropolitan district under the Colegio de Arquitectos del Ecuador, Provincial de Pichincha.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Building Permit Certification Services

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (541380), Testing Laboratories and Services (54138)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Standards, Metrology & Accreditation Bodies (BPAIAOAC)

Keywords

• Building permit certification
• Construction conformity certificates
• Architectural project review
• Structural engineering certification
• Land subdivision permitting

Headquarters

HQ city

Quito

HQ country

Ecuador

HQ region

Latin America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Project Review and Certification Fees: ECP generates revenue through fees charged for technical review and certification of construction and land development projects. Fees are calculated based on the gross area (m²) of the project, with different rates for architectural, structural, subdivision, and restructuring services. Payment is accepted via cash, certified check, bank transfer, debit card, and credit card (with installment options).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ECP provides mandatory technical conformity certifications for architectural projects, structural engineering designs, land subdivisions, parcel restructuring, property horizontal individualization, and homologation of prior approvals in the Quito Metropolitan District. These conformity certificates are required prerequisites for obtaining Licencias Metropolitanas Urbanísticas LMU-10 (land habilitation) and LMU-20 (building) issued by the Municipality of Quito. Services are delivered both in person at the headquarters and zonal offices and via the ECP en línea virtual platform.

Product overview

ECP (Entidad Colaboradora de Proyectos del Colegio de Arquitectos del Ecuador, Provincial de Pichincha) operates as an accredited certification entity offering a portfolio of technical project review and conformity certification services. The core offering consists of seven main service modules covering the building project lifecycle: Homologaciones (homologation of prior approvals), Arquitectura (architectural conformity certification), Ingeniería (structural engineering certification), Propiedad Horizontal (horizontal property individualization), Modificatorio y Ampliatorio (modifications and extensions), Reestructuración Parcelaria (parcel restructuring), and Subdivisión (land subdivision). These services are delivered through a unified online platform (ECP en Línea) that enables digital submission, payment processing, and procedure tracking. The entity is accredited by the Municipality of Quito (MDMQ) to verify compliance with Administrative Standards and Technical Rules for urban habilitation and building permits (LMU-10 and LMU-20 licenses).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Homologaciones Registration process that records project information in the Municipality of Quito's SLUM system for projects with previously approved construction licenses or permits. Targets property owners and professionals needing to update legacy project records.
• Arquitectura (Certificado de Conformidad Arquitectónico) Technical review and certification of new architectural project proposals for any building type including housing, commerce, offices, and industries, verifying compliance with current technical and legal regulations. Priced at $1.1713 per m² (including IVA).
• Ingeniería (Certificado de Conformidad Estructural) Technical review and verification of structural engineering projects for any use type, ensuring compliance with the Ecuadorian Construction Standard (NEC), municipal ordinances, and current resolutions. Priced at $0.5917 per m² for new structural certifications (including IVA).
• Propiedad Horizontal Individualization process for properties starting from 2 or more units (housing, offices, commerce), enabling individual ownership and escritura registration for condominium-style developments.
• Modificatorio y Ampliatorio Technical review and certification of previously approved architectural projects that require modification or extension for any building type. Priced at $0.2928 per m² for extension/ampliation and $0.3514 per m² for modificatory projects (including IVA).
• Reestructuración Parcelaria Service for redefining areas and boundaries between adjacent properties without generating new lots, modifying the shape of two or more parcels without changing total square meters. Fixed fee of $388.01 (including IVA).
• Subdivisión Certification service for land subdivision or division in both urban and rural areas, with requirement for minimum 15% of usable land as green areas and community equipment. Fixed fee of $388.01 (including IVA).
• ECP en Línea Virtual platform enabling online project certification, electronic document submission, payment processing, and application tracking without visiting physical ECP offices. Used by architects, engineers, and property owners across Quito.

Quantifiable outcome

• Projects certified since 2013 with full regulatory compliance for Quito metropolitan permits

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Agencia Metropolitana de ControlcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 November 2012On November 7, 2012, through Resolution N° 0116, the Agencia Metropolitana de Control administratively enabled ECP as an Entidad Colaboradora of the MDMQ, formally authorizing the organization to perform conformity certifications.
• Municipio del Distrito Metropolitano de Quito (MDMQ)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 August 2012The Municipality of Quito accredited ECP as the sole Entidad Colaboradora (Collaborating Entity) through a public competitive process on August 13, 2012. ECP was selected with a score of 93/100 to perform technical verification of compliance with administrative norms and technical rules for land development and construction permits, prior to the issuance of Licencias Metropolitanas Urbanísticas LMU-10 and LMU-20. The accreditation was renewed on October 18, 2023.
• Colegio de Arquitectos del Ecuador, Provincial de Pichincha (CAE-P)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 July 2012ECP was constituted as the collaborating entity of the Colegio de Arquitectos del Ecuador, Provincial de Pichincha on July 16, 2012. CAE-P won the public accreditation contest on behalf of ECP, and ECP operates with administrative and financial autonomy under CAE-P's institutional umbrella. ECP's name and operations are promoted as initiatives of CAE-P.
• Secretaría de Hábitat y Ordenamiento Territorial (STHV)coreTechnology or IntegrationECP integrates with the STHV's systems for form distribution and project registration. The STHV issues the official forms that ECP requires for application submissions, and ECP registers all project information in the municipality's SLUM system.
• CIUQ (Centro de Investigación Urbana de Quito)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCIUQ is an initiative of CAE-P with ECP's support to promote the dissemination of information and research on urban topics. ECP is promoted alongside CIUQ, and both entities share promotional platforms at architectural events.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• CIUQ (Centro de Investigación Urbana de Quito): Initiative of CAE-P with ECP's support focused on urban research and dissemination of city-planning information. Comparable as a CAE-P-affiliated institutional actor that ECP partners with and promotes; not a direct competitor but a sister entity in the same regulatory ecosystem.
• Avolve (now part of Accela): Provider of electronic permitting and plan-review software used by municipalities and accredited review firms. Comparable as the technology backbone for digital plan certification similar to ECP en línea, though it is a vendor rather than a certifying entity itself.

Direct peers

• Stantec: Global engineering, architecture, and environmental services firm that routinely provides code-consulting, permitting support, and building regulatory compliance services. Comparable in functional workflow — reviewing projects against building codes for permit issuance — though Stantec operates as a private commercial firm rather than a government-accredited entity.
• Tetra Tech: Engineering and consulting firm with deep permitting and regulatory compliance practices for construction and infrastructure. Comparable because it executes technical reviews of architectural and structural projects against municipal and national codes, similar to ECP's conformity-certification mandate.

Broad incumbents

• WSP Global: Global engineering consultancy with permitting, code-compliance, and project review services across Latin America. Comparable for the architectural and engineering permit-support workflow, though WSP is a commercial consultancy and lacks ECP's government-conferred exclusivity.
• Intertek: Global TIC (testing, inspection, certification) provider with significant building-products and construction-code verification services. Comparable in function — third-party conformity certification — though operating at international scale rather than a single metropolitan jurisdiction.
• SGS: Swiss-headquartered testing, inspection, and certification firm with extensive construction and real-estate compliance services. Comparable as a global standards-based certification incumbent in the same regulatory verification category ECP occupies at municipal level.
• Bureau Veritas: Global testing, inspection, and certification company with a building and infrastructure compliance practice. Comparable because both operate as third-party conformity assessment bodies issuing regulatory-style certifications, though Bureau Veritas serves a far broader and international market than ECP's Quito-only mandate.
• TÜV SÜD: German certification body with construction, real-estate, and urban infrastructure compliance practices. Comparable as an accredited standards verification entity that issues conformity certifications required by regulation, similar in role to ECP within Quito.

Regional players

• AENOR (Asociación Española de Normalización): Spanish national standards and certification body that issues conformity assessments and accreditation services. Comparable as a chartered standards and certification organization, though based in Spain rather than Latin America.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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