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IPJ Engenharia – projetos e soluções

SABESP-qualified design firm

Sanitation where conventional networks cannot reach

Sewerage design and consulting, specialized in condominial systems and highly complex urban settlements — in Brazil, Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa.

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40+years of experience with condominial sewerage (since 1984)
3M+people served by the systems designed
200kin-house connections in the Bahia Azul Program
8countries with projects and consulting work

Engineering, innovation and a practical approach

IPJ Engenharia develops sanitation solutions for highly complex urban settlements, combining technical expertise, innovation and a practical approach. Its designs are tailored to challenging realities, promoting efficiency, feasibility and social impact. Its commitment is to turn infrastructure into quality of life and sustainable urban development.

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Services

Condominial sewerage

Collection and trunk sewers

Pump stations and force mains

Sanitation for informal settlements

Plans, conceptual and feasibility studies

International consulting and training

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Featured projects

Universal Sanitation Program for Tourist and Coastal Cities (DR-L1158) Multilateral banks

Universal Sanitation Program for Tourist and Coastal Cities (DR-L1158)

Client: Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Location: Dominican Republic

Technical support for the conceptualization, review and optimization of the program's sewerage designs, using the SaniHUB platform tools and coordinating with other consultants.

  • Cities: La Romana, San Pedro de Macorís, Higüey, Boca Chica and Punta Cana
  • Optimization of the Boca Chica basic design, cutting CAPEX and OPEX by at least 30%
  • Technical support to INAPA
SaniHUB and SaniBID platforms Multilateral banks

SaniHUB and SaniBID platforms

Client: Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Location: Brazil and Dominican Republic

Technical coordination of digital tools for sewerage design, developed in partnership with the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA).

  • SaniHUB Ramales app (sanihub.org) for designing condominial branches
  • Modules for pump stations, decentralized treatment and cost estimates
  • Applied in informal settlements of the Dominican Republic
Condominial sewerage: pilot projects, guidelines and training Multilateral banks

Condominial sewerage: pilot projects, guidelines and training

Client: World Bank
Location: Colombia, Dominican Republic and Mozambique

Technical assistance to design and implement condominial sewerage pilot projects, defining engineering, social work and construction specifications.

  • Pilot projects in Moca and Gaspar Hernández (Dominican Republic)
  • Pilot projects in Tumaco and Guapi (Colombia)
  • Colombia's national guideline for condominial sewerage
  • Training of water utilities and municipalities in Mozambique
Integra Tietê Program – São Paulo Metropolitan Region Water utilities

Integra Tietê Program – São Paulo Metropolitan Region

Client: SABESP (for Ankara Engenharia / DGFD Consortium)
Location: Suzano, Itaquaquecetuba and Guarulhos – SP, Brazil

Detailed designs of collection sewers, trunk sewers, force mains and pump stations to expand the sewerage system.

  • 80 km of collection sewers, trunk sewers and force mains
  • 34 wastewater pump stations in the optimized design
  • Optimization study that reduced pump stations from 42 to 34, lowering CAPEX and OPEX
Bahia Azul Program – condominial sewerage in Salvador Water utilities

Bahia Azul Program – condominial sewerage in Salvador

Client: EMBASA – Bahia Water and Sanitation Company
Location: Salvador – Bahia, Brazil

Detailed designs of condominial sewerage and in-house connections across several basins of Salvador, plus monitoring of the operation of the systems built.

  • 500 km of sewers
  • 30 pump stations, notably street-level pump stations
  • 200,000 in-house connections
  • About 1.5 million people served
Condominial sewerage in Rondonópolis Water utilities

Condominial sewerage in Rondonópolis

Client: SANEAR – Rondonópolis Environmental Sanitation Service
Location: Rondonópolis – Mato Grosso, Brazil

Consulting and detailed designs to implement condominial sewerage.

  • 100 km of sewers
  • 3 pump stations
  • 280,000 people served
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Selected clients and partners

  • IDB
  • World Bank
  • SABESP
  • EMBASA
  • COMPESA
  • CAESB
  • SANEAR Rondonópolis
  • Salvador City Government
  • Itabuna City Government
  • Odebrecht Ambiental
  • SERTENGE
  • DAMHA Urbanizadora

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