About Us

ALCANTARA • UBAY & CO., INC. (AUCI) is an engineering company that stands committed to serve the cause of a developing nation. Founded in 1974 to meet the country’s extensive demand for technical services in the field of civil-structural engineering, it has now grown to include all phases of a project, from inception through and up to the client’s full acceptance for use or occupancy. This includes economic feasibility studies, detailed engineering design, construction, management and supervision, start-up, and initial operations.

AUCI has the capability and flexibility to undertake engineering responsibilities under any type of owner approach depending upon the client’s requirements. The efficient management technique employed has been recognized as basic to cost-effective planning, development, and completion of various projects – from simple to complex. To date, the company has completed projects involving a cost of about PHP 50B, here and abroad. These projects ranged from simple residential houses to multi-story buildings, bridges, piers, commercial and industrial buildings, schools, and other types of structure.

AUCI maintains a roster of professional engineers with extensive experience in various aspects of engineering and construction and has designed and supervised to completion, safe, economical, and earthquake-resistant structures. It has integrated with its organization experienced and skilled corps of technical consultants in allied services such as civil, structural, highway, mechanical, electrical, environmental, geodetic, soils and foundation engineers; with full support of supplies and technical equipment to match the requirements of all types of engineering situations. If necessary, when the scope of a certain project on-hand demands so, AUCI can form local or foreign tie-ups or assistance to supplement its present set-up. With more than twenty years of relevant experience in engineering design and construction, the company has proven that a properly designed project, managed by competent engineers, can result in savings as high as 30% of the total project cost. As a policy, therefore, AUCI has geared its organization and operations towards designing structures with maximum economy without sacrificing structural safety.