Demolition and earthworks contractor in Chile
Minera y Constructora Río Grande SpA is a family-owned Chilean contractor, founded in 2004 in Concepción and headquartered in Santiago. It has carried out projects for public agencies and private clients in all 16 regions of Chile.
About us
Juan Andrés del Río Bustamante founded Río Grande in 2004 in Concepción, in the Biobío Region, after working in the industry with other companies. Counting those years, the family has been in the business for more than 25 years. Río Grande became a joint-stock company (SpA) in 2020 and moved its head office to Santiago in 2021.
The company has completed more than 400 projects for government agencies and private clients. It is listed in the Contractors Registry of the Ministry of Public Works (MOP) and in the National Contractors Registry of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development (MINVU).
The management team, Pablo del Río (General Manager), Nicolás del Río (Projects Manager) and Domingo del Río (Planning Manager), deals directly with each client, from tender to final acceptance of the works.
Services
Demolition
Buildings, housing blocks, stadiums and industrial structures, handed over as a clear site. Rodent control comes first; asbestos is removed under a work plan approved by the health authority (SEREMI de Salud), and debris goes to authorised disposal sites.
Earthworks
Excavation, rock cutting and fill, leaving each site at the levels and profile of the design, for roads, housing developments, river channels and landfills.
River and channel works
Desilting and channelling of rivers and streams, rock revetments and flood defences, for the Directorate of Hydraulic Works (DOH) of the Ministry of Public Works and for municipalities. Río Grande has completed more than 200 hydraulic works.
Civil and road works
Construction and refurbishment of schools, sports facilities, hospitals and housing. Road maintenance and paving for the Roads Directorate of the Ministry of Public Works, SERVIU and private clients.
Equipment hire with operators
Excavators, bulldozers, dump trucks, water trucks and low-loaders, hired by the machine hour or by contract, for scheduled works and for emergencies caused by floods, mudflows and wildfires.
Demolition track record
Río Grande has carried out more than 40 demolition projects in 7 regions of Chile since 2004. They include the old Municipal Theatre of Concepción, the municipal stadiums of La Florida and Chillán, an old building at the Santiago headquarters of ONEMI (then Chile's national emergency office), demolition work for Santiago Metro Line 7 and social housing blocks for the regional housing authorities (SERVIU), such as Parque Oriente III in Alto Hospicio.
Selected projects
- 2004
Demolition of the old Municipal Theatre of Concepción
Concepción, Biobío Region · Constructora Transterra (private client)
- 2008
Demolition of the Nelson Oyarzún Arenas Municipal Stadium
Chillán, Ñuble Region · Municipality of Chillán
- 2018
Demolition of an old building at ONEMI headquarters
Santiago, Metropolitan Region · ONEMI (national emergency office)
- 2019
Removal of 310,000 m³ of silted material and construction of 25,050 m³ of flood defences on the Toltén River
Pitrufquén, Araucanía Region · Ministry of Public Works (DOH)
- 2022
Demolition and rodent control for Santiago Metro Line 7
Santiago, Metropolitan Region · Metro de Santiago
- 2025
Demolition of blocks 1 and 2 of the Parque Oriente III housing complex
Alto Hospicio, Tarapacá Region · SERVIU Tarapacá
Contact
For tenders and quotations, write to contacto@riograndechile.cl or call +56 9 9289 7321 (also on WhatsApp). Head office in Santiago; offices in Concepción and Las Cabras.