On 6 October 2026 in Minas Gerais, Brazil, the Agência de Desenvolvimento da Região Metropolitana do Vale do Aço published the homologation of a R$ 3,800,000 contract with the Companhia de Desenvolvimento de Minas Gerais (Codemge) to prepare the regional Plan of Mobility (Planmob-RMVA). The administrative act is dated 2 October 2026 and was signed by Christie Garcia Martins, director-general of the regional development agency. The contract was executed by dispensa de licitação and Codemge is identified by CNPJ 29.768.219/0001-17.
The assignment covers specialized engineering consultancy and urban planning services to provide the technical basis for planning daily intercity movements among the Vale do Aço core municipalities — Ipatinga, Coronel Fabriciano, Timóteo and Santana do Paraíso — and flows involving municipalities of the wider Colar Metropolitano. The announcement formalises approval of the procurement; detailed deliverables, schedules and execution conditions are Not publicly disclosed and will be defined in the contractual instrument and its annexes. The region’s prior preparatory work includes a December 2022 Origin-Destination research, use of mobile-operator data in earlier studies, and a metropolitan master plan (PDDI) established by Lei Complementar estadual 178 of 19 December 2024. The publication warns that implementation of mobility solutions depends on subsequent managerial, regulatory and funding decisions by state and municipal authorities.
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On 6 October 2026 the Agência de Desenvolvimento da Região Metropolitana do Vale do Aço published in the Diário Oficial de Minas Gerais the homologation of a R$ 3,800,000 procurement with the Companhia de Desenvolvimento de Minas Gerais (Codemge) to prepare the Plano de Mobilidade da Região Metropolitana do Vale do Aço (Planmob-RMVA). The administrative homologation is dated 2 October 2026 and was signed by Christie Garcia Martins, director-general of the regional development agency.
Verified facts
The published object is the provision of technical services of specialized engineering consultancy and urban planning to elaborate the Planmob-RMVA. The procurement modality reported is dispensa de licitação. The supplier identified is Codemge, CNPJ 29.768.219/0001-17, and the total contract value is R$ 3,800,000.00. The publication formalises administrative approval of the contracting procedure; the extract available in the Diário Oficial lists the object, the supplier and the value. The detailed products, deadlines and execution conditions are Not publicly disclosed and will depend on the contractual instrument and its annexes. The announcement in April 2026 had indicated an approximate investment of R$ 4 million; the homologated amount now reported is R$ 3.8 million.
Organizations and responsibilities
- Agência de Desenvolvimento da Região Metropolitana do Vale do Aço: published the homologation, signed the administrative act (homologation dated 2 October 2026; publication on 6 October 2026). The director-general named on the homologation is Christie Garcia Martins. The agency is the contracting authority according to the Diário Oficial publication.
- Companhia de Desenvolvimento de Minas Gerais (Codemge): identified as the supplier for the Planmob-RMVA contract, registered under CNPJ 29.768.219/0001-17, responsible for delivering the engineering consultancy and urban planning services as set out in the contract documentation. The precise scope of deliverables and timelines is Not publicly disclosed.
Operational and commercial context
According to the report, the Planmob-RMVA is intended to provide a technical basis for planning intercity travel in a functional metropolitan area where daily movements routinely cross municipal boundaries. The Vale do Aço core comprises Ipatinga, Coronel Fabriciano, Timóteo and Santana do Paraíso; the study area reported for earlier diagnostics covered 28 municipalities across the metropolitan region and the Colar Metropolitano. The region’s preparatory work includes the first Origin-Destination Research for Vale do Aço, contracted in December 2022, and a metropolitan Plan Director of Integrated Development (PDDI) instituted by Lei Complementar estadual 178, of 19 December 2024. The earlier Origin-Destination work reportedly used mobile-operator data with treatment under the Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados and compared reference periods of 2019 and 2022; that study was described by the agency as agreed with municipal mayors in discussions about system integration.
The report emphasises that diagnostic and planning studies provide information and alternative scenarios for decision-makers; implementation of infrastructure, regulatory arrangements, service organisation and investments depends on separate decisions by state and municipal managers and on the availability of resources. The Codemge has, according to the report, prior and concurrent activity in local mobility work in Ipatinga under a Cidade Parceira programme announced in March 2026, including modelling of a new bus station and structuring concession studies for three integration terminals (Cidade Nobre, Bethânia and Centro). The relation between those municipal studies and the Planmob-RMVA is described as a need for compatibility between local infrastructure and intermunicipal flows; specific contractual links are Not publicly disclosed.
Sources
https://diariodotransporte.com.br/2026/10/08/vale-do-aco-mg-homologada-contratacao-de-r-38-milhoes-da-codemge-para-plano-de-mobilidade-regional/
Source organization: Diario do Transporte
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