Case Studies

KIRA is currently involved in several multi-million dollar projects, across the United States and overseas.   All of KIRA's contracts require that we provide the management, supervision, labor, tools, materials, equipment, supplies, facilities, and transportation necessary for 24-hour a day, 7-day a week support. Each of these contracts also involves management of geographically separated locations.

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Army Facilities in Colorado Springs
KIRA provides complete base operation support services for the Directorate of Public Works at Fort Carson, Colorado. This 10-year contract includes total facility maintenance and repair on over 850 facilities; grounds maintenance for 2,715 acres, maintenance and repair of all roads and utility systems. KIRA is also responsible for warehouse and supply logistics, vehicle maintenance of 850 heavy equipment and firefighting vehicles, railroad and range maintenance.

Recently KIRA at Fort Carson was awarded the Safety & Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) certification by OSHA.

Keesler Air Force Base, Biloxi, Mississippi
KIRA's contract at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi is part of the 8-year, A-76 "BIG" base operating support services contract in support of the 81st Civil Engineering Squadron.  KIRA is a major subcontractor to CSC, providing military family housing maintenance for 550 units, grounds maintenance for 507 acres, paving and equipment support throughout the entire base, and entomology services for 37 facilities.

KIRA successfully phased in the contract after four years of delays (due to Hurricane Katrina), meeting 100 percent of all requirements from day one.

United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado
KIRA partnered with CH2M HILL as a joint venture that performs the 7-year civil engineering and cadet support service contract at the United States Air Force Academy. Services on this contract are performed by CH2M HILL Academy Support, LLC, a CH2M HILL/KIRA Company. Support for the 18,000-acre site includes engineering, readiness and environmental support, maintenance and repair for 257 facilities totaling approximately 8 million square feet, maintenance of three 5,000 linear foot runways, maintenance of 107 miles of paved and 73 miles of unpaved roads and parking lots on base. CH2M HILL Academy Support also provides all IT management support for the Civil Engineering Squadron.

CH2M HILL Academy Support has provided seamless and exceptional support on the contract since transition.

Atlantic Underwater Testing and Evaluation Center, Andros Island, Bahamas
KIRA provides base operation support services and range maintenance for the Atlantic Underwater Testing Evaluation Center (AUTEC) in support of the US Navy. This 15-year, performance based contract consists of maintaining the Navy's most heavily used test facilities. Computer Science Corporation (CSC) subcontracted KIRA to manage approximately 220 local Bahamians currently employed at AUTEC Andros Island. 

Recently one of KIRA's employees won the "Autecnic" award on the contract; this is the first time a foreign national has won the award. Employee turnover rate has been at an all time low and training requirements have been met at an unprecedented rate of 100%.

Southeast Florida - Regional
KIRA's regional base operation support contract is an 8-year, performance based contract that spans across the entire Southeast Region for 11 locations. KIRA is responsible for complete contract compliance that involves 2,744 acres of grounds maintenance and landscaping services, 997 acres of fire ant control, complete janitorial services for more than 220 buildings, nuisance and pest control for 162 buildings, refuse/recycling collection for 2,449 containers and numerous other facility related services to outlying locations.

Naval and Marine Reserve Centers - Regional
KIRA was contracted to manage over 68 separate subcontracts throughout six states that support 13 Naval and Marine Recruiting Centers, effectively reorganized them down to 11 primary subcontractors that provide standard services and limited out of contract work. Our performance includes grounds maintenance, janitorial, HVAC maintenance, pest control, refuse removal, snow removal, boiler maintenance, fire and security alarm maintenance, and general building maintenance.