KIRA NEWS
KIRA Awarded USCG Base Maintenance Contract in Maryland
KIRA has been awarded a five-year, multi-million dollar contract to maintain the United States Coast Guard YARD in Baltimore, MD. Full contract operations begin May 1, 2010.
Services that will be provided on this contract include: maintenance and operations of buildings and structures, pest control, fire protection and safety, refuse and recycling, elevator maintenance, HVAC and refrigeration, grounds maintenance, and electrical and water distribution systems.
For over a
KIRA Recognized as Top 100 Business
The Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce named KIRA as one of the Top 100 Minority Businesses in South Florida.
The Top 100 Minority Business Awards® program applauds South Florida’s minority business community and celebrates our region’s rich diversity and spirit of entrepreneurship. The top 100 finalists will be recognized and awards will be presented to minority businesses in the following categories:
- Community Involvement
KIRA's Fort Carson Site Receives SHARP Certification for a Second Time
Congratulations to Mark Bartle, Denise Edwards and the entire Fort Carson team. KIRA has received recognition under OSHA's Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program for the second time.
KIRA Fort Carson will be exempt from OSHA programmed inspections from March 5, 2010 to March 4, 2012.
Gregory Baxter, Regional Administrator VIII has stated of KIRA Fort Carson"...You have demonstrated your commitment to employee safety and health by maintaining an effective safety
KIRA wins DISA TIM IDIQ contract
KIRA received notice of award today from the General Services Administration on the DISA TIM IDIQ procurement. KIRA responded to a solicitation in which the company may provide facilities maintenance support to the Defense Information Systems Agency throughout the United States.
This solicitation resulted in the selection of four Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract holders; KIRA being one of them. Ten DISA datacenters will eventually fall underneath this solicitation;
KIRA ranks on the 2009 Inc. 5000
Inc. introduced the Inc. 500 list in 1982 to recognize the fastest-growing privately held companies in the United States. Since debuting in 1991 with 100 of the fastest-growing private U.S. companies, then expanding the following year to the Inc. 500 and again in 2007 to the Inc. 5000, the list has severed as evidence of the significant accomplishments of entrepreneurial companies. As an Inc. 5000 honoree, KIRA shares a
KIRA inducted into the Staples Foundation for Learning/ICIC Hall of Fame
KIRA President/CEO, Carlos Garcia accepted the accolade on behalf of KIRA from Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce President/CEO, Barry Johnson. Staples Foundation for Learning is a private foundation that is the charitable arm of Staples, and ICIC is one of its non-profit partners. For the past six years, Staples has helped fund the Inner City 100 list and has contributed nearly $1 million in support to ICIC and the Inner City 100 program.
