Skire and Vanir Construction Management Announce Strategic Partnership

Business Wire, Nov 06, 2009

Companies Enter Relationship to Deliver Industry-Leading Technology and Services Offering

MENLO PARK, Calif. -- Skire, Inc. (www.skire.com), the leading provider of capital program, facilities, real estate, and project portfolio management software, and Vanir Construction Management, Inc., one of the United States’ largest pure program, project and construction management firms, today announced a partnership that will extend industry-leading services and Skire Unifier™, the leading technology platform, to a wide array of industries. The partnership enables both companies to offer a unique combination of outstanding service with advanced, best practices-based program management and controls that extend from initial planning through construction to the entire facilities lifecycle.

“Our commitment to best practices extends to all aspects of our business,” said Mani Subramanian, executive vice president of Vanir. “It makes sense to extend project management and controls for our clients into the entire facilities lifecycle process. We believe that Skire Unifier delivers the most comprehensive, advanced capabilities available to help achieve capital program and facilities management objectives.”

Vanir has provided premium-quality program, project and construction management services since 1980 across the United States and in the Middle East. The company has the highest number of Certified Construction Managers in the nation, and has worked with project owners across the private and public sectors. Part of its commitment to continuous quality improvement is to help its clients take advantage of industry and technology innovations. For example, as the construction industry increasingly incorporates technology such as Building Information Modeling (BIM) systems, a platform such as Unifier extends the design data model out to the construction and facility operations teams to reference and update information across all phases of the project and facility's lifecycle.

"We are delighted that Vanir has selected Skire as their preferred platform for delivering their construction project and facilities management services," said Sateez Kadivar, vice president of business operations for Skire. “Clients that choose Vanir and Unifier can be assured of building a strong foundation for long-term capital asset management controls and efficiency.”

Skire Unifier is a powerful business process automation platform for managing programs, projects, resources and assets. The platform centralizes comprehensive management capabilities and makes them available to everyone who needs them through a standard Web browser. With robust cost management and project controls capabilities, Skire’s Unifier delivers the best combination of pre-defined workflows, best practices, ease-of-use and adaptability.

About Vanir Construction Management

Vanir is a California corporation that has grown to be one of the largest pure construction management firm in the United States. The firm’s clients include K-12, higher education, justice facility, healthcare, water/wastewater, and transportation agencies across the U.S. and in the Middle East. Founded in 1980, Vanir has delivered billions of dollars of construction management projects and has expanded to 15 locations.

About Skire

Skire, Inc. is the leading provider of capital program, facilities, real estate and project portfolio management software. The company's flagship Unifier™ platform leverages the company's deep industry experience, giving customers unprecedented visibility and control over major programs and projects. Skire's solutions are used by global Fortune 1000 companies, government agencies and educational institutions for managing billions of dollars in capital programs, real estate and IT portfolios. The company is privately held and headquartered in Menlo Park, California. For more information, visit http://www.skire.com

Unifier is a trademark of Skire, Inc. All other products and services mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective companies.