2010 News Archive

Mark Newby Receives the SKE International, Incorporated
President's Award for 2010

Richard Turner, left, President of SKE International, Inc. (SKE II - USA), congratulates Mark Newby for receiving the President’s Award for 2010.  Mark is a Project Manager for SKE II and has worked out of the Platte City, Missouri office since April of 2007.

The President’s Award is given every year to the employee who has made the most significant contribution to the company. In receiving the award, Mark was recognized for outstanding effort in developing new business and in operational excellence throughout the year.  The award was presented in appreciation and well deserved recognition of Mark’s many contributions to the overall success of SKE II.

SKE International, Incorporated Announces
An Accident Free 2010

The office staff of the Platte City, Missouri office of SKE International, Incorporated (SKE II – USA), proudly displays the award received for an accident free 2010 – No reportable accidents and no lost-time injuries.  This is the second time in three years that the office has received the award.

Pictured left to right are:  Tammy Treat, Jon Richardson, Regina White, Mark Newby and SKE II Director of Construction Services, Mike Meyer.  Each employee also received a gift card in recognition of this achievement.

SKE International, Inc. was awarded a $3.5m design build construction project on August 18, 2010.  The mission of the project is to provide a new office facility for the United States Property and Fiscal Office (USPFO).  This delivery order was awarded to SKE International Inc. through the Iowa MATOC program with the Iowa Army National Guard.  The overall project requirement includes the design and construction of a new United States Property and Fiscal Office (USPFO) facility at Camp Dodge, Iowa.  SKE and its design team were one of three Iowa MATOC contractors selected to present their concept to the Iowa Army National Guard.  The SKE design team includes BCDM Architects, Bishop Engineering and Hoss & Brown Engineers.

The SKE design includes a 19,260 square foot, single story office facility with brick veneer and metal roofing.  The project also includes site development, parking pavements, sidewalks, detention basins, site lighting, signage, terrazzo flooring, computer server room, tornado shelter, and an emergency power generator.  A principle requirement of the project is to achieve a LEED Silver rating which includes enhanced commissioning of the new facility.  Design development is executed with the cooperation and partnership of the SKE International Inc. design team, USPFO Office for the Iowa Army National Guard, and the Director of Installation Management office for the Iowa Army National Guard.

SKE Bulgaria EOOD – Member of the Bulgarian Green Building Council (BGBC)

SKE Bulgaria EOOD is pleased to announce that the Company became a member of the Bulgarian Green Building Council (BGBC). BGBC aims at a more sustainable and efficient built-up environment and is on the way of becoming the official authority in the field of sustainable construction and urban planning in Bulgaria. The Bulgaria GBC supports all efforts to foster a “lead” market”, sustainable construction, by developing a national certification system for high-performance buildings. The Bulgaria GBC Certificate is based on the German Sustainable Building Council certification system for quality and sustainability.Following the policy for Sustainable approach and in order to increase corporate sustainability resources SKE Bulgaria’s Project Manager Dipl. Ing. Sofia Kodjamanova passed the first stage and is currently preparing for the LEED Green Associate Exam.

New contract for Kaiserslautern

On 4 August 2010 SKE Technical Services GmbH was awarded the Housing Maintenance fixed-price contract in the Kaiserslautern Military Community (KMC) by the United States Air Force Europe. KMC is the largest U.S. Military Community outside the United States. The total award amounts to € 20 million for one base year plus three one-year option periods. The phase-in period has began in August through to September with contract start on 01 October 2010.

SKE will provide Change of Occupancy Maintenance, Service Orders, and Preventive Maintenance, including Custodial Services, Grounds Maintenance and Playgrounds Safety Audits for approximately 2000 housing units at Ramstein Air Base, Vogelweh and Landstuhl. In addition SKE will operate three U-Fix-it Stores, where housing occupants are provided with material and equipment to make self-help home repairs and improvements.

This contract, coupled with the existing SKE contracts for school maintenance and construction support, firmly establishes SKE as a major service provider for the Kaiserslautern Military Community.

SABER Contract awarded to SKE SSG

On 8 July, 2010, SKE Support Services GmbH (SKE SSG) was awarded one of four Simplified Acquisition of Base Engineering Reqiremnts (SABER) Firm Fixed Price, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contracts by the 700th Contracting Squadron, United States Air Force Europe. The total contract amount is 275 Milllion U.S. Dollars over a five year period (1 Base year and 4 Option years). Other awardees on the contract are Bilfinger Berger AG, F.K. Horn GmbH, and Mikan Generalbau. Task Order requirements will be competed among the awardees with low bid, technically acceptable proposal receiving Task Order awards. Individual Task Order work will be performed at Ramstein Air Base (AB), Spandahlem AB, Sembach AB, Einsiedlerhof Air Station, Kapaun Air Station, Landstuhl and Vogelweh Military Family Housing, Bitburg AB Annex, Oberweis and Buechal. Task Order work performed will be within the borders of Germany.

SKE Support Services GmbH (SSG) awarded a 24 Million Euro "Job Order" contract from the US Army Europe in Ansbach Germany on 26 Feb 2010.

This contract is significant as it was awarded to an SKE competitor in August 2009. This award was "protested" by SKE SSG based upon alleged procedural and process inadequacies within the US Government contracting system. This caused a re-solicitation of the contract by the US Army Corps of Engineers in November 2009 only to firms that submitted proposals for the original tender. SKE was ultimately successful in this re-bid process thus securing the contract award in February 2010.The contract will support the consolidation and relocation of US ARMY aviation assets in Europe at the Ansbach facilities. The contract is an "Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity" type which covers a three year period (one base year and two option years) and will run through February 2013 or until the 24 million Euro capacity has been expended.