SMITH SECKMAN REID OPENS KANSAS CITY OFFICE

February 10, 2009

Projects and Talent Pool Attract National Engineering Firm

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Smith Seckman Reid, Inc. (SSR), a leading engineering design and facility consulting firm with offices throughout the United States, recently opened its 13th office in Kansas City.

"Kansas City serves as an excellent talent pool for engineering professionals because of the number of universities that feed into the market," said Rob Barrick, CEO of Smith Seckman Reid. "As SSR's project work continues to expand in the region, we are now well-positioned to better serve our clients as we continue to grow."

The new office is located at 2300 Main Street, Suite 900, Kansas City, Mo., 64108. In early 2008, SSR opened its 12th office in Orlando.

SSR is providing engineering design services in the Kansas City area for Children's Mercy Hospital and has recently completed project work for the University of Kansas Hoglund Brain Imaging Center and University of Kansas Medical Center-Center for Advanced Heart Care. SSR's commissioning division, SSRCx, has also provided services for St. Luke's Hospital and the University of Kansas Heart Center. In addition, SSR's sports design team continues to partner with local architects HOK SVE and 360 Architecture for projects in the Midwest and Southeast regions of the United States.

The new Kansas City office will provide a wide array of engineering design and facility consulting services including: MEP engineering design, communication and technology system planning and design, regulatory compliance support, commissioning, LEED facilitation and sustainable design. SSR has offices in Nashville, Memphis and Knoxville, Tenn.; Ft. Lauderdale, Sarasota, Tampa and Orlando, Fla.; Houston and Dallas, Texas; Denver, Colo.; Phoenix, Ariz.; and Hernando, Miss. The new Kansas City office is in line with growth goals laid out in the firm's 10-year strategic plan for growing and diversifying SSR.

Key management in the SSR Kansas City office includes Darren Harvey, PE, vice president; Todd Moore, PE, senior project manager, and Jeff Miller, PE, senior project manager.

About Smith Seckman Reid, Inc.
Smith Seckman Reid, Inc. (SSR) is an employee-owned engineering design and facility consulting firm with 550 employees in 13 offices across the United States. The firm provides a wide spectrum of consulting services related to building and infrastructure design, operation and management. SSR delivers services for facilities nationwide, including healthcare, education, science and technology, research, sports and entertainment, corrections, infrastructure, commercial and industrial clients. For more information about SSR, visit www.ssr-inc.com.