Case Studies

FEDERAL Federal | www.kahua.com/industries/federal-government/ 2 Not much within federal government construction projects is easy. Due to concerns over security, fair competition and quality control, layers of requirements and guidelines exist. The procurement process can be greatly delayed if agencies must vet vendors for financial stability and experience. Besides the obvious need for security, any new software adopted by federal agencies must also provide transparency, adhere to compliance and regulatory consistency, be able to consolidate point solutions, achieve data migration from legacy systems and be collaborative for all stakeholders. Part of that federal hurdle was cleared when the General Services Administration (GSA) – one of the government's largest agencies that acquires space through new construction and leasing – selected Kahua to provide a new project management information system (PMIS) to replace an antiquated system. One of the major steps in GSA signing on with Kahua was its ability to become FedRAMP Authorized, (Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program), meaning it met requirements of the government program that standardizes security assessment, authorization and continuous monitoring of cloud products and services. The Kahua Government Network delivers 327 controls compliance – technical, implementation and processes – which adheres to both FedRAMP and StateRAMP requirements. Because Kahua is GSA's vendor of choice for a PMIS, any federal agency can choose Kahua to provide construction planning services without having to endure the rigorous Request for Proposal process. GSA's adoption of Kahua negates the need for federal agencies to exhaustively search for the most efficient and secure system. GSA determined back in 2020 that Kahua has the best ability to increase project team productivity and collaboration; its selection was based on functionality, extensibility, user experience and security. Today, there are more than 25,000 users across 14 federal agencies who have utilized Kahua on thousands of projects. It is not a simple list. General Services Administration (GSA) Once the new PMIS was in place, GSA – with its 7,000 Kahua users – discovered a need for managing sustainability efforts in its construction projects. Kahua's flexible platform allowed for the creation and implementation of a Sustainability App to track projects' anticipated reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. The app also keeps tabs on GSA's diversion of construction and demolition waste from landfills, as well as tracks nationwide project scopes, energy performance, LEED certification and compliance with environmental laws. Walter Tersch – a sustainability program manager for GSA – said tracking compliance is a major goal for the administration moving forward. Since implementing Kahua, GSA has developed over 20 integrations to provide a single source of truth for project managers and the management team. Beyond the Sustainability App, it has consolidated unique GSA business processes such as Historic Buildings, Client Project Agreements and more from one-off custom point solutions into Kahua. It has also instituted a continual optimization effort with Kahua and its ecosystem of partners. GSA has used Kahua on more than 15,000 construction projects. "The Sustainability App includes report capability on a project-specific basis. This is a huge opportunity for us to improve." Walter Tersch

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