Hammes Company Selects SiteStuff as Procurement Company

High Quality Experience Convinces Hammes to Adopt SiteStuff across Entire Portfolio
08/09/2005

AUSTIN, TX -- SiteStuff, Inc., ("SiteStuff") the leading procurement company for owners and managers of commercial real estate properties and corporate facilities, announced today that Hammes Company, a national healthcare developer and real estate consulting firm, has selected SiteStuff as their procurement platform of choice.

Recently, Hammes was awarded the management contract for a property that was a current SiteStuff client. As a result of the benefits realized, the property personnel recommended the use of SiteStuff to Hammes corporate. After careful evaluation, Hammes has decided to move forward with SiteStuff for its entire portfolio.

SiteStuff will assist in sourcing Maintenance, Repair and Operating ("MRO") products, as well as offer its Bid Management Platform to streamline the bidding process for service contracts. This provides Hammes Company with an efficient, integrated solution supporting one-stop-shopping and optimized bid management for their properties. By leveraging the size of SiteStuff, Hammes will be able to reduce the cost of their procurement operations, while at the same time improve their bidding process at each property.

"We have chosen SiteStuff in order to gain visibility into property level spend activity and to obtain competitive pricing on the products we order on a recurring basis," said Mark Engstrom, Senior Real Estate Manager at Hammes Company. "When we began the management of the new property, we were exposed to the SiteStuff procurement solution and were so impressed that we are expanding the platform across other properties in our portfolio."

"I am excited that the Hammes Company has decided to utilize SiteStuff at their other properties," said Lisa Box, SiteStuff Vice President of Sales. "I believe their involvement is a testament to the value we deliver and our excellent customer service. By using SiteStuff across their portfolio, Hammes will now have one standard for procurement and full insight into their property spend."

About SiteStuff

SiteStuff, Inc. is the nation's leading procurement company in the commercial real estate industry. Serving over 800 million square feet of commercial real estate, SiteStuff helps companies reduce procurement costs, streamline the invoice and accounting process, as well as provides information that gives companies greater control over their spend. SiteStuff works with industry leading companies including: CB Richard Ellis, Inc., Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc., PM Realty Group, REIT Management and Research LLC., Trammell Crow Company and Wells Fargo & Company. Visit www.sitestuff.com.

About Hammes Company

Hammes Company, the nation's leading developer of healthcare facility solutions, is at the forefront in providing strategic consulting, development and asset advisory services to healthcare clients. With an experienced staff of consulting professionals, Hammes Company combines strategic and business consulting with development and implementation expertise to provide a single source of market-based and financially sound solutions. Headquartered in Brookfield, Wisconsin, Hammes Company serves regional and national healthcare systems, major hospitals and physician groups across the country. Visit the Company's web site at www.hammesco.com.

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