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    <periodOfReport>2007-08-23</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
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        <issuerName>SIRVA INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>SIR</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>VA PARTNERS LLC</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>435 PACIFIC AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>FOURTH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>SAN FRANCISCO</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>94133</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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    <reportingOwner>
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            <rptOwnerCik>0001351069</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>ValueAct Capital Management, L.P.</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>435 PACIFIC AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>SAN FRANCISCO</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>94133</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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    <reportingOwner>
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            <rptOwnerName>ValueAct Capital Management, LLC</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>435 PACIFIC AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>SAN FRANCISCO</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>94133</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001159187</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>UBBEN JEFFREY W</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>435 PACIFIC AVENUE, FOURTH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>SAN FRANCISCO</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>94133</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isOther>0</isOther>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0000937541</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>KAMIN PETER H</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>265 FRANKLIN STREET, 16TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>BOSTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>02110</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
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        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
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                <value>2007-08-23</value>
            </transactionDate>
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                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
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                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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                <value></value>
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            <transactionAmounts>
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                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
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                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
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            </transactionAmounts>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>8567763</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Footnote</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
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            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2007-08-23</value>
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            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
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            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>60000</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <footnoteId id="F4"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
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            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F3"/>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <footnoteId id="F3"/>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>20000000</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>60000</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Footnote</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">On August 23, 2007, the Issuer's stockholders approved the conversion of the Issuer's 12% senior convertible notes (&quot;Amended Notes&quot;) into 75,000 shares of the Issuer's Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock.  The reported shares of Common Stock were issued to the reporting person on August 23, 2007 for interest that had accrued on its Amended Note prior to the conversion described above.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The reported stock is owned directly by ValueAct Capital Master Fund, L.P and may be deemed to be beneficially owned by (i) VA Partners, LLC as General Partner of ValueAct Capital Master Fund, L.P., (ii) ValueAct Capital Management, L.P. as the manager of ValueAct Capital Master Fund, L.P. and (iii) ValueAct Capital Management, LLC as General Partner of ValueAct Capital Management, L.P.  Jeffrey W. Ubben, Peter H. Kamin and George F. Hamel, Jr. are Managing Members of VA Partners, LLC and ValueAct Capital Management, LLC. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported stock except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">On August 23, 2007, the Issuer's stockholders approved the conversion of the Issuer's Amended Notes into 75,000 shares of the Issuer's Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock (the &quot;Conversion Event&quot;).  The reporting person was issued 60,000 shares of Convertible Preferred Stock upon the Conversion Event in exchange for the surrender of its Amended Note in the principal aggregate amount of $60,000,000.  The 60,000 shares of Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock are convertible at any time into 20,000,000 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock at the option of the reporting person.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Column 8 is not a required reportable field.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>Joint Filer Information:

Name: ValueAct Capital Master Fund, L.P.
Address: 435 Pacific Avenue, Fourth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94133
Designated Filer: VA Partners, LLC
Issuer and Ticker Symbol: Sirva, Inc. (SIR)
Date of Event Requiring Statement: August 23, 2007

Name: ValueAct Capital Management, L.P.
Address: 435 Pacific Avenue, Fourth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94133
Designated Filer: VA Partners, LLC
Issuer and Ticker Symbol: Sirva, Inc. (SIR)
Date of Event Requiring Statement: August 23, 2007

Name: ValueAct Capital Management, LLC
Address: 435 Pacific Avenue, Fourth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94133
Designated Filer: VA Partners, LLC
Issuer and Ticker Symbol: Sirva, Inc. (SIR)
Date of Event Requiring Statement: August 23, 2007

Name: VA Partners, LLC
Address: 435 Pacific Avenue, Fourth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94133
Designated Filer: VA Partners, LLC
Issuer and Ticker Symbol: Sirva, Inc. (SIR)
Date of Event Requiring Statement: August 23, 2007

Name: Jeffrey W. Ubben
Address: 435 Pacific Avenue, Fourth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94133
Designated Filer: VA Partners, LLC
Issuer and Ticker Symbol: Sirva, Inc. (SIR)
Date of Event Requiring Statement: August 23, 2007

Name: George F. Hamel, Jr.
Address: 435 Pacific Avenue, Fourth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94133
Designated Filer: VA Partners, LLC
Issuer and Ticker Symbol: Sirva, Inc. (SIR)
Date of Event Requiring Statement: August 23, 2007

Name: Peter H. Kamin
Address: 435 Pacific Avenue, Fourth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94133
Designated Filer: VA Partners, LLC
Issuer and Ticker Symbol: Sirva, Inc. (SIR)
Date of Event Requiring Statement: August 23, 2007</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>VA PARTNERS, LLC, By:/s/ George F. Hamel. Jr., Managing Member</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-08-27</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>VALUEACT CAPITAL MASTER FUND, L.P., By:  VA PARTNERS, LLC, its General Partner, By:/s/ George F. Hamel. Jr., Managing Member</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-08-27</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>VALUEACT CAPITAL  MANAGEMENT, L.P., By:  VALUEACT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, its General Partner, By:/s/ George F. Hamel. Jr., Managing Member</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-08-27</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>VALUEACT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, By:/s/ George F. Hamel. Jr., Managing Member</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-08-27</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Jeffrey W. Ubben</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-08-27</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>s/ George F. Hamel, Jr.</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-08-27</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Peter H. Kamin</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-08-27</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
