The Government of Canada and CGI Sign a 4-Year, $78 Million Contract Extension for Engineering and Technical Services

August 27, 2009

CGI Group announced a 4-year, $78 million extension, as per the provisions of the Engineering and Technical Services (ETS) contract it currently holds with the Government of Canada.

This extension was in addition to the initial $91.8 million contract which was awarded to CGI following a competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) process. Since contract award, the Company has been working with Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) to define, scope and implement Results Base Services (RBS) through a CGI managed services delivery model.

The contract, originally signed in 2007, now includes an extension to move the existing Resource Based ETS contract to a managed-services model, with a focus on outcomes, effective July 1, 2009.

With over 5,000 professionals dedicated to the public sector and more than $1 billion in revenue from this sector, CGI is one of the largest IT and business process services providers to government in Canada and the United States. The company serves the federal government and 75% of provincial and territorial governments in Canada. This deep expertise enables public sector clients to modernize and transform with services and solutions that improve the citizen experience, increase efficiency and improve accountability.

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