CGI Group Inc. (TSX: GIB.A; NYSE: GIB) today announced that it has won consulting contracts awarded by Revenu Québec worth more than $40 million. Under the terms of the contracts, CGI will work with Revenu Québec to improve the government's existing personal income tax system and will develop a new system. Revenu Québec will thus gain a robust system that adheres to the strict operational processes used in the management of personal income tax. The updated infrastructure will also enhance the quality of service provided to 5.9 million Quebec taxpayers.
The mandate includes improvements to the current system in addition to management of the project, architecture, development and implementation of the new system.
"Revenu Québec has confidence in the experience CGI and its partner Systématix will bring to this project to upgrade our personal income tax processing system," stated Jean-Marie Lévesque, Assistant Deputy Minister for Revenu Québec's Direction générale du traitement et des technologies.
"The decision by Revenu Québec to continue its long term relationship with CGI for an additional three years is testament to our ability to provide public sector agencies with innovative technological solutions that respond completely to their needs and offer the best value," affirmed Claude Marcoux, Senior Vice-President, Systems Integration and Consulting Services, Quebec.
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 Canadian governments from coast-to-coast and over 250 U.S. state and federal agencies. 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.
About CGI
Founded in 1976, CGI Group Inc. is one of the largest independent information technology and business process services firms in the world. CGI and its affiliated companies employ approximately 26,500 professionals. CGI provides end-to-end IT and business process services to clients worldwide from offices in Canada, the United States, Europe, Asia Pacific as well as from centers of excellence in North America, Europe and India. CGI's annual revenue run rate stands at $3.7 billion and at December 31st, 2007, CGI's order backlog was $12.04 billion. CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB) and are included in the S&P/TSX Composite Index as well as the S&P/TSX Capped Information Technology and MidCap Indices. Website: www.cgi.com.
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For more information:
Circé Labelle
Specialist, Communications
514-841-3312
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