The deal, worth CAD572 million ($483 million) over 10 years, will see the Plano, Texas-based company manage and coordinate the government’s existing revenue-related computer systems, which number over 40, and design new systems for non-tax revenue collection.
EDS beat Accenture and Indian company Tata Infotech to the deal, as well as local companies Sierra Systems, and Intria Items.
The contract, together with the $458 million deal it signed with the UK ministry of Defence in October, are signs that EDS is beginning to gain some traction in the marketplace after revealing disappointing contract signings total for its third quarter of $3.3 billion.
British Columbia said that the centralization of revenue collection would lead to better customer service, faster processing of accounts, and savings of CAD38 million ($32.1 million) per year.
There are specific data privacy issues included in the contract. No data will be allowed to be stored or accessible from outside Canada, thereby disallowing offshore work, and the contract will be operated by EDS subsidiary EDS Advanced Solutions Inc, which will be located in Victoria, Canada, and all its directors have to be Canadian residents.
