The contract is valued at US $380 million. With this closing, CGI’s order backlog now stands at US $6 billion (CDN $9.3 billion).
As part of the agreement, CGI will provide Fireman’s Fund with IT support services to some 80 locations across the United States. Also, CGI will take over the client’s Phoenix-based, 40,000 square foot, state-of-the art, stand alone data center. Some 296 Fireman’s Fund employees have become CGI members (employees). CGI will offer services through its near-shore delivery model in providing support from its Canadian data centers. CGI will provide constant 24-hour support, serving over 11,000 desktops, laptops and printers. Fireman’s Fund was guided in structuring and negotiating the outsourcing relationship by Shaw Pittman, a leading law firm in the field of information technology outsourcing and related technology transactions.
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