CGI signs a five-year end-to-end managed services contract with Dessau

Canadian IT services provider CGI Group has signed a five-year $28 million contract with Dessau to ensure the management of its technological infrastructure as well as application support and development. Dessau, a private company based in Quebec, operates in the areas of engineering and construction, management and execution of major infrastructure projects in Canada and abroad. More than 50 Dessau IT professionals will join the CGI team in Montreal.

“Given our growth objectives, it’s important for us to have an IT partner of scale to support the execution of our plan,” said Mr. Marc Godin, Dessau’s Senior Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer.“CGI’s approach convinced us of the relevance of managed services as a means to support our growth.”

“We are very pleased to add Dessau as a new client and proud they decided to entrust CGI as their IT partner,” said Mr. Claude Marcoux, Senior Vice-President and General Manager, Québec and Ottawa. “We look forward to supporting their growth objectives and improving their IT efficiencies.”