CHICK BACKS CGI-AMS FOR COMPUTERS.Byline: RICK ORLOV Staff Writer City Controller Laura Chick chick abbreviation for chicken (1). on Tuesday recommended the city begin negotiating with a Canada-based firm for a $50 million contract to install a new computerized computerized adapted for analysis, storage and retrieval on a computer. computerized axial tomography see computed tomography. financial management system. In a letter to the City Council, Chick said she is urging talks with CGI-AMS to develop and install the system, which has been two years in the planning and has involved various city agencies. Chick said she believes that the work, including site visits, interviews and studies, will help head off problems that have plagued previous efforts to modernize mod·ern·ize v. mo·dern·ized, mo·dern·iz·ing, mo·dern·iz·es v.tr. To make modern in appearance, style, or character; update. v.intr. To accept or adopt modern ways, ideas, or style. the city's computer system. The new program would allow the city to modernize all its record-keeping as well as update its payroll and financial information systems, she said. Last week, Chick sent a letter to the council saying she is concerned council members will be subject to outside pressure after her final recommendation is made and competing firms have a chance to protest the selection. Three other firms had made the final cut for review: Maximus Corp., Deloitte Consulting and SAP Public Services Public services is a term usually used to mean services provided by government to its citizens, either directly (through the public sector) or by financing private provision of services. Inc. CGI-AMS was founded in Quebec in 1976 and has offices in major cities around the world and contracts to develop information systems for other governmental organizations in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , most recently with Virginia Virginia, state, United States Virginia, state of the south-central United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), North Carolina and Tennessee (S), Kentucky and West Virginia (W), and Maryland and the District of Columbia (N and NE). . Chick said she hopes the council will approve the contract with CGI-AMS quickly so work on the new system could begin early next year. rick.orlov(at)dailynews.com (213) 978-0390 |
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