Copper concern hopes to forge strong systems with giant IT tender

"We estimate the first contract at roughly zł.70 million, but including additional jobs, deliveries of equipment and service contracts its value might exceed zł.100 million," said a specialist representing one of the bidders. These are Computerland, HP, Oracle, Prokom and Spin. The system ordered by the copper conglomerate should improve ore mining, centralize their management and replace the current handful of IT solutions employed by the operation. "Due to this the winner will become a company which will present the best concept of the project," said Dariusz Wyborski, spokesman of KGHM. Out of the total, two to three will be shortlisted for submitting final offers, and the whole process should end in Q4 2005. The deadline for full installation of the system has been set no later than in three years. (Puls Biznesu, pp. 1, 4) M.M.