Gas distributors open first zł.120 million IT tender

This is the first of six lucrative tenders worth zł.120 million, which will be soon be announced by distributors from other regions. According to the decision of the government, these systems will have to be implemented by the end of 2006. "This announcement was a surprise as we were expecting the tenders sometime around March 2005. It is an enormous IT project for this country," said a specialist from one IT company. One of the main favorites in the race to win the contracts will be Computerland, which is already providing a similar system to TP SA. Other companies which will be involved include Prokom, Emax, and Comarch. MSG's tender has two phases, in which price and functionality will each hold 40% of the offer's evaluation, while experience and the type of equipment proposed only counts for 10% each. (Puls Biznesu, pp. 1, 8) M.M.