Prokom/CSC on course to win major IT contract from PZU

A consortium of Prokom and CSC, which have won the exclusive negotiations rights in a tender to install a computer system for insurance giant PZU, have quoted zł. 400 million for the system. This was the best price offered, beating quotes from IBM, TIA consortium, and Computerland with SAP. The contract is to be signed in September. The final price for the services can still change, as a lot depends on what is included in the contract, such as how many engineers will be needed, and from which company they will come. If PZU's requirements will be high, then the value of the deal could rise to as much as zł. 500 million. This is still regarded as a good deal, as the initial estimates were close to zł. 800 million. "This is one of the largest and most important contracts for Prokom this year," said a sector analyst. Prokom will most probably receive 70% of the contract's value, with the remaining share going to CSC - an American IT services company which s pecializes in the insurance sector. (Puls Biznesu, p. 5) A.K.