Something doesn't sound quite right here.
Paul Egan of the Detroit Free Press reports that the State of Michigan awarded computer contracts for nearly $90 million to the same Canadian firm that built the very problematic Affordable Care Act website, which got off to a disastrous start.
The Freep writes that the administration of Gov. Rick Snyder chose CGI Technologies and Solutions, whose parent company is headquartered in Montreal, over three U.S.-based firms. It did not have the lowest bid.
"It’s especially troubling that (they) chose to go with a higher bid from Canada, rather than a lower bid from an American company,” said Democratic House Minority Leader Tim Greimel, according to the Freep.
Kurt Weiss, a spokesman for the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget, said Friday, said the company is an industry leaders and provided the best value, the Freep reported.
The Canadian company got the contract to build the state's Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, a business management software and hardware.
The Freep reports that the system will cut checks to state vendors, manage grants and grant payments, keep track of employee hours and sick time, and aid in developing the state budget, among other functions.
