Gov. Bobby Jindal Joins CGI for IT Center Groundbreaking in Lafayette, Louisiana

Lafayette, Louisiana (ots/PRNewswire) -

Facility will create up to 400 jobs, new facility to open in late
2015

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Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and Dr. James Peake, Lt. Gen.
(Ret.), President, CGI Federal were joined by a host of state and
local leaders at a ground-breaking ceremony for the company's new
$13.1 million onshore information technology (IT) services delivery
center in Lafayette, Louisiana
[http://www.cgi.com/en/us-onshore-delivery/lafayette-jobs ]. The
50,000-square-foot facility will house CGI's fourth U.S. onshore
delivery center and create as many as 400 new, high-quality IT jobs
in southwest Louisiana.

"This ground-breaking is the culmination of a unified vision
shared by CGI and the education, community and policy leaders of
Louisiana that a strong economy depends on a highly-trained, skilled
technology workforce," said Dr. James Peake, Lt. Gen. (Ret.),
President, CGI Federal, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CGI, serving
clients in the civilian, defense and intelligence sectors of the U.S.
government. "As part of the Center, and through our unique
partnership with the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and other
local institutes, CGI is establishing a research and technology
innovation lab here to advance cutting-edge technologies such as
cloud computing, cybersecurity, big data and data visualization."

CGI's onshore delivery model creates high-quality IT jobs in
America. It is a core element of the company's business strategy to
offer cost-effective IT services options to government and commercial
clients. The company continually looks for locations offering access
to a quality workforce, strong economics and partnerships with state
and local government, academia and industry. With its continued
growth and technology-savvy workforce, Lafayette was identified as a
perfect partner for CGI, which selected Lafayette after a nearly
two-year, nationwide site-selection process. CGI also operates U.S.
onshore delivery centers in Lebanon, VA, Troy, AL and Belton, TX.

"Louisiana's state and local leaders understand what it takes to
bring a project like this from concept to reality," said Dave
Henderson, Senior Vice-President, CGI, U.S. Central - South business
unit. "Lafayette's outstanding communications infrastructure, growing
workforce and unparalleled standing as an educational, economic and
cultural crossroads in the state make it the ideal location for CGI's
investment. This event underscores CGI's ongoing commitment to
provide world-class service to our clients, including quality U.S.
onshore delivery options as part of our global delivery network."

As an anchor tenant of the 143-acre Research Park of the
University of Louisiana at Lafayette, CGI's new state-of-the-art
facility is expected to have an annual economic impact of $90 million
over the next five years. The project also includes a state-funded,
10-year, $4.5 million higher education initiative led by University
of Louisiana at Lafayette that will result in a tripling of the
number of undergraduate degrees awarded annually by the University's
School of Computing and Informatics. That growth is anticipated to
place the university's computer science program among the top 25 in
the U.S. for number of bachelor's degrees awarded in computer science
each year.

Construction on the new facility is scheduled for completion by
year-end 2015, with occupancy planned for early 2016. CGI began
hiring for the center in 2014 and is currently operating at a
temporary location. Interested candidates may learn more at
http://www.cgi.com/lafayette.

About CGI Founded in 1976, CGI Group Inc. is the fifth largest
independent information technology and business process services firm
in the world. Approximately 68,000 professionals serve thousands of
global clients from offices and delivery centers across the Americas,
Europe and Asia Pacific, leveraging a comprehensive portfolio of
services including high-end business and IT consulting, systems
integration, application development and maintenance, infrastructure
management as well as a wide range of proprietary solutions. With
annual revenue in excess of C$10 billion and an order backlog
exceeding C$18 billion, CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and
the NYSE (GIB). Website: http://www.cgi.com.

For more information:

Investors
Lorne Gorber
Senior Vice-President, Global Communications and Investor Relations
lorne.gorber@cgi.com
+1-514-841-3355

Media
Linda Odorisio
Vice-President, Global Communications
linda.odorisio@cgi.com
+1-703-267-8118

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