IT services provider ASG Group (ASZ) is pleased to announce that it has signed a contract to provide IT services to Western Australian electricity utility Western Power Corporation. The $35 million contract is to provide services for an initial 5 year term, with 2 extension options of 1 year each. Under the terms of the contract, ASG Group will deliver a comprehensive range of services to Western Power including Data Centre facilities, Mid-Range Infrastructure, Network and VoIP Managed Infrastructure Services. Western Power is responsible for the distribution and transmission of electricity in the South West of Western Australia, connecting electricity to 965,000 homes and businesses each day.
ASG Group Chief Officer Sales and Strategic Operations Murray Rosa said the contract was a significant achievement that highlighted ASG’s strong and growing position in the Australian IT marketplace. “We are very pleased to be selected to provide IT services to one of Western Australia’s most critical infrastructure providers,” said Mr Rosa. “This contract win highlights ASG’s expertise and capability in providing Infrastructure Managed Services to large scale organisations. ASG is recognised as a premier IT service provider in Australia and this new contract demonstrates Western Power’s confidence in our expertise, innovation, responsiveness and the high quality of our service offering.”
Western Power Chief Information Officer Leigh Sprlyan said he welcomed ASG as a new service provider. ”Western Power has adopted a multi-sourcing strategy, partnering with leading service providers to provide essential IT services to our business,” Mr Sprlyan said. “ASG demonstrated the flexibility and creativity we were seeking to support our IT transformation, in the face of strong competition from other key industry vendors.” ASG is also pleased to announce the launch of a new International Data Centre Facility that will be an essential component of ASG’s service offering.
