Accenture Is California Dealin'

Accenture Ltd. won a 13-year, $453 million contract to provide an automated and integrated human services information system to a consortium of California counties, the company announced Aug. 3.

Accenture of Hamilton, Bermuda, will design, build, deploy and operate the system, dubbed C-IV, for San Bernardino, Riverside, Stanislaus and Merced counties. The contracting team includes Electronic Data Systems Corp., Avanade Inc., Dell Computer Corp. and BEA Systems Inc.

The system will support the eligibility for assistance programs for more than 350,000 families living in the four-county area. The programs are California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids, food stamps, Medicaid, foster care and refugee assistance programs.