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VIQ Solutions' subsidiary awarded AUS $9.3 million court reporting and transcription contract by Western Australia Department of the Attorney General
VIQ Solutions' subsidiary awarded AUS $9.3 million court reporting and transcription contract by Western Australia Department of the Attorney General.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\nMARKHAM, ON, Nov. 27 /CNW/ - VIQ Solutions Inc. (\"VIQ Solutions\" or the\n\"Corporation\") (TSX Venture: VQS) announced today that Spark & Cannon\nAustralasia Pty Limited (\"Spark & Cannon\"), the Corporation's wholly-owned\nAustralian subsidiary, has been awarded a contract by the Western Australia\nDepartment of the Attorney General (\"DotAG\") for the provision of court\nrecording and transcription services. The exclusive contract, which commences\non December 18th, 2006, has a term of three years with the option to extend\nfor an additional two years. This contract has an annual value estimated to be\nAUS $3.1 million based on the historical workflow supplied by DotAG in the\ntender documents.\nDotAG works with the state's judiciary to administer justice and provides\nresidents of Western Australia access to a quality judicial system. The\nmission of DotAG is to facilitate fast and affordable court and tribunal\nprocesses that are responsive to community needs for access to justice. Under\nthe contract, Spark & Cannon will provide court reporting and transcription\nservices for state courts and tribunals across Western Australia.\n\"We are extremely pleased that the Department of the Attorney General\nrecognized Spark & Cannon's experience and expertise related to the provision\nof court recording and transcription services,\" said Gregory Farmer, General\nManager of Spark & Cannon. \"As the leaders in efficient transcription services\nin Australia, we are confident that we will supply DotAG with the highest\nlevel of quality court recording and transcription services\" added Mr. Farmer.\n\"This contract confirms Spark & Cannon's position as the leader in\nefficient, high quality transcript production in Australia,\" says David\nOuthwaite, President and CEO of VIQ Solutions Inc. \"Spark & Cannon is an\nintegral part of the VIQ Solutions family, and we are pleased that they are\nthe partner of choice for the Western Australia Department of the Attorney\nGeneral.\"\n\nAbout VIQ Solutions Inc.\n\nVIQ Solutions is recognized as a global provider in the digital audio\nindustry with innovative product and service-based solutions for voice-driven\nsystems in the legal, medical, business, and government industries. VIQ\nSolutions provides an integrated range of digital record workflow solutions...