GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo.,
Oct. 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- On
October 13, 2015, the Circuit Court
of the First Circuit of the State of
Hawaii granted Ciber Inc's motion to dismiss the Hawaii
Department of Transportation's (HIDOT) complaint for ignoring the
law and a lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
Ciber is pleased with the Court's ruling and looks forward to
demonstrating that the Company operated in good faith, fulfilled
its contractual obligations and provided HIDOT with quality IT and
consulting services. For more than 40 years, Ciber has
delivered quality IT services to its clients around the
world. Ciber was proud to have been selected by HIDOT to
implement a system that would have benefitted Hawaii and is extremely disappointed in
HIDOT's refusal to honor its contractual obligations and
unnecessary waste of taxpayer resources. The Company believes the
Court's ruling demonstrates that HIDOT filed its own frivolous
lawsuit merely as retaliation after Ciber tried to collect funds
due to the Company for the work it had already completed under its
contractual obligations.
After HIDOT refused to pay for work performed as contractually
agreed, on February 5, 2015, Ciber
filed a claim with HIDOT's Chief Procurement Officer seeking
damages, costs and other lawful recoveries arising from HIDOT's
breaches of contract. Rather than attempt to address the
issues presented by Ciber, on March 9,
2015, HIDOT inexplicably terminated Ciber for default.
After Ciber submitted a claim for wrongful termination, on
August 28, 2015, the Chief
Procurement Officer denied Ciber's claims, but noted that the
decision could be appealed within six months. Before Ciber
had the chance to even file a claim, HIDOT filed its own complaint,
making false and harmful allegations about Ciber. As
demonstrated by the Court's ruling, HIDOT also ignored the
mandatory administrative process required by the procurement
code.
Ciber filed a complaint against HIDOT on September 25, 2015 seeking, among other things,
an appeal of the termination and damages for wrongful termination
and for breach of contract.
About Ciber
Ciber is a global IT consulting company
with some 6,500 employees in North
America, Europe and
Asia/Pacific, and approaching
$1 billion in annual business. Ciber
partners with organizations to develop technology strategies and
solutions that deliver tangible business value. Founded in 1974,
the company trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: CBR). For
more information, visit www.ciber.com and follow us on
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