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Tyler Technologies (NYSE: TYL) has reached an agreement with Gwinnett County, Georgia to provide commercial and industrial real property appraisal services for the County’s Board of Assessors. The services, valued at $3.3 million, include sales validation, property valuation, and defense of values.

Tyler will work in tandem with Tax Management Associates, Inc. of Charlotte, N.C., who will be performing a personal property reassessment for the County.

Steve Pruitt, chief appraiser for the Gwinnett County Board of Assessors, explained that the stability of Tyler was a major factor in the County’s selection of its services. “Tyler’s product is its people—its feet on the street,” he remarked. “While other companies secure a contract and then assemble a team to do the work, Tyler comes to us already staffed for the job. Each of them has valuable knowledge, some with a decade or more of experience.” Pruitt added the County was looking for cohesive team of appraisers, each equally committed to the task at hand. “Other bidders would have just one or two principal people heading the project. If one became unavailable for whatever reason, their ability to perform is no longer valid. With Tyler, we don’t have to worry about that.”

“Gwinnett County identified several goals for their office and turned to Tyler for help in reaching them, finding efficiencies and cost savings in the process,” commented David J. Johnson, president of Tyler's CLT Appraisal Services. "Tyler's experienced appraisal staff will provide expertise to fill the void left by retiring commercial/industrial county appraisers and will immediately apply its knowledge of the local market, saving the County valuable time that might have otherwise been needed to train appraisers. We're pleased to have been selected and look forward to a continuing successful partnership.”

With a population of approximately 800,000, Gwinnett County is the second largest county in Georgia after Fulton County. It is the ninth fastest-growing county in the U.S. in terms of numeric increase. The county, founded in 1818, was named for Button Gwinnett, a delegate who signed the Declaration of Independence on behalf of Georgia. The county seat is Lawrenceville.

Based in Dallas, Tyler Technologies is a leading provider of end-to-end information management solutions and services for local governments. Tyler partners with clients to enable the public sector–cities, counties, schools and other government entities–to become more efficient, more accessible, and more responsive to the needs of citizens. Tyler’s client base includes more than 8,000 local government offices throughout all 50 states, Canada, Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. Tyler has been named one of “America’s 200 Best Small Companies” for three consecutive years by Forbes Magazine. More information about Tyler Technologies can be found at www.tylertech.com.

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