Website Development Services

The Vendor is required to provide web developer to create a modernized, easily updated, more accessible website template.
- Leverages a proven content management system for streamlined website maintenance and updating information.
- WordPress is the commission’s preferred content management system for cost, flexibility, and familiarity, but recommendations regarding alternatives will be considered.
- Uses a theme that is stylistically consistent with the agency while allowing the flexibility to add and edit text blocks, links, pictures, and event updates.
- modernizes the site and makes priority information easily accessible.
- A visually engaging, mobile-responsive, up-to-date user interface utilizing a built-out, customizable theme.
- A flexible content management system (CMS), preferably WordPress or a similar alternative, that allows staff of varying levels of experience to create/edit web pages.
- “Core” pages with critical content included. Core pages include:
• Landing page: a visually engaging landing page that can be controlled via the CMS to display the latest information including news, meetings, and events.
• Program area pages: provide information about agency core programs such as land use, transportation, coastal resilience, GIS, and environmental planning.
• About page: to provide information about the organization including information on agency boards and committees and a staff bios page.
- A page for the county planning foundation, describing the foundation with a link to donate through a secure site or embedded secure donation feature.
- A searchable document library used to curate and present agency reports and other publications.
- A “contact us” footer that appears universally throughout the site with clickable icon links for the agency general email address, social media links, address, and phone number.
- A drag and drop method for adding pdf documents for agency meetings and events.
- Implementation of a site analytics system (e.g. google analytics).
- Incorporation of web accessibility guidelines as applicable that can support screen readers and other assistive technologies.
- Buttons to allow people to subscribe to our mail chimp monthly newsletter or visit our public input portal where we host surveys and other public engagement opportunities.
- Automatic site backup system to prevent content loss.
- Provide web content that is accessible to everyone, including individuals with disabilities who might use screen readers or other assistive technology.