The Vendor is required to provide for graphic design, content services, and the development of a department of planning and growth management (PGM) website.
- Provide comprehensive creative and technical services to develop, design, and maintain a non-proprietary database driven website and content management system (CMS) in support of PGM’S functions or to re-design PGM’S existing web site through our current vendor, company, and provide recommended content changes, layout changes, writing for web best practices, etc.
- Site Design
• Vendor will propose an attractive layout for the entire website. Website must have a consistent look and feel, including color scheme and graphic elements.
• PGM will sign-off on the design navigation before the vendor proceeds with actual development.
- Site Development
• Install and configure the website CMS software.
• Develop the website based on the signed-off design.
- Training
• Provide CMS and Analytics training to PGM and IT staff.
• Provide either hard copy or electronic users’ manuals for CMS.
- Implementation & Go Live
• Vendor will ensure that the website is fully operational, without problems or broken links and all content is completed.
• The County will sign-off on the operational website when satisfied with design, operation, and content.
• Sign-off date will signify the “go live” date.
• Vendor shall recommend tactics to promote and shall facilitate a website launch. - Site must be optimized for quick page loading. Graphic and other large file types provided with the site should be designed with simplicity to allow for quickest loading.
- must incorporate techniques to ensure keyword and phrase searches result in dominant positions on first page of popular search engines (Google, Yahoo and Bing) results.
- Web based, secured CMS will be provided whereby site content is easily maintained and managed by both nontechnical PGM staff and vendor. No specialized software (FrontPage, Dreamweaver, etc.) is to be required.
- CMS must provide user security with multiple levels of access/approval.
- CMS will include, at a minimum:
• Ability to upload/modify documents and photos
• Ability to add, maintain and delete pages and content
• Ability to add, maintain, and delete microsites
• Template creation
• Easy to use editor
• Content scheduling
• The proposed CMS software must currently be in use in a wide variety of industries/government entities.
• The responding vendor must have prior experience with the CMS.
CMS must include a dynamic list of widgets including but not limited to:
- Content/text
• Image
• Image rotation
• Full width banner/ full width rotating banner
• Accordion
• Multiple columns
• Side column
• Widgets should be available across all pages/tabs.
- CMS must allow for the creation of buttons across all pages/tabs (text only as well as text and image buttons).
- Button appearance should remain consistent across pages/tabs.
- Site must be compatible with current versions of all major browsers, including Chrome, Firefox, Safari, etc., while still providing for graceful capabilities for older versions. Site must work consistently across browsers on Windows, Linux and Mac computer systems.
- Design should be capable of aesthetic rendering on mobile devices and tablets without loss of functionality.
- Site will provide options to translate from English to various languages.
- Kindly specify tool utilized and language translations available.
- Site must be designed to incorporate various sections in a visually appealing manner. Examples of sections include:
1. Main Navigation
• Home page
• Codes, permits and inspections
• Infrastructure Management
• Planning
• Transit
2. Home Page Outline:
• Header with county seal
• Full length image rotation slider or image background
• Search box
• PGM Introduction/description
• PGM highlight video
- Quick links: Appointment request, apply for a permit, PGM notifications, mapping services, supported boards and commissions, PGM publications and documents, customer service survey.
• Calendar/events
• Footer with contact information, address, hours, and links to social media pages.
- Contract Period/Term: 1 year
- Pre-Proposal Meeting (Non-Mandatory) Date: May 13, 2025
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: May 20, 2025