Monday, November 19, 2012

Request for Proposal: New Winthrop Website



REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
WINTHROP WASHINGTON WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT


The Winthrop Chamber of Commerce seeks an independent contractor or website design firm to perform the design services described below and possible hosting. 

DEADLINE

If interested, please send a proposal by December 15, 2012  to winthrop.marketing@gmail.com

SCOPE OF WORK

The bid should be itemized to reflect these project elements.

1.  Create a new winthropwashington.com website

·        Design a new, compelling Winthrop, Washington website which highlights the uniqueness of our town, especially the westernization, with visually stunning images and useful, engaging content (which will be provided)

·        Basic web architecture will be similar to current Winthrop Washington site, with additional sub pages under some categories.
o       Total of approx 20 pages
o       Some of the existing pages of the website maybe incorporated into the new website

·        Site should also include:
o       Content Management system which easily allows updates by Winthrop staff
o       4-Season Photo Gallery with large imagery to be easily viewed (on all devices)
o       Display existing blog feed as a teaser with image
o       Social media connectivity
o       Opt-in forms
o       Mobile device friendly design
o       Embedded videos

·        Designer should anticipate one planning meeting and subsequent rounds of client feedback.

·        Client can add content to site once basic architecture has been established.

PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS

·        Submit an electronic proposal as a single PDF file, including the following elements:
o       Project approach
o       Relevant experience for contractor and any anticipated subcontractors
o       3-5 web design samples. Links to online portfolios accepted.
o       Itemized anticipated costs including web development costs, and any ongoing cost such as site hosting or content management system.

·        A portion of this contract may be sub-contracted.

·        The anticipated timeline for the RFP process is approximately as follows:
o       December 15, 2012  responses due by 5:00 p.m.
o       January 1, 2013 Contractor selection
o       January 7, 2013 Project launch meeting
o       March 1, 2013 Project completion

If selected, the contractor will be required to be a member of the Winthrop Chamber of Commerce.

QUESTIONS

Questions about this project should be directed to:

Kristen Smith
509-996-8179