Website - Request for Proposal Questions-Responses (2)62217Request for Proposal Questions: Website Re-design and Maintenance
What is the size of the existing site in terms of the number of contents?
Approximately 100-150 pages
Will we be importing and formatting your content, or do you plan to do this?
Import and formatting by vendor for initial content only
"Ability to translate the website into various languages" - Is multilingual support
needed or, just the translation of the content by third party plugins like google
translation?
NO
"Design and build a common user interface for e-business/e-commerce
functions" - Does the e-commerce has to be the part of this build or the
architecture and platform should support the future prospect of e-commerce?
NO
Does the City have any preference on the color branding? Does the City have
any designs that need to be utilized for the new website?
NO
Do you expect a project manager to be onsite in Rosemead, CA? If so, how
long?
YES
"Does the City have any preference on the color branding? Does the City have
any designs that need to be utilized for the new website?
NO
Is there a budget established for this project? Is the administration and web
hosting included in the budget?
PROVIDE BEST PRICING
What are the challenges the City is facing now with the existing website?
Need to update site and content
What is the target start and go-live date?
12/31/2017
In terms of current stats, what is the average number of visits per month to the
existing website?
1000+
What are the total number of staff that will require training? Approximate
breakdown of responsibilities would be useful (administrators, content
contributors, etc.)
5-10
Does the City have a dedicated web (technical) team?
YES
How many levels of credentials (eg. content writer, editor, manager,
administrator) are expected for site management?
Writer, editor, manager and administrator
Does the City require the vendor to support and maintain the website after it has
been hosted successfully?
Not for daily webpage updates, but yes to technical support/maintenance.
How much of a role does the City plan on playing in the creative process?
We would like to provide input on design during implementation
What kind of bowser support will be required?
All browsers
What kind of mobile interface is the City looking for?
Both android and apple
Are there any particular City websites that you like?
NO
Is there any setaside for MBE & DBE companies?
NO
Does the City expects vendors to submit mock up design along with this its
proposal?
NO
The awardee must be fully committed to the mission of the City of Rosemead -
aside from your requirement for onsite training, (3 sessions) what else is
required?
Technical Support/Maintenance
Robust search engine with advanced / customizable search capabilities - Later
on in the RFP the require a document search are either of these restrictive to
employees vs public?
NO
Site content conversion, clean up and migration from current system. - How is
the content formatted? A site search came up with over 3,500 results are there
parameters? How many pages would you like to migrate?
100-150
Offer departments the ability to differentiate, your pages from the main city pages
while falling within the same framework. - Multi- site or just a landing page?
Landing page
Offer support for American’s With Disabilities Act (ADA) Section 508. - During
development only?
YES
Offer the ability to translate the website into various languages such as Chinese,
Vietnamese, and Spanish. - How deep?
YES
Provide multiple City on-line services and to authenticate each customer and link
that custom across departments and services such that eventually each external
customer has one and only one identity. – Is this for account login?
NO
Online Help – An integrated context-sensitive help system should be built in to
the CMS. - help videos for the CMS or for the end user to navigate?
YES
Design network architecture for e-commerce, including security aspects.- Is this
something new to the site? Could not find evidence on current site. Are the
payments to; pay bills (my account), events, permits etc.?
NO
Site membership and associated security such as login / password, with features
/ content available only to members or staff. - 3rd party software on this being
use or considered?
YES
Site customization based on login. - Personalization or member vs. non-
member?
YES
RSS feeds and podcasting. - Where are the podcast hosted, (videos are
streamed from granicus.com)?
YES
Streaming and archived video with integration capabilities with 3rd party
Streaming Video solution. - are you looking for our recommendations?
YES, currently using granicus.com
Internal document search. - additional needed for members only
NO
Other website utilities / functions as recommended by Proposer. – IAW best
practices / experience?
NO
CRM platform required - looking for our recommendation?
NO
Ongoing training opportunities. Onsite, web, or video?
YES
How the City can share ideas, opinions and sign up for beta testing. During roll
out or continuously?
YES
The vendor must provide a quick start CMS training guide in booklet and/or CD
form for the City to retain. - only one required functionality or entire platform
document?
REQUIRED FUNCTIONALITY
Please they clarify what they mean by agenda management?
Create pages and upload PDF and add links for public to access files
Please clarify what type of integration they need with Eden and Laserfiche?
We only need to create links to connect to remote servers but NO
imbedded coding.
Are looking for page to page or more like a Google Translate option?
We are looking for a page to page full translation.
How long does a project manager need to be on site, and what hours per week
(40)? Is that until the first part of the project is complete, or for 3 years?
Project manager is not required to be onsite.
It appears that we need to send over one electronic copy (is that via email, such
as a dropbox link, or on a thumb drive in the physical package?)
Yes you can include a CD or USB drive but no dropbox please.
5 hard copies, is that correct?
That is correct 5 hard copies.
The attachments, are any of those supposed to be included in our bid?
Yes please submit any attachments or require documents stated on the
RFP
Propose cost for three(3) years for Website Design, Website Maintenance &
Additional Costs – Please suggest work schedule to be followed so that we
can propose our cost accordingly.
Year 1: All requirements outline on RFP including redesign, training,
hosting, CMS access, and support.
Year 2: Site hosting, CMS access and support
Year 3: Site hosting, CMS access and support