Expression of Interest for Website Development
Narok County Government is soliciting for expression of interest for development of county website from highly qualified firms.The design and development shall include the following elements and activities leading up to final implementation:Development of an online web base CMS database for the county.Incorporation of Banners, news blog, photo gallery, publication blog/chat, multimedia, Email new letter and link to most popular social media linksThe following design elements and capability will be essential for the county websiteOptimizing the site to the reputable search enginesWebsite pages to have consistency for easy navigation and visual appearanceEasy management of content by content contributors, editors, and assign separate permission levels of posting and approval of content.Easy management of emails, inquiries and enabled electronic correspondenceEmbed GIS features on the site to attract diverse investors and touristEmbed SMS broadcasting features to the site to ease mass communicationEmbed online payment via third payment partner and rates queries and bill payment through banks.Ability of the site to be viewed across different technology platforms including mobile technologyAbility of the site to include future development and dynamic technology and ongoing support from the designing firm.Any addenda included prior to scheduled closing date shall be made part of the content. Expression should be prepared simply and economically, providing a straight forward, concise description of the vendor’s capability to satisfy the requirements of this expression.
The vendor shall be responsible for costs incurred in the expression preparation and delivery.
The expression shall be organized in the following manner:Executive summaryCompany backgroundExamples of completed projects relevant to this expressionList the technology to be used, firm team personnel and their CVs, any other sub service e.g where your servers are hostedList of recent client reference and their day contactsDetailed cost breakdown e.g customization, maintenance, installations, training, application, development costs, annual hosting subscription,Detailed description of payment requirements/optionsTerms and conditions proposedProject schedule with strict timelines and include user participation in every project milestone.Each expression must include three (2) hard copies and electronic file of the expression on either a thumb drive, DVD, or CD enclosed in plain sealed envelop clearly marked “expression of interest for website design and development“ and deposited on the tender box situated at Narok County Government Headquarters, next to the entrance, or posted and addressed to:
Interim County Secretary
Narok County Government
P.O Box 898
Narok.
So as to reach on or before 4th July 2013 at 11.00am. Expressions shall be opened immediately thereafter in the presence of firms or their representatives who wish to attend.
The Government reserves the right to accept or reject any expression in whole or in part and does not bind itself to give reasons for its decision.
Questions relating to this expression maybe addressed to;
Email: narokcountygovernment@gmail.com
