Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Consent
SUBJECT:
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CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF CONTRACT FOR CITY WEBSITE UPDATE AND REDESIGN WITH 360CIVIC CORP. (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
On May 27, 2021, the Purchasing Division released an RFP (No. 21-019) for the City Update Website and Redesign project. The overall goal of this project is to design and implement three new websites (City of Carson main website, http://carsonca.gov), internal staff Intranet, and Community Center website, http://www.carsoncenter.com), that support City Council and Department heads' vision of providing websites that are user-friendly and for which content is easy to find and information is current at all times. The City Council is being asked to award and approve a contract with 360Civic Corp. for this project.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
1. APPROVE a contract with 360Civic for design and update of City websites for an amount not to exceed $225,175 over a period of 5 years; and
2. AUTHORIZE the Mayor to execute the contract after approval as to form by the City Attorney.
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III. ALTERNATIVES
TAKE another action the City Council deems appropriate.
IV. BACKGROUND
The City of Carson's current websites designed for the public, internal staff, and Community Center events have been online for more than a decade with minor changes to content, technology, and design. They lack the latest tools and technologies to design new templates, thwart the latest security threats, and comply with new ADA regulations. They also have outdated themes, are not mobile friendly, and are slow.
The overall goal of this project is to design and implement three new websites (City of Carson main website, http://carsonca.gov), internal staff Intranet, and Community Center website, http://www.carsoncenter.com), that support City Council and Department heads' vision of providing websites that are user-friendly and for which content is easy to find and information is ...
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