Title
Approval of Services Agreement No. AGR21-32 with Granicus, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $281,690.00, plus applicable New Mexico Gross Receipts Taxes for an Internet Website Replacement Project
Recommended Action
I move that Council approve Services Agreement No. AGR21-32 with Granicus, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $281,690, plus applicable New Mexico Gross Receipts Taxes for an Internet Website Replacement Project.
County Manager’s Recommendation
The County Manager recommends that Council approve Services Agreement No. AGR21-32 as requested.
Body
The County issued a Request for Proposals No. 21-32 (Attachment B) on December 3, 2020, requesting proposals to replace the Los Alamos County internet website, including services to redesign, enhance and host the municipal website for multiple years.
The webpage is the first impression and first interaction with the County by many Los Alamos citizens, businesses, potential new businesses, developers, and tourists to learn about services, initiatives, programs, projects, and Council goals and priorities. Therefore, the County's new website design must incorporate the latest technology and best industry practices to make the site more transactional, intuitive, customer-friendly, and mobile-friendly for the web user. In addition, it should be easy for County staff to edit, update and maintain the site, so it is current and adheres to the County's branding standards.
In response to the RFP, the County received multiple proposals of which the evaluating committee scheduled software demonstrations for three offerors who met the first tier of established criteria (included in Attachment B). The three offerors met with the evaluating committee and demonstrated their products' functionality based on the second-tier criteria (Attachment C).
Through the RFP and evaluation process, the County's evaluating committee ultimately selected the vendor OpenCities.
On June 15, 2021, Granicus, LLC, acquired OpenCiti...
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