RFP: Graphic and Web Design and Development for State of the Basin Online Indicators Tool

The Columbia Basin Rural Development Institute (RDI) is seeking to engage Proponents with the appropriate skills to complete the project detailed in this Request for Proposal (RFP). The overarching goals of the RDI are to improve collection, access and use of indicators research and to engage in rural revitalization research in partnership with local, regional, provincial & national networks.

The RDI is currently working with a consultant team to develop the RDI website built in WordPress which includes a resources repository, and with the Selkirk Geospatial Research Centre (SGRC) on the Employment Lands/State‐of‐the‐Basin GeoPortal. This RFP will encompass graphic and web design for the State of the Basin (SOTB) Online Indicators Tool which will be integrated into the RDI website. The RDI website is expected to launch in mid‐February 2012 with some SOTB components being added by mid‐April. The maps and database and query functionality of the SOTB tool will be provided by the SGRC. The successful proponent must be able to work closely with the SGRC in the user interface, web design and tool development. The RDI will provide design mockups and other required information related to the RDI website to ensure consistency in design and functionality elements between these two web applications.

The SOTB online tool will allow Basin residents and key stakeholder groups to easily access, search, visualize, and output indicators data, related analyses and resources. Existing indicators within the SOTB model are outlined in Appendix A. It is expected these indicators will be refined and expanded. It is not expected the number of indicators will exceed 60 under the scope of this project but the design must allow the addition or refinement of indicators in future projects. For background information on the State of the Basin Initiative, including the final pilot report please refer to: www.cbt.org/Initiatives/ State_of_the_Basin/

Identified best practice design and / or functionality elements in online indicator reporting tools can be reviewed at the following websites:

http://www.instantatlas.com/community‐information‐systems.html

http://wsow.brbc.ab.ca/ http://databasin.org/

http://www.thecalgaryfoundation.org/documents/FINALVITALSIGNS2011‐WEB.pdf

This RFP only covers the graphic, web, and content design and development of the SOTB Online Indicators tool, including loading of preliminary data and other resources to enable full testing and evaluation of the site. Further content and functional development, which is not covered by this RFP, will be required before the tool is ready for public launch.

For the complete Requet for Proposal, click here.

Proposals must be received by January 31, 2012.