Website Design, Development, Hosting, Migration, Testing and Confirmation Service Using WordPress CMS

An Alberta county is seeking a qualified vendor to provide comprehensive website services utilizing the WordPress content management system. The scope of work includes the design, development, hosting, migration, testing, and confirmation of the county’s website, with an emphasis on delivering a modern, intuitive user experience that adheres to industry best practices and usability standards.

The successful vendor will be responsible for hosting the county website, ensuring ongoing support, and facilitating the migration of existing website properties from the current infrastructure with minimal downtime. Responsibilities also include creating responsive web pages using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP, and providing production and non-production environments to accommodate upgrades and significant asset changes. The service must ensure the availability of the website, offer revision control and troubleshooting capabilities, integrate SEO/SEM analytics, and maintain or replace required WordPress plugins to support current site functionality.

Additionally, the website must support custom content types, flexible page-builder features, registration and email forms, interactive design elements, embedded videos, and options for filtering and sorting content. The vendor should maintain Google Analytics 4 and Google Tag Manager integrations, and supply detailed hosting documentation to validate the environment’s scalability and compliance with technical requirements.