Website Development Project

Our website address is www.prepaytec.com. We are looking at bids from experienced developers to redesign the website. We want a more professional looking website which is SEO optimised. One of the sites which we particularly like is [[login to view URL]][1] and we would like to develop a site along similar lines. The site should have the following features 1. Search Engine Optimised 2. Static Website with some dynamic functionality 3. Sign up Facility to record e-mail addresses, etc 4. Search facility 5. Secure area which can only be accessed by a username and password. We are looking for a dedicated team of coders to develop the site within a 30-45 day time frame from project specification to implementation. We want to work with a team who will help us chart out how the site development will take place and provide us with a firm plan of how development will proceed to achieve the desired objectives and will also help us define what we need to do at our end in terms of resource allocation. All bids must include the following: - Site Template Designs - Complete Site Implementation The project will occur in two phases - Phase 1 - see design of homepage, secondary and tertiary pages Phase 2 - implementation of design This will then need to be delivered to us in a format ready to go. A technical specification should be provided at the project outset to ensure that our IT team is comfortable with solutions being offered. ## Deliverables 1) Complete and fully-functional working program(s) in executable form as well as complete source code of all work done. 2) Deliverables must be in ready-to-run condition, as follows (depending on the nature of the deliverables): a) For web sites or other server-side deliverables intended to only ever exist in one place in the Buyer's environment--Deliverables must be installed by the Seller in ready-to-run condition in the Buyer's environment. b) For all others including desktop software or software the buyer intends to distribute: A software installation package that will install the software in ready-to-run condition on the platform(s) specified in this bid request. 3) All deliverables will be considered "work made for hire" under U.S. Copyright law. Buyer will receive exclusive and complete copyrights to all work purchased. (No GPL, GNU, 3rd party components, etc. unless all copyright ramifications are explained AND AGREED TO by the buyer on the site per the coder's Seller Legal Agreement). 4) Payment will only be authorised when templates for the homepage, primary, secondary and tertiary pages have been made available and the full implementation of a Search engine optimised website has been completed Search , Secure Area with login (username/password) and Sign up facilties. 5) Project to be implemented in two phases Production of technical specification sheet for IT team review followed by phase 1 - concept of homepage and primary/seconday pages phase 2 - actual implementation * * *This broadcast message was sent to all bidders on Monday Oct 23, 2006 10:14:58 AM: Hi, I have just reposted this bid. If you are interested - please review the requirements again. We are now clearer about what we want and hope to choose a bidder by the end of the week. Regards Amit Sharma Corporate Marketing Manager PrePay Technologies * * *This broadcast message was sent to all bidders on Tuesday Oct 24, 2006 10:47:15 AM: Hi, We have received quite a few bids since the project has been reposted and a few not so good ones too. Please note the following if you have bid or are bidding... We are looking for a developer who thinks like a designer - if your design sense is poor, please do not bid or withdraw your bid Thanks and regards Amit Sharma Corporate Marketing Manager PrePay Technologies * * *This broadcast message was sent to all bidders on Wednesday Oct 25, 2006 11:31:56 AM: Having spoken to a number of you, it has been bought to my attention that the Website we are seeking is not a dynamic website but a static one which has some extremely limited dynamic functionality. Furthermore, a number of you have mentioned that there is no Intranet/Extranet feature that needs to be specifically built in or for that matter can be built in. Hence, I will be changing the bid request to reflect this change once this broadcast message has been published. Furthermore, I have been provided cost estimates from a number of coders regarding the new requirements (I'd like to thank you all for your feedback) and hence, the maximum accepted bid value will be lowered to the appropriate amount. I would appreciate if you all could have a look at the new requirements and the new max. bid and either revise, review or withdraw your bids accordingly. Thank you an d regards Amit Sharma PrePay Technologies Limited * * *This broadcast message was sent to all bidders on Thursday Oct 26, 2006 6:48:39 AM: Hi All, Our outlook server crashed yesterday at 6:30pm GMT and has just come back online. We only have limited bandwidth and hence, I will not be able to reply to anyone until later this evening - we are expected to be back to full functionality in about 4 hours time. So if you have not heard from me, dont worry, you will although it will be sometime later today. Thank you for your patience. Regards Amit Sharma * * *This broadcast message was sent to all bidders on Friday Oct 27, 2006 7:35:48 AM: Hi All, Thank your for your interest, your mockups and your bids over the last 10 days. We have arrived at a shortlist of bidders and will be making a decision either today or on Monday morning. Please note that if you are interested in having your bid considered, please ensure you have submitted a mockup (unless it has been agreed that you dont need to) and ensure that your bid is under the max bid. Any other bids will not be considered. Thank you and regards Amit Sharma Corporate Marketing Manager PrePay Technologies Limited * * *This broadcast message was sent to all bidders on Monday Oct 30, 2006 10:14:24 AM: Hi All, We have received a number of bids and are still evaluating their merit. We have also received bids for a content menagement system and are considering the merits of the two. This unfortunately means that choosing a coder will be delayed. You do not need to do anything in the meanwhile. I will get back to you with individual questions regarding the solution whilst evaluating the two options. Our IT department insists we look at content management systems as an alternative and hence, we will unfortunately, have to live with this delay. Thanks for your patience and regards Amit Sharma Corporate Marketing Manager PrePay Technologies Limited * * *This broadcast message was sent to all bidders on Friday Nov 3, 2006 3:13:41 PM: Hi All, As you may be aware from our recent broadcasts we are struggling deciding whether to go for the website enhancement or a complete CMS System. Since this is delaying the project, I am also considering have a quick reformat of our current site which will only involve providing us templates of the homepage, secondary and tertiary pages along with all the css files, library items, base files, etc etc. Since you have been involved with this project already, I'd like to invite you to bid for this project as well as it is more likely to get approved as costs and implementation are much shorter. If you wish to bid, please see the bid request at [login to view URL] Thanks and regards Amit Sharma ## Platform Windows