The St. Charles Public Library District (SCPLD) in St. Charles, IL released a Request For Proposal (RFP) for website redevelopment. An RFP is a business document that announces a project, describes it and then requests for bids from qualified contractors to complete it.
As per their RFP, SCPLD is hoping to redesign their website and is requiring a Content Management System (CMS) for the purpose of building and maintaining its site. Currently, the library’s website uses a Drupal web content management system.
The Library District includes a diverse population of 55,092 residents of St. Charles and portions of Wayne, West Chicago and South Elgin. The library is a part of the SWAN (System Wide Automated Network) library consortium, which shares an online catalog with about 100 libraries in its region.
Its collection includes about 300,000 items in numerous formats, including books, periodicals, audiobooks, CDs, DVDs, video games, board games, STEAM kits, technology, equipment and more.
This proposal will ensure transparency with SCPLD by providing relevant data and detail as it pertains to relevant qualitative and quantitative information.
When creating this proposal, it was important to keep in mind what the St. Charles Public Library District was looking for. I made sure to keep their color/theme, as per their request and worked to ensure that their wide range of online and in-house services were mentioned as often as possible.
SCPLD’s primary website audience includes current and prospective library users of all ages and staff, which is why I wanted to include as many of the services they offered throughout the proposal and the wireframe.