Title
Website Content Management System Conversion (NB)
Staff recommends awarding a contract to Ingen Systems Inc. to convert GRU's website (www.gru.com
), including all content, application interfaces and interactive elements, to the DotNetNuke Enterprise Edition Content Management System (CMS).
Explanation
GRU internally hosts and maintains all of its website content. Utility management and staff have determined that migrating the website to a content management system would create operational efficiencies and free up critical resources in Information Technology and Marketing & Communications. With a CMS, staff would be able to create, edit, approve and publish content faster and with less effort than is currently possible.
The City of Gainesville website (www.cityofgainesville.org ) uses a CMS solution provided by the DotNetNuke Corporation. Given the recent consolidation of GRU's and General Government's IT departments and other shifts in technology, it is evident that converting GRU's website to a DotNetNuke solution would be in the best interest of the Utility and the City. Aligning GRU's website infrastructure with the City's would create additional efficiencies for IT staff and better support for all City departments involved. A unified infrastructure also would facilitate the development of future website capabilities.
Transforming GRU's custom-built site to the DotNetNuke Enterprise Edition CMS is a complex and time-consuming undertaking that requires specialized technical expertise. Given GRU's limited internal resources, the best way to accomplish this conversion is to outsource the work to an experienced vendor. A Request for Proposals was sent by Purchasing to 13 prospective vendors, with three firms responding. Two of the three responders did not meet the minimum qualifications as stated in the RFP. Only one responder, Ingen Systems Inc., met the minimum qualifications. Ingen's ...
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