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City of Dallas Looks Toward ‘Mobile-First’ Website

The city now hosts a website of 5,000-6,000 pages and documents and is looking for information about vendors who build, launch and maintain modern municipal websites.

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The city of Dallas is requesting information regarding a website redesign for its home page and 40-plus department websites, and it has extended the deadline for the request to Dec. 6.

The city, with 1.3 million residents, would like to hear from established state and local government vendors, specifically those who focus on digital services and website builds.

Request for information (RFI) No. BK24-00026121 outlines a need for modern design, improved usability and accessibility, mobile friendliness, page consistency, security and privacy. A “robust content management system” is also referenced.

Specific, preferred features include Americans with Disabilities Act compliance, multilingual translation, social integration, rich media and searchable archives.

The project includes:
  • UX research and testing
  • Content audit (there are roughly 6,000 pages and documents involved)
  • Design, redesign, development and page prioritization
  • Migration and launch
  • Quality assurance and analytics
  • Training and documentation
There is an online meeting at 10 a.m. Nov. 20, and questions are due Nov. 29. Responses are due at 1 p.m. Dec. 6. Dallas procures through the Bonfire platform, and vendors should register there for more information.
Rae D. DeShong is a Dallas-based staff writer and has written for The Dallas Morning News and worked as a community college administrator.