Website Design & Development Project SCV Water

The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency is seeking a vendor to design and develop a state-of-the-art, customer engagement-centric website. The project aims to enhance the overall user experience, simplify content management, and increase transparency and accountability by making the agency's services, programs, activities, mission, and values more accessible to residents, businesses, and stakeholders. This solicitation, identified as number 011 and posted on October 3, 2017, falls under NAICS code 541511 for custom computer programming services. The contract is structured as a professional services agreement with the Castaic Lake Water Agency. Selected consultants must adhere to strict insurance mandates, including minimum coverage of 2 million dollars for both Professional and General Liability, 1 million dollars for Automobile Liability, and comprehensive Workers Compensation. All policies must be issued by insurers with an A.M. Best rating of A-:VII or higher and must name the agency as an additional insured on a primary and non-contributory basis. Additionally, the vendor must comply with California Prevailing Wage Laws, Cal/OSHA safety standards, and the California Political Reform Act. All work products developed under this agreement are considered work for hire and remain the exclusive property of the agency. Administrative requirements include monthly paper-based invoicing submitted to the agency's Santa Clarita office with payment terms of net 30 days. The consultant is responsible for ensuring all sub-consultants meet the same insurance and regulatory standards, and failure to maintain these requirements constitutes a material breach of contract.