Project Overview
The Canadian Club of Ottawa (CCO) is seeking a website design and development partner as part of a three-year modernization plan leading up to its 125th anniversary in 2028. The new website will improve how audiences discover events, access past event content, learn about the Club, and explore membership and sponsorship opportunities.
Founded in 1903, the Canadian Club of Ottawa is a non-partisan organization that brings together elected officials, public servants, business leaders and civil society around national issues. The Club wants a practical, modern website that reflects its refreshed visual identity while remaining easy for staff to manage without ongoing developer support. Canadian Club of Ottawa
The website project is being issued separately from a brand refresh RFP. Vendors can bid on the website project alone or submit coordinated proposals for both projects.
Scope of Work (Requirements)
The selected vendor will be responsible for:
- Redesigning and developing the CCO website using a content management system that Club staff can update independently.
- Incorporating the Club’s refreshed brand identity.
- Developing key pages including:
- Home
- About / History
- Upcoming Events
- Past Events / Archive
- Membership
- Sponsorship
- Contact
- Creating an events listing with registration/ticketing integration or links to the existing ticketing platform.
- Delivering a fully mobile-responsive website.
- Migrating existing website content.
- Implementing basic SEO and analytics integration.
- Addressing accessibility and website testing.
- Providing launch support and staff handover/training.
- Maintaining the existing website until the replacement has been tested and approved for launch.
Proposals should also explain the amount of content migration included, responsibilities of the Club, and any ongoing hosting, platform, licensing or maintenance costs. Canadian Club of Ottawa
Proposal Requirements
Vendors should provide:
- Professional profile
- Relevant experience and portfolio
- Proposed website development approach and CMS recommendation
- Client participation requirements
- Project timeline
- Itemized fixed price
- Assumptions and limitations
- Recurring fees and optional costs
- Two relevant references
Nonprofit discounts, in-kind contributions and phased-payment options are welcomed.
Key Dates
- Proposal Deadline: October 21, 2026
Budget
No project budget is specified in the RFP
Why This Is a Great Opportunity, and for Whom
This is a strong opportunity for web design and development agencies, WordPress/CMS specialists, UX/UI firms and digital agencies with experience creating websites for nonprofits, membership organizations, civic institutions or cultural organizations. The project involves more than a visual redesign, with content migration, event functionality, SEO, analytics, accessibility, staff training and coordination with a separate brand refresh.
The multi-stage project runs from discovery in late 2026 through development, migration, testing and launch in 2027, giving the selected agency a substantial website engagement rather than a short design-only assignment.
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