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• Issue date: June 8, 2026
• Closing date and time: June 15, 2026, 12:00 p.m. (noon)
• Submit to: contracts-contrats@cedec.ca
• Contract period: The contract period will end on August 21, 2026

STATEMENT OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICE NEEDS

The Community Economic Development and Employability Corporation (CEDEC), based in the Province of Quebec, is requesting proposals to provide web design services to support and promote its employment and workforce development program (Employment Assistance Services Capacity Development Initiative).

This Request for Proposals (RFP) contains specific details and timelines and should be reviewed carefully prior to submitting a proposal. Incomplete or late proposals will not be considered.

ABOUT CEDEC

CEDEC is the federally designated and financed Official Language Minority Community in Quebec (OLMCQ) organization responsible for economic development, including business, labour market, and employment assistance development. Its mission is to strengthen the contribution of English speakers and the OLMCQ to growing and developing Quebec’s economy, while leveraging their participation in it to address economic disparities and disadvantages. It specifically seeks to generate tangible economic impacts for English speakers, businesses, social enterprises, and their communities, as well as the broader Francophone community in which they exist and thrive.

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS AND DELIVERABLES

1. Design and deliver a seven-page website for the initiative consisting of the following elements:

• Home
• Partners
• Services
• FAQ
• Contact
• Accessibility
• Privacy and the Protection of Personal Information Policy

These pages will include dropdowns, accordions, tabs, cards, search bar, forms, filters, modals, sliders, carousels, sticky elements, mega menus, embedded media, hover effects, breadcrumbs, pagination.

2. The website will be built on a fully custom WordPress CMS designed for scalability, ease of management, and long-term maintenance by the CEDEC team.

3. The work may include refinement of the sitemap, experience mapping, user stories and wireframes

4. The work must include the creation of a technical requirements document with features, plugins and development timelines, roles and responsibilities outlines

5. The setup must include code repositories and a staging environment for development and review

6. The website must be fully bilingual (English/French)

7. Services must include testing, migration, and full system integration confirmation be completed prior to going live

8. Full accessibility best practices must be utilized in the design to ensure an optimal user experience for all users in reference to AODA-compliant standards

9. This work must include the design and creation of individual landing pages for five community partners

CRITERIA FOR THE EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS

Proposals will be evaluated according to the following criteria:

• An appropriate level of experience in providing web design, hosting and website maintenance services
• A broad understanding and mastery of digital communications practice.
• Demonstrated responsiveness to the design and technical requirements outlined above
• Experience working with not-for-profit and mission-based organizations
• Demonstration of a basic understanding of CEDEC’s
• A commitment to “after-sale” client service
• The ability to work effectively with both French and English content
• A clear demonstration of the ability to deliver on time and according to client specifications
• The competitiveness of the quote provided

PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS

Proposals in response to this RFP must contain the following elements:

1. A cover letter summarizing your proposal.
2. A professional curriculum vitae or business prospectus demonstrating that you have the experience and qualifications necessary to undertake this contract as per the evaluation criteria noted above.
3. A work plan to generate the deliverables according to the requirements contained in this RFP.
4. A quote for the work tied to the deliverables.
5. Three recent examples of work, at least one reflecting the ability to deliver high-quality work in English and French.
6. Three references from past clients.

HOW TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL

Proposals must be submitted by email to contracts-contrats@cedec.ca no later than 12:00 p.m. (noon) on June 15, 2026. Please put Web Design (EASCDI) in the subject line of your submission. Late submissions will not be considered.

All expenses associated with this work are the responsibility of the contractor and should be reflected in the professional fees quoted. CEDEC has elected not to share a budget for this Request for Proposals. Please provide us with a quote that reflects your estimate of fair market value for the work defined in this Request for Proposals.

As we anticipate a high volume of responses to this Request for Proposals, we are unable to address questions prior to the submission deadline. Additional information and the opportunity to seek clarification will be provided to the firms selected to advance to the next stage of the procurement process.

CEDEC reserves the right to accept or reject any proposal and to cancel this RFP at its discretion.

This Request for Proposals has been prepared by the Community Economic Development and Employability Corporation (CEDEC). CEDEC considers the material in this RFP to be proprietary and confidential. The contents of this RFP must be held in confidence by recipients and used only to prepare a proposal for consideration by CEDEC.