Hartford Applied AI Center - Website & Event Scheduling

The City of Hartford seeks a qualified vendor to design, develop, and launch a public‑facing website and an integrated event‑scheduling platform for the Hartford Applied AI Center (AI Action Lab). The contractor will deliver a responsive website with branding, CMS capabilities, hosting, and ongoing support, as well as replace existing Google Forms with a structured event‑request workflow that syncs to the city’s Google Calendar. The project includes logo design, visual theme development, and a content management system that allows the City to maintain content post‑deployment. • Design and develop a full‑featured, mobile‑responsive website (home, about, events calendar, contact, news, map, etc.) • Build an event‑scheduling platform to replace Google Forms, with RSVP, sharing, and internal calendar integration • Provide branding assets (logo, visual theme) and set up a client‑ready CMS with hosting and maintenance support • Deliver all work within a one‑year contract term, with options for up to three annual extensions and short‑term month‑to‑month extensions • Comply with City procurement requirements: bid bond, insurance, EEO, MWBE utilization, and performance bond if contract exceeds $50 k