D3. SCOPE OF SERVICES
D3.1 The Work to be done under the Contract shall consist of:
(a) Providing the following “Professional Services”:
(i) acquiring, configuring, testing, transitioning operations, and providing support for a
Drupal (or equivalent) based WCMS hosted on a cloud-based platform (the
“Solution”); and
(ii) providing a Solution-based replacement for the Website; and
(b) providing an annual subscription to host and support the Website in the cloud (the
“Hosting Services”). The support will run for the period of one year from the date of “Go
Live”, with the option of four (4) mutually agreed upon one (1) year extensions.
(c) The Contractor must provide the Hosting Services themselves, but may provide the
Professional Services either themselves or through the use of a subcontractor pursuant to
C6.28.
D3.1.1 The City may negotiate the extension option for the Hosting Services with the Contractor
within ninety (90) Calendar Days prior to the expiry date of the Contract. The City shall
incur no liability to the Contractor as a result of such negotiations.
D3.1.2 Changes resulting from such negotiations shall become effective on the anniversary date
of the respective year. Changes to the Contract shall not be implemented by the
Contractor without written approval by the Contract Administrator.
D3.1.3 The Contractor is advised that, in future, the City may be participating in collaborative
procurement initiatives with other levels of government. Accordingly, extensions to this
Contract may not be exercised.
D3.2 The major components of the Work are as follows:
(a) Professional Services:
(i) Acquire, configure, test, transition operations, and provision of support for a
Solution, which can meet the estimated traffic requirements based on the current
web traffic (see Appendix 1), as specified in Part E; and
