Metropolitan Area Planning Council
Boston, MA
March 16th 2012
- This is a Request for Quotes issued under M.G.L. c.30B.
- The date stamp or postmark deadline for response is Friday, March 30th, 2012.
- All responses go to [email protected]
- All quotes must remain valid for 2 weeks following the response deadline.
- Respond by providing only the information required. Extraneous information or conditioned responses will cause a quote to be rejected.
- Response to this request will be interpreted as an implied contract committing the successful respondent to engage in the work described below for the timeframe indicated. MAPC will execute a contract with such party based on this solicitation.
The Metropolitan Area Planning Council’s Data Services Department seeks a freelance web developer to assist with projects in the local and regional planning, open data, civic engagement and public health space on a retainer contract for the next 3 months. The total contract budget is limited to $24,000.
Projects subject to this contract include, but are not limited to:
- The MetroBoston DataCommon, an existing regional planning data portal
- A new regional public health data portal (similar to the MetroBoston DataCommon)
- A new application to promote use of local green space
- Work with a team of planners, analysts and developers
- Develop front ends and user interfaces for custom web applications
- Integrate Weave, a web based open source data visualization software
- Experience designing and developing web applications
- Demonstrated coding skills in JavaScript (including jQuery, OpenLayers, Leaflet or Google Maps JavaScript API V3) and HTML5/CSS3
- Familiarity with Django Templates
- Experience deploying web applications in Linux environments
- Strong user-centered mindset
- Organized, self-directed and passionate about using your skills to turn data into knowledge
- Located in the Northeast US and available for in-person meetings in the Metro Boston area
Respondents must provide the following materials and information to be considered:
- A current resume
- A portfolio of representative work
- Live links to current web-based work examples are preferred
- Contact information is required for references who can verify your authorship of the work products contained in the portfolio
- A link to the respondent’s GitHub account or similar on-line profile
- A price quote that details an hourly rate and travel costs for at least 2 in-person meetings in Boston, Massachusetts
The successful respondent will be determined using the following criteria and calculation in the order listed:
- The party responded to this solicitation by complying with all of its requirements.
- The party meets or exceeds the “Minimum Qualifications” listed herein.
- The party’s price quote provides the highest number of development hours among qualified respondents calculated as follows:
Number of Development Hours = ($24,000 – Quoted Travel Costs) / Quoted Hourly Rate
The Data Services Department is a nine-member team of planners, analysts, and web programmers engaged in a wide variety of regional planning activities. The Department is a national leader in scenario modeling, 3-D visualization, spatial analysis, and regional indicators. MAPC was recently awarded a $4 million Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant to support implementation of MetroFuture, the region’s groundbreaking plan for sustainable growth and development.
Current and upcoming Data Services Department projects include:
- Creation of a GIS-based platform for local scenario modeling that integrates local data and regional trends in a decision support tool;
- Continued analysis of vehicle mileage data from the Massachusetts RMV to analyze the influence of the built environment on travel patterns;
- Analysis of transportation and environmental impacts of alternative land use scenarios along the I-495 corridor west of Boston.
- Development of the State of Equity in Metro Boston, an indicators report and website documenting demographic, economic, environmental, and health disparities in the region.
The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) is the regional planning agency serving 101 cities and towns in Metropolitan Boston. Our mission is to promote smart growth and regional collaboration, which includes protecting the environment, supporting economic development, encouraging sustainable land use, improving transportation, bolstering affordable housing, ensuring public safety, advancing equity and opportunity among people of all backgrounds, and fostering collaboration among municipalities.
Copyright 2012 MAPC
