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Economic Development Website RFP Alternatives for EDOs: How an RFP Could Hurt Your Organization in 2026
23 Mar 2026
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Economic Developers Can Meet ADA Deadlines, Reduce Risk, and Move Faster Without the Traditional RFP Process
If your economic development organization (EDO) is planning a new economic development website, issuing an RFP could cause delays that make it difficult for the organization to achieve its goals - especially if those goals are to bring the website into ADA compliance.
“I have helped economic developers go through the RFP process over the past eight years at Golden Shovel. Depending on the organization, I have provided them with RFP examples, sample language, and descriptions of what the process normally entails,” said Laura Christie, Vice President of Business Development. “We are happy to guide economic developers because a lot of people have never been through the process before. The challenge is that the economic development RFP process is long and can take 18 months to 2 years on average.”
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