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Proposal for the Development of Cargo
Portal and Content Management System
Basic purpose of this dynamic website/MIS is to create internet presence/automation
cargo, you will be able to add/ remove contents from your websites, when required
by yourself. Built on the LAMP (Linux, apache, MySQL, PHP) platform of this website
will operate more effectively and will be easier to maintain and expand. This website
will be aimed to provide an easy to understand interface to both, the administrator
and the site visitors.
Further modules can be added easily in the current systems, as and when required.
There are three basic phases of Development
1. Analysis (Requirements are gathered)
2. Design (We Propose different Designs (including the Flow of Data, the layout,
etc.)
3. Test (We insure that it will perform the task for which it has design to achieve)
Platform
We recommend the following platform for this CMS based Website
2. Apache (Web Server)
3. MySQL (Database)
4. PHP (Programming Language)
Scope of Work
 Attractive layout and design as appropriate and applicable on suitable
considering the subject & target audience.
 A Control Panel for site Administrator, to control all on-site activates, Easy to
understand navigation panel.
 Developing a website as marketing tool to display the services and facilities to
the general public and an easy and user friendly, management system of the
website for the company employees to properly update and maintain the
system when required.

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1. User Management System
 User Management i.e. add user, update user details, delete user etc.
 Roles Management
 Modules Management
2. Control Panel
 For Admin Users
 Manage the Contents of the website
3. Main Navigations
 Homepage
 About Company
 Company Releases/Updates
 Contact Us
 Services
 Photo/ Video Gallery
 Official Email Accounts
 Downloads
 Jobs and Careers
 NEWS/EVENTS
 Quick Links
 Sitemap
 [Others on your recommendations]
Home Page
 Corporate branding design elements
 Main site navigation
 Latest news additions
 Log-in access
 Site search, with link to advanced search
 Quick Links
 Main site banner
 2-3 Sub Banners
 2-3 Featured Services
 E Cargo tabbed box
 Announcements space (highly visible)
 Activity Tracking Module
o Get a Quote
o Track a Shipment
o Flight Schedule
o Download Timetable

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Digital Marketing
 Facebook Official Page
 Twitter Account
Content Management System
 Manage all site content
 Update Content with rich text editor (i.e. MS Word interface) of all text pages
and NEWS etc.
 Create Image Gallery
 Upload/Delete Images/Videos from Gallery
 Update his password
Advance Search
 Across the site
Announcements
 Targeted announcements (user, user group, storefront, global)
Activity Tracking
 A configurable module to list the recent updates to the site
Quick Links
 Manually configured module to list links to certain pages
 Links to appear on this module are selected by the Portal Admin (HQ),
Storefront Admin (Stations), and the registered users (site visitors)
E-Cargo
Booking
 Will only need to pass form fields from within the portal.
Schedule
 Will only need to pass form fields from within the portal.
Tracking
 Will only need to pass form fields from within the portal.
Availability
 Will only need to pass form fields from within the portal.

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Quotation
 This is an e-mail based form for visitors to request price quotes.
 Similar to a Help Desk system, each request should be treated as ticket with
status and escalation policy.
Customer Care
Feedback Form
 Based on the user selection of the subject, the form will be directed to a
different email address.
 WHD Integration
Shipper Guide
 Articles
 Each article has text, images, & tables
 Add, edit, delete through CMS
Shipping Tips
 Articles
 Each article has text, images, & tables
 Add, edit, delete through CMS
FAQ
 Frequently Asked Questions Module
 Categorized as per the site structure; section, service, product, etc.
 Links to related questions
Customer Survey
 Survey module with statistics
 Dashboard to display results and statistics with graphs
Company Directory
 Worldwide Offices Contact Details
 Link to a mail form to contact each office
 Updated via the CMS

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ABOUT
Company Background
Simple article page(s) with text, tables, and visuals.
 Description and general information on the company
 “Related Topics” module to suggest related pages
 Related Ad Banners
Facilities
 The services and facilities provided by the company
Top Management
 Each entry would have an image, title, contact details, link to email form, brief
background
 Not all entries would have all details available; the system should only display
details if available.
Awards/Affiliations/Appreciations
 The list of the awards/affiliation/employees to be displayed.
Employment
 General Information Page: An article page(s) about employment general
information
 Listing Page: A page listing all available job vacancies
 Each job vacancy would have; Title, Location, Department, Description,
Requirements, Terms & Conditions
 Each job would have a corresponding form and the email address it should be
sent to.
 Job Search
 Controlled by the CMS
Agencies
 General information
 Request Form (Online & Downloadable)
 Contact Information for further details and support

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Press Room
News Section
 Corporate news publishing
 Recent number of news items displayed on the homepage
 Archives – Monthly & Annual
Agenda
 Personal Events, Corporate Events, Public Events (Industry Events)
 Archives – Monthly & Annual
 Mixed with the NEWS section (including Homepage display)
Media Gallery
 Categorized gallery
 Add categories through CMS
 Filtering per category, recently added, most viewed
 Advanced search capability
Related Websites Links:
 http://www.pakistancargo.net/
 http://www.skycargo.com/english/
 http://www.siacargo.com/
 http://www.finnaircargo.com/en/
 http://www.rapidcargo.com/
Development Schedule
Development
Phases
Description
Time
Duration
Discuss needs,
receive rough
estimate
Briefly discuss your needs me. Based on the
information you provide, our staff will supply
you with a rough estimate. Please note that this
is not a final quote, but only an estimate of the
time and type of work involved in creating your
desired site.
Project portal You will be required to pay the balance up to
50% of the revised total cost of project, and a
project portal username and password will be
provided to you. If, for any reason, you choose
to terminate the web Application development
process during the design phase, The Developer

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will keep the 25% deposit. If you decide to
terminate the project after the design phase
has been completed (i.e. during the production
phase), you will be obliged to submit the full
payment as outlined in the quote.
Project portal is a web application where you
can login and communicate with our assigned
project leader anytime. You can check your
project schedule, share/create task, share
calendar, and even check the Gantt chart. The
project portal is where you track your project
progress, approve changes and communicate
with us.
Concept
design
Upon your written approval of the proposal,
design team will create an initial concept
designs. The concept will include a sample web
page (or multiple pages, depending on the
nature of the site) with general marketing,
branding, navigational and layout ideas.
Concept designs will serve as potential
directions in which our team will further
develop the site. The files will be presented in
sample website, and will be delivered no later
than 10 business days following approval of the
proposal.
All subsequent revisions during the design
phase will be delivered within 10 business days
following receipt of your approval to proceed.
Web
Application
production
Based on the approved concept and direction
from our design team, our programmers will
begin production of your site. During this phase
all coding will be implemented.
Please note that revisions will be possible
through project portal at this stage, however,
the amount of changes need to be acceptable.
In special cases, when more complex coding is
involved, longer production period than
proposed will be required.
In these instances, you will be notified of the
estimated production time. In order to have
your new site launched
As soon as possible, we advise you to submit
your final payment during this period.
Web
Application
launch
After production is complete and upon
payment of your balance your Web Application
will be launched within 48 hours. Any problems
or technical issues will be dealt with
immediately.

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Time estimation:
Module description Working days
Analysis + Web design mockup (x2) 5
Final design (after client approval) 1
Creating WebPages, modules and Integrating
design
20
Testing + deployment of Website on www 4
Total : 30
The time to complete this assignment is minimum 30 days for first
implementation and maximum 50 days.
Domain registration and webhosting
Domain registration .org / .com/ .net
Web space 5000 MB SATA
Stocked
Intel Atom C2758, 2.4 GHz 8 Core and RAM 16
GB DDR3
Email accounts 1000
FTP accounts 10
Search Engine Optimizer Tool Enabled
Bandwidth Unlimited /month
Robust DDoS protection to counter all these attacks without causing
any downtime
Price/year PKR: 10,000
Project Cost(Without domain & hosting Charges)
Total Pages 40 to 50 approx.
Website Designs 3
Database multiple
Control Panels 1
Total Development Cost (PKRs) 200,000/-
Payment Procedure

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Payment of Domain and Hosting will be made on acceptance of this proposal for one
years.
& Payment of Development of website will be made in two Installments
 50% on acceptance of this proposal
 50% on completion
Maintenance and Updation Procedure
We will provide you a four-week testing period after the site launch. During this time
any technical issues will be resolved at no cost. After this period, as obligations under
the contract will be deemed fulfilled and the contract concluded.
The web project portal will remain open for customer to update us for any changes.
Additional Site Changes
Any changes to the web Application following the testing stage and conclusion of the
contract will be charged separately according to the change.
We offers a hosting and maintenance package which will accommodate basic changes
to the site (text and project photos) at any time.
Thanks & Best Regards
Zia-ur-Rahman
03139642399
Peshawar, Pakistan
Dated: _____________