A proposal prepared for
PenMet Parks
◆ Website Redesign, Development & CMS · Submitted June 17, 2026

Built on evidence.
Designed for everyone.

PenMet Parks serves roughly 40,000 residents across the Gig Harbor peninsula — and your website should be just as welcoming. This is a plan to rebuild it on a foundation of real user research, government-grade security, and WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility: a fast, intuitive public hub where the community finds what it needs without friction, and a simple, drag-and-drop backend your staff can run long after launch. One fixed, not-to-exceed fee, with every dollar tied to a milestone.

01 — Who We Are

A new era of
creative professionals.

Most agencies sell you an opinion. We take a more rigorous approach — evidence over ego, and a senior team that works like an extension of yours. Mox Collective was founded in Boise in 2021 on one principle: Bigger Than The Bottom Line.

The Hard Truth
01
Creativity isn't magic — it's a skill.
02
Data is a lot, but it's not everything.
03
Good ideas always beat good aesthetics.
04
Good ideas aren't always good enough.
Our Approach
Train Like
Athletes
Continuous learning and reps to build stamina and master the craft — so every project ships with peak efficiency and performance.
Think Like
Creatives
Curiosity, empathy, and strategic questioning — so the design resonates deeply and is built ethically for the people who actually use it.
Work Like
Engineers
Rigorous, scalable, secure solutions engineered for long-term compliance, staff maintainability, and security — not just good looks.
Creative Manifesto
01/

Creativity is wise

Knowledge is being right. Wisdom is being right at the right time, in the right way, about the right thing.

02/

Creativity changes you

The work moves an audience — and the process reshapes the people who make it along the way.

03/

Creativity is persistent through pain

We wrestle with ideas until the right one proves itself. The process isn't easy, but it's honest.

04/

Creativity is empathetic

Design is an act of empathy, rooted in understanding the people on the other end of the message.

05/

Creativity asks better questions

We treat creativity as an invitation to wonder, to explore, and to ask better questions.

06/

Creativity is ethical

We reject manipulation and value truth. Done right, creativity builds trust and community.

The Team for PenMet Parks
Jeff Barker
Jeff Barker
Project & Development Lead · Co-Owner
A decade in UX and digital strategy across 500+ web projects. Leads architecture, technical execution, and the three recorded staff training sessions.
Nathan Zanders
Nathan Zanders
Research Director · Co-Owner
Directs research and discovery — stakeholder interviews, user studies, and behavioral testing — so the design is rooted in how the public actually behaves.
Matthew McMorrow
Matthew McMorrow
Project Manager · Your Point of Contact
Director of Client Experience. Owns day-to-day coordination, communication via Slack/Teams, and scheduling — keeping the project on track, in scope, and on budget.
Jonathan Marshall
Jonathan Marshall
Creative Director · UX
15+ years in creative strategy and branding for agencies and Fortune 100 names — Nike, AKQA, J&J, Umpqua — with a focus on public-sector and social-impact work.
Einar Schelin
Einar Schelin
Copywriter
Producer and copywriter specializing in plain-language content — translating dense civic information into clear, actionable copy the whole community can read.
Ally Miller-Buck
Ally Miller-Buck
UI Designer
Has led UI for 50+ websites, portals, and large-scale digital experiences, with a strong foundation in both print and digital brand systems.
02 — Fee & Cost Proposal

One fixed fee.
Every dollar tied
to a milestone.

A fixed-fee, not-to-exceed investment of $84,000 covering discovery, design, development, training, and post-launch optimization. Click any phase to expand its full line-item breakdown.

Total · Not-to-Exceed Investment
Base project $76,500 + 10% post-launch reserve $7,500 · All Gig Harbor travel included
$84,000
All travel costs for the in-person Gig Harbor kickoff are absorbed by Mox — never passed on to the district. For work beyond this scope, key-personnel hourly rates run $300 (strategy / development / copywriting), $150 (UI design), and $100 (project coordination).
03 — Project Timeline

A research-first
sequence, not
a scramble.

Six phases from contract to optimization — beginning July 8, 2026 and culminating in a December 2026 public launch, followed by a data-driven refinement window through Q2 2027. We don't build until we understand. Dates flex with the start date.

Phase · Jul 2026 → Jun 2027
JUL'26
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
JAN'27
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
Discovery
Jul 8 – Aug 28
Kickoff · interviews · heatmaps
Design
Aug 31 – Oct 2
Wireframes · UI · copy
Development
Oct 5 – Nov 6
Build · integrations
Implementation
Nov 9 – Nov 27
Beta · testing
Launch
December 2026
Go-live + training
Optimization
Q1 – Q2 2027 · 10% reserve
Analytics · interviews · refinements
Discovery & Planning
Design & Wireframing
Development
Implementation
Launch & Training
Post-Launch (flexible)
The post-launch window (Q1–Q2 2027) is the 10% reserve at work — Google Analytics, heatmaps, and follow-up user interviews to refine the site around how the public actually uses it. It scales up or down with your team's capacity. It is not a slot for new scope.
04 — The Evidence · Proven Results

We replace
aesthetic guesswork
with data.

Every Mox build is grounded in behavioral research — heatmaps, webcam eye-tracking, and interviews with real users. Here's what that rigor has produced for clients facing the same challenge as PenMet: a lot of content, a lot of users, and no room for friction.

0%
Increase in organic keyword rankings
NCS website redesign
0%
Lower bounce rate vs. industry benchmark
NCS website redesign
0%
Lift in year-end giving after rebuild
Glocal Community Partners
0 wks
Kickoff to live launch — after a year stalled elsewhere
NCS, 100+ page migration

The method is the differentiator. For the 7-Eleven car-wash menu, we used RealEye webcam eye-tracking to record exactly where attention landed across four design variations — and where "complexity-induced apathy" caused people to stop reading. In the legacy layout, post-test participants correctly identified top-package features only 40% of the time. The design was failing to communicate value, and no amount of polish would have revealed that without the data.

We rebuilt around "information blocking" and F-pattern reading flows — separating titles, details, and prices into distinct visual blocks and exaggerating hierarchy on the items that mattered most. The result: users began reading the right content almost immediately on screen load. We turned a confusing interface into one that guides people to what they need.

"We don't build until we understand."

What this means for PenMet

A park district website is a high-content environment — programs, parks and trails, board materials, rentals, registration, public records. The risk is the same one the 7-Eleven study exposed: a site can look finished and still leave residents unable to find what they came for. Our research-first phase (heatmap tracking, screen testing, and interviews with actual Gig Harbor community members) maps how the public really moves through your information before a single page is designed. That's how we reduce bounce rates, shorten the path to registration and records, and cut the volume of support questions your staff fields after launch.

It's also why the $25,000 discovery phase comes first in the timeline. The sitemap, structure, and visual direction are all built on evidence and approved by your team before development begins — so the platform is intuitive on day one, not after a year of guesswork.

05 — Technical Scope

Everything a public
agency site must do.

Engineered to meet government standards, built for non-technical staff to run, and designed to connect cleanly with the systems your community already uses.

A1 · CMS
Government-Focused CMS
WordPress + Elementor Pro with custom code — a bespoke front end for the public and a drag-and-drop back end for staff. Tiered roles and permissions enforce a review step before anything goes live; built-in tools schedule, publish, and archive event calendars, news, announcements, and Board of Commissioners updates.
A2 · Integrations
Seamless Third-Party Connections
Clean pathways — embeds, single sign-on, or direct APIs — into the systems residents rely on: recreation program registration, youth sports management, clerk record management, and the public records request portal. No jarring jumps between your site and external software.
A3 · Accessibility
ADA & WCAG 2.1 AA
Compliance is built into the workflow, not bolted on. We audit accessibility throughout design and development, document conformance before launch, and hand off tools and support so staff hold the standard as new content is published.
A4 · Security
Government-Grade Hosting
Secure hosting with server-level firewalls, continuous malware scanning, monitoring, regular updates, and automated daily backups of the full database and public assets — built for data integrity and technical continuity.
A5 · Content
Searchable Public Library
A well-organized, searchable clearinghouse for reports, studies, meeting materials, and records — migrated and restructured using behavioral data so the public can actually find documents instead of digging for them.
A6 · Training
Staff Independence
Three recorded, hands-on training sessions — general use, backend maintenance, and asset uploads — plus a dedicated how-to video library. Your team manages the platform confidently, regardless of future personnel changes.
06 — Track Record

Partners say the
same thing.

We aim to feel less like an outside vendor and more like an extension of your team. Clients tend to notice.

"

The Mox team was an incredible asset — reliable, talented, and easy to work with. They felt more like internal team members than external contractors, and exceeded every expectation.

Laura Moriarty
Creative Director · National Carwash Solutions
"

They operate not just as designers, but as true partners who understand both the creative and business sides. Consistently on time, with measurable impact on how our business shows up.

Blake Brunk
Owner · Briva Pool & Spa
"

Exceptional professionalism, creativity, reliability, and meticulous attention to detail. A valued partner that takes the time to understand our brand and audience.

Ben Tester
Founder · RIVTEK
— A few of the organizations our team has worked with —
Nike
Google
Disney
Microsoft
adidas
PayPal
Sony
REI
Reebok
Petco
J&J
Hyundai
Moda Health
Umpqua
Boise Schools
CWI
PG&E
SkillSignal
07 — Selected Work

Sites we've
designed and shipped.

Clean, fast, content-rich builds across very different sectors — the same craft this engagement brings to a high-content public platform. Each card links to the live site.

08 — Initial Mockup

A first look at
your new homepage.

Concept, not contract. We rebuilt the PenMet Parks homepage in a modern direction — your real content, reimagined for clarity, speed, and accessibility. It's a live, clickable test site; the finished design is shaped by the research phase. Imagery and figures are illustrative.

penmetparks.org · concept by Mox
Open full screen ↗
The interactive test site loads here once it's deployed alongside this page. Open the test site ↗
Open the live test site ↗ A directional concept built from your current content — a conversation starter, not the final design. Delivered as a standalone page you can share internally or host on a private subdomain.
09 — What Comes Next

From RFP to launch.

A clear path with a single point of contact at Mox — and an in-person start. No project-management overhead on the district's side.

Step 01
Kickoff in Gig Harbor
We travel to your office (on us) for an intensive discovery session — vision, audiences, and the real mission behind the district.
Step 02
Research & Design
Heatmaps, interviews, and a sitemap you approve. Then live Figma design you can comment on in real time — no surprise reveals.
Step 03
Build & Test
WordPress + Elementor build with custom code, third-party integrations, and full accessibility and multi-device testing in staging.
Step 04
Launch & Train
A December 2026 public launch, three recorded training sessions, and a how-to video library — then the data-driven refinement window.
Ongoing support — choose your horizon (post-launch, optional)
1-Year
12-month · annual review
Hosting only$125/mo
Full support plan$400/mo
Full plan packages secure hosting with 4 hours of monthly support for updates, troubleshooting, and staff workflow.
3-Year
36-month · rate locked
Hosting only$115/mo
Full support plan$375/mo
Locks fees against market increases and adds bi-annual accessibility health checks to preserve WCAG 2.1 AA as staff publish.
5-Year
60-month · best value
Hosting only$100/mo
Full support plan$350/mo
Lowest rates, priority support, daily backups, plus an annual UX review using behavioral analytics to keep the platform current.
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Jeff Barker · Co-Owner & COO  ·  jeff@wearemox.com  ·  208-240-7013