Engineering and construction firm website cost in Palm Beach: local agencies vs Kolonell (2026)

The verdict in three sentences

In Palm Beach County, a website for an engineering and construction firm built by a West Palm Beach, Boca Raton or Miami agency costs, as a 2026 ballpark, 12 000 to 55 000 USD, especially when it includes an employer brand video. Kolonell delivers expertise, qualifications, references and careers pages for a fixed 2 900 USD, 4 900 USD or 8 900 USD, in 3 to 4 weeks (4 to 6 on Premium). Kolonell does not shoot video and does not come on site: for an employer film, a local videographer is still needed.

How much does a website cost in Palm Beach County?

Prudent ranges, drawn from public rate cards of South Florida agencies, minimum project sizes on Clutch.co (often 10 000 USD and up for Miami and Boca Raton agencies), hourly rates published by local studios (roughly 100 to 180 USD per hour) and developer rates visible on Upwork.

Kolonell works remotely: Google Meet calls in Eastern Time, a weekly written update, a team in Senegal (GMT) four to five hours ahead. Payment by bank transfer or Wise, 50 % at kickoff and 50 % at delivery. The domain is in your name and all access is handed over. See the international website offer.

Why do public owners read your site?

The county runs on several markets: the large estates of the island of Palm Beach, where the town has its own architectural and landmarks preservation review boards; the West Palm Beach office towers, driven by financial firms relocating from the Northeast; the Brightline station and surrounding projects; and the county's hospitals, schools and infrastructure. In Florida, public agencies select engineers under the Consultants' Competitive Negotiation Act (CCNA), which ranks qualifications before price: your website becomes a direct complement to your submittal.

• Licensing: the Florida Board of Professional Engineers issues PE licences and, generally, certificates of authorization for engineering companies. Construction companies fall under the Construction Industry Licensing Board. Show the exact numbers.
• Discretion on the island: Palm Beach owners often refuse any publication. An anonymised sheet (full MEP renovation of a 13 000 sq ft residence) works better than an address.
• Recruitment: competition for MEP engineers is intense across South Florida. Show the projects, the tools, the company-supported path to a PE licence and the real benefits.
• Photo rights: check that the architectural photographers who shot your projects licensed the rights for the web.

Compliance, facts only. Applications submitted through the site contain personal data: a clear privacy notice and restricted access are needed. The Florida Digital Bill of Rights mainly targets very large companies. On accessibility, targeting WCAG 2.1 AA is prudent: your local public clients have themselves been subject since 2024 to a DOJ rule based on that standard. This is not legal advice.

What is the total cost over three years?

Same maintenance assumption after support and same hosting on both sides; Kolonell maintenance after support is quoted on request, so the figure is an assumption.

Job posting weighs heavily for a firm that hires continuously. Check that your HR team can put an opening online in a few minutes.

Which red flags should you look for in the quote?

• A careers page with no job template: every posting goes back through the agency.
• Private residence addresses published without consent.
• Unverifiable qualifications or ISO certifications you do not hold.
• A video forced into the quote, with no option without it.
• Questions to ask: how does the HR team publish an opening? Can we download current CCNA qualification forms? Who holds the domain and the hosting? What happens if we change providers?

Mini case study

Illustrative example. Denise P. is HR director of a 60-person MEP firm in West Palm Beach. The firm wants more county public work and struggles to hire HVAC engineers. A Boca Raton agency quotes 34 000 USD, site and employer video included. Denise wants to separate the two.

• Kolonell Premium, careers by role and qualifications page: 8 900 USD, 4 to 6 weeks.
• Local videographer for a 2-minute film: 3 500 USD, estimated budget.
• Total: 12 400 USD, which is 21 600 USD less, and a site where the HR team publishes its 30 yearly openings itself.

If Denise wanted one team for the site, the video and the recruitment campaign, the local agency would be simpler to manage.

FAQ

How much does an engineering firm website cost in Palm Beach in 2026?

As a ballpark, 12 000 to 55 000 USD with a South Florida agency and 3 000 to 9 000 USD with a freelancer. Kolonell charges 2 900 USD, 4 900 USD or 8 900 USD, fixed.

Does the site really help with public procurement?

CCNA selection rests on qualifications, and buyers look at your site. Premium at 8 900 USD includes a qualifications page with downloadable documents.

Can you embed our employer video?

Yes. We embed it without slowing the page; the video itself is shot by a local videographer, often 2 000 to 5 000 USD.

Can you connect the site to our HR software?

A link to your application portal is included. A custom integration with your HR software is an application, quoted on request.

How quickly does the site go live?

In 3 to 4 weeks on Starter and Growth, and usually 4 to 6 weeks on Premium, with a written schedule at kickoff.

Let's scope your project. Send us your disciplines, your qualifications and your open roles, and we will reply with a fixed-price tier and a launch in 3 to 6 weeks. Request your free quote or see the international offer.