Same methodology, same design-system foundation, three commitment levels. All three are fully work-for-hire, no retainer lock-in, no scope creep. Read the three options below, then use the comparison table to decide.
The focused path. Full design system plus the eight highest-leverage platform surfaces re-skinned end-to-end — app shell, dashboard, students, contacts, calendar, colleges, and a reports shell pattern. Reports themselves become an optional Month-4+ add-on.
$15,000/mo · 3 months · fixed bid
Pick this if: you want the full system and the eight platform surfaces locked in 90 days. Optional Month-4+ continuation covers reports, Athena AI, and any vNext surface.
The complete play. Everything in Option A plus the entire reports surface — all 20 reports designed against the unified shell inside the same engagement window.
$17,500/mo · 3 months · fixed bid
Pick this if: you want the entire product surface — system, eight pages, and all 20 reports — modernized inside the 90-day window.
The budget-conscious path. Same design system foundation at the same quality, narrower page count, lighter project management overhead. CPP picks a single stack and extends the system from there.
$12,000/mo · 3 months · fixed bid
Pick this if: you want a strong design-system foundation laid quickly and your team will extend most pages internally. Optional Month-4+ continuation covers reports, Athena AI, and any vNext surface.
All three options are fully work-for-hire — CPP owns every artifact. Use the table below to decide between them.
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Option A
Core
$45,000
$15,000/mo · 3 mo
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Option B
Core + Reports
$52,500
$17,500/mo · 3 mo
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Option C
Lean
$36,000
$12,000/mo · 3 mo
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| Engagement terms | |||
| Term | 3 months | 3 months | 3 months |
| Payment flex 6-mo stretch if needed | $7,500/mo × 6 | $8,750/mo × 6 | $6,000/mo × 6 |
| Optional Month-4+ add-on rate No commitment · pause/resume anytime | $15,000/mo | $15,000/mo | $12,000/mo |
| Design system | |||
| Tokens (color, type, spacing, motion) | ● Full | ● Full | ● Full |
| Components (atoms → molecules → organisms) | ● Full | ● Full | ● Full |
| Figma DS file (single source of truth) | ● | ● | ● |
| Storybook in CPP repo | Fully built out | Fully built out | Seeded · CPP completes |
| Component prototype HTML (Tailwind) | ● | ● | ● |
| Stack support | Dual (Laravel + React) | Dual (Laravel + React) | React only |
| Custom Claude Code skills for CPP team Built during the engagement · CPP-owned · reusable by your whole team | ● Included | ● Included | ● Included |
| Platform scope | |||
| Platform surfaces re-skinned | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| Reports designed | — | All 20 | — |
| Mobile-responsive treatment | ● | ● | ● |
| Empty / loading / error states | ● | ● | ● |
| Project management | |||
| Linear project | DW/Co.-run · 6 milestones | DW/Co.-run · 6 milestones | CPP-managed from M2 |
| Standup cadence | Weekly meeting + Slack | Weekly meeting + Slack | Async · Slack |
| DW/Co. embedded in CPP Slack | ● | ● | ● |
| Ownership & deliverable | |||
| Work-for-hire IP ownership | ● Full | ● Full | ● Full |
| Day-90 implementation backlog | 6 months | 8–12 months | 4–6 months |
| Day-90 deliverable summary | DS + Storybook + 8 pages + Linear backlog | DS + Storybook + 8 pages + 20 reports + Linear backlog | DS + Storybook seed + 3 pages + Linear backlog |
| Sign Option A → | Sign Option B → | Sign Option C → |
The 3-month engagement stands on its own — no obligation past Day 90. If CPP wants to keep going, Month-4+ is an optional add-on at the per-option continuation rate. Used to cover whichever of these you prioritize, including reports (if not already bundled in your choice), the vNext surfaces below, and Athena AI design work. Either party can pause or resume with 2 weeks' notice.
Out of scope across all three options and Month-4+ add-on: brand identity, marketing site, native mobile, production code (CPP devs build), backend/API/data model.
Reply with the option that fits — immediate kickoff on signing.