The Fourths
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ISSUED · 27 APRIL 2026
VALID 30 DAYS
Proposal · Digital Platform

A platform that works as hard as
Meranta does.

Website, client portal, and brand alignment for Meranta Group. Prepared by The Fourths Digital Agency.

Prepared for
Meranta Group (Pty) Ltd
Sandton, Johannesburg
Prepared by
The Fourths Digital Agency Ltd
Johannesburg · London
Contact
Dominic Nel, Founder
dn@thefourths.com
§ 01 · Brief

What Meranta needs to solve.

Meranta Group is a Johannesburg-based professional services consultancy that has grown to 80+ staff across three divisions. The business operates on a strong reputation — but the digital presence hasn't kept pace. The current website was built in 2021, doesn't reflect the firm's current positioning, and isn't converting the calibre of mandate Meranta now wins in the room.

Beyond the website, Meranta's client-facing operations rely on email threads, shared drives, and manual updates — a structure that worked at 20 people but creates friction and risk at 80. Clients expect a portal. Partners expect visibility. Leadership expects control.

The brief is: look like the business you've become, and give your clients a platform that matches the service they're already receiving.

The core problem isn't design — it's that the digital layer contradicts the in-person experience. When a client who paid R2M in fees visits a 2021 WordPress site to access documents, something breaks. This proposal fixes that.

§ 02 · Approach

How we work.

01 · Precision
Understand before we build.
We start with your clients, your team, and your workflows — not with a template. Every decision in Phase 1 is grounded in how Meranta actually operates, not how a generic firm operates.
02 · Velocity
Ship working software, fast.
No month-long design reviews. We show you real, browser-ready work within the first two weeks. Iterate on working software — not on wireframes that don't behave like the real thing.
03 · Craft
Every detail is intentional.
We're a platform engineering studio, not a template shop. The typeface choice, the spacing, the interaction — each one is a decision, not a default. We sweat the small stuff so Meranta doesn't have to.
§ 03 · Phases

The build in three stages.

01
Discovery & Strategy
Stakeholder interviews, content audit, sitemap, user flows, brand alignment brief. Deliverable: a signed-off product specification before any design begins.
2 weeks
02
Design & Build
Visual direction (3 options), approved design system, full frontend build on Next.js, client portal on Azure, content migration, UAT with your team.
6 weeks
03
Launch & Handover
Staged deployment, DNS cutover, team training (2 sessions), 30-day post-launch support window, full codebase handover to your team or preferred hosting partner.
2 weeks
Note
Phase 1 is fixed-scope and fixed-cost regardless of tier. The specification produced in Phase 1 is yours to keep — if Meranta chooses not to proceed, there is no obligation to continue.
§ 04 · Investment

Three scopes. One decision.

1.0 · Foundation
Website Rebuild
A new marketing and credibility site. Reflects the firm Meranta is today — fast, precise, and built to convert the mandates that are already in the room.
R 195,000
Excl. VAT
  • Discovery & strategy (Phase 1)
  • Visual identity alignment
  • 7–10 page website (Next.js / Azure SWA)
  • CMS for news and team pages
  • Mobile-first, WCAG 2.1 AA
  • 30-day post-launch support
2.0 · Platform
Website + Client Portal
Everything in Foundation, plus a secure client portal. Clients log in to access documents, track project status, and communicate — without another email thread.
R 335,000
Excl. VAT · Recommended
  • Everything in Foundation
  • Secure client login (Azure Entra B2C)
  • Document upload & versioning
  • Project status dashboard
  • Internal team admin panel
  • Role-based access control
  • 60-day post-launch support
3.0 · Full Stack
Platform + Automation
Everything in Platform, plus an operations layer — automated onboarding flows, contract generation, and an internal AI assistant trained on Meranta's own knowledge base.
R 520,000
Excl. VAT
  • Everything in Platform
  • Automated client onboarding flow
  • Contract & NDA generation (templated)
  • Internal AI assistant (document Q&A)
  • CRM webhook integrations
  • Monthly ops review (3 months)
  • 90-day post-launch support
Payment
50% on contract signing · 25% at design sign-off · 25% on launch. All pricing excludes VAT. Third-party infrastructure costs (Azure hosting, domain, email) are billed at cost — estimated R 800–1,200/month for Tier 2. We will provide a detailed infrastructure budget at specification sign-off.
§ 05 · Next Step

Ready to move forward?

Accept the proposal and we'll have the contract in your inbox within 1 business day. First sprint starts the following Monday.

01
Contract & NDA sent Within 1 business day — pre-filled, ready to sign digitally.
02
Kick-off call scheduled 30 minutes to confirm scope, team, and first week tasks.
03
Phase 1 begins Discovery sprint starts Monday. First deliverable in 5 days.
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About The Fourths

We build the platforms that growing businesses run on.

The Fourths is a Johannesburg-based digital engineering studio. We work with professional services firms, fintech ventures, and scale-ups that have outgrown generic solutions and need something built precisely for how they operate.

Every engagement is led by Dominic Nel (Founder) and a dedicated team — never passed to a junior after the pitch.

Dominic Nel
Founder · The Fourths
Email dn@thefourths.com
Web thefourths.com
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