Staged Platform Development Proposal

SAGS Digital Training & Compliance Platform

Building the foundation for online training, certification, compliance automation, and scalable growth.

Prepared For
SAGS Food Safety Training & Health Inspection Consulting
Prepared by Frank Anthony — OperateAI

One platform. Five stages. Revenue from week one.

SAGS has the opportunity to transform its existing website into a modern digital training and compliance platform — one capable of generating online course revenue, automating student enrollment, delivering certification programs, managing student records, issuing digital certificates, and supporting future expansion into additional states and business services.

Rather than attempting to build the entire platform vision at once, OperateAI recommends a staged implementation strategy. The initial Platform Launch Phase establishes the core revenue-generating infrastructure required to market, sell, deliver, and manage online certification courses. Every stage after that expands the system — TABC compliance automation, employer training, multi-state reach, and eventually a full digital inspection product — funded progressively as the platform proves itself.

This approach reduces upfront investment, accelerates launch, minimizes implementation risk, and lets future development be funded by the revenue the platform itself generates.

Five stages, one system that compounds

Each stage is a standalone deliverable. You only continue if the last one is working.

1
Platform Launch
$5,000
4–6 weeks · This Proposal

Modern website, student accounts, LMS foundation, Food Handler + TABC course configuration, payments, certificates, verification, and core GoHighLevel sync.

2
Advanced TABC Compliance System
$3,000–$5,000
3–5 weeks

Identity validation engine, timed compliance checks, certificate inventory automation, and expanded TABC reporting workflows.

3
Employer Training Portal
$4,000–$6,000
4–6 weeks

B2B training sales — employer accounts, seat purchasing, employee assignment, and compliance reporting for corporate clients.

4
Food Manager Training Expansion
$2,500–$4,000
3–5 weeks

Food Manager program, exam prep, scheduling, and business-group training workflows — plus the foundation for new-state expansion.

5
Digital Inspection & Compliance Platform
$7,500–$12,000
6–10 weeks

A subscription-grade self-inspection product — scoring, corrective actions, reporting, and recurring SaaS revenue on top of training.

Platform Launch — $5,000

Estimated delivery: 4–6 weeks

Launch the core SAGS online training platform and establish the infrastructure required to sell, deliver, track, and complete online certification courses.

Website & Digital Experience

  • Modern redesign of the existing SAGS website
  • Official SAGS branding — Bold Gold and Bold Green visual identity
  • Mobile-responsive across desktop, tablet, and smartphone
  • Modern course catalog and service presentation
  • Clear course enrollment and purchasing experience
  • Lead capture and contact forms
  • Basic SEO and technical site configuration

Student Account System

  • Student registration, secure login/logout, password reset
  • Duplicate email and username prevention
  • CAPTCHA or comparable anti-bot protection
  • Required identity and course participation attestations
  • Student profile management

Learning Management System

A proven LMS foundation, professionally branded — not a generic installation.

  • Online course delivery and enrollment
  • Course access controls, chapter and lesson organization
  • Student progress tracking, quizzes, question banks, final exams
  • Completion requirements and student learning history
  • Administrative course management

Initial Course Configuration

  • Texas Food Handler Training — configured on the platform
  • Texas TABC Seller-Server Training — configured on the platform

SAGS provides final approved course materials, questions, regulatory information, videos, and graphics. This phase covers course configuration and platform implementation — not original content production or regulatory/legal approval.

Payments & Automated Enrollment

  • Online payment integration
  • Individual, Food Handler, TABC, and bundle purchasing
  • Promotional pricing capability
  • Automatic enrollment after successful payment
  • Payment confirmation workflow and order records

Student Dashboard

  • Active courses and course progress
  • Completed courses and available certificates
  • Account information

Certificate System

  • Automated certificate generation on completion
  • Student name, course, certification type, unique certificate number
  • Completion and expiration dates where applicable
  • QR code, downloadable and printable PDF certificate

Public Certificate Verification

  • Public verification lookup — name, course, certificate number, dates, status
  • QR code on every certificate links directly to verification

Administrative Capabilities

  • Manage students, courses, and enrollments
  • Review progress, completion, and certificate records
  • Manage basic platform content
  • Review orders and payment status

GoHighLevel Integration

  • New lead created · new student registered
  • Course purchased · student enrolled
  • Course completed · certificate issued
Scope Note

This phase covers core CRM synchronization and foundational workflows. Advanced marketing campaigns, extensive funnel builds, unlimited workflows, and complex custom automation are scoped separately.

Deployment & Launch

  • Production deployment, domain, and SSL configuration
  • Automated backups and basic uptime monitoring
  • Production launch support
  • Administrative handoff, basic training, and technical documentation

Stage 1 Payment Schedule

Development begins upon receipt of the initial project payment.

$2,500
Project Initiation

Due upon signing. Required to begin development.

$1,500
Functional Platform Milestone

Due when the core website, LMS, student accounts, course framework, and purchasing workflow are operational in staging.

$1,000
Production Launch

Due prior to final production deployment and public launch.

Total Stage 1 Investment
$5,000

Client Responsibilities & Stage 1 Scope

SAGS Provides

  • Official logos and brand assets
  • Approved website copy and course descriptions
  • Pricing information
  • Approved training content, videos, and multimedia
  • Quiz and examination questions
  • Certificate wording and regulatory information
  • Applicable certificate templates
  • GoHighLevel and payment processor access
  • Domain and hosting access where applicable
  • Required regulatory procedures and documentation

Not Included in Stage 1

  • Original training course content or video production
  • Legal/regulatory approval of course materials
  • Full custom TABC identity verification engine
  • Automated reporting to TABC or other agencies
  • Full employer training portal
  • Complete Food Manager training platform
  • Native iOS / Android applications
  • Digital self-inspection SaaS platform
  • Unlimited GHL workflows or advanced analytics
  • Anything not explicitly listed in Stage 1 deliverables

Delays in receiving required content, approvals, access credentials, or regulatory information may extend the delivery timeline. Additional functionality is estimated and approved through subsequent stages or written change orders.

Future Development Stages

Each stage builds on the platform Stage 1 establishes — funded progressively as SAGS grows.

Stage 2 — Advanced TABC Compliance System

$3,000–$5,000
3–5 weeks

Expand Texas TABC training with advanced regulatory and certificate-management capabilities.

10-question identity validation 60-sec response timers session termination rules certificate inventory automation TABC reporting workflow

Stage 3 — Employer Training Portal

$4,000–$6,000
4–6 weeks

A B2B training and compliance solution SAGS can sell directly to employers.

employer accounts seat purchasing employee assignment compliance reporting renewal reminders

Stage 4 — Food Manager Training Expansion

$2,500–$4,000
3–5 weeks

Food Manager certification, exam prep, scheduling, and the foundation for multi-state reach.

exam review calendar integration group training requests state-expansion foundation

Stage 5 — Digital Inspection & Compliance Platform

$7,500–$12,000
6–10 weeks

A subscription-based self-inspection product — a separate SaaS capability requiring its own discovery phase.

inspection templates compliance scoring corrective action tracking subscription access
Multi-State Expansion

$1,500–$3,000+ per state or regulatory program. State-specific landing pages, course configurations, exams, certificate templates, and reporting requirements — priced per jurisdiction once Stage 4 is live.

Platform Care & Technical Support

SAGS Platform Care Plan

$299 /month

Begins following production launch. Keeps the platform running the way it launched — not a growth or feature-development budget.

Included

  • Managed hosting oversight & uptime monitoring
  • Automated backups
  • Security, LMS, and plugin updates
  • Basic integration + GHL monitoring
  • Bug fixes on delivered functionality
  • Up to 1 hour/month of minor changes
  • Monthly platform health review

Not Included

  • New feature development
  • New courses or new state deployments
  • Major redesigns or advanced GHL campaigns
  • Regulatory consulting
  • Third-party service charges
Third-Party Costs

Software licenses, transaction fees, identity verification fees, premium LMS extensions, hosting beyond the included configuration, payment processor fees, GoHighLevel subscription fees, and government fees are not included in development pricing unless explicitly stated.

Let's build the platform SAGS runs on.

Stage 1 gets you online, selling, and certifying students in 4–6 weeks — on infrastructure built to grow with you.

Approve Stage 1 & Begin
50% deposit required to begin development · Scope locked at signing