Security and Protective Services

Valley Sanitary District has prepared this Request for Proposals (“RFP”) and is requesting proposals from qualified and interested firms (“Proposers”) for the provision of Security and Protection Services at VSD facilities. It is VSD’s intent to award one contract for Security and Protection Services at it's Treatment Plant Facility in Indio, Riverside County. (the “Project”), RFP NO. 2026-RFP-007 Title: Security and Protective Services.

The successful Proposer shall be required to provide the Security and Protection scope of services outlined for the above referenced properties. They shall be required to furnish equipment, vehicles, transportation, and other implements necessary to execute the contract. The Proposer shall supply a plan as to how the basic services will be executed. The plan shall include the number of personnel which will be used to execute the services 7 days a week ,12 hours per day. The Security and Protection service will start at 6:00 pm and end at 6:00 am. The successful Proposer shall maintain that all employees have been trained in appropriate security, protection, and safety measures to ensure Proposer’s employees are performing their work in a safe manner. The Proposer shall state their qualifications as a professional security and protection firm, which can include but not be limited to, previous security and protection services offered to businesses within Riverside County, current security and protection contracts being performed by Proposer, the length of time that the Proposer has been performing these types of services, and any special qualifications those employees might have.

The Valley Sanitary District (“VSD”) is in the Coachella Valley about 20 miles southwest of the Palm Springs airport. VSD is a wastewater district, founded in 1925, operating under the Sanitary District Act of 1923. VSD has over 28,000 service connections in a 19.5 square mile service area serving a population of about 89,000 in the communities of Indio, Coachella, La Quinta, and unincorporated Riverside County. VSD is governed by a five-member Board of Directors and led by a senior management team comprised of a General Manager, District Engineer, Chief Operations Officer, and Chief Administrative Officer.