Emergency Management Department Unincorporated Communities Initiative Emergency Generators and Transfer Switches Upgrade

Riverside County is executing an upgrade to emergency backup power systems at three unincorporated community facilities—the Edward Dean Museum, Venable Community Center, and Grange Facility—under the Emergency Management Department’s Unincorporated Communities Initiative. The project, funded with $800,000 from the UCI General Funds approved by the Board of Supervisors on June 24, 2025, involves installing manual transfer switches at the Edward Dean Museum and Grange Facility, furnishing mobile generators for all three sites, and providing connecting cabling to ensure seamless integration during power outages. The Venable Community Center will not receive a new transfer switch, as its existing unit is compatible with the new generator. The scope of work is designed to maintain continued public services at each location without expanding existing operations, and the project has been determined to be exempt from full environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act through exemptions classified as Section 15301 and Section 15061(b)(3), confirming no significant environmental impact is anticipated. Work will be performed on-site at the three facility locations in Cherry Valley and Cabazon, California, with inspection and acceptance occurring at the same locations. The contracting entity is Riverside County Facilities Management, with Mike Sullivan, Senior Environmental Planner and Facilities Operations Manager, serving as the primary point of contact and signatory. While the project includes clear deliverables and funding allocation, it lacks detailed contractual elements such as line-item pricing, evaluation criteria, contractor selection details, or specified performance periods, and no Federal Acquisition Regulation clauses or military-grade specifications apply due to its local, non-federal nature.