Single Source Justifications for Countywide Fire, Life, and Safety Services
Summary
SCH Number
2025050975
Public Agency
Riverside County
Document Title
Single Source Justifications for Countywide Fire, Life, and Safety Services
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/22/2025
Document Description
The County currently relies on specialized inspections, monitoring, and certifications for Fire, Life, and Safety compliance across more than 300 County facilities and sites. Due to the unique and highly technical nature of the work required, the County has historically relied on Cosco Fire Protection, Redline Fire Protection, Inc., Everon LLC., and Rapid-Fire Safety and Security who have all demonstrated a high level of expertise, established track record, and deep understanding of the county’s specific safety regulations and operational needs regionally. As a result, all four vendors are uniquely qualified to perform these services effectively and efficiently. Given the critical importance of Fire, Life, and Safety inspections, as well as the specialized knowledge and expertise required, it is recommended that the Board approve the Single Source Justifications to continue using Cosco Fire Protection, Redline Fire Protection, Inc., Everon LLC., and Rapid-Fire Safety and Security for the inspection and certification services. By approving this request, the County will ensure that it continues to meet its safety compliance obligations while avoiding unnecessary delays and disruptions to ongoing safety measures across County facilities.
Facilities Management recommends the Board of Supervisors approve the Fire, Life, and Safety Single Source Justifications for Vendor Purchase Orders for the duration of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. The Single Source Justifications to provide Countywide Fire, Life, and Safety services is identified as the proposed project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). No direct or indirect physical environmental impacts are anticipated.
Contact Information
Name
Mike Sullivan
Agency Name
Riverside County
Job Title
Senior Environmental Planner/Facilities Operations Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Banning, Beaumont, Blythe, Canyon Lake, Cathedral City, Coachella, Colton, Corona, Desert Hot Springs, Eastvale, Hemet, Indio, Jurupa Valley, La Quinta, Lake Elsinore, Menifee, Moreno Valley, Murrieta, Norco, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, Perris, Pine Cove, Rancho Mirage, Riverside, San Jacinto, Temecula, Wildomar
Counties
Riverside, San Bernardino
Regions
Countywide
Cross Streets
multiple locations
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15301 Class 1 Existing Facilities
Reasons for Exemption
This Class 1 categorical exemption includes the operation, repair, maintenance, leasing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures or facilities, provided the exemption only involves negligible or no expansion of the previous site’s use. The approval of the Sole Source Justifications do not allow for new construction and are limited to maintenance activities and improvements on existing facilities The improvements to the existing County facilities are routine inspections and maintenance repairs to keep facilities safe and operational and would not expand the capacity of the site and would result in the continuation of public services; therefore, the project is exempt as the improvements meet the scope and intent of the Categorical Exemption identified in Section 15301, Article 19, Categorical Exemptions of the CEQA Guidelines.
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
Section 15061 (b)(3) Common Sense
Reasons for Exemption
In accordance with CEQA, the use of the Common Sense Exemption is based on the “general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment.” State CEQA Guidelines, Section 15061(b) (3). The use of this exemption is appropriate if “it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment.” Ibid. This determination is an issue of fact and if sufficient evidence exists in the record that the activity cannot have a significant effect on the environment, then the exemption applies and no further evaluation under CEQA is required. See No Oil, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles (1974) 13 Cal. 3d 68. The ruling in this case stated that if a project falls within a category exempt by administrative regulation or 'it can be seen with certainty that the activity in question will not have a significant effect on the environment', no further agency evaluation is required. With certainty, there is no possibility that the project may have a significant effect on the environment. The Single Source Justifications for the continued provision of Countywide Fire, Life, and Safety services will not lead to any direct or reasonably indirect physical environmental impacts. The direct effects of the Single Source Justifications will have purely administrative impacts. In addition, no significant indirect effects would occur from the approval as the Single Source Justifications do not allow for new construction and are limited to provision of Fire, Life, and Safety services at existing facilities, which are exempt under CEQA. Therefore, in no way, would the project as proposed have the potential to cause a significant environmental impact and the project is exempt from further CEQA analysis.
County Clerk
Riverside
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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