Water Conditioning and Treatment Service Agreement with Aqua-Serv for Riverside County Facilities
Summary
SCH Number
2025071331
Public Agency
Riverside County
Document Title
Water Conditioning and Treatment Service Agreement with Aqua-Serv for Riverside County Facilities
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
7/31/2025
Document Description
On March 12, 2025, the Riverside County Purchasing Department (Purchasing) advertised the Request for Quote FMARC-00326 (RFQ) for the selection of a qualified firm to provide water conditioning and treatment services for building open and closed-loop systems, cooling towers, boilers, evaporative condensers, shell and tube condensers for various County facilities throughout the County of Riverside. Three firms responded to the RFQ and a selection committee was established to review each firm’s qualifications. After reviewing the submitted qualifications, Aqua-Serv Engineers, Inc was selected as the most responsive and responsible firm for a not to exceed amount of $300,000 annually, including a 10% annual contingency The additional contingency, if needed, is to allow the addition of new sites, one-time services, and annual CPI price increases as needed, making a total aggregate Agreement of $1,500,000 with up to $150,000 in additional compensation. The scope of services includes: maintenance of the current equipment to identify future replacement of all designated critical systems’ chemical-controlled equipment with energy efficient, modern, web-based remote monitored controlled equipment via cellular modem, and assistance in mapping out a plan for replacements. The approval of the Water Conditioning and Treatment Services Professional Services Agreement is identified as the proposed project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The County sites will continue to provide public services and will not result in an expansion of existing use. No additional 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, Corona, Hemet, Indio, Moreno Valley, Murrieta, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, Perris, Riverside, San Jacinto, Temecula, Thermal and Thousand Palms
Counties
Riverside
Regions
Citywide
Other Location Info
See Project location Table
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 project, as proposed, is limited to the provision of water conditioning and treatment services at County facilities. The use of the facilities would continue to provide public services and would not result in a significant increase in capacity or intensity of use. Therefore, the project is exempt as it meets 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 provision of water conditioning and treatment services that would occur as a result of the Professional Services Agreement will not result in any direct or indirect physical environmental impacts. The use of the facilities would remain unchanged, continuing to provide public services. 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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