Yuba County Audible Alarm Planning Project

The objective of the RFP and subsequent contracting activity is to secure the services of an experienced entity capable of efficiently determining ideal location and placement of each alarm to be audible for the most residents in the Yuba County foothills for notification in the event of an emergency for evacuation. This task includes but is not limited to conducting a needs assessment, scoping, receipt/incorporation of public feedback to identify future alarm locations, and planning for the emergency warning system. The successful proposer must be capable of the identification of an appropriate advanced warning alarm system, location and placement of each alarm, identification of equipment and installation needs, and identification of necessary compliance with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and/or National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), as well all other applicable state and federal requirements which also include the use of California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds as the source of funds for this planning project. IMPORTANT: The intended result of this project is to produce a needs assessment to analyze the possibilities and best options available to determine locations that would be ideal for future siting of an audible alarm system. This project is not intended to produce detailed engineering specifications or working drawings. The County is prohibited from using its funding source for a project design that would result in engineering specifications or working drawings, as these are ineligible costs.