County siren alert system update

With the Idyllwild Fire Protection District standing up its emergency siren alert system last week, the newspaper contacted the county about the status of its siren alert system.
“I reached out to our team for an update,” wrote Shane Reichardt, senior public information specialist for the county’s Emergency Management Department, in an email Monday morning. “We are still in the awarding process for the Mountain Top Project Request For Proposal [RFP] bid. I’m told we are close to awarding the project and are currently ironing out the details of the agreement.”
Reichardt added, “One note, though Station 23 [Pine Cove] is an option, the team is still making site visits to determine the best locations and those have not been confirmed yet. Idyllwild’s siren is free standing and separate from what the county is working on.”
The newspaper previously reported, “The county is also still looking to expand WNKI across the mountain.
“The estimated draft timeline for the project is below.
“EMD Emergency Warning System for San Jacinto Mountains (FM08200010735)
“Estimated Schedule:
• Prepare RFP advertisement process:
o Start: 9/29/2020
o Finish: 10/14/2020
• Outreach to potential firms/vendors:
o Start: 9/29/2020
o Finish: 10/14/2020
• Issue RFP advertisement:
o Start: 10/15/2020
o Finish: 10/22/2020
• Close RFP advertisement:
o Start: 10/29/2020
o Finish: 10/29/2020
• Pre-proposal conference for firms responding to RFP prior to close:
o Start:11/3/2020
o Finish: 11/3/2020
• Proposal development period:
o Start: 11/4/2020
o Finish: 11/11/2020
• Proposal due date:
o Start: 1/12/2020
o Finish: 11/12/2020
• Proposal evaluation period:
o Start: 11/12/2020
o Finish: 11/26/2020
• Board approval process for selected firm:
o Start: 11/19/2020
o Finish: 1/12/2021
• Award date:
o Start: 1/13/2021
o Finish: 1/13/2021”