Lake Elsinore and San Jacinto Watersheds Authority (LESJWA) is a Joint Powers Authority (JPA) and is governed by five member agencies: Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District, the City of Lake Elsinore, the City of Canyon Lake; the County of Riverside, and the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority which serves as the Authority administrator.

LESJWA has established the following goals and objectives for its organization:

• To support planning, design and implementation of projects to improve water quality at both Lake Elsinore, Canyon Lake and the San Jacinto River Watershed
• To work with stakeholders to secure reliable funding to operate and maintain water quality improvement projects at both Lake Elsinore, Canyon Lake and the San Jacinto River Watershed
• To serve as administrator of the Lake Elsinore and Canyon Lake TMDL Task Force
• To seek ongoing reliable revenue to operate LESJWA JPA in fulfillment of its mission

LESJWA wishes to retain a firm experienced in alum application for lakes. LESJWA is requesting proposals for alum application services for Canyon Lake. The proposal should provide a detailed scope of work, a description of equipment, project schedule, and compensation budget.

One electronic copy of the response is to be submitted to the attention of Rick Whetsel, Senior Watershed Planner rwhetsel@sawpa.org by 4:00 p.m. on Monday, December 6, 2021. Should you have further questions regarding this request for proposals, please feel free to call Rick Whetsel at (951) 354-4222 or rwhetsel@sawpa.org.

Request for Proposal Document

Lake Elsinore & San Jacinto Watersheds Authority (LESJWA) invites Consultants to submit their Proposals for Public Education and Outreach Support Services.
You are invited to submit your proposal for the services to complete the above project.
Proposals are due by 5:00 p.m. (PST) on Friday, May 8, 2020.

Public Education and Outreach RFP

Questions and Answers to Public Education and Outreach RFP

Lake Elsinore & San Jacinto Watersheds Authority (LESJWA) invites Consultants to submit their Proposals for Consulting Services for Water Quality Monitoring Program Implementation.
You are invited to submit your proposal for the services to complete the above project. Proposals are due by 4:00 p.m. (PST) on Monday, March 2, 2020.

Here is the Amended RFP in PDF format.

Request for Proposal from qualified firms to assess conditions of the

Lake Elsinore fishery and identify appropriate management measures

for improving the fishery and supporting aquatic habitat.

All proposals must be received by 1:00 p.m. on Friday, October 26, 2018.

Lake Elsinore Fishery Management Tasks RFP

Inquiries should be directed by email to Rick Whetsel (first initial+lastname@sawpa.org)

The Lake Elsinore & San Jacinto Watersheds Authority (LESJWA) wishes to retain a firm experienced in alum application services for Canyon Lake for 2017-2020. The proposal should provide a detailed scope of work, a description of equipment, a project schedule, and compensation budget. Please click on the project title link for full details:   RFP: Canyon Lake Alum Treatment Project for 2017-2020

The due date is 4:00 p.m. on Monday, November 21, 2016.   

Request for Proposal: Canyon Lake Alum Treatment Project for 2017-2020

The Lake Elsinore & San Jacinto Watersheds Authority (LESJWA) wishes to retain a firm experienced in alum application services for Canyon Lake. The proposal should provide a detailed scope of work, a description of equipment, project schedule, and compensation budget. Please click on the project title link above for full details.  The due date is 4:00 p.m. on Monday, November 21, 2016.

The Lake Elsinore and San Jacinto Watersheds Authority (LESJWA) is requesting proposals from qualified firms for assisting LESJWA in the development and implementation of support services for a multi-year education and outreach program through community and media relations.

Closed: RFP Public Education and Outreach Support Service Docuement

One electronic copy of the response is to be submitted to LESJWA located at 11615 Sterling Avenue, Riverside, California 92503 by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 29, 2015.  The responses shall be addressed to the attention of Mark Norton, Water Resources and Planning Manager.  Thereafter, a review panel, composed of LESJWA staff will be conducted the first week of June with the final award scheduled for June 18, 2015.

Should you have further questions regarding this request for proposal, please feel free to contact Mark Norton at (951) 354-4221 or mnorton@sawpa.org.

FAQs

1. Does the $20,000 annual budget include all the requested services listed in the RFP, or is the budget for specific tasks, like supporting the water summit and attending booths at community events.

Yes, all services described would need to be included within the $20,000 annual budget.

2. Is there a consultant currently providing the requested services to LESJWA? 

Yes, the current consultant that LESJWA has supporting its public education and outreach program is O’Reilly Public Relations.