Agency: Valley Sanitary District
Contact: Miguel Serna ( mserna@valley-sanitary.org )
Phone: 760-238-5406
Deadline: 12/02/2022
More: RFP Detail Online

The Valley Sanitary District (“VSD”) is in the Coachella Valley, about 20 miles southeast
of the Palm Springs International Airport. VSD is a wastewater district founded in 1925,
operating under the Sanitary District Act of 1923. VSD has approximately 30,000
connections in a 19.5 square mile service area serving a population of about 85,000 in
the communities of Indio, Coachella, La Quinta, and unincorporated Riverside County.
VSD is governed by a five-member Board of Directors and led by a senior management
team comprised of a General Manager, District Engineer, Chief Operating Officer, and
Chief Administrative Officer.
The District’s current General Manager has been in place for three years and is
anticipated to leave no later than June 16, 2023. The Board of Directors appoints the
General Manager to oversee all activities of the District, which includes a workforce of
36 full-time employees.
VSD has prepared this Request for Proposals (“RFP”) and is requesting proposals from
qualified and interested firms1 (“Proposers”) to assist the District in recruiting, qualifying,
and securing a diverse field of candidates for the Board’s selection for the position of
General Manager.