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Riverside County

Palm Desert, California

Palm Desert is a Coachella Valley city whose municipal government covers community development, public works, and community services, with police and fire protection delivered under contract with county agencies. School districts, a community college district, water, healthcare, and park districts, and regional transit and joint powers agencies also serve the community.

Public agencies in Palm Desert

HQT works with the public agencies serving Palm Desert and the surrounding area, including:

  • City departments including community development, public works, community services, and economic development
  • Public safety services delivered under contract with county agencies
  • County of Riverside departments and regional programs with offices in the valley
  • School districts and a community college district serving the Coachella Valley
  • Water, healthcare, park and recreation, and library districts in the valley
  • Regional transit, transportation, and joint powers agencies serving the Coachella Valley

What HQT does for agencies here

  • Permitting modernization for development services and code enforcement
  • Resident-facing portals and payment integration
  • Accessibility remediation of city web services and documents
  • GIS and asset data for streets, parks, and public facilities
  • Cybersecurity assessments and Zero Trust planning for small IT teams

Working with HQT in Palm Desert

HQT is headquartered in San Diego and works throughout Riverside County. On-site work such as assessments, discovery workshops, integration, and go-live support is performed at the agency's facilities; development, cloud engineering, and advisory work is delivered remotely with scheduled on-site sessions. Staff assigned to public safety work complete CJIS background screening through the agency.

Agencies purchase HQT services by direct purchase order under their informal threshold, through a solicitation, or through a prime contractor. See contracting information for company data, commodity and NAICS codes, and points of contact.

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