Permitting Efficiency Study

Post InformationPosted At:Tue, Mar 26, 2024 1:38 PMSealed Bid Process:Yes (Bids Sealed / Pricing Sealed)Private Bid:NoOverviewSummaryThe County of Volusia seeks a professional consulting firm to review and analyze the various planning, land development and permitting processes and provide recommendations to improve the efficiency, timing, and predictability of the programs. The State of Florida passed several laws that mandated a maximum time for staff review, requests for additional information and issuance of development orders or permits. This has impacted the business systems implemented by the county. Additional changes may be coming that will further reduce the time that local governments have to review development applications, so it is imperative that Volusia County maximize the efficiency of the staff and software.BackgroundThe County of Volusia houses many of its permitting programs in the Growth and Resource Management (GRM) department. The GRM department consists of four

divisions including Administration, Building and Code Administration, Environmental Management, and Planning and Development Services. The county uses AMANDA software to process all permits and uses “Connect Live” as its portal to the public. The public is encouraged to use electronic submittals for the different and varying applications. Many of the applications processed by the divisions in GRM are online submissions. The GRM department initiated an effort to a paperless process in 2022.TimelineRelease Project Date:March 26, 2024Question Submission Deadline:April 12, 2024, 11:59pmProposal Submission Deadline:April 26, 2024, 3:01pmSolicitation Opening Information :April 26, 2024, 3:01pm Microsoft Teams meeting Join on your computer, mobile app or room device https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/join-a-meetingMeeting ID: 213 233 692 064 Passcode: gPYNoU Or call in (audio only) +1 386-456-3387,,628672925# United States, Daytona Beach Phone Conference ID: 628 672 925#