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2 <br /> 6 . Special Use Permit <br /> a. Designer works with P & R staff and value engineer to complete Special Use Permit <br /> (SUP) application, including design drawings . <br /> b . Project Planning Committee reviews drawings during process and approves drawings <br /> that are part of the SUP application <br /> c . Application undergoes regular SUP review process by advisory boards and Town <br /> Council, as well as by Board of Orange County Commissioners <br /> • At least 60 days notice is given to Board of County Commissioners before review <br /> period for application <br /> d. At Public Hearing Council receives staff recommendation in its role as owner and in <br /> its role as Regulator, and recommendations from Board of County Commissioners <br /> and all advisory boards and commissions <br /> e . Board of County Commissioners meets at its next meeting after the SUP Public <br /> Hearing date to prepare its final comments to Town Council before Council ' s final <br /> decision <br /> f. Town Council, in its role as Regulator, issues SUP <br /> 7 . Bidding <br /> a. Designer completes working drawings and bid documents <br /> b . Town staff and contract engineer review drawings and specs before finalized for <br /> bidding, including code reviews by Inspections and Fire Departments <br /> c Staff advertises for bids , holds pre-bid conference, opens bids <br /> d. Staff, with assistance of designer and value engineer, analyzes bids , checks <br /> references and makes recommendation to Project Planning Committee on bids and <br /> project budget <br /> e . Project Planning Committee makes its recommendation to Town Manager, Board of <br /> Commissioners and Town Council on bid and project budget . Recommendations <br /> might include : <br /> -which of several alternates to accept <br /> -which part(s) of the base project to delete to come within budget <br /> -how to phase the project to accommodate budget and other constraints <br /> 8 . Budget and Bid Award <br /> a. Town Council considers recommendations of Project Planning Committee and <br /> Town Manager, makes its decisions and requests the County Commissioners ' <br /> concurrence in those decisions as quickly as possible , so that the bids can be awarded <br /> within 60 days of the bid opening . <br /> b . Town Council ' s budget may include funding for public art, whose expenditures <br /> would be overseen by the Public Arts Commission according to the Percent for Art <br /> Program <br /> c Board of County Commissioners considers recommendations of Project Planning <br /> Committee and Town Council <br /> d . County Commissioners may : <br />