Permit Rapid Response Team (PRRT)

Develop Your Projects Faster and Elevate Prince George’s County

Do you need the permits expedited for your major, high-impact development project? The DPIE Permit Rapid Response Team (PRRT) can help! The new process replaces the former Mega Projects Suite, making permitting for your major projects easier and faster.

Key Aspects

• The Permit Rapid Response Team expedites the permitting process for 5–10 high-impact projects.
• Projects must be nominated and accepted by DPIE. Eligible projects include commercial, office, retail, and mixed-use developments that are considered high impact due to the quality of development and their potential to generate jobs.
  • Examples of nominated projects include:
    • National Capital Business Park, Upper Marlboro
    • New Carrollton Metro
    • Discovery District, Riverdale
    • Elion LP, Brandywine
    • Cheverly Hospital Redevelopment
    • Redevelopment of Six Flags, Upper Marlboro
    • Redevelopment of Washington Commanders Stadium
• Host biweekly permit meetings with stakeholders during the permitting stage.
  • Participating agencies include DPIE, M–NCPPC, PGSCD, WSSC, the Health Department, and MSHA.
  • Each agency must appoint high-level staff with decision-making authority.
  • Permit applicants must hire third-party/peer review engineers for engineering permit reviews.
  • Permit applicants must bring the development team, design professionals, third-party/peer reviewers, and permit expediters to engage in the relay and rapid response approach.
  • Permit applicants must provide/update a permit tracker with submittal dates, permit issuance dates, and agency permit numbers.
• Hold monthly construction-phase meetings with project developers, construction contractors, architects/engineers, DPIE inspectors, and permitting staff, third-party inspectors, etc., as needed.

DPIE Offers the PRRT Program for High-Impact Development Projects

The DPIE Permit Rapid Response Team (PRRT) was created to expedite the permitting process for up to 10 high-impact development projects. To nominate a commercial, office, retail, or mixed-use development project, click the PRRT Nomination Form.