bcgov/alcs ? reverse-engineered prompt

Build me an Agriculture Land and Commission System that helps track permits and other ALC related documents from start to finish.

I want a web app with a main staff facing interface and a separate portal style front end, plus the backend services to store and manage the records. People should be able to create, view, update, and search permit files, see their status, and keep notes and supporting documents attached in one place. Make it feel like a real government system, clean, practical, and easy to navigate.

Please set it up so it can run locally for development, and include the basic project structure, API connections, and anything needed for testing. If you need current docs or patterns for the stack, look them up online.