37F
90% range 33.7–42.0
Bigg Designs LLC
Primary kind of workCommercial alterations
activefeaturedhigh confidence
Sub-scores
Inspections49
typical
Failed / re-inspection results on 19% of inspections vs 18% expected for similar jobs
Plan quality / Revisions29
worse than peers
4.55 plan send-backs / revision events per permit vs 1.60 expected for similar jobs
Time to permit31
worse than peers
Median 67.5 days to approval vs 21 days peer median (2.91× after adjusting for kind of work)
Completion46
typical
15% of issued permits expired/voided without final vs 11% expected
More: compliance & reliability
Compliance39
worse than peers
0.26 license/insurance/stop-work type holds per permit vs 0.15 expected
Reliability50
typical
5% of inspections cancelled vs 5% expected
Ann Arbor activity & plain stats
Permits in scored set
21
Last 3 years
19
Last 12 months
15
Years active
6
2014–2026
Median days to approval
67.5
peer median 21.0
Permits needing a revision
90%
Permits with a failed / re-inspection
29%
Inspections on record
35
Job mix
Commercial alterations 76% Remodels 14% Commercial new 10%
Sample permit records
| Permit | Kind of work | Applied | Status | Days to approval | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLDGC24-0545 | Commercial new | 2024-10-22 | Expired | 140 | plan submittal v3 requires re-submit plan submittal v2 requires re-submit plan submittal v1 requires re-submit 13 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal Permit placed on hold for more information |
| BLDGC24-0272 | Commercial new | 2024-06-25 | Issued | 457 | plan submittal v1 requires re-submit 7 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal Permit placed on hold for more information Compliance hold (license / insurance / violation) |
| BLDGC25-0460 | Commercial alterations | 2025-11-10 | Issued | 95 | inspection Concealed Space [BLD]: Partial Pass plan submittal v2 requires re-submit plan submittal v1 requires re-submit 7 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal |
| BLDGR25-0998 | Remodels | 2025-06-17 | Final | 14 | 1 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal |
| BLDGC26-0517 | Commercial alterations | 2026-09-23 | Final | 13 | — |
| BLDGC25-0455 | Commercial alterations | 2025-11-07 | Withdrawn | — | — |
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