Ann Arbor Permit Report Cards

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52B−
90% range 50.0–56.7

Cougar Construction Midwest In

General Contractor · South Lyon, MI · #216 of 440 listed overall
Primary kind of workCommercial alterations100% of all permits · #30 of 70 commercial alterations specialists
occasionalmedium confidence

Overall score: 50 = peer average for the same role and the same kind of work (e.g. window jobs are compared with window jobs, remodels with remodels). Based on 9 permits (2 STREAM + 7 A2Trak).

Sub-scores

Inspections52
typical
Failed / re-inspection results on 26% of inspections vs 29% expected for similar jobs
Plan quality / Revisions44
worse than peers
1.46 plan send-backs / revision events per permit vs 0.86 expected for similar jobs
Time to permit47
typical
Median 16 days to approval vs 16 days peer median (1.35× after adjusting for kind of work)
Completion64
better than peers
0% of issued permits expired/voided without final vs 16% expected
More: compliance & reliability
Compliance62
better than peers
0.00 license/insurance/stop-work type holds per permit vs 0.06 expected
Reliability46
typical
9% of inspections cancelled vs 7% expected

Ann Arbor activity & plain stats

Permits in scored set
9
Last 3 years
1
Last 12 months
0
Years active
7
2013–2024
Median days to approval
16
peer median 16.0
Permits needing a revision
33%
Permits with a failed / re-inspection
67%
Inspections on record
39

Job mix

Kinds of work across all 9 permits. Each permit is scored against peers doing the same kind of work.

Commercial alterations 100% (9)

Sample permit records

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PermitKind of workAppliedStatusDays to approvalNotes
BLDGC24-0080Commercial alterations2024-03-06Final245inspection Final [BLD]: Partial Pass
plan submittal v3 requires re-submit
plan submittal v2 requires re-submit
plan submittal v1 requires re-submit
9 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal
Permit placed on hold for more information
BLDG16-1891Commercial alterations2016-09-12FINALED9inspection **FINAL: FAILED
inspection ABOVE CEILING/GRID: FAILED
inspection ROUGH: FAILED
revision review: APPROVED
BLDG14-2516Commercial alterations2014-12-03FINALED16inspection ABOVE CEILING/GRID: FAILED
inspection ABOVE CEILING/GRID: NOT READY
BLDG16-0599Commercial alterations2016-04-13FINALED13inspection **FINAL: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL
inspection PARTIAL FINAL: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL
inspection ABOVE CEILING/GRID: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL
BLDG17-1283Commercial alterations2017-06-14FINALED13—
BLDG13-0902Commercial alterations2013-05-17FINALED6—

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