Ann Arbor Permit Report Cards

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90% range 58.0–64.4

FDN Engineering, LLC

Architect · Omaha, NE · #7 of 119 listed overall
Primary kind of workFoundation / structural91% of last-3-year permits · #1 of 1 foundation / structural specialists
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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 14 permits (14 STREAM).

Sub-scores

Inspections59
better than peers
Failed / re-inspection results on 9% of inspections vs 18% expected for similar jobs
Plan quality / Revisions59
better than peers
0.82 plan send-backs / revision events per permit vs 1.49 expected for similar jobs
Time to permit57
better than peers
Median 11 days to approval vs 17 days peer median (0.67× after adjusting for kind of work)
Completion73
better than peers
0% of issued permits expired/voided without final vs 9% expected
More: compliance & reliability
Compliance64
better than peers
0.04 license/insurance/stop-work type holds per permit vs 0.14 expected
Reliability36
worse than peers
12% of inspections cancelled vs 6% expected

Ann Arbor activity & plain stats

Permits in scored set
14
Last 3 years
11
Last 12 months
1
Years active
4
2023–2026
Median days to approval
11
peer median 17.0
Permits needing a revision
43%
Permits with a failed / re-inspection
21%
Inspections on record
34

Job mix

Kinds of work across all 14 permits. Each permit is scored against peers doing the same kind of work.

Foundation / structural 71% (10)Commercial new 21% (3)Commercial alterations 7% (1)

Sample permit records

A sample of the public records behind this card. Links open the city's permit portals.

PermitKind of workAppliedStatusDays to approvalNotes
BLDGC25-0005Foundation / structural2025-01-06Final96plan submittal v1 requires re-submit
plan submittal v2 requires re-submit
12 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal
BLDGC26-0393Foundation / structural2026-07-14Final16inspection Rough-In [BLD]: Partial Pass
plan submittal v1 requires re-submit
7 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal
BLDGC23-0411Commercial new2023-09-08Final33inspection Rough-In [BLD]: Re-inspection required
plan submittal v1 requires re-submit
1 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal
BLDGC24-0602Foundation / structural2024-12-02Final7—
BLDGC24-0586Foundation / structural2024-11-13Final11—
BLDGC24-0588Foundation / structural2024-11-13Final11—

Scores update as new permit activity lands. Not a recommendation to hire. Report an error.