McFate Group Inc., The

General Contractor · Chelsea, MI · #213 of 440 listed overall

Primary kind of workCommercial alterations76% of all permits · #29 of 70 commercial alterations specialists

occasionalhigh 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 25 permits (4 STREAM + 21 A2Trak).

Sub-scores

Inspections57

better than peers

Failed / re-inspection results on 19% of inspections vs 28% expected for similar jobs

Plan quality / Revisions49

typical

0.79 plan send-backs / revision events per permit vs 0.75 expected for similar jobs

Time to permit42

worse than peers

Median 21 days to approval vs 16 days peer median (1.59× after adjusting for kind of work)

Completion68

better than peers

4% of issued permits expired/voided without final vs 17% expected

More: compliance & reliability

Compliance43

worse than peers

0.08 license/insurance/stop-work type holds per permit vs 0.05 expected

Reliability42

worse than peers

10% of inspections cancelled vs 7% expected

Ann Arbor activity & plain stats

Permits in scored set

Last 3 years

Last 12 months

Years active

2012–2025

Median days to approval

peer median 16.0

Permits needing a revision

40%

Permits with a failed / re-inspection

56%

Inspections on record

106

Job mix

Kinds of work across all 25 permits. Each permit is scored against peers doing the same kind of work.

Commercial alterations 76% (19)Remodels 8% (2)Decks & porches 4% (1)Commercial new 4% (1)Windows & doors 4% (1)Roofing 4% (1)

Sample permit records

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

Permit	Kind of work	Applied	Status	Days to approval	Notes
BLDGC25-0454	Commercial alterations	2025-11-04	Final	195	plan submittal v1 requires re-submit 3 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal Permit placed on hold for more information
BLDG21-0536	Commercial alterations	2021-03-17	FINALED	26	inspection ABOVE CEILING/GRID: FAILED inspection ROUGH: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL inspection ROUGH: FAILED review MECHANICAL: COMMENTS ISSUED review BUILDING: RETURNED
BLDG13-1564	Commercial alterations	2013-08-07	FINALED	55	inspection FINAL: NOT READY inspection FINAL: FAILED inspection PARTIAL ROUGH: PARTIAL PASS revision review: APPROVED
BLDG16-2198	Commercial alterations	2016-10-18	FINALED	15	—
BLDG16-0185	Commercial alterations	2016-02-04	FINALED	14	—
BLDG13-1489	Commercial alterations	2013-07-26	FINALED	7	—