90% range 36.8–47.5

NOVA Consultants Inc.

Architect · Novi, MI · #110 of 119 listed overall

Primary kind of workSolar / EV100% of all permits · #9 of 9 solar / ev specialists

activelow 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 6 permits (6 STREAM).

Sub-scores

Inspections43

worse than peers

Failed / re-inspection results on 44% of inspections vs 22% expected for similar jobs

Plan quality / Revisions47

typical

1.40 plan send-backs / revision events per permit vs 1.09 expected for similar jobs

Time to permit39

worse than peers

Median 39 days to approval vs 16 days peer median (2.45× after adjusting for kind of work)

Completion—

not enough data

More: compliance & reliability

Compliance26

worse than peers

0.83 license/insurance/stop-work type holds per permit vs 0.17 expected

Reliability60

better than peers

0% of inspections cancelled vs 3% expected

Ann Arbor activity & plain stats

Permits in scored set

Last 3 years

Last 12 months

Years active

2024–2026

Median days to approval

39.0

peer median 16.0

Permits needing a revision

83%

Permits with a failed / re-inspection

17%

Inspections on record

Job mix

Kinds of work across all 6 permits. Each permit is scored against peers doing the same kind of work.

Solar / EV 100% (6)

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
BLDGC25-0430	Solar / EV	2025-10-13	Issued	39	inspection Final [BLD]: Re-inspection required inspection Footing [BLD]: Re-inspection required plan submittal v1 requires re-submit 4 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal
BLDGC25-0431	Solar / EV	2025-10-13	Final	39	plan submittal v1 requires re-submit 5 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal
BLDGC25-0389	Solar / EV	2025-08-22	Issued	383	5 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal Compliance hold (license / insurance / violation)
BLDGC25-0390	Solar / EV	2025-08-22	Issued	383	5 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal Compliance hold (license / insurance / violation)
BLDGC24-0562	Solar / EV	2024-11-01	Final	0	1 eReview file(s) sent back for resubmittal Compliance hold (license / insurance / violation)
BLDGC26-0484	Solar / EV	2026-09-02	Issued	16	Compliance hold (license / insurance / violation)

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