90% range 50.2–56.9

R W Mercer

General Contractor · Jackson, MI · #194 of 440 listed overall

Primary kind of workCommercial alterations78% of all permits · #25 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 23 permits (3 STREAM + 20 A2Trak).

Sub-scores

Inspections57

better than peers

Failed / re-inspection results on 21% of inspections vs 32% expected for similar jobs

Plan quality / Revisions34

worse than peers

1.58 plan send-backs / revision events per permit vs 0.67 expected for similar jobs

Time to permit43

worse than peers

Median 34 days to approval vs 16 days peer median (1.58× after adjusting for kind of work)

Completion72

better than peers

0% of issued permits expired/voided without final vs 19% expected

More: compliance & reliability

Compliance62

better than peers

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

Reliability57

better than peers

5% of inspections cancelled vs 8% expected

Ann Arbor activity & plain stats

Permits in scored set

Last 3 years

Last 12 months

Years active

2010–2023

Median days to approval

34.0

peer median 16.0

Permits needing a revision

65%

Permits with a failed / re-inspection

61%

Inspections on record

Job mix

Kinds of work across all 23 permits. Each permit is scored against peers doing the same kind of work.

Commercial alterations 78% (18)Solar / EV 4% (1)Remodels 4% (1)Commercial new 4% (1)Additions / ADUs 4% (1)New homes 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
BLDG21-2057	Commercial alterations	2021-10-07	FINALED	46	inspection TEMP COFO: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL inspection **FINAL: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL inspection ABOVE CEILING/GRID: PARTIAL PASS inspection FOOTING: PARTIAL PASS review PLAN REVIEW: COMMENTS ISSUED review MECHANICAL: COMMENTS ISSUED
BLDG20-0712	Commercial alterations	2020-05-29	FINALED	19	inspection **FINAL: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL inspection PARTIAL ROUGH: PARTIAL PASS inspection FOOTING: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL review GRADING: HOLD
BLDG16-2336	Commercial alterations	2016-11-04	FINALED	95	inspection FINAL: PARTIAL PASS inspection FINAL: NOT READY inspection ROUGH: NOT READY inspection PARTIAL ROUGH: PARTIAL PASS review BLDG - ADD'L INFO REQ: APPROVED revision review: APPROVED
BLDGR23-0471	Remodels	2023-02-27	Final	92	—
BLDG21-1167	Commercial alterations	2021-06-11	FINALED	88	—
BLDG12-2315	Commercial alterations	2012-11-08	FINALED	10	—

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