90% range 47.7–57.1

Spence Brothers

General Contractor · Ann Arbor, MI · #238 of 440 listed overall

Primary kind of workCommercial alterations62% of all permits · #33 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 39 permits (3 STREAM + 36 A2Trak).

Sub-scores

Inspections51

typical

Failed / re-inspection results on 42% of inspections vs 44% expected for similar jobs

Plan quality / Revisions46

typical

1.01 plan send-backs / revision events per permit vs 0.84 expected for similar jobs

Time to permit46

typical

Median 38.5 days to approval vs 16 days peer median (1.24× after adjusting for kind of work)

Completion54

typical

14% of issued permits expired/voided without final vs 18% expected

More: compliance & reliability

Compliance66

better than peers

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

Reliability42

worse than peers

12% of inspections cancelled vs 8% expected

Ann Arbor activity & plain stats

Permits in scored set

Last 3 years

Last 12 months

Years active

2009–2026

Median days to approval

38.5

peer median 16.0

Permits needing a revision

46%

Permits with a failed / re-inspection

62%

Inspections on record

966

Job mix

Kinds of work across all 39 permits. Each permit is scored against peers doing the same kind of work.

Commercial alterations 62% (24)Commercial new 28% (11)Remodels 8% (3)Decks & porches 3% (1)

Score by kind of work

Commercial alterations · 24 permits

Commercial new · 11 permits

Shown for kinds of work with 5+ permits. 50 = peer average for that kind of work.

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
BLDG16-1590	Commercial new	2016-08-03	FINALED	69	inspection **FINAL: PARTIAL PASS inspection PARTIAL FINAL: FAILED inspection PARTIAL FINAL: PARTIAL PASS
BLDG17-0054	Commercial new	2017-01-13	FINALED	145	inspection **FINAL: PARTIAL PASS inspection PARTIAL FINAL: PARTIAL PASS inspection TEMP COFO: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL
BLDG10-1317	Commercial new	2010-08-05	EXPIRED	102	inspection CONCEALED SPACE: PARTIAL PASS inspection ABOVE CEILING/GRID: PARTIAL PASS inspection CONCEALED SPACE: FAILED inspection DRYWALL-SCREW: FAILED inspection ABOVE CEILING/GRID: FAILED
BLDG13-2134	Commercial alterations	2013-10-14	FINALED	13	—
BLDG12-1660	Remodels	2012-08-28	FINALED	122	—
BLDG11-1190	Commercial alterations	2011-07-26	FINALED	16	—

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