Ann Arbor Permit Report Cards

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54B
90% range 51.1–56.7

VENATOR CONTRACTING GROUP

General Contractor · Shelby Township, MI · #181 of 440 listed overall
Primary kind of workCommercial alterations78% of all permits · #24 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 (1 STREAM + 22 A2Trak).

Sub-scores

Inspections50
typical
Failed / re-inspection results on 36% of inspections vs 36% expected for similar jobs
Plan quality / Revisions53
typical
0.59 plan send-backs / revision events per permit vs 0.72 expected for similar jobs
Time to permit51
typical
Median 17 days to approval vs 16 days peer median (0.94× after adjusting for kind of work)
Completion44
worse than peers
29% of issued permits expired/voided without final vs 19% expected
More: compliance & reliability
Compliance71
better than peers
0.00 license/insurance/stop-work type holds per permit vs 0.04 expected
Reliability60
better than peers
4% of inspections cancelled vs 8% expected

Ann Arbor activity & plain stats

Permits in scored set
23
Last 3 years
1
Last 12 months
1
Years active
8
2012–2026
Median days to approval
17
peer median 16.0
Permits needing a revision
44%
Permits with a failed / re-inspection
74%
Inspections on record
118

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)Commercial new 17% (4)Windows & doors 4% (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
BLDG17-1080Commercial new2017-05-23EXPIRED31inspection **FINAL: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL
inspection **FINAL: NOT READY
inspection DRYWALL-SCREW: PARTIAL PASS
inspection DRYWALL-SCREW: NOT READY
inspection DRYWALL-SCREW: FAILED
BLDG18-0292Commercial alterations2018-02-23EXPIRED59inspection **FINAL: PARTIAL PASS
inspection **FINAL: NOT READY
inspection **FINAL: FAILED
inspection FOOTING: CONDITIONAL APPROVAL
review BLDG - ADD'L INFO REQ: APPROVED
BLDG17-0646Commercial alterations2017-04-07FINALED17inspection **FINAL: FAILED
inspection INSULATION: PARTIAL PASS
inspection INSULATION: FAILED
inspection DRYWALL-SCREW: FAILED
inspection PARTIAL ROUGH: PARTIAL PASS
BLDG16-2648Commercial new2016-12-20FINALED7inspection PARTIAL ROUGH: PARTIAL PASS
BLDG17-1579Commercial alterations2017-07-14FINALED26—
BLDG16-2132Commercial alterations2016-10-06FINALED13—

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