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AI Lead Qualification Agent for Construction
Project enquiries are screened for type, size, location and readiness before an estimator spends a day pricing them.
Estimators lose days pricing jobs that were never going ahead, or that sit outside the work you want. This agent screens every project enquiry first. It asks about project type, location, size, drawings, approvals, budget and start date, separates clients from subcontractors and suppliers, and scores each enquiry with a summary of what is still missing.
- Project enquiries screened for type, size, location and readiness
- Clients separated from subcontractors and suppliers on first contact
- Estimators receive a summary listing what is still missing
$4,900
20–30 working days
Optional maintenance $249/mo
What it is
AI Lead Qualification Agent for Construction screens incoming project enquiries before anyone prices them, asking about project type, location, size, drawings and approvals, budget and start date, then scores each against the work you want and records what your estimators will need.
Why businesses buy it
In construction, estimating time is expensive and limited. Every day spent pricing a project that lacks drawings, sits outside your sectors or has no real budget is a day not spent winning the right work. This agent asks the questions your estimators would ask, chases the missing information up front and files a scored summary where your project paperwork lives. Your team prices the projects you actually want. The criteria, connected systems and workflows are written on the Scope Card before you order.
Problems this solves
Estimators price projects that were never going to proceed
The agent screens incoming project enquiries before anyone prices them. It asks about project type, location, size and start date, and scores each against the work you want.
Enquiries arrive without drawings, approvals or budget information
It asks whether drawings and approvals exist and what the budget is. Everything your estimators will need is recorded on the enquiry before they open it.
Small jobs distract the team from projects you want
Scoring follows the Construction workflow template, tuned to your preferred project types and locations. Enquiries outside your target work can be referred on or declined by your rules.
A good fit if
Estimators lose days pricing jobs that were never going ahead, or that sit outside the sectors and sizes you build.
Enquiries arrive with half the information missing, and someone has to chase drawings, addresses and budgets before quoting can start.
Subcontractors and suppliers write in through the same contact form as clients, and their messages get mixed up with real project leads.
Your project management tool or document storage is where a new job's paperwork lives, and you want each enquiry filed there with a score.
Not the right fit if
The enquiries are already qualified and you need the quote or proposal itself drafted. See AI Proposal System for Construction.
Your bottleneck is site updates and document control on live projects. See AI Operations Assistant for Construction.
Most new work arrives by phone. See AI Voice Receptionist for Construction, which answers and routes calls.
Quotes are going out but clients are not replying. See AI Follow-Up Engine for Construction.
How it works
- A website enquiry, tender email or WhatsApp message opens a conversation on the single channel you choose.
- It establishes whether the sender is a prospective client, a subcontractor offering services or a supplier, and routes the last two to the contacts you name.
- For clients it asks what is being built or refurbished, where, roughly how large, whether drawings exist, where approvals stand, the budget band and the hoped-for start.
- Answers are compared with the sectors, regions and minimum project values you set, and each enquiry is scored with a written reason.
- For enquiries that pass, it assembles a short summary of what your estimators need, and lists what is still missing, such as drawings or a site address.
- The score, summary and transcript are written to your project management tool or CRM, and the right estimator or director is told under your approval rules.
What you provide within 72 hours
Your portal lists these the moment you order. Delivery starts the working day after everything is in and your access is checked.
- Admin access to your project management tool or CRM, with test records if possible.
- The project types, sectors, regions and minimum values you want to pursue.
- The information your estimators need before they will price a job.
- Ten real enquiries from past months, including ones you declined.
- Who receives subcontractor and supplier messages, and who reviews borderline projects.
- Access to document storage if summaries should be filed there, shared securely and never by email.
- One decision-maker who signs off the questions and scoring.
- An API key for your own AI model account (for example OpenAI or Google Gemini), created for this build with a spending limit.
The 72-hour rule. Send everything on your checklist, including access, within 72 hours of ordering so your build starts on time.
Timeline
Start
Intake verified; target sectors, regions and minimum values agreed.
Weeks 1–2
Construction template, client questions and estimator summary built.
Week 3
Project management tool and document storage connected.
Weeks 3–4
Fifty scenarios tested, including subcontractor and supplier messages.
Week 4
Your review and two rounds of changes.
Go-live
Live, recorded handoff session with your estimating team, support begins.
| Option | Delivery time | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 20–30 working days | $4,900 |
| Express | 15–25 working days | $5,750 |
| Rush | 10–20 working days | $6,600 |
What you receive at handover
- The AI Lead Qualification Agent for Construction, screening enquiries in your agreed channel
- A Construction intent library and workflow templates, tuned to your target project types
- Connections to up to two agreed systems, such as your CRM and estimating tool
- A test report built on construction enquiry scenarios
- An admin guide and recorded handoff session
- 30 days of post-launch support
Expected benefits and how to measure them
- Can save estimator hours on projects unlikely to go ahead
- Helps estimates start from complete project information
- Makes it easier to focus on the work you want to win
- Estimator hours on unqualified enquiries
- Ask estimators to log time on enquiries that went nowhere, for a quarter before launch and a quarter after.
- Bids won against bids submitted
- Compare your bid log for the two quarters before launch with the two quarters after.
- Enquiries complete with drawings and budget
- Count enquiries that arrived with drawings, approvals status and budget recorded, before and after launch.
Before you start: Record how many enquiries were priced last quarter and how many became bids and wins. Note estimator time spent on dead-end enquiries.
These are things to track, not promised results. Outcomes depend on your data, your team and your market.
Running costs
You pay for the build once. Running it costs roughly $50 to $250 a month in AI model usage and hosting, in your own accounts, plus your current project management or CRM subscription.
AI usage while we build and test is charged to your accounts as well, so the company holds each provider account directly.
Ask about running costsCustom requirements
If you want separate qualifying paths for more than six workflows, such as distinct residential, commercial and public-sector routes, or a third connected system, add a note at checkout. A written Change Quote arrives and starts only once accepted.
Request a custom versionKeep it running
We recommend monthly maintenance for this edition, for monitoring, fixes and monthly hours for changes, such as a new sector, a revised minimum value or an updated estimator checklist. Maintenance starts after the 30 days of support.
$249/mo (the minimum fee, includes 2 change hours)
Optional. Starts after the post-launch support period. Cancel any month.
How maintenance worksHow this compares
| Do it yourself with a SaaS tool | Hire a custom agency | Upmark Labs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | A construction lead platform charges monthly or per lead | A custom build is quoted after discovery | Ours is one fixed price, shown before you buy |
| Missing information | A form takes whatever is typed | Depends on what was specified | Ours asks for what estimators need and lists what is still missing |
| Subcontractor noise | Lands in the same inbox as clients | Depends on the routing agreed | Ours separates clients, subcontractors and suppliers on first contact |
| Delivery | Days, with generic questions | Usually several weeks, set per project | Ours has a fixed delivery time shown before you buy, with faster options |
Questions about this product
Does AI Lead Qualification Agent for Construction price jobs?
No. It qualifies the enquiry and prepares a summary for your estimators, but pricing stays with your team. If you also want proposals or quotes drafted from that information, AI Proposal System for Construction is the separate build that handles that step, and it can use the summaries this agent creates.
Can the construction edition tell a client from a subcontractor?
Yes. The first questions establish who is writing in. Subcontractors offering services and suppliers sending price lists are routed to the contacts you name and are not scored as project leads, so your estimators only see genuine client enquiries in the qualified queue.
What if an enquiry arrives without drawings or a site address?
It is still qualified on what the client can tell you, and the summary lists exactly what is missing, such as drawings, the site address or the approvals position. Your team decides in the approval rules whether such enquiries wait for the missing items or go straight to an estimator.
Which systems can AI Lead Qualification Agent for Construction connect to?
Two systems with read and write access, typically a project management tool and document storage, or a CRM plus email. Each qualified enquiry is written there with its score and summary. A third system is available as a Change Quote, or as an add-on such as Custom API or Webhook Integration.
What does every Construction lead qualification build include?
Every build includes the Construction workflow template, 50 documented test scenarios, two rounds of changes, a recorded handoff session and 30 days of support. Standard, express and rush delivery times are shown in the delivery panel before you buy, so you can plan around tender season or your next big bid window.
What are the running costs for a construction firm?
Roughly $50 to $250 a month in AI model usage and hosting, paid in your own accounts, plus your project management or CRM plan. There is no fee per enquiry or per project. Monthly maintenance is optional; we recommend it for sector and checklist changes as your pipeline evolves.
Price the projects you actually want.
Order AI Lead Qualification Agent for Construction and every project enquiry is screened, scored and summarized for your estimators before anyone starts pricing.
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