AI by industry · General contractors
Bid and quote follow-up for general contractors
Contractors use AI follow-up in two directions: nudging clients who have a proposal and have gone quiet, and chasing subcontractors and suppliers for the quotes you need to build the proposal. Both are reminders you would send yourself if you had the time. A person approves the wording.
Map your construction company: see what could run on its own
Enter your website. The Brain reads it and shows every step of your general contractor that could run on its own, and what we would build first. Free, about 20 seconds, no sign-up.
Not ready? See an example map
Chasing subs is half the job
You cannot finish a proposal until the electrician, the tile setter and the plumber send numbers. A tracker that sends each sub a polite reminder and shows who has not replied saves a dozen small calls.
Ask for quotes in a standard format, with scope, exclusions and a date, so they can be compared. The reminder can attach the scope sheet.
Proposals take thinking time
A client weighing a major remodel needs weeks, not days. Follow-ups should offer something: a clarification on allowances, a note on lead times, an offer to walk the site again. Not “just checking in.”
Selections and decisions
Mid-project, the delay is often a client decision that has not arrived: tile, fixtures, paint. A reminder tied to the date it affects the schedule moves things along.
Picture this
Examples of what it can look like in a general contractor. Illustrations, not clients.
The proposal went out two weeks ago. A short note asks whether the allowance for flooring raised any questions.
A sub has not replied on a bid due Friday. A second request goes out Wednesday, and you see it flagged.
The client has not picked a faucet. A reminder explains it needs ordering this week to hold the plumbing date.
Map your construction company in Westward’s Brain
Enter your website. The Brain reads it and shows every step of your general contractor that could run on its own, and what we would build first. Free, about 20 seconds, no sign-up.
Not ready? See an example map
Questions
Will subs find reminders annoying?
Less than a missed deadline. Keep them short and specific.
Can it follow up by text?
Yes, where people have agreed to texts. Respect opt-outs.
What if a client says nothing for months?
Move them to a slow track with a quarterly note. Many remodels begin long after the first proposal.
More AI for general contractors
What Westward builds for this
Follow up automatically in similar businesses