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title: "AI Receptionist for Contractors - Answers 24/7, Books Jobs, From $179/mo"
description: "AI receptionist for contractors: answers every call 24/7, qualifies bids by scope and timeline, and books site visits. From $179/mo, 2-week free trial."
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# AI Receptionist for Contractors - Answers 24/7, Books Jobs, From $179/mo

> AI receptionist for contractors: answers every call 24/7, qualifies bids by scope and timeline, and books site visits. From $179/mo, 2-week free trial.

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 Built for General Contractors
 
# AI Receptionist for Contractors: Bid Requests and Project Calls Answered 24/7

 dolfyn answers every call 24/7, captures every lead, and sends you full project details so you never miss a bid opportunity.
 
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 Includes a 2-week free trial. No credit card required.
 Just comparing tools? See our breakdown of [AI voice agents for general contractors](https://dolfyn.ai/blog/ai-voice-agent-general-contractors) and what each option costs.


 
 
 
## You cannot answer calls while running a job site. Your competitors can.

 General contractors wear every hat. You are on site, managing crews, solving problems - and calls are coming in that you cannot get to. Every unanswered bid request is a project that went to a competitor who picked up first.
 
 
 
 28%
 of contractor calls go unanswered during active project phases
 
 
 85%
 of callers who reach voicemail never call back
 
 
 $350
 average value of a missed contracting inquiry
 
 
 


 
 
 
## What missed calls are actually costing you.

 Based on industry averages for contracting businesses. Every missed call that goes to voicemail is a job your competitor booked.
 
 
 
 Missed calls per weekAverage for an active contracting business
 ~30
 
 
 Average job valueService call average, contracting
 $350
 
 
 Call-to-job rateIndustry average, contracting
 30%
 
 
 Weekly revenue lostBefore dolfyn
 $2,678
 
 
 Estimated annual revenue lost
 $139K
 
 dolfyn pays for itself with a single recovered call.
 
 


 
 
## Everything a Contracting business needs.

 
 
 
### 24/7 Call Answering
Every call answered instantly, including the calls that come while you are on a job site with your hands full.
 
### Full Project Details
Project type, scope, location, and timeline captured before the lead reaches you.
 
### Full Lead Details
Project type, budget, timeline, and scope captured and sent the moment a call ends.
 
### Direct Booking
Consultations and site visits booked straight into your calendar without a callback.
 
### Smart Routing
Calls routed to the right team member based on project type and location.
 
### Estimate Booking
Site visits and estimate appointments booked straight into your schedule.
 


 
### See how dolfyn would handle your contractor calls.
Ten minutes with us, then a two-week trial on your own line. No credit card, no contract.
 [Book a 10-minute call](#demo)[Hear a voice](https://dolfyn.ai/#voices)


 
 
 
## This lands on your phonebefore you're off site.

 Every enquiry summarised and sent to you the way you want it, with scope and timeline captured up front.
 Most contracting calls are not jobs yet, they are enquiries worth qualifying. We build the fields around scope, timeline, and budget so you know which ones are worth a site visit.
 
 
 
 New call captured
 4:47 PM
 
 
 Hi John, your agent just took a call.
 New project enquiry
 NameRebecca OyelaranPhone(555) 0128Site address46 Wilmot St.Project typeKitchen and main floor renoApprox. scopeLayout change, load-bearing wallTimelineHoping to start in springBudget discussedYes, range givenDrawingsArchitect engaged
 Summary**Rebecca is planning a main floor renovation involving a load-bearing wall, with an architect already engaged and drawings in progress. She is targeting a spring start and gave a budget range when asked. The agent booked a site consultation for next week.

 

 

Delivered
 
 


 
 
## The calls a general contractor actually gets.

 General contractors miss 60-80% of calls on job sites, and at $2,000 to $10,000 or more per job, the ones that slip are expensive. The hard part is not answering, it is sorting the real projects from the tire-kickers.

 

 


### Qualifying real projects

A serious caller has a project type, a rough budget, and a timeline. The agent asks your qualifying questions, captures scope and budget, and flags the leads worth your time so you are not chasing every call.


### Screening tire-kickers

Not every caller is a real job. The agent handles the price-shoppers and out-of-scope requests, captures the details, and routes only the qualified projects to you, so your day is not spent on calls that go nowhere.


### Subs and vendors

Suppliers, subs, and inspectors call too, and they are not leads. The agent recognizes them and routes them separately from prospects, so a material delivery question does not get treated like a new project.


### Calls from the job site

You cannot answer with a nail gun in your hand, and 85% of callers who hit voicemail never call back (Invoca). The agent answers, qualifies, and books consultations while you work, then hands you a clean summary.


 

 
## Connects to your construction management software.

 
A general contractor runs projects, bids, and clients in one system, and a new lead should land there, not on a notepad in the truck. dolfyn connects to platforms that offer an open API on your plan, so booked jobs, new leads, and call details land in the system your team already uses instead of a separate inbox. Common ones here include Buildertrend, JobTread, CoConstruct, Procore, and Houzz Pro. If your platform only opens its API through its own partner program, we tell you what is possible before you go live, so you know exactly what connects.

 


 

 
## Hear it handle a real contracting call.

 
Book a quick call and hear exactly how your AI agent would handle calls for your general contracting business. No pitch deck. No pressure.

 

 
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Our take

 
General contracting is mostly big-ticket, slow decisions, and those calls want a human at some point. For a major project the smartest thing an agent can do is qualify the caller, get the basics, and route them to the right person, because nobody signs a large renovation off a scripted phone call. What it can fully own is the smaller job and the first pass on everything else, capturing scope, budget, and timeline, and making sure someone gets back to them on the big ones instead of letting the lead go cold. Knowing when to hand off to a person is the whole difference on high-value work.


## Frequently asked questions

 
### Can it qualify leads instead of just taking messages?

 
Yes. The agent asks your qualifying questions, captures the project type, budget, and timeline, and flags the serious projects, so you spend time on real jobs instead of every caller.

 
### Can it screen out price-shoppers and tire-kickers?

 
Yes. It handles out-of-scope and price-only calls, captures the details, and routes only qualified projects to you, by rules you set.

 
### Does it handle calls from subs and suppliers?

 
Yes. Subs, vendors, and inspectors are recognized and routed separately from prospects, so a delivery or scheduling question does not get mixed in with new leads.

 
### How much does an AI receptionist cost for a general contractor?

 
dolfyn starts at $179/month, priced to your call volume before you go live. Against a single project worth thousands, it pays for itself on the first job it books.


 

 
### Related guides for General Contracting businesses

 

 [AI Voice Agent for General Contractors](https://dolfyn.ai/blog/ai-voice-agent-general-contractors) [General Contractor Answering Service](https://dolfyn.ai/blog/general-contractor-answering-service) [Best AI Receptionist for Contractors 2026](https://dolfyn.ai/blog/best-ai-receptionist-contractors-2026)
 


 
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