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Bid requests, captured live.

24/7 bilingual answering built for general contractors, remodelers, and specialty trades. Bid requests, scheduling questions, and customer service — handled by trained receptionists so your project managers stay on-site.

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AFTER-HOURS COVERAGE
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BILINGUAL ON EVERY CALL

Your foreman shouldn't be answering bid requests.

Every call your project manager takes on a Tuesday morning is fifteen minutes off the job site. And every missed call from a homeowner getting bids is a project your competitor wins by default.

Swiftlee captures complete bid intake — project type, scope, address, timeline, budget range — so your estimator can quote without ever picking up the phone first.

42 hrs
was the average first response to an online lead in a study of 2,241 companies; 23% never responded at all (source: Harvard Business Review, 2011 — cross-industry).
more likely to qualify a lead when a business responds within an hour vs. an hour later (source: Harvard Business Review, 2011).
24/7
Swiftlee captures complete bid intake live, in English and Spanish, so your estimator quotes a ready lead instead of chasing voicemail.
How we handle your calls

Built for the calls your foreman doesn't want to take.

We capture full bid intake. We route homeowners by project type. We follow your service area rules. We never commit to pricing — that stays with your estimator.

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Complete bid intake

Project type, address, scope, timeline, budget range, decision-maker. Estimators get full context before the first call back.

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Emergency repair routing

Storm damage, water intrusion, structural emergencies. Routed to your emergency line with full call recording for insurance documentation.

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Subcontractor coordination

Sub callbacks, schedule changes, material delivery confirmations — handled with light scripts so your PM's phone stops ringing.

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Bilingual answering

Spanish-speaking homeowners and crew get the same intake quality in their language. Critical for residential markets nationwide.

Works with the tools construction businesses already use
BuildertrendJobNimbusQuickBooksGoogle CalendarGoogle SheetsSlack
Every call, message, and lead delivered automatically — plus 6,000+ more apps via Zapier.
Sample workflow

Tuesday 8:14am. Kitchen remodel bid.

A real morning bid request flow, end to end.

1

Homeowner dials your line

Your published number forwards to the Swiftlee number we provisioned.

8:14am
2

Live answer in your script

"Thanks for calling Patterson Remodeling, this is Carla. How can I help with your project today?" — followed by your bid intake.

8:14am · < 3 rings
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Bid intake captured

Kitchen, ~150 sq ft, full gut, 4-month timeline, $40-60K budget range, decision-maker on the line. Service area confirmed.

8:16am
4

Estimator notified

SMS to estimator with full intake and homeowner's preferred callback window. Calendar block held for site visit if applicable.

8:17am
5

Logged in your portal

Recording, structured bid form, homeowner contact, project notes — all in your portal and synced to your CRM.

8:19am
FAQ

Construction answering, answered.

Can Swiftlee answer bid and estimate requests while my crews are on site?

Yes. We answer in your company's name and follow your script to capture the project type, location, scope, and contact details, then deliver the request to you by email and SMS so you can respond on your schedule.

Do you answer calls in both English and Spanish?

Yes. Every receptionist is bilingual, which matters on the jobsite. Calls start in English and switch to Spanish whenever a caller — a client, a sub, or a supplier — prefers it.

Is the service available after hours and on weekends?

Yes. Swiftlee answers 24/7, including nights and weekends. You decide which calls are urgent enough to transfer to you and which are taken as messages for the next workday.

Will I get a record of every call?

Yes. Every call comes with a recording, transcript, and structured summary in your portal, plus a real-time message by email and SMS — so nothing about a project gets lost.

Pricing for construction.

Most general contractors start on Growth ($299/mo, 100 calls). Multi-crew operations typically run on Pro or Scale. AI tier available for high-volume bid lines.

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