STATION 01 / GROUND · CONGERS NY · 41.1503 N / 73.9440 W
Custom AI,
built for contractors
BLDG Labs is your custom builder for AI. We scope the operation, then build what it actually needs: sometimes custom software, sometimes a workflow your team runs Monday morning. By someone who ran the business, not a vendor.
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STATION 02 / CAPTURES · SELECTED WORK
Software we’ve shipped
CAPTURE 01/09 · NVT-01 · AI Estimating Platform · STATUS: DEPLOYED
CAPTURE 02/09 · VSN-02 · Construction CRM · STATUS: DEPLOYED
CAPTURE 03/09 · CSF-03 · Dispute Prep · STATUS: DEPLOYED
CAPTURE 04/09 · CPT-04 · Roofing Lead Capture · STATUS: DEPLOYED
CAPTURE 05/09 · ARV-05 · Website Design & Build · STATUS: DEPLOYED
CAPTURE 06/09 · VDX-06 · Contractor Trust Layer · STATUS: DEPLOYED
CAPTURE 07/09 · OS-07 · AI Operating System · STATUS: DEPLOYED
CAPTURE 08/09 · CTX-08 · Agent Orchestrator · STATUS: DEPLOYED
CAPTURE 09/09 · BLT-09 · Estimator Marketplace · STATUS: DEPLOYED
Requisitions, change orders & invoices organized into one arbitration-ready record.
Turns a missed call + an address into a measured lead and preliminary estimate.
A neutral, outcome-verified record of which GCs & subs actually build good work together.
Runs the entire GC operation: estimating, scheduling, field ops, and back office in one system.
Multi-backend agent orchestrator: dispatch once, run concurrently.
Connects vetted, verified construction estimators with GCs who need takeoff expertise.
STATION 03 / THE SURVEY · WORK WITH US
We run this exact instrument on your operation
Most contractors don’t need “AI.” They need the right few tools, built for how they actually work. The AI Opportunity Assessment finds them first, then we build them.
AI Assessment
- SCOPE
- Your whole operation: estimating, scheduling, field ops, back office
- OUTPUT
- Ranked map of hours and dollars, with an ROI-backed build roadmap
- PRICE
- $1,500 fixed. Credited toward your first build
- NEXT STEP
- Book the assessment below. We map how your business actually runs, then hand you the report
AI Concierge
- FORMAT
- Ongoing partnership: we embed as your dedicated AI team
- OUTPUT
- Custom tools designed, built, run, and iterated as your business grows
- INCLUDES
- Hands-on rollout with your crews, maintenance, continuous support
- PRICE
- Monthly retainer, scoped from your assessment roadmap
DELIVERED AS A REPORT YOU KEEP
SAMPLE OUTPUT · YOU JUST WATCHED THIS INSTRUMENT SURVEY A COMPANY. YOURS IS NEXT.
Prepared for
Your Construction Co.
Reviewed: estimating, scheduling, field ops, back office
Executive summary
Five high-leverage opportunities identified across the bid-to-close workflow. Scheduling and estimating support carry the largest near-term ROI; both are buildable inside 90 days. Estimated reclaimed time: ~12 hrs / week across the team.
Where AI moves the needle
| Area | Opportunity | Impact | Effort |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduling | Auto-generated schedules + daily review copilot | High | Med |
| Estimating | Cost library, estimate assembly & proposals (takeoff stays yours) | High | Med |
| Field Ops | Photos & notes → daily logs automatically | Med | Low |
| Back Office | Invoice & requisition reconciliation | Med | Med |
| Disputes | Auto-organized, arbitration-ready records | Med | Med |
Build roadmap
Phase 1
Scheduling copilot
0-30 days
Phase 2
Estimate assembly + proposals
30-90 days
Phase 3
Concierge build-out
Ongoing
STATION 04 / THE CREW · HIRE AN AGENT
Or skip the build and hire one already trained
A BLDG Agent is staff, not software. It has a name, a job, and a license class it earned on a real job before anyone paid for it. We build it, we keep training it, and we place it inside your company.
Connie
On a live jobProject Management Specialist
Drafts, files, and routes your RFIs, submittals, and change orders inside your own Procore. Answers the status question before you ask it.
- POSTED
- Montana Contracting Corp · Rockland County NY
- WORKS IN
- Procore, Slack, Email
- YOUR CLICK
- Required. Nothing leaves the building without it.
$2,500/mo flat
Or start on the 90 day Proving Ground: $1,250/mo
THREE LICENSE CLASSES · WHAT SEPARATES THEM IS WHO STARTS THE WORK
A full role
$2,500/mo flatIt does. It watches the jobs and brings you what is aging, slipping, or unanswered.
ON THE ROSTER: Connie, open for hire now.
One department
$1,500/mo flatIt does, inside one department. It keeps a standing body of work current.
ON THE ROSTER: Leo, in the lab.
One workflow
$750/mo flatYou do. It waits for the ask and turns it around fast.
ON THE ROSTER: None posted yet.
INTERVIEW CONNIE YOURSELF · SHE ANSWERS
STATION 05 / FIRST TARGETS · FOCUS AREAS
Where custom software moves the needle
STATION 06 / OPERATOR · FOUNDER
“I spent years watching good contractors lose time and money to software that was never built for how they actually work. BLDG Labs exists to fix that: the right few tools, built right, that earn their place on the jobsite. No hype, no bloat.”
Matt Nicosia
Founder, BLDG Labs. Bids construction work by day, builds the AI he wishes existed by night.
STATION 07 / FIELD MANUAL · FAQ
Questions contractors actually ask
RFI-001What does BLDG Labs actually build?
Custom software, apps, and AI workflows for contractors: scheduling copilots, estimating setup and pricing tools, field apps for crews, document parsing for contracts and submittals, and reporting dashboards. Everything is built and tested inside a real general contracting business before it gets a name.
CALIBRATION NOTE · THIS INSTRUMENT DOES NOT CLAIM READINGS IT CANNOT TAKE
RFI-002Does AI read my drawings and do the takeoff?
No. That capability does not exist yet, and we will not claim it does. AI can assist with estimate setup, cost-library structuring, assembly, pricing, and proposals, but the takeoff itself stays with your human estimator. If you want to know where AI can help first, start with Scheduling: it is the fastest, lowest-risk place to see real time savings.
RFI-003What is the AI Opportunity Assessment?
A prioritized, ROI-backed map of where AI can save your operation time and money, plus a build roadmap. It costs $1,500 and gives you a clear next step, whether that's working with us or building it yourself.
RFI-004How fast can we get something built?
It depends on scope, but our tools ship in weeks, not quarters, because they start as a single well-defined workflow rather than a platform. The Assessment is where we scope timeline and cost together.
RFI-005Do I need an IT department to work with BLDG Labs?
No. We build for contractors who run lean field and office teams, not enterprises with dedicated IT staff. Our tools are designed to fit into how a small to mid-size GC or sub already works.
STATION 08 / CERTIFICATES OF CALIBRATION · PROOF
Built on real jobs, not demos
Every tool here was born inside a working general contracting business and proven on live bids, schedules, and requisitions before it earned a name.
Field-tested first
Nothing ships until it survives live projects at a working general contractor. If it can't hold up on a real job, it doesn't get a name.
Built by a contractor
Matt still bids and runs construction work every week at Montana Contracting, a New York GC. These tools exist because he needed them.
Receipts, published
We build in public and share what each tool actually saves, in hours and dollars, as we deploy. No stock photos, no borrowed quotes.