# The AI receptionist for general contractors who are on a job site all day An AI receptionist for general contractors answers your business line 24/7 in your company’s name. It asks what the project is, where it is, the rough budget and timeline, then books a site walk or texts you a clean summary. You stay on the job site, and new work stops going to voicemail. ## Why general contractors miss calls - **Estimate calls land while you are on a ladder:** You are framing, meeting an inspector or chasing a sub when the phone rings. By the time you call back at 6pm, the homeowner who wanted a second-floor addition has already booked a walk-through with the next contractor on the list. - **Tire kickers eat your evenings:** Half the callbacks turn out to be a $300 repair or a project three years away. Without anyone asking about scope, address and timeline up front, you spend nights returning calls that were never going to become a signed contract. - **Subs, suppliers and clients all use one number:** The lumber yard, your electrician, a client asking about change orders and a brand new lead all ring the same phone. Nobody sorts them, so urgent job-site calls and fresh leads get buried under each other. ## Calls Vocenya answers for general contractors - New project estimate requests - Addition and gut renovation inquiries - Existing client asking about schedule or change orders - Subcontractor and supplier calls - Insurance and storm-damage rebuild questions - Permit and inspection timing questions - Commercial fit-out and tenant improvement leads ## How does an AI receptionist help general contractors win more projects? Most homeowners call two or three contractors and book with whoever picks up and gets a date on the calendar. An AI receptionist answers every call in your company’s name, gathers project type, address, drawings status and timeline, then books the site walk into your calendar. You show up to a qualified appointment instead of returning a voicemail two days late. The homeowner hears a professional, organized company from the first ring, which matters when they are about to trust you with a six-figure job. ## Can it screen out small jobs I do not take? Yes. You tell it the kinds of work you do and do not take, such as no handyman repairs, no jobs under a set budget, or only certain towns. It asks the right questions early and politely explains when a job is not a fit, and you can give it a handyman or referral number to pass along. The calls that reach your calendar are the additions, gut renovations and fit-outs you actually want to bid. ## What happens when a client calls about an active job? The receptionist asks whether the caller is a current client and what the call is about. Routine questions like “when is the tile guy coming” can be captured and texted to you or your project manager. Anything urgent, like water coming through an open roof or an inspector on site, can be warm transferred straight to your phone or a teammate, with the summary already in front of them. ## Does it work during the spring rush and storm season? That is when it pays for itself. In New Jersey, spring brings a wave of addition and renovation calls, and a nor’easter or hurricane can bring dozens of rebuild inquiries in a day. The receptionist answers every one of them at the same time, 24/7, logs each lead with the details you need, and books walks into the open slots you set. No lead waits in a voicemail box you cannot get to. ## Frequently asked questions ### Will homeowners know they are talking to AI? The assistant identifies itself as a virtual assistant, either at the start of the call or when someone asks, whichever you prefer. It never pretends to be a person. Most callers care that the phone was answered, their project was understood and a site walk got booked, and a warm transfer to you is always available when needed. ### Can it book site walks into my calendar? Yes. On the Growth and Pro plans it books directly into Google Calendar, Microsoft 365 or Outlook, Jobber or Housecall Pro. You set the days and times you do walk-throughs, how long each one takes and how much travel buffer you need, and it only offers the slots that fit. ### I already have a business number. Do I need a new one? No. You can keep your existing number and forward it to Vocenya, either all the time or only when you do not pick up. If you want a new local number, the Starter plan and up include one, and GH Phone adds lines for your project managers and office staff. ### Can it speak Spanish with homeowners? Yes. The receptionist speaks English, Spanish, Russian and Ukrainian today. It can answer in the caller’s language and still send you the summary in English, so you understand the project details before you call back or show up for the site walk. ### How much does an AI receptionist for a contractor cost? Plans start at $49 a month for 250 AI minutes. Most contractors who want calendar booking and warm transfers choose Growth at $249 a month with 1,000 minutes. Every plan includes a 14-day free trial with no contract, and you can cancel any time. ### How long does setup take? Enter your website and Vocenya builds a draft receptionist from it in about 20 seconds. You then add the services you offer, the towns you cover and the jobs you pass on, review everything and only then let it answer real calls. You can test it by having it call your own phone. --- Source: https://vocenya.com/industries/general-contractors Vocenya, powered by GH Business Solutions. Plans from $49/month with a 14-day free trial: https://vocenya.com/pricing