how to utilize leads for commercial construction
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FINDING AND UTILIZING Quality Construction Leads
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Obtain Effective Leads
• Two most effective ways that commercial construction firms obtain information on contracting opportunities:
– Existing Relationships
– Quality Lead Service
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Building Your Project Pipeline
• Winning more bids begins long before the submission of a bid or proposal.
• Do you know the prequalification process of:
• Local legal entities
• Key Owners
• Developers
• Architects
• Engineers
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Lead Management Service
• A construction lead generation should:
– Assist in obtaining new project leads
– Developing relationships with owners, developers, and design professionals
– Provide current up to date information on construction projects out for bid
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Using A Lead Management Service
• Before contacting a lead
– Analyze key areas
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• Projects worked on in the past
• Locations of projects
• Be selective when assessing each lead
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Building Relationships
• All leads cannot be handled in manner
• Adopt different tactics to market your business based on which phase the construction project is in
• Use targeted marketing to find your next construction job
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Five Basic Phases
• Each construction project can fall into one of these basic phases
– Conceptual
– Design
– Bid
– Post-bid / Pre-construction
– Construction
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Conceptual Phase
• Owner or developer:
– Has a plot of land and/or a building
– A concept
– Seeking approvals
• Reach out to:
– Project Managers (PMs) Construction Managers (CMs), and Design-Builders (D-Bs)
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Design Phase
• Marketing opportunity for General Contractors (GCs), Suppliers, and Manufacturing Reps
• Developer decides on a contracting method or hires a firm
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Bid Phase
• General Contractors (GCs) will submit bids
• Subcontractors submit pricing to GCs or Construction Managers (CMs) before bid/project deadline
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Post-Bid / Pre-Construction
• Awards
• General Contractors may actively solicit certain trades as a Sub-Bid
•
market products to subcontractors
• GCs get their foot in the door for the next project
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Finding and Utilizing Quality Construction Leads
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