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A workflow engine that handles proposal writing end to end and hands a human the exceptions rather than the queue. Aimed at construction project managers, proving value before anyone signs anything.
In short: Workflow Proposal Builder for Construction is a workflow engine aimed at construction project managers, covering proposal writing. It scores 75/100 on AltF Ideas, carried by demand (95) and held back by timing (24). Typical pricing is $14k–$205k per customer per year, with a first version reachable in about a month for $5.5k–$14k.
Construction teams lose proposals rebuilt from scratch that are 80% identical. A typical construction operation runs this on people, memory, and a shared spreadsheet. The cost is invisible on any P&L line, which is why it never gets fixed.
A workflow engine that sits beside the existing system, reads what it already produces, and closes proposal writing. Revenue is managed service, which suits a buyer who wants the cost to track the value rather than the seat count.
| Total addressable market | $1.0B |
|---|---|
| Category growth (CAGR) | 18% |
| Annual contract value | $14k – $205k |
| Pricing model | Managed service |
| Time to first revenue | 81 days |
| Startup cost to MVP | $5.5k – $14k |
| Build effort | ~1 month |
Connectors exist for systems that were closed five years ago. Construction is growing at roughly 20% a year, and this job has not been re-tooled since it was designed around paper.
| Who | The gap |
|---|---|
| The incumbent suite | Sells a platform; this job is one neglected module inside it |
| A spreadsheet | The real incumbent in most of the market, and it is free |
| An offshore back office | Cheaper per hour, but does not scale down to the tail |
Every customer wants their own edge cases encoded, so onboarding cost is the real constraint.
An idea you cannot act on is entertainment. Four concrete steps, wired to tools already running on AltFTool.
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