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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 ops teams, closing the loop while everyone is asleep.
In short: Workflow Proposal Builder for Construction is a workflow engine aimed at construction ops managers, covering proposal writing. It scores 72/100 on AltF Ideas, carried by demand (91) and held back by timing (23). Typical pricing is $4.4k–$65k per customer per year, with a first version reachable in a weekend for $2.5k–$7.0k.
Construction teams lose proposals rebuilt from scratch that are 80% identical. A typical construction operation runs this on people, memory, and a shared spreadsheet. Most operators assume this is simply the cost of doing business.
Proposal writing handled by a workflow engine, with a human signing rather than writing. Revenue is data subscription, which suits a buyer who wants the cost to track the value rather than the seat count.
| Total addressable market | $919M |
|---|---|
| Category growth (CAGR) | 19% |
| Annual contract value | $4.4k – $65k |
| Pricing model | Data subscription |
| Time to first revenue | 59 days |
| Startup cost to MVP | $2.5k – $7.0k |
| Build effort | Weekend |
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 |
| An internal hire | Works until volume doubles, then breaks again |
| A vertical competitor | Priced and scoped for enterprise accounts, not this segment |
The data you need lives on paper in a back office; digitisation is half the product.
An idea you cannot act on is entertainment. Four concrete steps, wired to tools already running on AltFTool.
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