Construction leads: companies researching commercial building projects
A commercial project starts long before the bid documents: someone at the company reads about design-build, preconstruction and what a buildout costs. These are the companies researching commercial construction right now.
What are construction leads?
Construction leads are projects, and the companies behind them, that a contractor could bid on or sell to, bought by general contractors, specialty subcontractors and building suppliers. Most of the market sells project data: databases and bid boards list a job once plans, permits or bid invitations exist. Intent-based construction leads come earlier: people at US companies whose recent reading is about building construction, design-build, preconstruction or office buildouts, delivered with their company, size, address and contact details. They aren't a project with drawings and a bid date; they're the owners, developers and facility teams who may be planning one, often before an architect or general contractor is chosen.
Companies researching commercial builds
Bid boards show projects once they're public, and by then every contractor in the region has seen them. The earlier signal is an owner, operations lead or real estate manager reading about building construction, general contractors and office buildouts while the project is still an idea with a budget.
We count those people every day and attach their company, its size and its address. A general contractor can keep to its region and to companies big enough to build; a specialty subcontractor or supplier can do the same and reach the owner before the trades are locked in.
| Topic | Category | People researching (US) |
|---|---|---|
| Building Construction | Construction Consulting & Contracting | 94,925 |
| Data Center Construction | Construction Consulting & Contracting | 70,175 |
| Construction | Construction & Maintenance | 39,854 |
| Office Space Buildout | Commercial Properties | 6,588 |
| General Contractor | Construction Consulting & Contracting | 5,082 |
| Commercial Painting | Construction Consulting & Contracting | 4,733 |
| Design-Build | Construction Consulting & Contracting | 1,143 |
| Preconstruction Services | Construction Consulting & Contracting | 494 |
As of November 14, 2026. People in the US researching each topic on that day, counted exactly; the page checks for a new day every hour. People often research several topics, so the rows overlap: the total above counts each person once. A lane keeps a rolling 14-day window, so it also holds people from earlier days.
Ways to buy construction leads
The common ways to buy construction leads, side by side. Third-party prices come from each seller's own pages or a named industry source, checked November 2026 and linked below; where nobody publishes a figure, the row says how the price is set.
| Way to buy | Price | Exclusivity | Contact data included | Timing | Contract or subscription |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intent leadsPeople researching your topics, which you export yourself | 10¢ falling to 5¢ per lead; counts and samples free | Not exclusive, but no form fill is split among buyers | Name, title, company, business and personal email, mobiles with do-not-call flags, LinkedIn | Researched in the last 14 days; new people every data day | None: prepaid balance, top-ups from $250 |
| Project lead databasesSubscriptions listing planned projects, permits and bidders | From $199 a month per market per seat at ConstructConnect, billed annually; $94–$500 a month per market for permit data at Construction Monitor; Dodge doesn't publish a price list123 | Not exclusive: every subscriber in the market sees the same projects | Project details, owner, architect and bidders where known | Once plans, permits or bid invitations exist | An annual contract at ConstructConnect's Professional tier, with no refund for mid-term cancellation |
| Bid networksPlatforms where general contractors invite subcontractors to bid | $1,999–$3,299 a year for a PlanHub subcontractor plan, depending on radius4 | Shared: invitations go to every matching subcontractor | The general contractor's bid invite, plans and due date | At bid time, with a deadline | Annual subscription |
| Outbound appointment settingBusiness development reps call owners and book meetings for you | From $5,000 a month at Abstrakt Marketing Group5 | Abstrakt takes one client per trade per territory | Booked meetings with decision-makers | A ramp-up period, then meetings each month | Monthly program under a written agreement |
- ConstructConnect, Pricing, as of November 2026.
- Construction Monitor, Shop, as of November 2026.
- Dodge Construction Network, What is Dodge Construction Network, as of November 2026.
- PlanHub, Pricing for subcontractors, as of November 2026.
- Abstrakt Marketing Group, Appointment setting for contractors, as of November 2026.
Who uses construction leads
General contractors and design-build firms
Owners and developers deciding how to build, before an RFP goes out.
Specialty subcontractors
Painting, electrical, mechanical and interiors firms that want to be on the project before the trades are set.
Building suppliers and equipment rental
Companies with builds coming up, kept to your delivery area.
Every field we have, at one price per person
Name, job title, company and website, business email with its validation status, personal email, every mobile we have with its own do-not-call flag, direct and company phones, LinkedIn, department, title and employer history, schools, home city, age, gender, household income, net worth, homeowner, married and children at home, the company's size, revenue, NAICS and SIC codes and address, and why they're here: the topics they researched or the pages they visited. The same fields in the dashboard, the CSV, the API and the webhook.
Every field, by group 70 in all
Who they are33
- First Name
- Last Name
- Job Title
- Seniority
- Standard Title
- Department
- Job Function
- Sub-departments
- Headline
- Title History
- Employer History
- Education
- LinkedIn Connections
- Company
- Website
- Industry
- NAICS
- SIC
- Employees
- Employee Range
- Revenue
- Revenue Range
- Company Address
- City
- State
- Company ZIP
- Company Country
- Company Description
- Photo
- LinkedIn Headline
- Current Title (LinkedIn)
- Current Company (LinkedIn)
- Location (LinkedIn)
Home and household11
- Home City
- Home State
- Home ZIP
- Home Country
- Age Range
- Gender
- Household Income
- Net Worth
- Homeowner
- Married
- Children at Home
How to reach them12
- Business Email
- Email Status
- Personal Email
- Mobile
- Mobile on DNC
- Direct Phone
- Company Phone
- Company LinkedIn
- X (Twitter)
- GitHub
- All Mobiles
Why they're here9
- Intent Topics
- Intent Score
- Last Active
- Visited Page
- Visited At
- Lane
- Keywords Matched
- Intent Strength
- First Seen
The ID that lasts5
- Exported
- Seen Before
- Suppressed
- Lead ID
- Person ID
Aim it at the people you can serve
Every lane takes the same filters as Search, so you only pay for people at companies you can sell to. For this market, these matter most:
- HQ state, or a radius for the area you build in.
- Employee count and revenue, so you reach companies that can fund a project.
- Industries that build often, such as real estate, healthcare, logistics, data centers and retail.
- Leave out customers, open deals and anyone already in your CRM with an exclusion list.
- Require a mobile, a mobile that isn't on do-not-call lists, or a business email.
- Set the minimum intent strength: low, medium or high.
Pay per lead, only when you export
100% usage-based: pay per lead, no subscription. From 10¢ a person, falling to 5¢ as your month grows, with no seats or contract: add funds to a prepaid balance and spend them on any lane.
Intent leads
Charged once a month per person, however many of your lanes find them.
| People this month | Each |
|---|---|
| First 2,500 | 10¢ |
| 2,501 – 7,500 | 8¢ |
| 7,501 – 20,000 | 6.7¢ |
| Above 20,000 | 5¢ |
10,000 in a month cost $817.50; 50,000 in a month cost $2,987.50. Only the people inside each band get its price. More than 100,000 a month? Talk to us.
Free before you buy
Size the market and check who's in it at no cost.
- Daily counts for every lane and every topic.
- Samples of the people in a lane, before you export.
- Quotes on every export, shown before you pay.
- Exclusion lists, so you never pay for people you already have.
- API, webhooks and CSV on every account.
Set it up in 3 steps
- 01
Add the topics
Create a free account and start a lane with topics such as “Building Construction”, “Construction” and “General Contractor”. Or describe what you sell and pick from the topics we suggest.
- 02
Narrow it to your market
Keep the states you build in, companies with the headcount to fund a project, and owners, operations and facilities leaders.
- 03
Export, or have them sent
Check the count free every day. Export a CSV when it looks right, pull leads through the API, or have each new person sent to your CRM by webhook.
How to work construction leads
- 01
Split project owners from contractors
Filter by industry: real estate, healthcare, logistics, manufacturing and retail companies are owners who build; construction firms researching the same topics are competitors or customers if you supply the trades.
- 02
Match company size to project size
Employee count and revenue range are the quickest proxy for what a company can build. A design-build firm that wants ground-up buildings has little to say to a small office reading about a fit-out.
- 03
Lead with preconstruction help
Owners researching preconstruction and design-build want budgets, schedules and early cost certainty. Offer a budget review or a site feasibility call, not a bid, so you're in before the RFP is written.
- 04
Show the same building type
Send one case study of a project like theirs: a medical office to a healthcare group, a warehouse to a logistics company, a fit-out to a company reading about office buildouts.
- 05
Watch for the project going public
Keep the companies you contacted in your CRM and check them against your project database. When one appears with a permit or an RFP, you're already a name they know.
Cadence
Export every two weeks. Send one email and a LinkedIn connection request in week 1, a relevant case study in week 3, then a monthly touch until a project surfaces. Commercial projects move slowly, so an owner who isn't ready this quarter is worth keeping for next year.
SubjectBudgeting a {building type} for {company}
Hi {first name}, If {company} is weighing a new building or a major fit-out, an early budget and schedule can save months later. We're a {design-build / general} contractor in {region}; we recently finished {comparable project}. I'm happy to look at what you have, even if it's a rough idea, and give you a budget range and the questions to settle before you hire an architect. Worth a call? {name}, {company}
Construction leads questions
How counts, targeting and prices work for construction leads. The lanes guide covers keywords, filters and strength in detail.
How much do construction leads cost?
100% usage-based: pay per lead, no subscription. Intent Leads charges 10¢ per lead for the first 2,500 in a month, then 8¢ up to 7,500, 6.7¢ up to 20,000 and 5¢ after that, from a prepaid balance. Counts and samples are free, and each person is charged once a month however many of your lanes find them. Other ways to buy them, as of November 2026. Project lead databases: From $199 a month per market per seat at ConstructConnect, billed annually; $94–$500 a month per market for permit data at Construction Monitor; Dodge doesn't publish a price list. Bid networks: $1,999–$3,299 a year for a PlanHub subcontractor plan, depending on radius. Outbound appointment setting: From $5,000 a month at Abstrakt Marketing Group.
Are these construction companies or project owners?
Both research these topics. Filter by industry to keep project owners, such as real estate, healthcare, manufacturing and logistics companies, or keep construction firms if you sell to contractors.
Are construction leads exclusive?
No, but they're not a public bid either. A project on a bid board is seen by every subscriber in the region at once. These are companies researching a build before anything is posted, which you can reach on your own terms.
How fresh are the construction leads?
The counts on this page are for November 14, 2026, the latest data day. Every company in a lane researched construction topics within the last 14 days, and more arrive each data day. Because commercial projects take months to plan, a lead from this month is usually still early in the process.
Can I target the states or metros I build in?
Yes. Filter on the state or city of the company's headquarters, or a radius around your office. The count for your region is free before you export.
Do construction leads include phone numbers?
On November 14, 2026, 165,908 of the 215,246 people researching commercial construction, design-build and office buildouts (77%) had at least one mobile number. Each lead includes every mobile we have, each flagged if it's on a do-not-call list, plus a business email with its validation status and the company's phone. Facilities and operations leaders are often easier to reach on a mobile than through a front desk.
Is this residential construction?
No. This page covers commercial and business construction topics. Homeowners planning a remodel research different topics.
How is this different from Dodge or ConstructConnect?
Project databases list jobs with plans, permits and bidders once they're public, sold as subscriptions by market. These leads are people, not projects: who is researching building, design-build or buildouts now, with their contact details, before there's anything to bid on. Many contractors use a database for bids and intent leads to reach owners earlier.
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Guides and comparisons
- What is intent data?Intent data shows which people and companies are researching a topic right now. How B2B buyer intent data is collected, scored and priced, and how to use it.
- ZoomInfo pricing in 2026: plans, credits and what a contact costsZoomInfo pricing in 2026: free Lite, quoted annual plans, $0.38 self-serve credits and a $33,500 median contract, with the cost per contact worked out.
- Apollo pricing in 2026: plans, credits and what 1,000 phone numbers costApollo pricing in 2026: $0 to $119 a seat a month, 1 credit per email and 8 per phone number, and what 1,000 US contacts with a phone cost on each plan.