# AI for Contractors & Construction Managers

> Plain-English AI for general contractors, remodelers, and construction managers: proposals that win the job, weekly client updates that end the 9 p.m. texts, change orders written while decisions are fresh, and the compliance rules that protect your license.

*AI on the Job: Contractors & Construction Managers Edition · Series 002 of 025 · Trades & Main Street · 2027 edition*

Somebody still has to walk the site. Until the day that changes there is a proposal to write tonight, a change order to explain, and a client asking why.

## Formats

- **Ebook (EPUB)** — EPUB 3 · reflowable · no DRM · 988 KB · about 30,442 words · ISBN 979-8-90623-413-1. $7.99
- **Audiobook** — MP3 · unabridged except the Prompt Library · 2h 21m · 20 tracks · ISBN 979-8-90623-414-8. $14.99

## What it takes off your hands

eleven and a half hours every week.

- Chapter 4 — Writing proposals and change orders at night (~3 hours)
- Chapter 5 — Client updates, sub scheduling, decision chasing (~2.5 hours)
- Chapter 6 — Draw requests, invoices, payment chasing, RFQs (~1.5 hours)
- Chapter 7 — Review responses and reputation work (~1 hour)
- Chapter 8 — Daily logs, punch lists, crew briefs (~2 hours)
- Chapter 9 — Marketing you keep putting off (~1.5 hours)

That’s eleven and a half hours in a normal week. Your first week will be slower — you’re learning a tool. By week three, the numbers above are realistic. Chapter 12 gives you the 30-day plan to get there.

## Contents

1. Your Head Start
2. The 30-Minute Setup
3. How to Talk to It
4. Bids, Proposals, and Change Orders
5. Running the Job Without Running Your Phone Dry
6. Money Paperwork That Writes Itself
7. Reviews, Reputation, and the Long Relationship
8. On the Job — Daily Logs, Punch Lists, and the Crew
9. Getting the Next Job
10. The Rules You Can’t Afford to Break
11. Tools of the Trade
12. Your First 30 Days

Then: The Prompt Library, Glossary, The AI on the Job Series, About This Edition.

## Free from this book

- [Somebody Has to Walk the Site](../read/002-ai-on-the-job-contractors-construction-managers-edition.html) — the opening, 2,191 words, complete
- [All 150 prompt titles](../prompts/002-ai-on-the-job-contractors-construction-managers-edition.html)

## Questions

**Do I need to pay for ChatGPT or Claude to use this book?**

Not yet. The free tiers of both tools will carry you through this entire book’s TRY IT NOW exercises and your first few weeks of real use. You’ll know it’s time to pay (roughly $20/month) when you hit the free tier’s daily limits during a normal workday — that’s the signal the tool is earning its keep. Chapter 11 covers what the money buys.

**Is this book going to tell me AI is coming for my job?**

No. It takes the opposite position, and says so on page one: it is a good tool for words, it does not do your job, it does the writing around your job. The book's own last line on it is “this book will not tell you AI is magic. It’s a power tool. It kicks. We’ll show you where.” You can read the whole opening, Somebody Has to Walk the Site, free: 2,191 words, no sign-up.

**What is actually in the 150 prompts?**

Eight groups: Setup & Voice (1–15), Bids, Proposals & Change Orders (16–40), Client & Sub Coordination (41–65), Money Paperwork (66–85), Reviews & Reputation (86–105), On the Job (106–120), Marketing & Growth (121–145), Admin & Momentum (146–150). Every title is listed free on the prompt page, and twelve of the prompts are printed there in full.

**I have never used AI at work. Is this too advanced?**

It assumes nothing. Chapter 2 is “The 30-Minute Setup” and Chapter 3 is “How to Talk to It” — the tool is set up and the one real skill is taught before anything else is asked of you. The glossary at the back explains every term the book uses.

**How long is it?**

It is about 30,442 words across 12 chapters, plus the 150-prompt library and the glossary; the audiobook runs 2h 21m across 20 tracks, measured from the masters on 2026-08-31. Chapters 1–3 take about an hour and everything else depends on them.

**What do I actually get, and how is it delivered?**

Ebook at $7.99 and Audiobook at $14.99. Both are downloads and arrive the moment you pay — the EPUB has no DRM, so it is yours on any reader. Ebook ISBN 979-8-90623-413-1; Audiobook ISBN 979-8-90623-414-8. There is no printed edition of this one yet.


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*AI on the Job Press · Greenlight Publishing · 2027 edition*