AI transformation for general contractors and specialty trades
Construction
Native puts AI agents into bids, RFIs, submittals, change orders and compliance documents, inside Procore and the systems contractors already use.
Where AI has an impact in construction
Bid review
Invitations to bid read and summarised, with scope, risks and missing documents listed for the estimator.
Spec and drawing search
Project teams ask questions of the spec book and drawings and get the section and sheet cited.
Submittal review
Product data checked against the spec section, with deviations flagged before it goes to the architect.
RFI drafting
Questions drafted with the conflicting drawings and spec references attached.
- Change order backup
- Subcontractor compliance
- Certified payroll
- Daily reports
Native helps general contractors and specialty trades put AI agents into bids, RFIs, submittals, change orders and subcontractor compliance. Agents read the drawings, specs and paperwork, check them against the contract, and draft the response for a project manager to approve. Engineers of record and PMs keep every decision that carries liability.
Case study · A regional commercial general contractor
A general contractor cleared its submittal backlog and stopped paying against incomplete files.
Native helped a commercial general contractor put agents on submittal review and subcontractor compliance. Submittals now reach the architect within a day, and every payment is released against a complete file.
The challenge
Project engineers were reviewing every submittal against the spec by hand, so packages queued for a week before going to the architect. Accounts payable chased insurance certificates and lien waivers at every pay cycle, and some payments went out against incomplete files.What we built
- A submittal agent that checks product data against the spec section and marks every deviation for the project engineer.
- A compliance agent that reads certificates, endorsements and waivers as they arrive, requests anything missing and tracks expiry dates.
- A project dashboard showing each submittal and each subcontractor's compliance status, with every check on record.
The result
Procurement stopped waiting on internal review, project engineers spent their time on the deviations that mattered, and payments went out against files that were complete.Frequently asked questions
What does an AI transformation partner do for a construction company?
An AI transformation partner maps how bids, submittals, RFIs and pay applications move through your projects and builds agents that read, check and draft that paperwork inside your systems. At Native the same team builds the agents and stays until they run on live projects.
Can AI review construction submittals?
AI can check submittal product data against the specification and flag every deviation, so the project engineer reviews only what differs. The engineer and the architect still approve.
Does AI work with Procore?
Yes. Agents read and write through Procore's own interfaces, so RFIs, submittals and documents stay in the project record your team already uses.
How can AI help with subcontractor compliance?
Agents check insurance certificates, endorsements, lien waivers and certified payroll as they arrive, request what is missing and track expiry dates, so payments are released against complete files.
Where should a contractor start with AI?
Submittal review or subcontractor compliance. Both are high volume on every project, follow written rules, and show results on the first job.
