Systems & operations for specialty contractors
Better systems.
Better contractors.
We build the estimating, project management and AI workflows behind commercial specialty contractors, then train your team to run them.
Construction runs on pricing, paperwork and people. We build the systems behind all three.
Most specialty contractors grow on skill and hustle. Then the volume outruns the spreadsheets. AIQ turns how your best people already work into systems the whole company can run on.
Sound familiar?
Good crews. Scattered systems.
01
Pricing lives in one person's head
Every estimate is built a little differently, so the number depends on who built it.
02
Change orders live in email
COs, RFIs and submittals scatter across inboxes and text threads.
03
Everything runs through the owner
Nothing moves until the owner touches it, including the paperwork.
04
You find out after the job
Job cost and reporting show how a job did once it is already over.
What we build
Systems your office uses every day.
Example views. Every system is built to your company.
10+
Years in commercial specialty construction
4
Systems we build: estimating, PM, automation, operations
1
Partner from first assessment to team training
How we work
Find it. Build it. Make it stick.
01
Assess
We sit with how your company bids, tracks and reports today. Where time is lost, where money leaks, and what to fix first.
02
Design & build
We build the system around your people and the software you already run: pricing databases, templates, trackers and automations.
03
Train & improve
We train your team, watch how it gets used, and adjust until it runs without us.
We work with your existing processes and software wherever practical.
See the full process
Daniel Espinoza
Founder, AIQ Contractor Systems
Who you work with
Built by someone who has run the work.
Daniel has spent ten years in commercial specialty construction: estimating, project management, purchasing, change orders and submittals on framing, drywall and ceiling work. He studied Industrial & Systems Engineering at Texas A&M.
The same pattern shows up in every growing company: good people doing good work on top of scattered spreadsheets and processes that live in one person's head. AIQ exists to fix that.
We don't just advise. We build.
Construction people first
Ten years bidding and running commercial interiors work. We know what a wall type, a CO log and a bid day look like.
Clear scope before we start
Every engagement starts with a defined scope, timeline and price. No open-ended hourly meters.
We run on what we build
Our own estimating work at Go Build Estimates runs on the same systems we install for clients.
Built around your tools
We work with your existing processes and software wherever practical. New tools only when they earn their place.
Estimating production support
Need more estimating capacity?
For takeoffs and bid preparation, see Go Build Estimates, our dedicated estimating brand.
How is AIQ different from an AI agency?
We are construction systems people first. We start with how your estimating, PM and office work actually run, then fix the process. AI is one tool we use where it helps, always with your team reviewing the output.
How much of my team's time will this take?
Focused working sessions, not weeks of meetings. We capture how things work, then do the building ourselves.
We tried AI and it didn't stick. Why is this different?
Most tools fail because they start with the tool, not the problem, and stop at setup. We start with the process and stay through training and adoption.
What does it cost?
It depends on scope. We start with an operations assessment so you get a clear plan and a clear price before any build work.
How long until we see something working?
We agree on a timeline before we start. Most engagements begin with a short assessment so you know what is worth building first, then we build that piece and get it in use.
Do we need to buy new software?
Usually not. Most of what we build lives in the tools you already pay for. If something new is worth it, we show you why before you spend a dollar.
Start with an assessment
Let's build a better way to operate.
Tell us about your company and where the friction is. We'll set up a conversation and see if AIQ is the right fit.