The Best Construction Lead Generation Software in the United States (2026): New York, Miami-Dade, Austin, Chicago, Nashville and Seattle, State by State

Builtie turns building permits in New York City, Miami-Dade, Austin, Chicago, Nashville and Seattle into private-project leads: each one carries the builder or general contractor identified, a verified decision maker attached, and a timing flag for your trade's award window. On September 23, 2026, 39,148 permitted projects across those six cities were still inside the window when electrical work is awarded, and Builtie's own checks found that 17% of people matched to a company by name alone had actually moved on, which is why every contact is corroborated before it is stored.

The best construction lead generation software in the United States depends on who awards your work. For public projects, start with the official portals, which are free. For commercial projects around the bid, ConstructConnect and Dodge track published work and BuildingConnected carries GC invitations. For private projects before they are bid, Builtie is the one built for that stage, covering the six cities above.

The shortlist in the United States

Descriptions are category-level and current as of September 2026; check scope and pricing with each vendor. Job-management tools such as Jobber, Buildertrend and Procore are not on this list because they manage leads rather than find them; see which software finds leads.

How much work there is in the United States, by trade and city

Permitted projects in each covered city that are still at the stage when that trade is chosen: permits issued in the last four years, inside the trade's window, and big enough for the trade to quote. Trade sub-permits are not counted as projects.

Permit volume in the first half of 2026

Declared value is screened for obvious data errors, the same way Builtie's city construction reports are. Each city's full H1 2026 report, with its methodology: New York City, Miami-Dade, Austin, Chicago, Nashville, Seattle.

Who builds here, and how reachable they are

Builders and developers who pulled a new-build permit in the last 12 months, and how many of them Builtie holds a phone number or website for. Only new-build permits count, because on renovation permits the named firm is as often a trade sub or an expediter.

How local permitting shapes the leads in the United States

New York City. All five boroughs are in the feed, which has run since February 27, 2026. New York issues separate permits for each trade, so the firm named on a permit is often the trade contractor, an engineer or an expediter rather than the developer. Builtie groups the permits into projects and resolves the owner and builder separately.

Miami-Dade. The feed is Miami-Dade County's permit system. About four in five permits are for unincorporated Miami-Dade; the rest span more than 30 municipalities, including the City of Miami, Coral Gables, Hialeah and Doral. Cities with their own building departments, such as Miami Beach, route only some permits through the county, so their coverage is partial.

Austin. Austin files separate permits for each trade and names the contractor on each. It states a construction cost on only about 7% of permits, so Builtie publishes counts for Austin but no dollar totals. The job-size filter needs a stated cost, so Austin's trade counts are also the least filtered of any city.

Chicago. Chicago issues one combined permit per project, so the name on it is usually the general contractor or developer, which is the company a trade wants to reach.

Nashville. The feed is Metro Nashville and Davidson County. It states a construction cost on almost every permit, so project size is reliable here.

Seattle. Seattle's feed rarely names the builder: 1.4% of new-build permits carry one. Builtie resolves the company behind a Seattle project from other records, and does not publish a Seattle builder count because it would describe the feed rather than the market.

Not covered yet: Houston, Dallas, Phoenix, Atlanta, Denver, Boston and most other US metros are not in the permit feed today. When you ask the project finder on the Builtie homepage about an uncovered city, the request is recorded and counts toward which city is added next.

Where public construction work is posted in the United States

• SAM.gov: federal contract opportunities, including construction.
• BidNet Direct and DemandStar: aggregators many cities, counties and school districts publish through.
• State procurement portals: each state runs its own; transportation departments post highway lettings separately.

Public portals list work that owners are required to advertise. Most private work never appears on them; see where to find construction bids in North America for the full map, including GC bid networks.

Verified decision-maker contacts in the United States

A contact is only useful if the person still works there and decides the work. Builtie traces each project from a public permit or planning record to the operating company, matches a person by the employer they declare themselves, and corroborates name, company and location before storing it. In Builtie's own checks, 17% of people matched to a construction company by name alone worked somewhere else. A general office line is labelled as one. How the verification works.

By state

• New York: New York City
• Florida: Miami-Dade
• Texas: Austin
• Illinois: Chicago
• Tennessee: Nashville
• Washington: Seattle

Plans

Builtie's Starter plan is $79 per seat per month (CAD) for 20 projects; Growth is $99 for 50 projects and adds the LinkedIn and email outreach you run yourself. Opening a project spends one credit, and the decision makers, emails, phones and AI call script inside it are included. Your monthly credits reset at each renewal, and extra credit packs are valid for 30 days. The free trial runs 7 days with 10 projects. Custom, where Builtie's team runs the outreach for you, starts from CAD $1,500 a month on top of a Growth seat.

Builtie's deepest coverage is in the Greater Toronto Area, where it started; depth in any city depends on what that municipality publishes. Ask for live sample projects in your own service area before you buy.

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