AI Automation Proposal · April 2026

Automate Your
Subcontractor Pipeline

A purpose-built, n8n-powered AI system that finds, contacts, and qualifies subcontractors across Los Angeles — so your team only calls confirmed, interested leads.

🏗 DiBara Masonry
⚡ ZeluAI
🔄 Built on n8n
📍 Los Angeles, CA
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Your AI Automation
Partner for Construction

ZeluAI is a specialized AI automation studio. We don't build generic software — we build workflow systems tailored specifically for contractors, engineers, and builders who are serious about scaling.

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Globally on Upwork
100%
Job Success Score
USA + CA
Construction Clients
4+
Years AI Automation
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Exactly Where We'll
Find Your Leads

Four confirmed, targeted sources — each with a specific approach tailored to DiBara's trade categories. No broad scraping, no wasted data.

🎯 Target Trade Categories — All Searches Filtered to These
Retaining Walls
Conventional Footings · Caissons
Hillside Slope Remediation
Pipe & Board · Shotcrete · Soil Nails
General Masonry
Regular Brick · Block Walls · Decorative Brick & Block · Misc Repairs
Masonry Stone
Veneer · Flatwork
Tile
Stone · Porcelain
Pavers
Pavers
Stucco
Stucco
Waterproofing
Waterproofing
General Concrete
Sidewalks · Ramps · Broom Finish · Misc Repairs · General Concrete
Decorative Concrete
Colors · Stamps · Finishes · Cantilevered Stairs · High-End Details
🏛 Source 1 — Government Database
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CSLB.ca.gov — California State License Board

OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT DATABASE

The AI will search CSLB's official license database and filter results specifically by each of the 10 trade categories above. Every result will be a California-licensed contractor with a verified license number, business address, and phone number on record. This is the most authoritative source for confirmed, legitimate subcontractors in the state.

✓ License number ✓ Business name ✓ Phone on record ✓ Address ✓ Trade classification ✓ License status

📁 Source 2 — Contractor Directory
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LookingForSubs.com

TRADE DIRECTORY

The AI will search across all US locations on LookingForSubs.com, then filter results down to California-based contractors only. This is necessary because the platform does not support direct location-based filtering — a standard search will not isolate CA results on its own. The n8n workflow handles this by pulling all results and applying a CA-only filter at the data processing stage before writing to Google Sheets.

⚠️ Important: LookingForSubs does not support standard location-filtered search. The system is built to scrape all listings nationally and apply CA-only filtering in the n8n workflow — this is intentional by design.
✓ Contractor name ✓ Trade type ✓ Contact info ✓ CA-filtered by AI

🏢 Source 3 — Professional Contractor Network
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network.procore.com — Procore Contractor Network

VERIFIED CONTRACTOR NETWORK

The AI will search Procore's contractor network by running a separate query for each of the 10 trade categories in the target list, with location set to California. Procore is used by major general contractors across the US and contains verified, active subcontractors who are actively seeking work. Each service search is run individually to ensure full coverage across all trade types.

✓ Per-trade search ✓ CA location filter ✓ Company profile ✓ Contact details ✓ Active sub-network

📱 Source 4 — Facebook Groups (Your Account)

9 Facebook Groups — Last 4 Months of Activity

SOCIAL COMMUNITY · 9 GROUPS

Using your Facebook account, the AI will pull lead data from every member who has posted or engaged in the following groups within the last 4 months. No trade filtering is applied here — we capture contact info for everyone active in these groups, maximizing the pool. Names, profile links, and any visible contact details are extracted and added to the Google Sheet.

Group 1
facebook.com/groups/1366597080531550
Group 2
facebook.com/groups/855219425817114
Group 3
facebook.com/groups/501938785608306
Group 4 — General Contractor LA
facebook.com/groups/958872001320623
Group 5 — Contractors & Referrals LA
facebook.com/groups/2889803414480013
Group 6 — Bay Area Contractors
facebook.com/groups/bayareacontractor
Group 7
facebook.com/groups/2080203065428474
Group 8
facebook.com/groups/855219425817114
Group 9
facebook.com/groups/569546850078738
ℹ️ No trade filter is applied on Facebook groups. The AI captures contact data for all active members who posted in the last 4 months, regardless of trade — maximizing lead volume from your existing network.

🔍 Source 5 — Direct Company Research
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40 Pre-Identified LA Contractors — Web Research

TARGETED RESEARCH · 40 COMPANIES

The AI will research each of the 40 companies below individually — cross-referencing CSLB, Google, Yelp, BBB, and their own websites — to extract verified phone numbers, emails, and key contact names. These are added directly to the Google Sheet as pre-enriched leads ready for outreach.

Core Masonry Contractors
Cano Masonry, Inc.
Pineda's Masonry Inc.
Mendoza Masonry
Fix It Masonry
Dino's Masonry, Inc.
Richard Pye Masonry Inc.
Commercial / Specialty Masonry
Antigua Plastering Inc.
WestFire
BayStone, Inc.
SOL Tile & Marble, Inc.
ZF Marble, Inc.
Stone Art Marble & Granite
Quality Tile & Marble
Venetian Application Inc.
Concrete + General Contractors
South West Concrete
Starks Construction
AG Construction
Seacon Construction
JTC Construction Inc.
Armstrong Interiors Construction
Environmental Materials LLC
Verified Contractors — Directories / BBB / Thumbtack
Alex Ventura Masonry, Inc.
Tom Hohman Masonry
Morr Construction, Inc.
Armas Construction
Vision Restoration Contractors
Golden Retrofit & Foundation Repair
Falkon Construction, Inc.
Blue Oak Contractors
California Skyline Remodeling
Inner City Skyline Inc.
Commercial Masonry Subcontractors — Bidding Networks
Kia Contractors
BCM Construction
PL Masonry

Data Fields Captured Per Lead
Full Name & Company
Phone Number
Email Address
License Number (CSLB)
Trade Classification
Location / ZIP
Source Platform
Outreach Status

Three Automations.
Built on n8n.

n8n is a powerful open-source workflow automation platform — the backbone of our entire system. Every stage is a visual workflow you can inspect, adjust, and own.

n8n

Why We Build on n8n

n8n connects hundreds of services — Google Sheets, Twilio, Gmail, OpenAI, web scrapers, and more — in a single visual canvas. No black-box software: you own the workflows, you can see every step, and it scales to thousands of leads at zero marginal cost.

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Automation 1 · n8n Workflow
Intelligent Lead Discovery & Google Sheets Export
A scheduled n8n workflow runs continuously, scanning all 14+ sources above and enriching each lead with full contact data before writing it to your live Google Sheet.
n8n scrapes CSLB.ca.gov by city/ZIP/trade classification and extracts license numbers, addresses, and phone numbers
Separate n8n nodes hit Google Maps, Yelp, Angi, Thumbtack, and Construct-A-Lead APIs for LA subcontractors
Meta Graph API node scrapes Facebook Groups for active LA contractor posts and member profiles
AI enrichment node uses OpenAI to verify, clean, and score each lead for relevance
Google Sheets node writes all data in real time: Name, Company, Phone, Email, License #, Trade, Source, Status
Deduplication logic prevents the same contractor from appearing twice
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Automation 2 · n8n Workflow
Mass Outreach — SMS & Email at Scale
A second n8n workflow reads "New" leads from the Google Sheet every hour, fires off personalized SMS and email messages using your approved templates, then marks them as "Contacted."
n8n Google Sheets trigger fetches all leads with Status = "New" on a 60-minute schedule
Twilio node sends personalized SMS to each lead's phone number using DiBara's message template
SendGrid / Mailgun node fires branded email using DiBara's email template — personalized per lead
OpenAI node personalizes each message with the lead's name, trade, and location — no generic blasts
Status updated to "Contacted" in Google Sheets with timestamp after each message is sent
Follow-up n8n sub-workflow resends after 48 hours if no reply is detected
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Automation 3 · n8n Workflow
Reply Detection → Instant Management Alert
A third n8n workflow monitors inbound SMS and email replies in real time. When AI detects a positive response, it instantly fires an email alert to DiBara's management team with full lead details so they can call back immediately.
Twilio webhook triggers n8n the moment a lead replies to the SMS
Gmail / IMAP node monitors inbound email replies and passes them to the AI layer
OpenAI node classifies reply sentiment: Interested, Not Interested, or Needs Follow-Up
If "Interested" → Google Sheets status updated to "Confirmed" with timestamp
Instant email alert sent to DiBara upper management with lead's full name, phone, company, and conversation thread
Management team calls lead back immediately — while interest is highest

What We're Building With

Best-in-class tools — all orchestrated inside n8n.

n8n (Core Engine)
CSLB.ca.gov Scraper
Google Sheets API
Twilio (SMS)
SendGrid / Mailgun
OpenAI / GPT-4o
Meta Graph API
Google Maps API
Apify / Playwright
Gmail / IMAP
Webhook Triggers
Python Scripts

How We'll Build It

A structured, milestone-driven process — you'll always know exactly where things stand.

Kickoff
Days 1–2
Setup & Discovery
Onboarding & Configuration
Kickoff call, review of outreach templates, n8n environment setup, API credential collection (Twilio, SendGrid, Google Sheets), CSLB access confirmed, and full scope sign-off.
Build 1
Days 3–6
Automation 1
Lead Discovery n8n Workflow
Build and test CSLB scraper, Google/Facebook/Yelp/Angi nodes, data enrichment pipeline with OpenAI, deduplication logic, and Google Sheets export. First real leads populate the sheet.
Build 2
Days 7–11
Automations 2 & 3
Outreach + Reply Detection Workflows
Build Twilio SMS and email outreach workflows, integrate OpenAI sentiment classification, configure inbound reply monitoring (Twilio webhook + Gmail IMAP), and build management alert email.
QA
Days 12–13
Quality Assurance
Testing & Refinement
End-to-end testing with real LA data, edge case handling, duplicate prevention, rate-limit compliance, and dry-run of full outreach flow before going live.
Launch
Days 14–15
Go Live
Deployment & Handoff
Full n8n workflow deployment, team walkthrough session, documentation handover, and live activation. Your pipeline starts filling from Day 1 of launch.