Key facts
- Use the Building Construction or Residential Building Construction industries, or NAICS 236220 for commercial and 236118 for residential remodelers.
- Residential builders and remodelers are smaller, and the owner usually decides.
- A commercial general contractor manages projects like offices, schools and warehouses, and almost everything is subcontracted.
- A remodeler works on existing homes, often with a small crew.
- FilterPick industry, title and place.
- RevealReveal the people who fit.
- SendBuzz Send on paid plans.
Commercial GC, residential builder, remodeler
A commercial general contractor manages projects like offices, schools and warehouses, and almost everything is subcontracted. A residential builder builds new homes. A remodeler works on existing homes, often with a small crew. Each has a different buyer and a different sales cycle.
The people inside a commercial GC
- Owner or President: strategy, bonding, large vendors.
- Preconstruction Manager and Estimators: pick subcontractors and suppliers for bids.
- Project Managers: run active jobs, order materials, approve changes.
- Superintendents: run the site; rarely email first.
The Buzzlist filters for general contractors
Copy these into Find. Each row is a filter as the app names it.
| Filter | Set it to |
|---|---|
| Industry & keywords: industry | Building Construction, Residential Building Construction |
| Industry & keywords: NAICS codes | 236220, 236118 |
| Job titles | Estimator, Project Manager, Preconstruction Manager, Owner |
| Seniority level | Owner, President, Vice President, Director |
| Company size | 11 to 50 employees, 51 to 100 employees, 101 to 500 employees |
| Location | Your states, cities, or ZIP codes with a 5 to 100 mile radius |
Preconstruction Manager is a strong title for commercial GCs: they pick subcontractors before a project starts.
On paid plans you can type the same list as one sentence, and Buzz ranks who fits best. Plans and prices.
Angles that fit
- For subcontractors: getting on the bid list.
- For suppliers: lead times and pricing.
- For service providers: safety, hiring and project tracking.
Timing
Bid deadlines are stressful days for estimators. Early in the week is better than Thursday or Friday, when many bids are due. Winter is planning season for builders in colder states.
Mistakes
- Writing to superintendents about office tools.
- Mixing residential remodelers with commercial GCs.
- Missing preconstruction, where subcontractor decisions happen.
Is the general contractors data any good?
Construction email changes when people move between firms, which is common. Paid plans show the job-change flag and email check status where the data has them. Catch-all domains are labeled and never treated as verified.
On paid plans, standard verification is included, and a hard bounce through Buzz Send gives the contact back.
Questions about general contractors data
What NAICS code do general contractors use?
236220 for commercial and institutional building, and 236118 for residential remodelers. 236115 covers new single-family homes.
Who picks subcontractors at a general contractor?
Usually the preconstruction manager and estimators, with project managers involved once the job starts.
How do subcontractors get on a GC bid list?
By reaching estimators and preconstruction managers before bids go out, with proof of capacity and licensing.
