Automation library · Chat assistants

Generate construction bid estimates with Azure OpenAI

Started by someone submitting a form, and works across Gmail, Google Docs, Google Sheets and Slack. It hands the judgement calls to Azure OpenAI. 15 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: Azure OpenAI

15 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
4Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 2Model 2Logic 4Service 7

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

  1. 1Azure OpenAI Chat ModelLm Chat Azure Open AiModel
  2. 2Form, Upload SOWForm triggerStarts it
  3. 3On Workflow ErrorError triggerStarts it
  4. 4🤖 AI Agent – Extract Line ItemsAgentModel
  5. 5Extract from FileExtract From FileService
  6. 6Google Sheets, Rate Lookup1Google SheetsService
  7. 7Slack – Send Error AlertSlackService
  8. 8Parse Extracted DataCodeLogic
  9. 9Calculate Cost Per ItemCodeLogic
  10. 10Aggregate All Line ItemsAggregateLogic
  11. 11Build Bid SummaryCodeLogic
  12. 12Google Docs, Create Bid ReportGoogle DocsService
  13. 13Google Sheets, Log BidGoogle SheetsService
  14. 14Google Docs, Write Report ContentGoogle DocsService
  15. 15Gmail, Send Estimate to EstimatorGmailService

How it's built

Starts on
Someone submitting a form
Steps
15
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Gmail, Google Docs, Google Sheets, Slack
Model
Azure OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Gmail, Google Docs, Google Sheets and Slack accounts, and a key for Azure OpenAI. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on someone submitting a form.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls Azure OpenAI. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 15 steps is enough that you should read each one before running it.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

Before you run it

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 15 steps before you point it at anything that matters.