Delivering Custom Solutions

 

The 4d BIM Consultant is part of the consultant team responsible for helping project owner solve people, process, and technological issues and deliver custom solutions and technology integrations for the AEC community. 

This includes establishing employee information requirements and BIM requirements for requests for proposals. Another help would be the establishment of contract documents to develop requirements for consults and contractors as well as contract compliance tracking and approving deliverables. 

More consultancies 

4d BIM consultant need to establish a BIM project execution plan, a multi-disciplinary coordination workflows and standards. They have to provide too the training for contractors and employers, and advising on the evaluation and selection of the proper common data environment. 

Another assignment would be to provide training for BIM coordinators. Included are the creations of coordination models, integrating models, participating in coordination meetings and to assist the stakeholders to organize and operate BIM team for the project. 

Role 

With BIM (building information modeling) being mandate for use in all centrally procured public sector projects. 

The industry has known about this requirement for the last four years, and the majority of large firms have begun to embrace BIM and understand the benefits of this collaborative working and data management process. 

Demand for consultants 

Although the requirement to incorporate BIM into construction projects is currently only for public sector buildings, the private sector is increasingly hot on using BIM, and as a result, BIM Consultants are in high demand to work on projects of all sizes. 

The private sector is creating a demand for BIM support services which was perhaps not entirely anticipated by the industry. As a result, existing and established BIM Consultants and BIM companies are much sought after BIM Consultant. 

Consultant work 

A BIM Consultant is there to coordinate and manage the BIM process, to inform and guide project designers, the developer and the construction firm in the implementation of BIM and to facilitate collaborative working between all parties. 

Typically, there are three different stages of work on a project for a BIM Consultant; their work is generally guided by the BIM process which ensures that everyone involved in the project is following the same work route. 

Project team 

A 4d BIM consultant rarely works alone. They should have a project team to work with, consisting of designers, engineers, developers and BIM support staff that can assist in managing and implementing the process. 

On a large project, BIM constitutes a seriously large piece of work and is integral to the success of the project. 

Ensuring your project success 

Employing a BIM Consultant is not only the fashionable thing to do but if you want to ensure the long-term success of your project, alongside a more informed management of the building during its lifecycle, then implementing BIM with the help of a BIM Consultant is the right thing to do. 

Regardless of whether your project is public sector or private, the benefits of BIM speak for themselves. 

Getting a BIM Consultant involved right from the very start of the project can help to guarantee the success of your project as well as offering greater value for money for the project as a whole.