SECTION A: BIM EXECUTION PLAN OVERVIEW

SECTION A: BIM EXECUTION PLAN OVERVIEW

Overview:

To successfully implement Building Information Modeling (BIM) on a project, the Project Team must agree to a detailed Project BIM Execution Plan (BExP) to serve as the “Roadmap for BIM Implementation”. This BExP defines the BIM goals, roles and responsibilities, specific requirements, LOD scope (Level of Development vs. Level of Detail) and schedules throughout all phases of the Project. When executed and agreed upon by the Project Participants, this BExP and any modifications are official contract documents as defined in the McCarthy BIM Exhibit.

Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Virtual Design & Construction (VDC) have both come to mean different things to individual project stakeholders, but when used in collaboration on a project as a team, clear definitions are necessary. For this project, the working definitions for BIM and VDC will be as defined by the BuildingSMART Alliance:

"A Building Information Model (BIM) is a digital representation of physical and functional characteristics of a facility. As such it serves as a shared knowledge resource for information about a facility forming a reliable basis for decisions during its life-cycle from inception onward."

"A basic premise of Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) is collaboration by different stakeholders at different phases of the life cycle of a facility to insert, extract, update or modify information in a BIM-enabled process such as VDC to support and reflect the roles of that stakeholder.”

Using that definition as a compass and to maximize the effectiveness of BIM in a collaborative environment, a BExP must be created collaboratively by the Project Team. The purpose of this guide is to give a structured procedure for creating and implementing the BExP for Kansas City Urology Care Therapy Center. This plan must align BIM tools and applications with project goals. It is important to understand the appropriate uses for BIM on this project and that NOT all facets of BIM need to be used if they do not have a fit to helping achieve the project goals. In Lean terms, the tools need to maximize value and minimize waste. This guide will help us to identify the required tools, the process for using the tools, the Level of Development and Level of Detail, model deliverables, and the responsible parties.

Mission:

McCarthy Building Companies and its Trade Partners embrace BIM (Building Information Modeling) as a core process and best practice for ensuring the very highest return on investment for its Clients over the entire lifecycle of a facility, continuing to pay dividends long after the last milestone in the design and construction phases have been completed.

Building Information Modeling (BIM) is the process of generating and managing building data during its life cycle. Typically, it uses three-dimensional, real-time, dynamic building modeling software to increase productivity in coordination and construction. The process produces the Building Information Model (also abbreviated BIM), which encompasses building geometry, spatial relationships, geographic information, and quantities and properties of building components.

BIM technology and VDC processes allow McCarthy Building Companies to perform most effectively for enhanced collaboration with its Design and Construction Partners.

BIM Design/Construction Expectations:

Kansas City Urology Care Therapy Center shall utilize BIM at a minimum for the coordination of site and building systems, including but not limited to: Roof/Floor/Wall Penetrations, Superstructure (Structural Steel, Concrete, Precast Concrete, Masonry), Misc. Metals, Misc. Building Trades (Windows/Skylights, Door Frames, Overhead Doors), Process Piping and Supports, Process Equipment, HVAC Systems/Piping and Controls, Plumbing, Fire Protection, Electrical, Low Voltage (Security), Instrumentation and Controls, Earthwork and Drainage, and Yard Piping.

The use of Virtual Design & Construction in a BIM-enabled environment will look to achieve the following BIM Goals:

 Enhanced Design Integration and Coordination through a collaborative environment  Reduction in number of coordination related RFI's during the installation process  Reduction in the number of field related issues  Improvement in schedule reliability of coordinated systems  Reduction in MEP/FP system deficiencies  Faster response to coordination related RFI's when accompanied by 3D model depiction

BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING EXECUTION PLAN (BEXP)

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