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The UK Government
The UK’s Government Construction Strategy, published on 31 May 2011, has
acted as a significant catalyst in the drive towards Common Standards and
announced the Government’s intention to require the use of collaborative 2D
BIM (with all project and asset information, documentation and data being in
electronic form) on its projects by 2016. The outputs deriving from this initiative
have been published by various entities; however, they all serve the same goal
and are compatible with the RIBA Plan of Work 2013.
BIM Task Group: www.bimtaskgroup.org
This entity has been established to raise awareness of the UK Government’s BIM
programme, to ensure that a consistent message is delivered, best practice shared
(‘work in progress’ for a variety of work streams is published) and to allow a
feedback route to inform the task group. The website will continue to grow and
it is likely that the documents noted below will continue to evolve as exemplar
projects are completed.
Digital Plans of Work
In Chapter 7, the value of clear Information Exchanges is set out. A digital Plan of
Work expands further on the benefits of clear data requirements and the value
that these create. This document in particular aims to clarify how data is defined,
tested and used by both the supply chain and the public client. The digital Plans
of Work will continue to develop and be accessible via the BIM task group website.
Employer’s Information Requirements (EIR)
The Employer’s Information Requirements (EIR) template has been developed
for inclusion in the tender documents for the procurement of both a design team
and the contractor. It requires editing to confirm project-specific requirements,
although some elements can be adopted without amendment. Guidance has
been written into the template but should be deleted prior to formal issue. EIR
are an important element of BIM implementation as they are used to convey to
tenderers precisely what BIM models are required and the purposes of those
models. In accordance with PAS 1192-2, the design team and constructor should
each include an outline BIM Execution Plan (BEP) in their proposals. A compliant
BEP will demonstrate how the requirements outlined in the EIR will be met.
The content of the EIR covers three areas:
• technical: details of software platforms, definitions of levels of detail, etc.
•management: details of management processes to be adopted in connection
with BIM on a project
•commercial: details of BIM model deliverables, timing of data drops and
definitions of information purposes.
www.ribaplanofwork.com
