Clashes solved in the model, before construction
We analyse how you coordinate design, quantities, changes and construction, help you choose BIM tools and connect the model to your budget and site control.
36questions, 9 minutes and your result at the end
Signs your company needs one
- Clashes between disciplines appear during construction
- Quantities are measured by hand from 2D drawings
- Drawing versions differ between office and site
- Design changes are not reflected in the budget
- A public or private client requires BIM deliverables
- Physical progress is not linked to the model
The cost of staying as you are
Work done twice
Each clash that appears on site is paid for in demolition, materials and schedule days.
Quantities that do not add up
If model quantities do not match the budget, the difference is discovered at the progress valuation.
Tenders that slip away
Without a procedure for BIM deliverables, every set of terms of reference that asks for them becomes a risk or a bid not submitted.
BIM analysis in four steps
We start from a finished project: its clashes, site queries and changes show which part of BIM to adopt first.
One finished project, reviewed
With your team we review a recent project: clashes, site queries, changes and differences between quantities and budget.
Standard and line items
We review your modelling standard, if any, and the link between elements and budget line items.
Modelling and common data environment requirements
We compare modelling, coordination and common data environment tools on open formats, site use and licence cost.
Connection to budget and site
We coordinate roll-out with the provider and connect quantities and progress to your budget, site control and ERP.
BIM assessment and selection
We assess and help you choose
We analyse coordination between design, budget and construction, define requirements and help you choose BIM tools and the common data environment; then we coordinate with the provider and connect quantities to your budget, site control and ERP. We do not offer modelling or our own implementation of BIM platforms.
BIM coordination assessment
Map of how design, changes, quantities and progress flow, with gaps against what your clients ask for.
Tool and common data environment selection
Decision matrix covering open formats, site use and three-year licence cost.
Budget, site and ERP integration
Coded quantities to the budget and site progress to cost control.
BIM: market options
In no order of preference. What weighs most is the open formats your clients ask for, use of the model on site and licence cost per discipline.
Recognised platforms on the market
- Autodesk Revit / Construction Cloud
- Trimble Tekla / Connect
- Graphisoft Archicad
- Bentley iTwin
- Navisworks
Selection criteria
- Exchange in open format (IFC)
- Common data environment with versions and approvals
- Model access on site from a tablet
- Quantities linked to budget line items
BIM: connections with other systems
Construction budgeting and project control
Progress valuations and site control using model quantities.
See the systemProject and portfolio management
Schedule linked to model elements (4D).
See the systemEnterprise resource planning
Budget, purchasing and costs by line item.
See the systemDocument and enterprise content management
Drawings, specifications and minutes with version and approval.
See the systemProduct lifecycle management
Prefabricated components with data sheets and revisions.
See the systemGeographic information system
The project on the ground and its surroundings.
See the systemBIM assessment: 36 questions, 9 minutes
This analysis reviews how each discipline's models are coordinated, how quantities reach the budget and how the approved model reaches the work front. The questions describe observable situations, such as the clash log, RFIs or drawing approval states.
Scored dimensions
- Discipline coordination. It looks at how architecture, structure and MEP models are federated and who resolves each clash before construction.
- Model-based quantities. It looks at whether quantities come out of the model with a cost item code and whether each version is reconciled with the construction budget.
- Model information and standards. It looks at whether models follow a naming and level-of-detail standard and whether each delivery is checked against the project's information requirements.
- Common data environment. It looks at how models and drawings are published, approved and versioned, and whether it is known which version each work front used.
- Model at the work front. It looks at whether field engineers and supervisors consult the model, record progress by element and raise their RFIs linked to the model.
What you receive
At the end you receive your level in discipline coordination, quantities, model information, common data environment and site use. Each gap comes with a first action your team can verify on an ongoing project.
18 scored questions and 13 context questions (type of operation, size, current system). Context questions are not scored: they let us read the result against similar operations.
Free of charge. Only Diego Muñoz sees your answers.
BIM: frequently asked questions
No. We analyse coordination, help you choose tools and a standard, and connect the model to your budget and site. Modelling is done by your team or a specialist.
It depends on the number of disciplines and the cost of a clash on site. The assessment shows whether to start with coordination, with quantities or with nothing yet.
Each set of terms of reference defines its deliverables. Usually a BIM execution plan, discipline models and defined exchange formats; we review them with you project by project.
The drawings or models per discipline, the log of site queries and the budget with its line items. The project does not need to have been modelled in BIM.
Review one project's site queries with Diego in 30 minutes
Bring the site query log of a recent project. Diego shows you which ones a coordinated model would have caught and where to start.
WhatsApp +51 919 488 260 · damunoz@dmunozgroup.com