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Project BIM Brief - example

The Project BIM Brief (PBB) is a document that defines the client’s requirements and expectations for a project with
regard to BIM.

The document identifies goals, objectives and people’s accompanies this brief which provides a consistent set of questions
responsibilities. for suppliers to respond to.
The Project BIM Brief should be developed in the project After this phase, the BIM Execution Plan will form the framework of
establishment phase to be fully effective. It is a briefing document the management and operational functions of BIM throughout the
in its own right and could form part of a Request for Proposal (RFP). project’s life cycle.
It is intended that the BIM Evaluation and Response Template
The Project BIM Brief should be developed with reference to the
New Zealand BIM Handbook.
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Table of contents
Project information 4
Project schedule 5
Key project contacts 5
Project goals 6
BIM Use competency requirements 6
Client specific requirements 7
Project deliverables 8
Reference documents & standards 9

PREPARED BY: COMPANY: DATE:

Jim Bim ABC Company 1/1/2017

Revision record
REVISION: DATE: REVIEWER: COMMENTS:
A 1 JAN 2017 XMT
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Project information
PROJECT NAME: North West Tower

PROJECT OWNER: XYZ Ltd

PROJECT ADDRESS/LOCATION: 1 Closer Street

BRIEF PROJECT DESCRIPTION: 30 storey office and residential tower with 6 levels below grade

CONTRACT TYPE/DELIVERY METHOD: Design and Build

CONTRACTOR ENGAGEMENT -– December 2017

INDICATIVE DATE:
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Project schedule
Fill in the table below with any major project milestones which occur during the project life cycle.

PROJECT PHASE/MILESTONE: ESTIMATED START DATE: ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE:

PROJECT ESTABLISHMENT 1 July 2017 1 September 2017

CONCEPT DESIGN 15 September 2017 15 November 2017

PRELIMINARY DESIGN 25 November 2017 25 January 2017

DEVELOPED DESIGN 10 February 2018 10 April 2018

DETAILED DESIGN 15 April 2018 1 July 2018

PROCUREMENT 10 July 2018 1 September 2018

CONSTRUCTION 10 September 2018 1 September 2019

HANDOVER September 2019 November 2019

OPERATION November 2019 N/A

Key project contacts

List all the known key stakeholders who will be involved in BIM on this project.

ROLE: DISCIPLINE: COMPANY NAME: CONTACT NAME: CONTACT DETAILS:

CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE NA CR Management Joan Jenkins [email protected]
PROJECT MANAGER NA PM Project Managers Geoff Geoffrey [email protected]
BIM MANAGER(S) NA ABC Consultants Jim Bim [email protected]
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LEAD CONSULTANT Architect LC Architects Lee Brown [email protected]

OTHER PROJECT ROLES

Project goals
List client goals and expectations for the project. This table will assist to define BIM Uses required for the project in alignment with the project goals.
Refer to Appendix D for BIM Uses.

PRIORITY: GOAL DESCRIPTION – VALUE ADDED OBJECTIVES: BIM USES:

Design Authoring, Design Review, Cost

High Optimisation of design, with respect to overall project value and budget control
Estimation

Med Have a digital asset (3D models) that can be used for future use in facility management Record Modelling

High Better coordinated documentation for the contractor Design Authoring, 3D Coordination

Design Authoring, Design Review,

Med Effective communication of the design with key stakeholders in the design phase
Phase Planning (4D Modelling)

BIM Use competency requirements

The purpose of this table is to identify the potential value, experience and competencies required of responsible parties for the BIM enablement of the project.

BIM USE: VALUE TO PROJECT: RESPONSIBLE VALUE TO RESPONSIBLE COMPETENCIES REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT:
PARTIES: PARTIES:

Design ARCH, STRUCT  Ability to create and develop a Building Information Model
High High
Authoring MEP, FIRE  Design and construction experience

ARCH, STRUCT  Ability to manipulate, navigate and review a 3D model

Design Review Med High
MEP, FIRE  Strong understanding of how building/facility systems integrate
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 Ability to manipulate, navigate and review a 3D model

3D ARCH, STRUCT
High High  Ability to run clash detection software
Coordination MEP, FIRE
 Knowledge of building systems

QS, CONSTRUCT  Ability to identify quantities for the appropriate estimating level upfront
Cost
High ARCH, STRUCT High  Ability to adjust a cost plan to suit data available in the model over the
Estimation
MEP duration of design phase

 Ability to manipulate, navigate and review a 3D model

Record  Ability to use BIM application for building updates

Med CONSTRUCT Low
Modelling  Ability to effectively communicate between the design, construction
and Facilities Management teams

 Knowledge of construction programming and general construction

process (a 4D model is connected to a programme, and is therefore
Phase
Planning (4D Med CONSTRUCT High only as good as the programme to which it is linked)
Modelling)
 Knowledge of 4D software: ability to import geometry, manage links to
programmes, produce and control animations, etc.

Client specific requirements

List any client-specific requirements including any Common Data Environments, standards or protocols that might create a different work flow for the project team.

SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS:

The client’s company BIM guide and standards are to be used

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Project deliverables
In this section, list the BIM deliverables for the project and the format in which the information will be delivered.

BIM USE: APPROXIMATE DUE FORMAT: COMMENTS:

DATE/STAGE:

Concept design/ preliminary

Cost Estimation design/ developed design/ .xyz/IFC
detailed design/ construction

Preliminary design/ developed

Design
design/ detailed design/ .xyz/IFC
Authoring
construction

Record
Handover IFC Ensure that the proper information is contained in this model from the MEA table
Modelling

Preliminary design/ developed

3D Co‐
design/ detailed design/ .xyz/IFC
ordination
construction
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Reference documents & standards

The following documents are listed for reference.

GENERIC TITLE: APPLICABLE REFERENCE DOCUMENT/NOTES: VERSION:

BIM guide and standard XYZ Ltd BIM guide and standard V1.0

Client brief NWT client brief V1.0

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The New Zealand BIM Handbook

This document is one of a suite of documents forming the New Zealand BIM Handbook.
You can download or view the remaining documents here:

https://www.biminnz.co.nz/bim-tools/