The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has introduced a new suite of documents that aims to provide instruction and guidance on how to define, procure and deliver Level 2 BIM across its projects.
The guidance was developed through a collaborative Special Interest Working Group, BIM2AIM, with input provided by supply chain partners including Wates Group, Stride Treglown, Arcadis and WYG.
The documents have been redefined to assist the MoJ’s supply chain by outlining a clear digital brief from tender and provide sufficient detail to enable data requirements to be packaged, procured and technically assessed on projects.
The BIM2AIM special interest group said it would build on the work as it moves into “Sprint 2” for 2016-2017, putting into practice the asset information and data requirements that have now been defined, and in particular:
- Evaluate the data capture process on selected pilot projects;
- Capture how the technical assessment and quality assurance of the provided data is conducted and achieved on selected pilot projects;
- Incorporate feedback from early adopter projects to provide improvements and updates to their EIR documents;
- Map and migrate their prescribed asset information from project handover into operational facilities management systems.
Having adopted BIM early and been issuing Employer’s Information Requirements (EIRs) since 2012, the MoJ’s standardised BIM component library was developed to build virtual designs and models of any building requirement in any part of the MoJ estate.
BIM4AIM in action with Matthew Watchorn and Chris Barker leading the group
As new BIM language and requirements came to the fore, the MoJ recognised the need to work alongside its supply chain in developing advanced and practical solutions moving forward that more closely met the needs of industry.
The MoJ said the new suite of documents are now being reviewed by the government’s BIM Task Group and BIM Working Group and will be shared with government departments as they look to provide a more clearly defined brief for asset information on projects.
Matthew Watchorn, MoJ head of BIM, said: “I have been impressed with the response of the volunteers participating in the BIM2AIM Special Interest Group, the success has been beyond our expectations: a genuine client-industry endeavour developing new policy, technical specification and know-how.
“The dismantling, examining and jointly rebuilding the EIR suite of standards from the bottom up was a fundamental moment in the MoJ BIM story and will stand us and other government departments in good stead in making the next phase of BIM a reality for projects going forward.”
Chris Barker, BIM manager for Wates Construction, said: “We believe we have been able to help fill a critical gap in current industry literature, and believe we have provided some much needed clarity on the subject of requesting and procuring asset information models. It just goes to show what industry can achieve if they are given the right terms and environment to cooperate.”
