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Contrary to the in-house BIM adoption, the process and the outcome of use an external BIM consultant is very different. An external BIM Consultant can act as the subject matter expert for all things BIM during the time of engagement. However, External consultant activities should be closely monitored by the in-house team lead to ensure that the expected results are achieved.
Level of Involvement
While considering to engage with an external BIM consultant, it is important to understand the level of involvement and draft out the scope of work in detail. However, the ideal engagement should involve the in-house team to work closely with the external consultant to gain the maximum value.
A BIM Consultant’s scope of work is broadly classified into 2 different categories;
Organizational level BIM Support
This helps the team to get past the steep learning curve quickly.
The scope of work should include not only the BIM system set-up but also training the team with the required knowledge to use the system.
Buying the required software is not enough to gain the value of BIM.
Working with consultants and growing together will be advantageous.
Organizational BIM Set-up is a time consuming process and it is advisable to avoid Time& Material contracts. (Fixed priced contracts are ideal ).
Understand all the deliverables provided by the consultant and pick and choose only the ones that will add value to the organization at long-run.
BIM Maintenance is generally not part of such engagements and should consider having in-house team to carry out such activities.
Success is measured on the deliverables and not on the productivity gain or loss.
Outcome is pre-defined and less flexible.
Project Specific BIM Support
Project specific engagement is much simpler than the organizational level engagement.
The deliverables should coincide with the project BIM uses such as BIM Models, BIM Coordination & Clash detection etc.
Having a proper quality control check-list in place for all the deliverables is essential.
Immediate benefit of BIM is achieved on project specific consulting.
Working with consultants and growing together will be advantageous.
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