Contractors stand to gain the most from QABIM’s services. We start by auditing the designer’s BIM models providing the Contractor with a report of the condition of the model. This helps the Contractor identify and complete missing information early in the project. Coordinated shop drawings are extracted and annotated directly from federated BIM models so accurate and updated Bills of Quantity can be continuously produced in tandem with a cost-loaded Time-Schedule. By adopting a proactive procurement methodology, site logistics become easier to plan and execute.

We also provide support during the execution process, either remotely from our offices or with one of our team members present on-site. This is to record any and all construction deviations from the design model to produce a live, accurate, and up-to-date as-built model, which can includeall manufacturer and warranty data or otherwise as required.

Project and property owners, and Facilities Management specialists benefit the most over the long-term. Since building management and maintenance costs are overwhelmingly the highest costs during a building’s lifecycle, Owners gain from the added accuracy of BIM. In the short term, we provide Owners with the accurate visibility over progress measurement and monitoring of construction activity.We provide accurate BIM model that visualize construction and installation, andmanage and record deviations from the approved design.

The long-term gains are in the COBie data,which can be integrated with Computer Aided Facility Management to optimize operational efficiencies and proactive budgeting. The ultimate use of BIM is when the Owner completes a project with a federated as-built BIM model as a digital carbon copy of the completed building.