BIM Task Group: Mandate is “unparalleled achievement”

GCS Level 2 BIM objectives represents “an internationally unparalleled achievement” says BIM Task Group.

The delivery of the Government Construction Strategy (GCS) Level 2 BIM objectives represents “an internationally unparalleled achievement on the journey towards the digitalisation of the built environment sector”, says BIM Task Group chairman Mark Bew MBE.

The GCS and the Low Carbon Construction Innovation and Growth Team: Final Report by Paul Morrell – outlines the key target of reducing the cost of Government construction projects by 15-20%.

Government departments achieved this targets ahead of the 4 April deadline, and now require tendering suppliers to demonstrate collaborative 3D Level 2 BIM maturity through defined and compliant information and data on projects.

With Government departments now committed to achieving BIM maturity – the outcome of the BIM Task Group’s four-year collaboration with industry, Government client departments, private sector, institutions and academia – BIM is driving greater value at home and significant growth opportunities overseas, through improved delivery and operation of built assets.

Through achieving the mandate, the BIM Task Group and the Government Construction Board along with the Client Delivery Group can reaffirm its commitment to encouraging, supporting and enabling the full BIM adoption across the industry.

The recent budget announced Level 3 BIM under the “Digital Built Britain Programme”, allowing the development of the next generation of digital standards for the construction sector.

An investment of £15M over three years is designed to maintain the UK’s global leadership in the use of this technology, saving owners of built assets billions of pounds per year and setting the infrastructure for the Smart Built economy.

BIM Task Group will unveil a new online website on 4 April, hosted and developed in partnership with the British Standards Institution (BSI) which will provide a common and clear point of reference for BIM documentation, standards and guidance.

Mark Bew MBE commented: ““BIM will become a required UK standard across the entire built environment and our message to all stakeholders is: join us and grasp this incredible opportunity to reduce cost and waste while driving productivity and competitiveness.

“We have demonstrated that a partnership between Government and industry can deliver dramatic changes in the sector. This has been made possible by having a clear shared plan and commitment – the challenge now is to embed these techniques across the whole of the market to grow capacity and become business as usual.

“We have, at Level 2, improved the industry. Level 3 BIM and the realisation of Digital Built Britain will create a new industry to service the challenges of the future.”

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