As with many technical and behavioral BIM creates advantage for contractors, it is helping the firms gaining more projects. When clients observed significant change in workflow and in efficiency they started giving the project to the firms using it. Not only has that it allows clients to a have a good level of confidence that the firm knows what they are doing and are able to execute the same.
In this era of competition it is very difficult to win complex projects, as the clients are moving to new contract models BIM technology is helping firms to win more and more complex contracts.
The statistics show that 93% owners using BIM technology in their project find that it actually improves the quality and efficiency of the final design. There are some more facts that shows that clients praising BIM for:
- 70% clients say that BIM helps in increasing their understanding about design solution proposed.
- 72% clients say that it helps in generating better documentation of construction.
- 65% clients say that BIM helps in improving the ability to design, plan and manage the construction phasing.
- 85% clients say that BIM helps in increasing the labor productivity.
Commanding BIM:
Nowadays each and every client wants to have BIM in their project and thus creating a huge demand for BIM, the case is even more when it comes to huge and complex projects. Contractors who are not using BIM technology are not getting enough reputation while bidding or sometimes even getting disqualified.
The owners are expecting a good collaboration of 3D modeling with BIM technology. Now the clients are also getting more involved in the overall process as the BIM technology is providing a good and lots of information about actual construction process. Demonstrating BIM skills with the complete construction process to the client is playing a major role in winning the contracts game. BIM creates advantage for contractors.