Building Information Modeling Linkage to Procurement and Tendering

This report delves into the application of Building Information Modeling (BIM) within the construction industry, particularly focusing on its connection to procurement processes and tendering practices, especially in developing countries. The report highlights the benefits of BIM, such as improved project visualization, clash detection, and enhanced productivity, while also addressing implementation challenges. It examines how BIM can be linked to procurement by clients, improve tendering by organizations, and facilitate the pre-qualification of foreign contractors. The analysis covers the process of BIM implementation, its importance in the industry, and the impact of advanced technologies. The report emphasizes the collaborative nature of BIM and its potential to streamline construction projects, improve efficiency, and attract investors.

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BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING LINKAGE TO PROCUREMENT AND
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Building Information Modeling is an idea that is used in the construction industries,
design and in architecture. The adoption of this knowledge is very low by the industries
for construction in the developing countries. It helps in the promotion of the productivity
within the construction industries. It also helps in the reduction of the processes that the
companies normally go through before the modeling. Virtualized project have been
assisted by the use of the miniature sized -building. This therefore, leads to the
attraction of the investors and the clients. The information about the quality, emission of
heat, materials used and many others are held by the 3 D building information modeling
with regards the design of the models. The advantages of the Building Information
Modeling are, the consistence of the offers from temporary workers with the necessities
given by the customer can likewise be checked with model checking instruments, for
example, Model Checker. This gives the correlation of offers less demanding, giving
more honesty and accuracy to the entire procedure, expanded precision in the
fundamental offers diminishes the hazard required for the two stakeholders (Bryde et al,
2016, p, 971-980).
Conflict checking projects can likewise be utilized to maintain a strategic distance from
superfluous accidents in the offer and having the capacity to make the layers of
development candid and even totally concealing them can be a great instrument in
indicating precisely where a specific space or question is. One can look for either a
solitary question or different articles, for example, entryways or dividers, by utilizing the
hunt bar that is effectively locatable in the upper right-hand corner (Vanlande, R.,
Nicolle and Cruz, 2016, pp.70-78).
There is an increase in the distribution of the firms due to the progressive increase in
the procedures of the statistics and the improved coverage of the statistics. The market
quotation in the stock exchange market for construction enterprises can only be
improved if barriers to entry are adequately active, together with structural alterations
that distinguish brands and enterprises that experience high profitability. This implies a
recurrent profitability and a higher stability. Increase in numbers of firm leads to an
increase in employment according to the statistics.

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Some of the challenges that are experience when applying the BIM are, it requires
proper preparation that is obligatory basically for all faculties working in the business.
The key point here is to enable people to understand that their past strategies for
working can be made fundamentally more productive if there is an accomplished
construction by the application of the Building Information Modeling. This should be
possible for instance by streamlining of the amount for the construction and
arrangement representation. In the event that a man chipping away at a task does not
realize that they can utilize Building Information Modeling to accomplish whatever they
need to accomplish, they likely won't consider utilizing Building Information Modeling
either, amongst other challenges (Ding, Zhou, Y. and Akinci, 2014, pp.82-93).

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Table of Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY...................................................................................................2
INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................................4
Background information.................................................................................................4
The process of the building information modeling.........................................................5
Importance of the building information modeling...............................................................5
The construction industry with the advanced technology and the building information
modeling............................................................................................................................6
Linkage of the BIM to the procurement by a client in a developing country.....................6
The objectives of the procurement.................................................................................8
Improvement of the tendering by the organizations in developing countries....................9
CONCLUSION.................................................................................................................10
I. This technology has led to number of benefits as discussed below.....................11
II. This technology is also accompanied by the a number of challenges as discussed
below............................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES................................................................................................................13

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INTRODUCTION
The industrial construction is comprised of the building information modeling techniques
in the world. The building information modeling is comprised of a number of
advantages. Some of these benefits are as stated below.
 Estimation of the quality of the work at a faster rate
 Project virtualization
 Checking of the clash promotion (Succar, 2013, pp.357-375)
The BIM also helps in the promotion of the productivity with the construction industries.it
also reduces the processes that the companies undergo before modeling. The results
that are aforementioned can be achieved when the building information modeling is
applied in the construction industries. Several significance of the building information
modeling that may also lead to the commissioning of the procurement process by the
procurement office within the construction industries in the developing countries. It also
helps in the improvement of the procuring techniques (Rogers, Chong, H.Y. and
Preece, 2015, pp.424-445).
Building information modeling helps in the finishing of a working in an advanced domain
with the sole objective of giving a cooperative stage to control Building data all through
the lifecycle of an organization. Building Information Modeling is a way in which there is
making of an advanced parametric model which speaks to the physical and utilitarian
normal for a work in full detail and further shared information details which can be
utilized to frame solid choices amid the plan, development stages and for the duration of
the existence cycle of the organization (Eastman et al, 2016, p, 2341).
Developing countries are encouraged to implement this knowledge in order to improve
their development skills. The development business is a critical job in the national

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economy and financial advancement of any country. It’s critical because of the job it has
towards the economy, yet that job changes extraordinarily starting with one country then
onto the next. In developing nations, the development business is a vital segment giving
mostly new framework as streets, railroads, airplane terminals and in addition, new
doctor's facilities, learning centers, lodging and different structures (Hu, Zhang, J. and
Deng, 2016, pp.266-272 ).
Background information
Most of the governments around the world have encouraged the use of the building
information modeling in the construction. Virtualized project have been assisted by the
use of the miniature sized -building. This therefore, leads to the attraction of the
investors and the clients. The information about the quality, emission of heat, materials
used and many others are held by the 3 D building information modeling with regards
the models design. In order to save on the time and money the sharing of the models
can be done to enable making of the faster decisions through the internet and the cloud
server. The composition of the building information modeling is the objects connection,
its characteristics and its components. There several models that can be created for
different projects. The decision on the levels of the modeling should be made to help in
the provision of the accuracy, relevance and the content of the model. Contractors and
clients should be advised to use these models that help them to figure if the skills and
the knowledge they have can be used on the same structure (Takim, Harris, M. and
Nawawi, 2013, pp. 23-32).
The process of the building information modeling
The data Delivery Cycle gives a legitimate structure to the generation of relevant data at
discrete phases of the entire buildings’ life cycle. The choice to assemble, expand,
wreck or revamp will be because of a reaction to recognized need. This, therefore,
prompts a customer brief and customer definitely imparting to the production network.
The customer is in charge of providing diverse sorts of data necessities identified with
the conveyance or operational period of a benefit (Azhar, 2015, p. pp.241-252). This
data can differ, contingent upon what is of incentive to the customer. These necessities
ought to be communicated so that they can be fused into task related arrangements or

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directions and go along to the fashioners, designers, temporary workers and providers.
The Employer's Information prerequisites set out the data to be conveyed over the
venture life cycle. Inside the EIR, the particular data necessities ought to be adjusted to
the undertaking stages and each referenced to the requirements of the customer at
each stage. It is likely that there will be various Employers’ Information requirements on
an undertaking, with the temporary worker's store network reacting to a contractual
worker drove Employers’ Information requirements which will have distinctive data
needs (Steel et al, 2012, p, 99-109).
Importance of the building information modeling
There are a few advantages to using BIM in development contract offering, both for the
customer and the contractual workers. As the customer isn't really constantly
experienced in the development business, the demonstrating procedure takes into
consideration a less demanding perception of the forthcoming undertaking, particularly
because of the capacity to shroud certain layers. Moreover, the data is gathered in one
place, and it is effortlessly available with no compelling reason to look through different
PDF records. The consistence of the offers from temporary workers with the necessities
given by the customer can likewise be checked with model checking instruments, for
example, Model Checker. This, therefore, makes the correlation of offers less
demanding, giving more straightforwardness and exactness to the entire procedure. It is
likewise valuable for the contractual worker if the customer utilizes Building Information
Modeling. Utilizing models, the customer can have a simpler time conveying their
correct needs, thus making the cost estimation process less demanding. Expanded
precision in the fundamental offers diminishes the hazard required for the two
gatherings. Conflict checking projects can likewise be utilized to maintain a strategic
distance from superfluous accidents in the offer. Also, the model can without much of a
stretch be used while examining elective arrangements amid gatherings (Shen et al,
2015, p, 196-207).

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The construction industry with the advanced technology and the building
information modeling
Advanced innovation is reshaping the development business, profoundly changing the
manner in which we configuration, assemble and work our structures and framework.
Building Information Modeling is as of now changing the development business yet that
is just the start (Wang et al, 2013, p, 37-44).
Like the universe of cutting edge fabricate development is in the beginning of Industry
4.0 a pervasive association of individuals, things and machines. Empowered by Level 3
Building Information Modeling condition items, transport and additionally instruments
are relied upon to "arrange" inside a virtual commercial center with respect to which
creation components could best achieve the following generation step. This will make a
consistent connection between the virtual world and the physical questions inside the
genuine world. Over the coming years this innovation will join with the web of things,
propelled information investigation and the advanced economy to empower us to outline
new foundation all the more successfully and keep up it more efficiently. All prepared
we are seeing computerization in the development procedure including information
driven generative plan where utilizing distributed computing, the product investigates all
the potential stages of an answer, quickly creating outline options (Howard, R. and
Björk, 2016, pp.271-280).
Linkage of the BIM to the procurement by a client in a developing country
Building information modeling is a synergistic platform; its execution requires a
communitarian situation between all disciplines. Different obtainment courses can
accomplish distinctive coordinated effort levels by setting up the connections between
the included gatherings and assignments on buildings‟ life cycles. The administrative
systems and specifically contract acquisition techniques majorly affect the achievement
of Building Information Modeling usage on medium-to-huge development ventures.
Building acquirement has been characterized as "the amalgam of exercises attempted
by a customer to get a building. This illumination is fundamental as to recognize building

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obtainment from the acquisition of different merchandise and ventures and purchasing a
working from a designer or property operator (Leite et al, 2012, p, 601-609).
Procurement of the Building is a mind boggling process including the association of the
customer, a group of specialist, planners, constructors, providers and different
statutory/open intrigue bodies. The development industry differentiates most different
businesses, in that though others are mass makers, the development business
frequently create an irregular model (Latiffi at al, 2013, p, 1-6).
Building Information Modeling is most connected with the plan group. Development
chiefs (CM) may not for the most part be engaged with model creating but rather they
do assume an essential job in ensuring the key components expected to convey a
fruitful venture are available furthermore, remedy. Development supervisors need to
comprehend the procedures and devices that are utilized all through a task's life cycle,
past the plan stage. There is a need to deal with the benefit from commencement
through to activity and end of life. Development directors need to comprehend,
question, contribute and approve BIM information, to expand its advantages. They have
to saddle the estimation of information by utilizing model data and better approaches for
attempting to all the more likely help new development systems, booking, and cost,
quality, coordination, manufacture, sequencing and offices administration to give some
examples. To have the capacity to handle this extended job of the development chief he
needs to consider new apparatuses, procedures and ranges of abilities (Sacks, R. and
Pikas, 2013, p.04013016 ).
It is a front line innovation that has tended to noticeable difficulties in the Architecture,
Engineering and Construction (AEC) businesses in the majority of the created nations.
Development ventures in creating nations because of distinguished difficulties and
inaccessibility of the unmistakable comprehension of best practices, are dithering
whether to receive this innovation. Absence of mindfulness among partners, absence
of standard to manage usage, absence of data innovation (IT) foundation, absence of
instruction and preparing, absence of government bearing as significant difficulties
looked in the selection of BIM advances. Taking a gander at development extends in
creating nations that still utilize conventional innovation they find that activities in those

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nations are encountering challenges inside their development ventures due to adjust
(Zhang et al, 2013, pp,183-195 ).
With the end goal to empower the selection and usage of Building Information Modeling
by associations, planners and chiefs, require an inside and out comprehension of
elements that lead and impede Building Information Modeling use must be
accomplished. The elements prompting Building Information Modeling reception can be
inspected on the individual, hierarchical and institutional levels (Cerovsek, 2015,
pp.224-244).
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As regards selection criteria and procedures in tendering, there exist various methods of
inviting tenders for project contracts such as negotiated tendering, invited tendering and
open tendering. Most people prefer open tendering, especially in public work contracts.
By adding the activities of the manufacturing of construction equipment and distribution
sectors, and the construction and the departments of government related to
construction are added to the total, the contribution of the construction sector of the
system to the output of the nation is approximately 13%, with a national employment
share of about 20%. Therefore, this approach appears to be a suitable method for
conducting international comparisons (Becerik-Gerber, B. and Kensek, 2012, pp.139-
147).
The objectives of the procurement
 Making another building or structure, including all related site works
 Modification, renovation, support, expansion or decimation of a current building
or structure"
Building Information Modeling changes the general procedure of plan and manufacture
and enhances the innovation itself. Therefore, on the grounds that Building Information
Modeling is a progressive methodology and it is in its initial period of advancement and
adoption.it brings both conceivable upgrades and difficulties. A portion of these
preferences are the aftereffect of expanding weights on the Building Process, which
push the customary practice to change (Fai et al, 2016, p, 12-16).

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Lessen cost, hazard and time in plan, development and activity of an office, in light of
the age of a model. The decrease of time and cost is a standout amongst the most huge
advantages, in such a case that the time and the expense of the plan stage are
lessened, it is conceivable to arrive prior in the development showcase. The geometrical
portrayal of the building is more precise and it is conceivable to investigate and check
outline arrangement and make reenactments to pick the best arrangement (Aranda-
Mena et al, 2016, p, 419-434).
Advancement of joint effort and correspondence over the all gatherings engaged with
the procedure. Building Information Modeling enhances the correspondence between
different orders, on account of 3D models which decrease the reflection and most loved
a superior comprehension of outline aim and clashes
Straightforward changes refresh information and reliable removed data. Changes on the
undertaking don't require enormous endeavors and the data contained in the Building
Information Model can be naturally removed at whatever point required in a refreshed
rendition (Yan, H. and Demian, 2014, pp.482-492).
Potential for higher entire life esteem in the fabricated condition from equivalent venture,
encouraging higher vitality effectiveness and lower life-cycle costs.
Upgraded universal aggressiveness, with diminished bringing in, because of a lower
cost and a superior quality
Rise of the ICT division benefit as a feature of development, Information and
Communication Technology (ICT) can enhance the development stage (Mihindu, S. and
Arayici, 2015, pp. 29-34).
Improvement of the tendering by the organizations in developing countries
The choice of the most qualified temporary worker is as yet a standout amongst the
most basic issues to satisfy a fruitful venture.
A short portrayal of the principle ventures of the genuine Tendering procedure is given
to all the more likely comprehend the conceivable use of Building Information Modeling.

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The readiness of the delicate details generally includes a primer dialog between the
customer/proprietor and experts to set a concurred delicate documentation. Later,
tenderer are welcome to exhibit offers relying upon the picked sort of delicate. Intrigued
temporary workers/suppliers can apply for the delicate by presenting their offers and
capability on delicate reports. Generally the customer does not open the offers until the
point when the finish of the offering time. Subsequently, a gathering of specialists
selected by the proprietor and the expert surveys the offers as indicated by predefined
assessment criteria and, toward the end, pronounced favored bidder is granted (Porwal,
A. and Hewage, 2013, pp.204-214).
The tendering process is shown in the figure below.
CONCLUSION
This framework is an extraordinary learning region inside the outline, development and
activity industry and a lot with Architectural and Construction Engineering industry. It