ER6 Government as client: Using building information modelling on NZ construction projects (June 2015)

This report was commissioned to engage with government agencies in their use of building information modelling (BIM) on public sector construction projects and explore the potential future use of BIM by government agencies.

Initial engagement was via three government agencies that are either using BIM or planning to use BIM on large-scale construction projects and also proposing to use BIM more strategically across a programme of projects.

The key lessons from government and industry are grouped around:

• market maturity and existing entrenched behaviours – barriers to using BIM
• BIM adoption is still early in New Zealand – tender responses to date have been poor
• opportunity to improve whole of life and asset management is being missed
• opportunity to attract new young talent to the industry is being missed
• technology-driven responses – need to focus on processes, people and collaboration
• IP, vendor selection and interoperability
• proposed changes required to tender and contract documentation.