Significance of project delivery methods and BIM for construction management

Both project delivery method and Building Information Modeling play major role in the management of construction projects. Both of them are highly important approaches which are undertaken by building stakeholders for translating the hardships and complications of construction process into constructive outputs.

A project delivery method is a very innovative approach which is generally implemented by owners for effectively systemizing and financing construction services associated to design, construction, and maintenance etc, for a project in question. However, Building Information Modeling Services is an approach which helps in the execution of all the preconstruction architectural and engineering services required for actual construction. BIM is an approach towards the successful digital representation of the entire construction process, wherein all the physical and functional characteristics of a soon be constructed building are effectively portrayed through parametric models.

A brief description about project delivery methods

• One of the most important project delivery approaches which is practiced in Architecture, Engineering and Construction industry is Traditional Design-Bid-Build approach.
• Within Traditional Design-Bid-Build approach building owners contract various different parties or entities for obtaining design and construction of the project.
• In this project delivery approach three important phases are involved, design phase, bid phase and construction phase, which means building owners have to make separate contracts with design teams, bidder and general contractors.
• Design-Bid-Build approach is abbreviated as D/B/B.
• Another important project delivery approach which is practiced in AEC industry is Design build.
• Design build is a project delivery approach within which building owners contact both design and construction services from a same party.
• Within this approach building owners get into a contract with design builders who provide them with all the important design and construction services.
• Apart from this, Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) approach is also practiced in AEC industry.
• Integrated Project Delivery approach facilitates the involvement of all the key building stakeholders’ right from the beginning of the project till it gets accomplished.