The need for Building Information Modelling & Management

The government's chief construction adviser Paul Morrell has indicated that BIM will become a key part of the government's procurement of public buildings and that bidders and contractors on future publMic building projects would be expected to implement it on all future projects.

The Government‟s Plan for Growth, published alongside Budget 2011, highlighted the critical importance of an efficient construction industry to the UK economy. The construction sector is a major part of the UK economy. It represents some 7% of GDP or £110bn per annum of expenditure - some 40% of this being in the public sector, with central Government being the industry‟s biggest customer.

There is widespread acknowledgement across Government and within industry – backed by recent studies – that the UK does not get full value from public sector construction; and that it has failed to exploit the potential for public procurement of construction and infrastructure projects to drive growth.

Click below to download a copy of the 2011 Government Construction Strategy