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Navy to begin BIM phased implementation in October

Navy to begin BIM phased implementation in October

Design, construction firms bidding on NAVFAC projects must know new requirements


By BD+C Staff | September 29, 2014
The agency intends to use BIM as a life cycle tool where the models are maintain
Top Level Facility Life Cycle Process MapThe agency intends to use BIM as a life cycle tool where the models are maintained and

The U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) will begin its Building Information Management and Modeling (BIM) Phased Implementation Plan in October.

As a result, design and construction companies interested in working for this federal owner must have a firm grasp of BIM technologies and the forthcoming NAVFAC BIM requirements.

The agency intends to use BIM as a life cycle tool where the models are maintained and updated during the life of the building. However, examples of true life-cycle BIM do not exist to date whereby 3D parametric models are maintained and updated for life-cycle management, NAVFAC says.

The new requirements apply to all projects (Design Build (DB) & A/E Design Bid Build (DBB)) of new construction greater than or equal to $750,000 and major renovations greater than or equal to 50% of the Plant Replacement Value and greater than or equal to $2.5 million.

(http://www.wbdg.org/bim/navfac_bim.php

http://www.wbdg.org/ccb/NAVFAC/ECB/ecb_2014_01.pdf)

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