J. Raymond Construction - Buc-ee's

47 / 70

BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING (BIM)
BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING OR BIM IS THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING A VIRTUAL BUILDING MODEL THAT
ALLOWS THE PROJECT TEAM TO SEE, INTERACT, ANALYZE AND COLLABORATE IN AN INTELLIGENT 3-DIMENSIONAL
ENVIRONMENT. J. RAYMOND CONSTRUCTION ADOPTED THE USE OF BIM IN 2011. B ENEFITS FROM BIM
IMPLEMENTATION WERE IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZED WITH A REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF RFIS, COSTS AND TIME
DELAYS.
BIM AT J. RAYMOND CONSTRUCTION
A BIM KICKOFF MEETING IS HELD AT THE START OF EVERY PROJECT WHICH REQUIRES THE ENTIRE PROJECT TEAM
TO ATTEND . A BIM EXECUTION PLAN FOR THE PROJECT IS DEVELOPED WITH INPUT FROM THE ENTIRE TEAM THAT
WILL DEFINE THE SCOPE OF BIM IMPLEMENTATION ON THE PROJECT , IDENTIFY THE PROCESS FLOW FOR BIM
TASKS, DEFINE INFORMATION EXCHANGES BETWEEN PARTIES AND DESCRIBE THE REQUIRED PROJECT AND
COMPANY INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDED TO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION. ‘INTELLIGENT’ 3-DIMENSIONAL MODELS,
THAT NOT ONLY INCLUDE THE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF THE PROJECT BUT ALSO ITS FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES,
ARE DEVELOPED. BIM COORDINATION MEETINGS ARE HELD THROUGHOUT THE PRE- CONSTRUCTION AND
CONSTRUCTION PHASES TO RESOLVE CLASHES AND CONSTRUCTABILITY ISSUES. 4-DIMENSIONAL MODELS ARE
DEVELOPED TO AID IN CONSTRUCTION SEQUENCING, PHASING AND SCHEDULING SIMULATIONS. FIELD STAFF HAS
EASY ACCESS TO CUSTOM ELECTRONIC LAYOUTS OF ANY AREA THEY REQUIRE AT ANY GIVEN TIME. BIM MODELS
MAYBE USED IN FUTURE FOR OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE PURPOSES .