<strong>Building</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Construction</strong> <strong>Procurement</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> – Principles <strong>and</strong> OptionsThe end objective is to encourage more consistent achievement of excellent project outcomes,where:• End users’ expectations are met or exceeded.• The project owner’s strategic <strong>and</strong> financial objectives are met.• Project team members achieve their financial objectives.• The project delivery team enjoys working together, <strong>and</strong> wants to work together again.• Community <strong>and</strong> stakeholder expectations of the project in terms of safety, design,environmental outcomes, <strong>and</strong> social objectives, are met or exceeded.The greater the degree of integration of the skills <strong>and</strong> disciplines of its different members, the morelikely it is that a collaborative approach is possible, <strong>and</strong> outst<strong>and</strong>ing results achieved for the projectsponsor (where applicable), project owner <strong>and</strong> the team. Involving contractors <strong>and</strong> manufacturersin the early stages of design development promises the project the benefit of considerable skills<strong>and</strong> expertise. This flows from the process of establishing cooperative working by planning <strong>and</strong>designing together, <strong>and</strong>, in doing so, aligning commercial objectives of the project sponsors,owners <strong>and</strong> the project team.Ideally, cost planners, trade contractors <strong>and</strong> manufacturers as well as a head contractor areinvolved early enough in the project initiation process to optimise design, constructability, materialh<strong>and</strong>ling, <strong>and</strong> commissioning of services.Put at its simplest, the higher the degree of project team integration the more likely it is thatoutst<strong>and</strong>ing results will be delivered as the project team has a collective interest in ensuring itssuccess.7.2 Opportunities for the Use of <strong>Building</strong> Information ModellingCollaborative use of building information modelling (BIM) by a project team that includescontractors early in the life of a project has the capacity to break the ‘silos’ that typify the industry,<strong>and</strong> encourage the sharing of knowledge throughout the project lifecycle <strong>and</strong> closer collaborationto integrate valuable fabrication, construction <strong>and</strong> operations expertise into the overall design.BIM promotes clearer, more accurate, up-to-date communication by consolidating currentlydisparate project information allowing all team members to contribute to the establishment <strong>and</strong>population of the databases underpinning the planning, design, construction <strong>and</strong> operation of theasset. This improves constructability, program <strong>and</strong> budget performance, as well lifecyclemanagement <strong>and</strong> productivity.The higher the level of integration of team members at the early design stages, the greater theopportunities to get maximum benefit from the use of BIM.All project sponsors <strong>and</strong> owners must decide how much integration or collaboration is appropriateor desired or possible on their projects. However, there are always commercial, policy, orlegislative issues that will dictate the appropriate degree of integration for a particular constructionproject. There are straightforward approaches that can be used to enhance collaboration amongstproject team members, <strong>and</strong> identify issues to be addressed to increase effective team integration.The Project Team Integration Workbook, which is currently being developed by ACIF <strong>and</strong> APCC isa companion to this <strong>Guide</strong>. It will provide an assessment tool for project sponsors <strong>and</strong> owners todetermine the degree to which they are able to integrate a project team <strong>and</strong> identify issues thatneed to be addressed to deliver optimal project outcomes.A u s t r o a d s 2 0 1 2— 47 —
<strong>Building</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Construction</strong> <strong>Procurement</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> – Principles <strong>and</strong> OptionsThe workbook also provides a framework for the decision-making required by the project team if itis to ensure that collaborative behaviour becomes “the way we do things here”.A u s t r o a d s 2 0 1 2— 48 —
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