When a contractor hands you their quantities, the risk is already priced in. A contractor’s BIM take-off is not a neutral document. By the time it reaches the client or funder, a commercial team has reviewed every line. They have made decisions about what to include, what to qualify and what to leave out. Those […]

The model exists. That does not mean the quantities are right. Most project teams assume that if a BIM model exists, the quantities inside it are usable. In practice, that assumption creates more commercial risk than working from 2D drawings ever did. At least with drawings, everyone knew they were estimating. With a BIM model, […]

Introduction: BIM is everywhere. Commercial clarity is not. Most project teams working on UK construction projects will tell you they are using BIM. In practice, what that usually means is that someone has produced a 3D model. It looks impressive in presentations. It helps the design team coordinate. It satisfies the employer’s information requirements. What […]