Tender-Stage BIM Coordination > Commercial Build > Australia

Project Snapshot

Project type: Commercial development

Location: Australia

Client type: Developer / Builder

Project phase: Design + Tender

BIM services: Multidisciplinary coordination, BIM documentation, tender-stage BIM support

Disciplines: Architecture, Structure, MEPF

Software: Revit, Navisworks, ACC

The Challenge

  1. The project was being prepared under compressed tender timelines, leaving limited opportunity for late coordination.
  2. The client required greater pricing certainty and reduced risk of tender clarifications.
  3. Incomplete coordination at tender stage posed a risk of downstream variations and scope gaps.
  4. BIM needed to support both design clarity and commercial decision-making.

Our BIM Approach

  1. We developed a tender-ready federated BIM model to LOD 300, suitable for pricing and scope definition.
  2. A project-specific BIM Execution Plan was established to align modelling outputs with tender objectives.
  3. QA/QC checkpoints were introduced to ensure model reliability and consistency across disciplines.
  4. Weekly coordination and clash review cycles focused on areas with high commercial and constructability risk.
  5. Coordinated shop fit sections and key views were produced to support tender review and evaluation.

Results & Impact

  1. Reduced number of tender clarifications and post-tender queries.
  2. Improved confidence in quantities, interfaces, and scope definition.
  3. Clearer alignment between design intent and tender pricing.
  4. Smoother transition from tender into subsequent delivery phases.

Value Delivered

  1. Provided scalable BIM support tailored specifically for tender certainty.
  2. Helped the client reduce commercial and coordination risk at procurement stage.
  3. Enabled better-informed bidding and decision-making.
  4. Demonstrated strong capability in delivering BIM for procurement and pre-construction assurance.

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