1. The document discusses whether Qatar should establish a legal or policy framework for building information modeling (BIM). It considers the benefits and drawbacks of coercive, facilitative, and aspirational legislation and policies. 2. Current Qatari law may provide some foundation for BIM through contract law, but facilitative legislation could address specific legal needs to fully enable BIM. 3. Key legal issues that arise with BIM implementation include responsibilities for the BIM model and information, intellectual property ownership, insurance coverage, and contract provisions regarding these topics.