This document discusses managing risks associated with building information modeling (BIM) in Hong Kong construction projects. It begins by defining BIM and explaining its purposes and misconceptions. It then discusses who is typically involved in BIM, including owners, architects, engineers, suppliers, and contractors. The document outlines key risks for these parties, such as intellectual property, insurance, professional terms of engagement, and coordination of the BIM model. It also discusses opportunities that BIM presents if risks are properly managed, such as increased efficiency, reduced costs, and delivering projects on time. The document concludes by advising embracing change, seizing opportunities, and differentiating services to realize BIM's benefits.

1. WHO DARES, BIMs or
Handling BIM Risk in Hong Kong
Association for
Project Management
16 July 2013

2. Who Dares, BIMs
The nature of BIM
Who is involved
Why does it matter
The key risks for Employers,
Consultants & Contractors
BIM opportunities
Managing BIM risks

3. What is BIM?

4. What is BIM?

5. Client /
Owner
Architectural
Consultants
Engineering
Consultants
Suppliers
Contractors
What is BIM?

6. What is BIM?
• Tender
• D&B
• O&M
Purposes
• BIM is not just about the
number of dimensions
• BIM is not a visual model
Misconceptions

7. Who BIMs?
Public Sector – aspiration
Private Sector – progress
• HKIBIM
• buildingSMART
• CIC
• HKCA: Vision 2020
Supporting BIM
International adoption

8. Why get involved in BIM?
• Keen competition
• Increasingly sophisticated projects
• Shorter times to complete
Challenges for infrastructure sector
• Increase efficiency
• Manage projects: costs and time
• Develop brand value
BIM is a technological solution

9. Why get involved in BIM?
• Employers
• Consultants
• Contractors
Some differing perspectives among
contracting parties:
Key drivers for BIM adoption
Different perspectives among leading
countries

10. BIM between Employer & Consultant
Duty of Care
Ownership
Intellectual Property
Insurance

11. BIM: Consultants and Sub-Consultants
Professional terms of engagement
Information and reliance
Different BIM models
Duplication and the risk of ambiguity

12. BIM: Employer and Contractors
Design Responsibility
Standard of care
Model Uptime
Information & Reliance
Coordination & Amendment of the BIM

13. BIM: Consultants and Contractors
Information & Reliance
Types of Information
Responsibility for inputs

14. BIM: Employer and Contractors
Information & Reliance
Coordination & Amendment of the BIM

15. BIM: Employer and Contractors
Information & Reliance
Coordination & Amendment of the BIM
• Design obligation
• Risk of being in control of the BIM
• Safety in relying on others’
information
• Resolving conflicts and clashes
• For how long does the duty to check
endure?
Issues

16. BIM: Third Party/Contractors/Employer

17. BIM: Third Party/Contractors/Employer
• Liability to the Employer
• Liability to the purchasers
Issues
• Hedley Byrne v Heller & Partners
• D&F Estates v Church Commissioners
• Robinson v PE Jones
Third Party liability post-BIM

18. Realising BIM Opportunities
• Plan the BIM Transition
• Identify existing BIM obligations
Embrace the
change
• Reduce costs & Increase efficiency
• Deliver projects on time and on budget
• Practice using the BIM process
Seize the
chance
• New BIM capabilities
• New client expectations
• New added value
Differentiate
yourself

19. Handling BIM Risks

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