Enabling BIM through Procurement and Contracts

The Centre of Construction Law & Dispute Resolution hosted a conference exploring the implications of 'Enabling BIM through Procurement and Contracts' on Friday 9 May.

The conference was attended by some 115 members of the construction industry and was the culmination of a two-year research project by the Centre into the impact of Building Information Modelling on the procurement and drafting of construction contracts. The Centre’s research was partly grant funded by the Society of Construction Law and the Association of Consultant Architects, both of whom supported the conference.

It was Chaired by Professor David Mosey and featured contributions from several members of the Research Working Group including Chris Howard and Darya Bahram representing the Centre, plus Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis and King’s alumnus May Winfield of Carillion.

The keynote address was provided by Mark Bew MBE, Chair of the UK Government BIM Working Group. Notable talks included the BIM client’s view from Richard Saxon CBE, a comparative study from leading figures in the Australian Ministry of Defence, and a review of BIM and whole life asset management from Terry Stocks of Faithful and Gould, former Head of Procurement at the UK Ministry of Justice.

The event concluded with an opportunity for delegates to make a contribution to the Centre’s research by providing comments on a draft of the research report “Enabling BIM Through Procurement and Contracts”, to be published on-line in final form at the end of June.

BIM and its legal implications remain a subject of intense interest to the construction industry, and the number and seniority of delegates contributing to this conference confirmed the importance and urgency of the King’s research.

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