Project Control System (PCS) on Building Information Modeling (BIM) Enabled Projects

For projects where Building Information Modeling (BIM) is used by the contractor for developing the shop drawings (LOD 400) based on the issued for construction (IFC) documents (LOD 350) and later the as-built documents (LOD 500), associating the BIM model objects with the project WBS levels and activities will be Read more…

Digitization Vs. Digitalization of Project Control System (PCS) Functions

There is always a misunderstanding on the differences between digitization and digitalization of project control system (PCS) functions on construction projects. For example, PCS functions digitization is when standard templates are created to capture the data associated with the different project management processes, such as potential variation/change orders, variation/change orders, Read more…

Digitalizing the Issued for Construction (IFC) Contract Documents as per the FIDIC Contract Agreement for Capital Construction Projects

The Issued for Construction (IFC) drawings are sets of detailed design drawings prepared by the Design Consultant and are an integral part of the Contract Documents which also includes specifications, the bill of quantity or schedule of values, the contract agreement, the general conditions, and the special conditions.  Under the Read more…