BIM Implementation in Public Administration: The impacts on the National Construction Production Chain

Abstract

The requirement for the use of BIM (Building Information Modeling) by public entities when contracting engineering and architectural works and services has significantly impacted the construction sector. This document aims to identify the main impacts on the members of the Construction Production Chain and the relationship between them from the BIM Implementation in Public Administration. To this end, a bibliographical review was carried out on the main concepts and relevant standards, in addition to an field research and interviews (through an online form) with representatives of various organizations in the sector. As a result, the main impacts on the Chain's members were identified, and the relationships between them were the need for staff training, adaptation of internal processes, review of adopted contract models, and reformulation of the organization's strategic vision. In this way, this work presents an important contribution to the Production Chain in the sense of enabling the adaptation of its links to the new construction sector´s demands arising from BIM implementation in Public Administration.