3.4 BIM Roles and Responsibilities

It is the responsibility of all Consultants and Contractors to have or obtain, at their cost, the trained personnel, hardware, and software needed to successfully complete the BIM coordination phase of the project. Equipment used by the subcontractors during the on-site coordination meetings must meet the requirements of the software being implemented so as not to cause delays in modeling and redraw. Individuals assigned to the following project roles shall have the minimum qualifications and responsiblities outlined below.

3.4.1 Design Team BIM Facilitator

As part of the execution of the Design BIM Work Plan, Project Team shall assign an individual to the role of Design Team BIM Facilitator. The indivudal shall have at least 3 years of BIM experience and shall have relevant proficiency in proposed BIM Authoring and Coordination Software. This individual and their qulaifications shall be approved by LACCD and shall serve as the main point of contact with LACCD and the Project Team for BIM related issues. Assigned responsibilities shall be as follows:

a.     Ensure compliance with Design BIM Work Plan

b.    Coordinate Project-wide training sessions with LACCD BIM Coordinator

c.     Coordinates software training and establishes protocol for efficient use of software

d.    Coordinate set up of shared file server with LACCD and Project Team IT staff. This shall include interfacing with Project team IT staff to set up web portal, permissions, etc. If there is a District wide portal, individual shall coordinate with District wide IT Administrator for permissions and set up

e.     Assembles composite design model for coordination meetings

f.     Provide Modeling Quality Control / Quality Assurance Check of Design BIMs.

g.    Facilitates use of composite design model in design coordination meetings

h.     Ensures that BIMs are used appropriately to test design requirements / criteria

i.      Interfaces with Project team BIM and IT Managers to ensure software is installed and operating properly

j.      Interfaces with software developers to provide feedback and bug reports

k.     Provides specifications for “BIM Coordination Room” to LACCD for approval

l.      Facilitates BIM Technical meetings with Lead BIM Technicians

m.   Ensure Design Team understands, supports, and meets LACCD Vision and Main Objectives for BIM (ref. Section 1.2)

n.     Ensure the shared geo-reference points noted in Section 2.4.5 are distributed and used by ALL team members.

o.    Interfaces with LACCD’s e7 studio for data and file exchange as needed

p.    Coordinate BIM File Exchange and archiving of Milestone Submittals

3.4.2 Lead BIM Technicians

a.     All major design trades shall assign an individual to the role of lead BIM Technician for the duration of the project. These individuals shall have at least 2 years of relevant BIM experience and shall have the following responsibilities:

1.     lead the internal project team BIM in its documentation and analysis efforts

2.     Interface with Design BIM Facilitator for BIM related meetings and issues

3.     Coordinate internal project team training as required

3.4.3 Construction BIM Facilitator

As part of the execution of the Construction BIM Work Plan, General Contractor shall assign an individual to the role of Construction BIM Facilitator. This individual shall have at least 2 years of relevant BIM experience and shall have the ability to utilize the BIM software to help identify constructability issues. Assigned responsibilties shall be as follows:

a.     Main point of contact between LACCD BIM Coordinator and Construction Team for BIM related issues.

b.    Prior to and during Construction, interface with Campus IT to establish and maintain shared portal access and permissions

c.     Prior to commencing construction, coordinates Sequencing and Scheduling is integrated with Construction Record BIM

d.    Communicates to design team, the data extraction sets required by the construction team and ensures that these requests are met

e.     Coordinate with design team to ensure design changes in the field have been documented and are updated in the Design Record BIM in a timely manner

f.     Prior to approval and installation, work with Lead Fabrication Modelers to integrate 3D fabrication models with updated design composite model to ensure compliance with design intent

g.    Coordinates update of as-built conditions in the Construction Record BIM

h.     Ensures record documentation noted in Document Submission Standards are properly linked to Construction Record BIM for final submittal to LACCD

i.      Coordinates software training and establishes protocol software for Construction Team for efficient use of

j.      Provides specifications for General Contractor’s “BIM Coordination Room” to LACCD for approval Ensures Construction Team has necessary hardware and BIM Software properly installed and accessible for project use.