Tender-Stage BIM Coordination for a Commercial Project in Australia

Project Snapshot • Project type: Commercial development • Location: Australia • Client type: Developer / Builder • Project phase: Design + Tender • BIM services: Multidisciplinary coordination, BIM documentation, tender-stage BIM support • Disciplines: Architecture, Structure, MEPF • Software: Revit, Navisworks, ACC The Challenge • The project was being prepared under compressed tender timelines, leaving limited opportunity for late coordination • The client required greater pricing certainty and reduced risk of tender clarifications • Incomplete coordination at tender stage posed a risk of downstream variations and scope gaps • BIM needed to support both design clarity and commercial decision-making Our BIM Approach • We developed a tender-ready federated BIM model to LOD 300, suitable for pricing and scope definition • A project-specific BIM Execution Plan was established to align modelling outputs with tender objectives • QA/QC checkpoints were introduced to ensure model reliability and consistency across disciplines • Weekly coordination and clash review cycles focused on areas with high commercial and constructibility risk • Coordinated shop fit sections and key views were produced to support tender review and evaluation Results & Impact • Reduced number of tender clarifications and post-tender queries • Improved confidence in quantities, interfaces, and scope definition • Clearer alignment between design intent and tender pricing • Smoother transition from tender into subsequent delivery phases Value Delivered • Provided scalable BIM support tailored specifically for tender certainty • Helped the client reduce commercial and coordination risk at procurement stage • Enabled better-informed bidding and decision-making • Demonstrated strong capability in delivering BIM for procurement and pre-construction assurance