As BIM embeds itself deeper in the construction industry, contracts that facilitate collaboration in the project team are becoming vital. PPC2000 is one of these鈥�
Discussions in the industry and the government have turned to ways in which building information modelling (BIM) processes can be contractually incorporated into construction contracts.
The legal, contracts and insurance division of the government鈥檚 BIM Task Group is, for example, 鈥渄irecting the drafting of scopes of services, protocols and contract amendments to enable the ready adoption of BIM level 2 on projects鈥�.
One thing that is becoming apparent is that PPC2000, the ACA standard form for project partnering, written by Trowers & Hamlins, is uniquely set up for use for BIM level 2 - something the Ministry of Justice confirmed earlier this month.
At the Government Construction Summit, the ministry said that PPC2000 worked well without any amendments on the 拢20m refurbishment of Cookham Wood prison in Kent.
There is no magic to this. Partnering and collaboration, which are essential to BIM achieving its full potential, are embraced and encouraged by PPC2000. Unlike other contracts, which have partnering add-ons, collaborative aspects are already entrenched in the core contractual terms of this form.
One of the key provisions in PPC2000 that supports the use of BIM is the contractual pre-construction phase, which is designed to encourage early contractor appointment and input from the supply chain. It is this early engagement with contractors and