4.3.5 Documents with Information Requirements

The construction projects carried out in the BIM standard differ from the traditional projects in that there are always two separate deliverables: one for the physical object, such as a modernized bridge or a renewed pavement, and the second proving standardized information describing these objects.

This second deliverable is the subject of modeling and should be provided according to specified rules in order to meet the objectives of the agency or operator. The complexity of the information should correspond to the scale of the particular project and reflect the strategic asset management objectives of the specific organization. To support the asset manager in formulating the information requirements ISO 19650 recommends that these requirements be grouped into a series of separate but linked, partially hierarchical documents.

ISO 19650 does not provide a blueprint for all these documents because they must always be consistent with the context of particular organization and should consider it size, maturity level and the need for the specific service.

Five most relevant BIM documents (see Figure 4.3.5.1) with information requirements have been briefly described below.