BIMand PublicProcurement –Insights from TheNetherlands
Dr.Evelien Bruggeman
2017AnnualConferenceof the EuropeanSocietyof Construction LawUniversityof FribourgSwitzerland
BIMandpublicprocurement– InsightsfromTheNetherlands
EvelienBruggeman
Outline ofmy presentation
§ Anoverview ofprocurement law inTheNetherlands
§ Threeexamples ofBIMinTheNetherlands
§ Threeaspects ofthe procurement process and BIM§ thespecificationsofthetender:thetenderdocumentsandrequirements§ theuseofcriteriaforselectiontofindasuitabletenderer§ theawardcriteriaasameanstofindthebestbidregardingBIM
§ Conclusions and final remarks
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ProcurementlawinTheNetherlands
§Directive2014/24/EU
§ Procurement Act2016- Aanbestedingswet2016
§ Proportionality Guide2016– GidsProportionaliteit2016Bilateral guide,regulations,‘comply orexplain’
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ThreeexamplesofBIMinTheNetherlands
§NationalRoadandWaterwaysAuthority,Rijkswaterstaatthefrontrunner
§ TheProvinceofGelderlandafollower
§ CentralGovernmentRealEstateAgency,RijksvastgoedbedrijfintheearlystagesofprocuringandusingBIM
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Thelock programme
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SluisEefdeenBeatrixsluis
Rijnlandroute
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TraverseDieren
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Thespecificationsofthetender:threesubjects§ Specifications:
practicalandlegalaspectsofthetenderprocessandthetechnicalspecificationsfortheproject
§ EmployersInformationRequirement(EIR),orInformatie LeveringSpecificatie (ILS)
§ ContractdocumentsorcontractualclausesregardingBIM
§ TheuseofBIMdataroomoraBIMmodel
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Employers InformationRequirement (EIR)
§ Programme ofRequirements for the digitaldemandsThecore ofthe informationdemands
§ Technical,process orprojectmanagement,and commercialrequirements
§ Formsofthe EIR(Rijkswaterstaat,Rijksvastgoedbedrijf)
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Contractdocuments and contractual clauses§ Extraobligations for the contractor
§ DeliveryofaBIMmodelorBIMdata§ Another working method orprocess
§ Contractual implications ofthe use ofBIM
§ Content:ownershiporuserrightsregardingthemodel,penaltyclausesforlateorincompletedatadropsetc.
§ Form:other contractdocuments inthe formofappendices,protocols,executionplans ornewclauses inexisting contracts
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ABIMdataroomorBIMmodel§ BIMmodel(s)aspartofthe procurement documents ortenderspecifications§ Wishes,sketches,impressions,preliminiarydesigns,alternativesolutionsetc.
§ BIMdataroomRijkswaterstaat§ Models§ Other digitalinformation(location,supply routes,soil orsurface etc.)§ Based ontheir OTL
§ Two problems:§ amount ofinformation§ hierachy ofthe information
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BIMand the tenderspecifications
§ Principle oftransparancy
§ Principle ofproportionality (art.1.10Aw)
Regulation 3.9AProportionality Guide(allocation fo risks)Regulation 3.9BProportionalityGuide(contractual clauses)Regulation3.9CProportionalityGuide(deviationofcontractmodels)Regulation3.9.1ProportionalityGuide(transferofintellectualpropertyrights)
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TenderspecificationsandBIM:conclusions
BIMcanbringnewchallengesintheprocurementphase,suchas
§ theneedforacontractingauthoritytothoroughlyassesshowitanticipatesusingBIMandwhatdatait(really)needs
§ theoverloadofinformationinBIMmodelsandadataroomaspartofthetenderprocedure,causingproblemsoftransparencyandhierarchyofinformation
§ thenecessitytochangestandardcontractualclauses
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Criteriafor selection
§Grounds for exclusion
§ Suitability requirements
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Criteriafor selection:grounds for exclusion
§ art.2.87lid1subgAw:exclusiongroundforpastperformancesignificantorpersistentdeficiencies intheperformanceofanysubstantiverequirementunderapriorcontract
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Criteriafor selection:the suitability requirements
§ Limitativeenumerationinart.2.90Aw.leveloftechnicalcompetenceorprofessionalaptitude
§ RelevantsubjectsforBIM:§ referenceworks:essentialaspectoftheworkoracorecompetence
§ certificationandeducation:personnelandtechnicalresources
§ theuseofperformanceindicators
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CriteriaforselectionandBIM:conclusions
§NotyetusedinTheNetherlands...BUT
§ IncreasingimportanceofBIMfortheprocurementprocess
§Offersgreatpotentialtofindasuitabletenderer
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Awardcriteria:theBIMExecutionPlan
§ TheUKBIMExecution Plan(preand postBEP)practice
§ TheDutchExecution Planmodel(Uitvoeringsplan)theory
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Theexecutionplanasapartoftheawardphase:conclusions
§Not yetusedinTheNetherlands
§Gainingmomentumduetoincreasinguseand importance ofBIM
§ ExecutionPlanmodelavailable
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Conclusions
§ Thesituation inTheNetherlands
§ Threeaspects ofprocurement§ Specification ofthe BIMrequirements§ Criteriafor selection§ Awardcriteriaand the BIMExecution Plan
§ Thefuture ofBIMinprocurement…
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