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Transcript
00:10
When we say, hey, we're doing BIM on this project,
00:13
that statement needs to be in writing and
00:15
part of the project's request for proposals.
00:19
That means that we need to have some legal documentation upfront
00:23
that is included in the contract that goes with any project.
00:27
It's like acting as if we're serious about doing them.
00:30
This is the start of organizing and overstating
00:33
that there is a requirement that each
00:35
firm has a specific responsibility to adhere to
00:38
and to participate in.
00:41
So what is the E203?
00:43
Well, it's a legal document published by the AIA
00:46
that serves as an exhibit to the project documentation.
00:50
This AIA document serves as a guide to
00:53
other AIA documents which drill down into specifics.
00:57
And also of course, the project BIM execution plan.
01:01
I like to say those other documents are for the technical folks
01:04
and the E203 is for the legal folks.
01:07
So let's take a look.
01:09
So what is the AIA E203?
01:13
It's a seven page document which I like - short documents - that
01:17
serves as an attachment or exhibit to the project bid documentation.
01:23
As I mentioned, it acts as a guide to other project BIM documentations
01:28
and it specifies intended level of development.
01:33
If we look at the document here, we'll see, I have a sample here
01:36
and we can fill it out per project. Table of articles,
01:41
legal talk.
01:42
So when we read through it, this is completely modifiable to your project.
01:47
Authorized users, model elements,
01:51
project agreements, and modifications.
01:53
Everything gets filled out in here before the project starts.
01:58
We'll look at digital data protocols, G201
02:03
and we scroll down to G202
02:05
and we look at LOD.
02:07
Notice that it spells out origin point,
02:10
everything we need to have to kick a project off.
02:13
Now, it's only seven pages.
02:15
So all of the information is not included in here,
02:18
but this is the legal document that's added to our upfront bid.
02:23
But this is the legal document that kicks off our entire BIM execution plan.
02:28
So in conclusion,
02:30
I know a lot of other so-called official documents are out there.
02:34
This is the one we should be using.
02:36
If we start adopting every document
02:38
du jour
02:38
that crops up,
02:39
we are adding unnecessary confusion and are opening ourselves up to litigation
02:44
and worse: legal ways to get out of using BIM.
Video transcript
00:10
When we say, hey, we're doing BIM on this project,
00:13
that statement needs to be in writing and
00:15
part of the project's request for proposals.
00:19
That means that we need to have some legal documentation upfront
00:23
that is included in the contract that goes with any project.
00:27
It's like acting as if we're serious about doing them.
00:30
This is the start of organizing and overstating
00:33
that there is a requirement that each
00:35
firm has a specific responsibility to adhere to
00:38
and to participate in.
00:41
So what is the E203?
00:43
Well, it's a legal document published by the AIA
00:46
that serves as an exhibit to the project documentation.
00:50
This AIA document serves as a guide to
00:53
other AIA documents which drill down into specifics.
00:57
And also of course, the project BIM execution plan.
01:01
I like to say those other documents are for the technical folks
01:04
and the E203 is for the legal folks.
01:07
So let's take a look.
01:09
So what is the AIA E203?
01:13
It's a seven page document which I like - short documents - that
01:17
serves as an attachment or exhibit to the project bid documentation.
01:23
As I mentioned, it acts as a guide to other project BIM documentations
01:28
and it specifies intended level of development.
01:33
If we look at the document here, we'll see, I have a sample here
01:36
and we can fill it out per project. Table of articles,
01:41
legal talk.
01:42
So when we read through it, this is completely modifiable to your project.
01:47
Authorized users, model elements,
01:51
project agreements, and modifications.
01:53
Everything gets filled out in here before the project starts.
01:58
We'll look at digital data protocols, G201
02:03
and we scroll down to G202
02:05
and we look at LOD.
02:07
Notice that it spells out origin point,
02:10
everything we need to have to kick a project off.
02:13
Now, it's only seven pages.
02:15
So all of the information is not included in here,
02:18
but this is the legal document that's added to our upfront bid.
02:23
But this is the legal document that kicks off our entire BIM execution plan.
02:28
So in conclusion,
02:30
I know a lot of other so-called official documents are out there.
02:34
This is the one we should be using.
02:36
If we start adopting every document
02:38
du jour
02:38
that crops up,
02:39
we are adding unnecessary confusion and are opening ourselves up to litigation
02:44
and worse: legal ways to get out of using BIM.
In the dataset zip file, you should see an AIA E203 pdf file. Open this file and review the content you should be considering for your project.
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