The VDAS sets out the vital process for safeguarding the digital systems that will allow stakeholders to monitor and improve the creation and management of infrastructure assets in Victoria.
Part A provides insights and direction for heads of departments, executives and those entrusted by government to plan, deliver, operate and maintain assets. Part B details how to implement VDAS at an organisational level for asset owners, operators, project and portfolio managers. Part C is for parties engaged by the Victorian Government to deliver the full implementation of digital engineering on a project.
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The Digital Asset Policy provides clear digital requirements for Departments and Agencies to support the planning, design and construction of Victorian Government’s projects and assets. The Digital Asset Policy is founded on the Victorian Digital Asset Strategy (VDAS) released in March 2020 and supports the Government in delivering unprecedented levels of new infrastructure by uplifting the capability of Victorian Departments and Agencies. Implementing the Digital Asset Policy will improve project delivery efficiency, uplift design, and delivery capability, and provide greater data insight and analysis to continuously improve project performance.
The digital asset policy provides clear and consistent organisational and project requirements designed to optimise productivity, and be appropriate and proportional to a project’s value and risk context. The policy applies to all Victorian Government Departments, corporations, authorities, and other bodies under the Financial Management Act 1994. The policy is applicable to any asset investment proposal seeking budget funding and requiring the development of a business case, which is a mandatory requirement for capital investments with a Total Estimated Investment of $10 million or more.
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The Office of Projects Victoria (OPV) is delivering the Digital Build to make Victoria the digital innovation state and continue delivering the nation’s best infrastructure pipeline. The 2020-2021 Budget allocated $11 million to OPV over the next five years for the Digital Build program to implement the Victorian Digital Asset Strategy (VDAS) and increase the use of Offsite Construction.
The Digital Build program aims to improve the productivity of Victorian infrastructure projects by enhancing the scoping and pricing at early stages, by leveraging the best digital technologies for project management and reducing complexity in design.
The OPV Digital Build offers the most advanced policy, guidance, systems, and training in digital civil infrastructure project practice in Australia. The website contains a wealth of information about the current work and outputs, including the digital asset policy and the Victorian digital asset strategy (VDAS). Within this, a suite of resources has been developed to assist in understanding and applying the VDAS, while showing how digital engineering can be used to deliver value. The suite of VDAS resources include: VDAS dictionary, VDAS access to International Standards, VDAS Victorian Digital Engineering Education Map and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s).
The NATSPEC National BIM Guide is a suite of documents that can be used to implement BIM on a project. To work effectively, the documents should be compiled in a coordinated way and read in conjunction with each other.
The intent of the Guide’s structure is to allow each edition to function as a core reference document and to confine all editing to the Project BIM Brief. This allows the National BIM Guide to be tailored to individual projects while allowing it to be progressively upgraded in response to users’ needs from edition to edition within a consistent, recognisable framework.
The documents in the suite are: NATSPEC National BIM Guide and Project BIM Brief Template, NATSPEC BIM Reference Schedule and the NATSPEC BIM Object/Element Matrix.
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NATSPEC is a not-for-profit organisation that is owned by the design, build, construct and property industry through professional associations and government’s property groups. It is impartial and is not involved in advocacy or policy development. Its major service is the comprehensive national specification system endorsed by government and professional bodies.
NATSPEC aims to improve the quality and productivity of the built environment through leadership in the provision of specification information. It believes that digital information, including 3-D Modelling and BIM, will provide improved methods of design, construction and communication for the whole industry.
This website contains a broad range of information from the Australian body associated with producing standards. Its purpose is to provide the standardised practices for the exchange of digital building information. The website contains documents, tools, resources, tutorials and details of current R&D projects.
This document forms the basis of how BIM will be implemented in Queensland. Queensland’s Government recognised the opportunities and benefits that BIM could provide when it launched the State Infrastructure Plan in March 2016. To maximise the benefits from applying BIM to all major infrastructure projects, these principles will support the effective use of BIM across Queensland Government’s infrastructure delivery agencies.
The principles apply to those who are involved in any part of the lifecycle of new major construction assets, including their planning, procurement, design, contract management, construction, operation and maintenance.
Australian State and Territory Governments recognise the value of BIM in the delivery and management of buildings and infrastructure assets across Australia. BIM offers many benefits throughout the asset’s lifecycle and has the potential to drive efficiency, value for money, productivity and innovation. Governments are committed to enabling and supporting Australian industry and asset owners to take advantage of the opportunities provided by BIM in design, construction and asset lifecycle management.
The Australian BIM Strategic Framework is the first key step to establishing a basis for governments to adopt a consistent national approach to BIM in major building and infrastructure construction projects. Australian industry also shares a responsibility for ensuring that it develops capability, expertise and skills.
Government policy and public procurement are powerful tools to support such a transformation. State’s and Territory’s leadership will encourage the development of industry’s capability and the adoption of BIM in large government building and infrastructure projects, while enhancing the opportunity to significantly improve the productivity of construction activities and asset management.
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This Overview Report by the Australasian BIM Advisory Board (ABAB)’s Technical Working Group 1 is a first step towards developing BIM process consistency for the digital design, construction and operation of an asset – A Common Framework.
The Report reflects the collective experience of a number of public capital works delivery agencies, public policy makers, and asset operators from across Australia. Ideas were also sought from leading practitioners. Their experience, learnings and knowledge are critical to shaping BIM common practices and standards to be applied across Australia. Proven practices will establish the benchmark for BIM adopters, thereby enabling greater levels of BIM process consistency in its application across the construction sector and the supply chain.
The Report should not be read as a technical guide to BIM technology, its applications or standards as this information can be found in some other sources, including NATSPEC and buildingSMART. The use of other reports and documents from related BIM initiatives (such as the BIM Knowledge and Skills Framework from ACIF and APCC and the National Guidelines for Infrastructure Project Delivery from the Federal Government) is highly recommended in pursuit of a consistent approach within the industry. This document points to, and encourages, the use of these standards and applications to stimulate wider benefits across the supply chain from a public client’s perspective.
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The BIM Advisory Board was established by the Australasian Procurement and Construction Council (APCC) and the Australian Construction Industry Forum (ACIF), together with the key standard-setting bodies, NATSPEC, buildingSMART and Standards Australia. They have produced a number of resources, including a guide to the adoption of BIM. Two recent Australian Government reports (SmartICT and the Australian Infrastructure Report) recommended an integrated approach between government, industry and researchers for the development of BIM in Australia.
The Australasian Advisory Board’s membership consists of those organisations who have a pivotal role to play in influencing and leading the adoption and changes required for the optimum delivery of construction projects through BIM. It is a team of experts from government construction policy agencies, peak construction associations and standard setting bodies who share their valuable knowledge, skill and experience to set goals and deliver on the Advisory Board’s strategic direction.
The BIM Advisory Board has defined the strategic framework for BIM in Australia. Its vision includes improved productivity and asset outcomes. It is hoped to be achieved by the Board’s strategy to take a leadership and coordinating role in the consistent adoption of BIM and associated integration and collaborative processes. The website contains a download link to the strategic framework.
