Using BIM to Identify Claims Early in the Construction Industry: Case Study

Abstract

The construction industry is permeated with claims that result from changes in quantities, quality, specifications, and many other issues. One way to minimize the effect of these claims is handling them in a proactive manner; this allows the project parties to foresee the potential claims and take necessary measures to avoid them. Thus, project parties will share common goals and achieve project success. This research introduces a building information modeling (BIM)-based claims analysis and evaluation model. Firstly, different claim causes are represented from previous research efforts. Secondly, claim automation and delay analysis methods are introduced. Thirdly, the research methodology is displayed to show how to forecast potential claims and quantify them using the proposed framework. Afterwards, a case study is presented to demonstrate how the proposed framework can be applied on and produce the required result. Finally, a claim report is generated showing actual and potential claims, their causes, evaluation, and recommendations to derogate their consequences.