Engineering completion settlement is a critical phase in project construction, characterized by its lengthy duration, broad scope, and technical complexity. The final settlement directly impacts the project’s financial outcomes. Incorporating BIM technology into this process significantly enhances settlement efficiency and ensures high-quality completion work. As a data-driven tool, BIM plays a vital role during the completion settlement stage by providing detailed data foundations and powerful technical support to reduce engineering costs.
BIM models, developed according to specific design standards and calculation rules, can export a wide range of data. Throughout construction, any changes are promptly and accurately reflected in the BIM model at the corresponding time points. This allows direct extraction of engineering quantity data from the BIM database. Moreover, multiple disciplines can collaborate using the same BIM model, facilitating seamless coordination and familiarizing all stakeholders with the settlement verification process.
Traditional completion settlement methods often rely on repetitive manual data handling, leading to inefficiencies. Problems such as disconnected data storage, loss or damage of information, and invalid signature data undermine the reliability of the settlement process. By utilizing BIM technology for data storage, review, and sharing, the integrity and validity of completion data are preserved.
The BIM model integrates and shares information from various stakeholders—including schedules, costs, contracts, and process changes—through 3D spatial visualization, creating a comprehensive project database. All participants can access this database in real-time, obtaining detailed data and spatial model information accurately and reliably.
During the final settlement review, the BIM model is carefully examined against process modifications. For example, if pipeline materials change during construction, the BIM model is checked to confirm updates to pipeline properties, changes in work quantities, and revisions to unit prices. Using the updated BIM data, comparative tables for the final settlement review can be generated, and costs are calculated in accordance with contractual agreements, ensuring the review’s accuracy and correctness.
To improve settlement outcomes between parties, BIM technology fosters transparency and consensus by enabling all participants to share the same project model and data. This approach establishes unified standards, multiple data access points with a single output, and a shared database, which collectively reduce disputes and enhance both the efficiency and quality of the settlement process.
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