Are you involved in implementing BIM in your public sector organisation?

Build Digital and the OGP’s Commercial Skills Academy are hosting an in-person conference on the morning of Friday 17th of November at TU Dublin, Grangegorman Campus. This conference is for public sector clients to prepare for the Building Information Modelling (BIM) mandate for the design stage, of Capital Works Management Framework (CWMF) projects, over €100m in January 2024.
No previous knowledge is required.

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Changes to Cost Control to include Whole Life Costs

27 October 2023

The International Cost Management Standard (ICMS) is a global standard for benchmarking and reporting of construction project cost and carbon. The new version, ICMS 3, provides a way of presenting capital and whole life costs in a consistent format.

The OGP have now published Cost Control Templates incorporating ICMS 3 for a range of project types. They are located in Pillar Three of the CWMF website.

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(English) Tranche 3 – Information note on amendments to the Public Works Contract

28 July 2023

The OGP has today commenced publication of an amended suite of template Suitability Assessment Questionnaires (SAQs) and associated documents in Pillar 3 (and Pillar 1) for Works Contractors. The amended suite of documentation will replace the current Works SAQ suite in Pillar 3 in its entirety.

Download the Information Note below for further details.

Read the Information Note for SAQs (PDF)

Tranche 2 of CWMF amendments published

19 July 2023

Following the announcement of amendments to the suite of Public Works Contracts by the Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform and the Minister of State for Public Procurement and eGovernment, the OGP has published Tranche 2 of the CWMF amendments.

Read our information note on this website for the summary of amendments for Tranche 1 and 2

(English) BIM requirements in the CWMF from January 2024

4 July 2023

Following the announcement by Ministers Donohoe and Smyth of a package of contract reforms to build confidence in NDP delivery, this information note provides further details about  the role of BIM and sustainability in these reforms, and a timeline for Public Sector BIM Adoption

Two of the measures announced have the potential to transform the design, construction and operation of public works projects over the coming years.

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