Determinant Factors of Successful Building Information Modeling (BIM) Implementation in Construction Project

Abstract

Statement of the problem. The construction sector is essential to the macro economy and affects almost all aspects of a country's economy. However, construction is one of the most dynamic, risky, and challenging sectors. Building Information Modeling (BIM) is one of the methods that could speed up the working process on construction projects while saving resources. This study is aimed at examining the effects of tender documents, human resources, and BIM software on successful BIM implementation. Results. The initial research was performed as a pilot survey of 7 experts, including BIM specialists and construction company managers in order to validate the research variables and indicators. All of the study's variables passed the reliability test. The questionnaire was distributed to 62 experts in BIM and the construction industry. The tender document, human resources, and BIM software had a positive effect on the cost performance. R-square value for cost performance variable has an R-square value of 0.641%. This result reveals that tender documents, human resources, and BIM software influence cost performances by 64.1%, while the other factors account for the remaining 35.9%. Conclusions. The findings of this study reveal that tender documents, human resources, and BIM software influence the efficiency of BIM implementation, particularly in terms of project cost performance.