The building and civil engineering sector is witnessing major changes and all agents of the AECO sector must migrate towards BIM processes and standards to maintain their competitiveness in local and international markets.

The bids for public building work must incorporate BIM requirements from December 17, 2018 and, for infrastructures, the obligation will be effective as of July 26, 2019 by the Ministry of Development. Meanwhile, during the fall, a Government Agreement of the Generalitat de Catalunya will be approved for all projects of more than 5.2 million euros per work and 300,000 euros per project.

Owners and private promoters (in particular those linked to important national and foreign projects), and future operators of larger buildings (hospitals, hotels, sport halls…) and infrastructures (highways, ports, airports, railway lines…) are introducing as well as demanding the use of BIM methodology in their projects.

BIMtour is an initiative to aid the largest number of agents in the AECO sector in their transition towards creating working models in accordance with the requirements demanded by Advanced Architecture and Construction 4.0.