Currently, the use of BIM is not mandatory in Poland.
The implementation of BIM is mainly driven by the private sector. The BIM standards have already been adopted by the private sector, however their application is voluntary.
Currently 3D design software with the application of BIM technology is used in Poland in numerous linear projects (roads, bridges). However, work on implementing the relevant regulations and standards into the Polish legal system have already commenced. From the point of view of the public sector, the implementation of BIM into public procurement contracts seems most important, so that the State Treasury, as the main beneficiary, can achieve the greatest possible savings within public purpose investments. Undoubtedly, the main area of the BIM implementation is the construction industry.
The Polish Ministry of Infrastructure and Construction (MIC), assisted by the Public Procurement Office, has initiated a cycle of expert working meetings aimed at assessing and confirming the demand for the implementation of BIM into the Polish legal system, as well as an analysis of different potential scenarios for the implementation of BIM and gathering views, experience and good practices from different parties in respect of BIM.
Moreover, in the Polish Ministry of Infrastructure and Construction (MIC), as part of the Knowledge, Education, Development 2014–2020 Operational Programme, a project called “Strengthening the Legislative Potential Within the Scope of the Investment and Construction Process – Stage I” has been carried out since 2015. As part of the project, the employees of the Construction Department held a series of study visits, including to the United Kingdom, Sweden and Denmark, during which they gathered information on the experience of other European legislations as regards the implementation of BIM in the construction industry.
By the end of 2016, the Polish Ministry of Infrastructure and Construction plans to prepare an analysis that will cover issues related to the implementation of BIM, including, among other things, an analysis of Polish regulations from the perspective of the current possibilities of applying BIM technologies in the Polish construction industry, in particular as part of the investment projects performed by public investors, the specification of terms and conditions that allow for the implementation of BIM into public procurement contracts, the consequences of its implementation, potential costs as well as the industry’s readiness to apply BIM. The project team includes representatives of the scientific community, BIM practitioners with experience in applying BIM throughout the facility’s life cycle, economists and specialists in the application of quantitative and qualitative methods of data analysis.
Due to the need to implement the provisions of Directive 2014/24/EU, measures have been taken to implement BIM into investment processes in Poland. The Public Procurement Law, amended in this respect, recommends that BIM technology be applied while carrying out public procurement contracts in the area of construction investment projects, without expressly referring to the name of that technology.
The amendment of the Public Procurement Law, however, should be assessed as a milestone from the perspective of implementing BIM, as for the first time a different system of evaluating bids is introduced, allowing the investors to select the most favourable bid not only on the basis of its price, but also taking into consideration other parameters (among other things the quality, functionality, technical parameters, environmental, social and innovative aspects, servicing, the date of completing the contract and the operation costs) the quality of which may result from the application of BIM.
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